Dynasty Fantasy Football Mailbag for Week 10: Is Jordyn Tyson A Rising Star?
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Dynasty Fantasy Football Mailbag for Week 10: Is Jordyn Tyson A Rising Star?

Sam Wallace digs into the dynasty fantasy football mailbag, answering questions from the Fantasy Life Discord Channel.

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It's Week 10, which means trade talks are happening all over the dynasty fantasy football streets. Sam Wallace answered questions from our Fantasy Life Discord members on a variety of players and different scenarios heading into a busy part of the fantasy season. Make sure to check out our dynasty fantasy football rankings. 

Week 10 Dynasty Fantasy Football Mailbag

Do I drop Jared Goff for Jordan Love or carry both and just start Love the rest of the way barring a bad matchup/bye week?

When this question came across our Discord server, I had to do a double-take and affirm that Jordan Love, the current QB3 on the season, was in fact on waivers.

He was.

Even putting my Packers bias/fandom aside for a moment, how in the world does a league let a QB who is playing out of his mind right now with two top-end talents at wide receiver on an offense with absolutely zero run game just be available on waivers?

Enough of that, but seriously, there's no reason Love should be available in any league format. For a bit more objective context, here's how our rest-of-season fantasy football rankings have Love / Goff ranked:

  • Love - QB5
  • Goff - QB11

This tells me that Love has now entered the "set it and forget it" category where you are never really benching him regardless of the matchup. Goff has certainly shown flashes this season and there's no questioning the level of offensive talent in Detroit. However, this decision is easily Love for me.

Are we excited about Jordyn Tyson after his 4 catches on 5 targets for 30 yards?

I'll let Dwain McFarland take it from here. Here's part of his reaction to Jordyn Tyson in the Week 10 Utilization Report:

He operated from the slot on 50% of snaps and notched a 7.3 average route depth. He was in motion 28% of the time. And the team is stacking him for free releases. This is all highly encouraging. Tyson could operate in a very friendly role as the Saints' mismatch weapon down the stretch.

Tyson is HOLDING STEADY as a boom-bust WR4 in the short term, but will quickly ascend to WR3 status with a 70% route share. If he reaches 85%+, he will enter WR2 territory.

I prefer him over Rome Odunze, Denzel Boston, KC Concepcion, DK Metcalf, and Germie Bernard, in terms of upside for the rest of the season.

Now is the time to BUY LOW.

In summary, I am very excited about Tyson's outlook for the rest of the season. Now is the time to get in on him and this passing attack before the breakout games come (just in time for the fantasy football playoffs to start in a few weeks).

My season has been completely derailed by injuries. In dynasty, should I trade Bucky Irving for two 1sts? I'll still have Breece Hall, JK Dobbins, Travis Etienne, Javonte Williams & Chase Brown.

These are the types of decisions that can either set you back several seasons or vault your team into the next tier of success. Bucky Irving is the youngest, most valuable RB of the names provided in this question so I'm hesitant to move off of him.

However, netting a pair of first-round picks for next season is absolutely enticing. Even without knowing the specific ranges of those picks, I would trade away Irving for a pair of future 1sts and look to reload/run it back with your roster in 2027.

When is the right time to start handcuffing your running backs? I have Jahmyr Gibbs. I have a couple of players on a bye week this week so I'm thinking about picking up Sione Vaki.

Unless you have a very shallow bench, I am always in favor of snagging the handcuff/next-man-up option for any elite RB that I have on my roster. The upside is simply too great even though I'm essentially locking down a bench spot with a player whose only value is contingent upon the health of his own teammate.

That said, if you don't have the handcuff for your top-end guys, now is the time to secure those. We are heading into Week 10 and the fantasy football playoffs are just a few weeks away. Don't let the work that someone like Jahmyr Gibbs has done up to this point go to waste if the worst should happen.

At the same time, if you have the space—and desire to mess with your opponents—make sure you snag a handcuff or two of theirs. Not only does it keep them from shoring up their RB rooms, but it gives you both the added upside of a potentially productive player or a valuable trade piece if you wind up wanting to flip them for another value piece (or future pick).

Do we think Jared Goff is a valuable option going forward at QB? Can we truly trust the Dolphins WR core?

Nothing like a classic two-part question.

First, I do think Goff is a viable option moving forward, but that needs some context. If you noted earlier in this column, our rest-of-season rankings have Goff as the QB11. That's still within the QB1 range, technically, but that also means I am fine streaming other options in that QB12-15 range if there's a specific matchup I like in a given week.

Second, it's hard to trust anyone on the Dolphins right now. Malik Willis (groin) was just placed on Injured Reserve and Kyle McCord, who is in his second season in the league and has yet to appear in a regular-season game, is slated to start in his stead.

I don't know enough about McCord to make any sort of definitive claim as to how he'll produce in his first NFL start, but I am avoiding any and all Dolphins offensive skill position players until we know more. However, I am still interested in stashing both Caleb Douglas and Chris Bell in dynasty formats if I have the bench / taxi squad space.

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