Fantasy Football: 10 Biggest Reactions to NFL Week 5 | Fantasy football news, rankings and predictions

• A week of the return of the big names: Jonathan Taylor, cooper cup And Jameson Williams They made their first appearance of the season with mixed results.

• Two backup linebackers on the rise: Two linebackers have taken more playing time than their teams’ starters in the past two weeks.

• Great recovery for tight ends: Several highly-drafted tight ends put together big games this week, and two of them accomplished that despite their playing time being significantly reduced in each of the past two weeks.

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These are my top 10 reactions to the games from Sunday’s slate. For more in-depth details, check out my account Full Sunday recap.

Ezekiel Elliott splits from Raymond Stevenson

The two running backs were close even on offensive snaps and rushing attempts.

The Patriots’ backs generally revolved by drive, but Stephenson often played snaps on some of Elliott’s drives, especially on third downs.
New England wasn’t happy with Stevenson in the passing game, which typically left Elliott to play all the snaps on his drives, unlike the first few weeks of the season.
Stevenson started the game, but Elliott’s driving was almost as successful as Stevenson’s, splitting time between the two.
Stevenson has been ranked better as a receiver this season and has four first downs compared to none for Elliott. However, Elliott has a much higher goal rate (22%) than Stevenson (14%) this season.
If Stevenson can return to his receiving prowess from last year, his playing time will likely return. Even then, he probably won’t be a consistent fantasy player.

Jonathan Taylor has a quiet comeback

Taylor ran the ball just six times for 18 yards and caught a 16-yard pass in his return for the Colts.

Taylor returned this week from the PUP list and signed a three-year contract extension.
Indianapolis released Jake Funk To make room for Taylor.
Taylor has been a full participant in practice all week, making it look like he will play an important role this week.
instead of, Zack Moss He started and played the majority of the match. Taylor only took one snap in the first quarter compared to Moss’ 10. He worked a little more as the match progressed.
Considering how well Moss played in this game, we may see a committee in Indianapolis for longer than most fantasy managers would like.