Another NFL Fantasy Football week in the books, means we are one step closer to Fantasy Football Playoffs. It’s critical that we make the best use of our roster spots. This means, I should stop telling you to drop DeAndre Hopkins…hopefully you give me a few points for accountability!
We know tendencies, we know snap counts, but most of all, we know who we were right about and who we were wrong about. At the end of the day, you can only roster so many players, so it’s time to discuss three players you can drop at this point in the season. We know winning your leagues takes a lot of work. But don’t fear! FantraxHQ is doing the work for you. Whether it’s matchups to exploit, injury replacements, or flat-out hot takes, we’ve got your fix. In this article, we’ll highlight three potential players you can drop from your roster to give way to new talent.
Week 12 Players You Can Drop
Jordan Mason, San Francisco 49ers
If you drafted him (or picked him up earlier in the season), he fulfilled his purpose. Admirably. But as we get closer to the playoffs in our fantasy leagues, there’s no point in having guys “just in case of injury.” You’re going to want players that can contribute to your fantasy matchups on a week-to-week basis. At this point, Christian McCaffrey is fully healthy, which means he’s going to get all the carries/touches he can handle, and Jordan Mason will barely see the field. Don’t be mad. Mason outperformed his preseason expectation totals tenfold. If you’re one of the 60% of fantasy managers that roster him, consider his debt paid. Release him to the waiver wire to so some other foolish fantasy manager can rest their hopes upon him. Not us, though. We have bigger fish to fry. And it doesn’t involve hoping for another CMC injury. Let’s move on.
Here are Mason’s snap counts over the season:
- Week 1: 58
- Week 2: 57
- Week 3: 53
- Week 4: 47
- Week 5: 41
- Week 6: 18
- Week 7: 54
- Week 8: 11
- Week 9: Injured
- Week 10: 3
- Week 11: 11
If CMC gets injured down the stretch, feel free to send me your hate mail, but as of now, he’s not going to help you win.
Diontae Johnson, Baltimore Ravens
I’m throwing in the towel. I’ve seen enough. I’ve long wondered why the Ravens never followed in the footsteps of the Bills (of a couple of years ago) or the Eagles and went and signed/traded for a bonafide WR1 to help Lamar Jackson have a downfield safety valve. Don’t get me wrong: I’m a huge Zay Flowers fan, but I don’t think I’d be a fool to place him a tier lower than a Stefon Diggs or AJ Brown. Anyway, the Diontae Johnson experiment is one reason why the Ravens didn’t see the need to chase a WR1. The Ravens offense is built to star the running game, and Lamar spreads the ball around out of the dominance of the running game. Any wide receiver the Ravens get needs to be an excellent run blocker AND be unselfish enough to go a game with 3+ targets. Johnson is a great receiver, but it’s not working for him in this offense. Through a couple of games with the Ravens, Johnson has a total of 4 (!!!) targets. If you’re one of the 75% of managers who still have shares of Diontae, it’s time to cut your losses.
Here are Johnson’s snap counts this season:
- Week 1: 39
- Week 2: 45
- Week 3: 58
- Week 4: 58
- Week 5: 47
- Week 6: 59
- Week 7: 30
- Week 8: Out
- Week 9: 17
- Week 10: 6
- Week 11: 11
He’s barely even getting on the field with the Ravens. If this is a long-term project for the Ravens, we can revisit his rostership next year. Now is not the time.
Gus Edwards, LA Chargers
He’s only 30% rostered at the moment, so I’m not talking to many of you right now, but I’m one of the few who’s had Edwards’ as an RB1 on this squad since the preseason. Out of the gate, I was wrong. JK Dobbins emerged as the RB1, but Edwards was still getting his fair share of touches on a team that wanted to shift their identity to more of an offensive line dominating, ground-and-pound type of team. However, after missing 4 weeks with an injury, Edwards returned to little responsibility, and even ceded goal line carries to the third-string running back out of Michigan. I’m not even going to write his name for reference. While it is clear that Harbaugh values a strong running game, he doesn’t value Edwards as the RB1, and he won’t this season. We must live with it. Check out Edwards’ snap counts this season:
- Week 1: 24
- Week 2: 33
- Week 3: 16
- Week 4: 14
- Week 5: Out
- Week 6: Out
- Week 7: Out
- Week 8: Out
- Week 9: Out
- Week 10: 14
- Week 11: 11
Make sure to check out all of our Week 12 Fantasy Football Rankings and Analysis!
Got a beef with Bradlee’s Week 12 Drop Candidates? Let him hear about it in the comments below!