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Bell (6'2/230) was an important piece of the Gamecocks’ offense in 2021, reeling in 30 receptions for 497 yards with five touchdowns. He’s received high praise from analysts ahead of the upcoming season following his breakout, especially from Mike Renner of Pro Football Focus: “Bell is the best tight end in the country with the ball in his hands.” It will be interesting to see how much that holds true moving into 2022.

Watson opened the game with nine straight completions and the Browns put 10 points on the board through two drives. That was the entirety of their output on offense as they failed to score for the remaining three and a half quarters of football. The defense scooped a fumble for a touchdown late in the game and it still wasn’t enough. To his credit, Watson caught multiple bad beats in this game. His interception hit Amari Cooper in the chest and ricocheted into the waiting arms of Raiders safety Tre’von Moehrig. He also had an 82-yard touchdown to Cooper that was called back by a holding penalty. Still, Watson struggled to diagnose pressure at times and wasn’t always able to put enough speed on the ball, resulting in a few poorly placed throws. It was far from his worst game as a member of the Browns, but he still failed to rise above a poor situation, something Watson did plenty of in Houston. Watson will look to get a 1-3 Cleveland squad back on track versus a suddenly hot Commanders team in Week 5.

It was a day of new season highs across the board as Kraft benefitted from comeback game script after the Packers fell behind 28-0. Of course, he helped end the comeback by losing a fourth quarter fumble on a Peanut punch. The increased workload might not be as illusory as it seems with Jordan Love back under center and Christian Watson (ankle) on the shelf, but Kraft still profiles as a lower-upside TE2 heading into Week 5 against the Rams.

Sunday marked Zaccheaus’ most productive day as a Commander. The veteran slot receiver caught a season-high six passes for 85 yards — also a season-high, and had two receptions of 15-plus yards. A 27-yard catch by Zaccheaus in the fourth quarter helped set the Commanders up for a short rushing touchdown to put the game out of reach late in the fourth quarter. Until we see some kind of consistency out of Zaccheaus, he can be left on waivers.

Chandler got out-touched 26-4 by Aaron Jones even with the Vikings racing out to a 28-0 lead. The Vikes were obviously trying to get Jones a little something extra in a “revenge game,” but Chandler now has just 11 total touches over the past two weeks after he reached that mark in each of his first two games. He’s a contingency-only option headed into Week 5 against the Jets.

It wasn’t the 100-yard outing McLaurin enjoyed in Week 3, but it was another strong fantasy day for the Commanders WR1. McLaurin led the team with 10 targets on the day and hauled in a 10-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to help the Commanders put the game out of reach. McLaurin’s 10 targets were the most he’s seen in any game this season. We’ll see if he can make it three straight weeks with a touchdown next week when the Commanders host the Browns. He’ll be a high-upside WR2 play.

Kittle beat triple coverage, winning a jump ball in the end zone late in the first half. The 49ers announced Kittle as questionable to return at half-time but he was able to return for the 49ers’ first offensive possession in the third quarter. The broadcast speculated he may have simply landed on the ball after his high-flying score. Kittle is a TE1 against the Cardinals in Week 5.

With Jordan Addison (ankle) back on the field, Nailor’s scoring streak was halted at three games. He got out-targeted just 4-2 by Addison, but Addison scored twice on five touches. He is comfortably ahead of Nailor for No. 2 duties. Nailor isn’t going to see enough work to crack the top 60 as long as both Addison and Justin Jefferson are healthy.

McNichols was surprisingly filling in for Austin Ekeler. The seventh-year journeyman made the Commanders’ roster out of camp and wound up rushing for a career-high 68 yards in Sunday’s win. McNichols turned some heads in the second quarter when he broke off a 27-yard touchdown down the left sideline to put the Commanders up 14-7, and found the end zone again on a seven-yard score late in the fourth quarter. McNichols makes for an interesting fantasy stash behind Brian Robinson and Austin Ekeler, but we wouldn’t advise using a top waiver priority on him with Ekeler (concussion) likely back for Week 5 against the Browns.

Aiyuk flashed some of his 2023 mojo with a beautiful diving snag in the second half. Patriots S Jabrill Peppers stole a poorly-aimed, 23-yard end zone pass intended for Aiyuk late in the game. Aiyuk’s buy-low window remains intact for now. He should be started as a WR2 against the Cardinals in Week 5.

The eight targets were a new season high, and three more than Doubs drew combined during Jordan Love’s two-game absence. It is worth noting Christian Watson departed with an ugly second quarter ankle injury. Doubs was also tackled at the Vikings’ one-yard line late in the second quarter. Even were Watson to miss extended time, Doubs isn’t looking like a legitimate WR3 at the moment.