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Jones (6'4/336) reigned fire down upon the interior linemen of the Senior Bowl, consistently pushing the pocket and simply overwhelming his opponents. He gave BC IOL Zion Johnson, who was named interior lineman of the week, all he could handle and had an eye-popping flash play in the game itself when he bulldozed Dylan Parham 15 yards into the backfield, shoving the Memphis center into Bailey Zappe for a dominant sack. Johnson joins Perrion Winfrey as defensive linemen that RJ Young singled out as having improved their draft stock in Mobile. Despite playing for a morose UConn program that didn’t elect to play in 2020, Jones didn’t transfer and instead used the time off to improving his craft, boosting his PFF defensive grade from 77.8 in 2019 to an exceptional 87.6 in 2021. Jones has vaulted himself into the early Day 2 mix with his standout Senior Bowl performance.

As simplistic as it sounds, Brissett will be the Patriots’ starter until he isn’t. Brissett hasn’t thrown for more than 168 yards in a game this season and has two touchdowns to one interception while leading the Patriots to a 1-3 start. Brissett has also taken 15 sacks on the season, which is more an indictment on the Patriots’ offensive line than it is his play, but things haven’t been great, regardless of how you slice it. Drake Maye lies in wait, but it’s hard to blame the Patriots for wanting to avoid throwing the rookie into a near-impossible situation to succeed. Maye will get his chance eventually, but the Patriots don’t appear interested in forcing him on the field in what already has the makings of a lost season.

Daniels exited in the first half of Sunday’s loss and didn’t return to the field. It’s a tough loss for the Steelers, who also lost rookie right tackle Troy Fautanu for the season after he suffered a dislocated knee cap before Week 3’s matchup against the Chargers. Daniels has started all 36 games he’s appeared in for the Steelers since joining them in 2022 and was having a strong season before going down. Guard Spencer Anderson filled in for Daniels following his exit and will presumably takeover at right guard for the Steelers for the foreseeable future.

Head coach Mike McDaniel said on Saturday that Mostert “is trying” to play on Monday night but also suggested the team would exercise caution by not rushing him back too soon. Mostert was limited in practice all week, leading us to believe a Week 5 return is very much in play. It will be De’Von Achane’s show for at least one more week, but Mostert is undoubtedly on the mend after missing the last three weeks.

Per Rapoport, an MRI revealed no fracture in Watson’s ankle, but the injury could land the third-year receiver on injured reserve. Watson was carted from the field in the first half and obviously didn’t return to the field. He’s caught just five passes for 80 yards and one touchdown on the year. Dontayvion Wicks emerged to play on a season-high 58 snaps last week, and will be in line to see a busier workload while Watson is out.

That is now two straight weeks where Andrews has dropped his only target, sending fantasy managers scrambling for answers at the tight end position in the immediate future. The veteran tight end made numerous key blocks to spring running back Derrick Henry, resulting in the King surging to 209 combined yards from scrimmage. If only fantasy managers got points for sick blocks.

Flowers and the rest of the Baltimore pass game simply weren’t needed in this one as the Ravens rode 209 yards from scrimmage from running back Derrick Henry to a convincing win. The low usage appears to be induced by game plan considering the stout nature of the Buffalo pass defense and comparatively poor run defense. Flowers could find a bounce-back spot against the Bengals in Week 5.

Likely was targeted just twice on a night quarterback Lamar Jackson attempted only 18 passes, continuing to share tight end duties with both Mark Andrews and Charlie Kolar. It appears Likely’s fantasy managers will need to roll with the punches considering Baltimore’s propensity to focus on the ground game when they are able to control the game environment.

Hill served as the clear passing situation and change of pace back behind Derrick Henry but caught all six targets and a touchdown, propelling his fantasy score to a season-high in the process. He also doubled the targets of any other Ravens skill position player when quarterback Lamar Jackson attempted just 18 passes, indicating a clear focus in the game plan against the Bills. Hill should continue to return sporadic fantasy scores for as long as Henry remains healthy.

Henry narrowly missed 200 yards on the ground after erupting for an 87-yard touchdown on the team’s first offensive play from scrimmage. The Ravens would take a 21-3 lead into the half following touchdown receptions from Henry and fellow running back Justice Hill, which allowed the team to ride the towering back throughout the second half. Even with the massive fantasy day, his box score could have been even larger had he not fumbled entering the end zone in the fourth quarter after never appearing to secure the handoff from quarterback Lamar Jackson. Regardless, fantasy managers have to be pleased with the early-season returns after Henry has scored in every game as a Raven through a month of play.

Jackson had a relatively clean game outside a lost fumble on a scramble in the second quarter. he attempted only 18 passes with the Ravens in clear control throughout after jumping out to a 21-3 lead that they would take into the half. Even though he was overshadowed by the 209 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns of running back Derrick Henry, the Ravens put together their most complete game of the young season as a team. Also interesting was that all five Baltimore touchdowns were scored either on the ground or by the backfield, with Jackson accounting for one of the ground, Henry accounting for one on the ground and one through the air, Justice Hill accounting for one through the air, and fullback Patrick Ricard falling on a Henry fumble in the end zone for his score. Up next for the 2-2 Ravens are the 1-3 Bengals fresh off their first win of the season.