Fantasy Football Panic Meter: Better days are weeks away for slumping Josh Allen

It can be so easy to panic in fantasy football. After all, we have a very limited amount of time to witness and analyze a player’s performance. But never fear — Dalton Del Don is here to gauge exactly how worried we should be — if at all.

Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills

Allen is coming off one the worst games of his career last week, when he also may have suffered a concussion. Allen has nearly matched as many finishes outside the top 18 QBs this year (three) as the last three seasons combined (four). While James Cook’s role has grown in the red zone, Allen somehow doesn’t have a single carry inside the five-yard line this season (he had 16 last year).

Allen just missed a 59-yard score last week and has still produced 10 touchdowns over five games through the slump. He remains an MVP candidate, so the panic level shouldn’t be high (assuming health). That said, Buffalo gets the Jets and the Titans over the next two weeks — the top two defenses in passing yards per game allowed (151.5 average). Allen might be a prime fantasy buy-low candidate soon.

Travis Etienne Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars

Etienne saw fewer snaps than Tank Bigsby last week after aggravating his shoulder injury. Doug Pederson says Etienne remains the starter, but it’s clear he’s looking at a lesser workload moving forward. Etienne wore down over the second half of last season after getting more work than ever, and Bigsby looks like the NFL’s most improved player in 2024.

Bigsby ranks first in YPC and first in rush yards over expectation per attempt (by a mile). He’s getting 6.5 YPC after contact with a 51% avoided tackle rate. Bigsby ranks 38th in rush attempts but fifth in broken tackles.

Etienne is a good player who will get most of the passing down work, but he’s going to continue to lose carries to the emerging Bigbsy. Etienne looks like a longshot to be worth his ADP.

Breece Hall, New York Jets

Hall has just 27 rushing yards combined over the last two games. Braelon Allen has been an…

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Publish date : 2024-10-09 15:21:01

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