FLEX Finder Week 2: Running it back with Pat Bryant, Devaughn Vele
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Key Points:
- Week 1 saw few positive outcomes for sleeper picks, with several high-profile touchdowns negated and offensive struggles evident, especially for the Broncos and Rams.
- The rising use of 12- and 13-personnel (multiple tight ends) formations is limiting passing opportunities and route diversity, making it harder to find sleeper wide receivers and tight ends for fantasy lineups.
- Recommended running backs under $5,000 include JK Dobbins (DEN), Blake Corum (LAR), Rico Dowdle (PIT), and Kaelon Black (SF), all benefiting from favorable matchups or projected increased workloads.
- Wide receiver sleepers include Dontayvion Wicks (PHI), Pat Bryant (DEN), KC Concepcion (CLE), Devaughn Vele (NO), and Caleb Douglas (MIA), who are expected to see significant targets in their respective offenses.
- Tight end Juwan Johnson (NO) remains a viable low-cost option due to his consistent involvement in the Saints' passing game, especially in potential garbage-time scenarios.
