5 trends to watch (week 14)

Featuring Emeka Egbuka, Pat Bryant, and more.

December 04, 2025

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WR - Pat Bryant (DEN)

  • Pat Bryant has a strong PFF grade in the mid-60s percentile and has recently seen increased snaps and a larger role in the Broncos offense.

  • He is steadily carving out a sustainable workload and is viewed as a rising asset compared to Troy Franklin, whose efficiency lags behind.

  • Dynasty managers are encouraged to buy Bryant for 2025 and beyond, expecting his value to grow as his role expands.

  • Our take: Bryant hit a 70% snap share for the 1st time this season last week. That and his underlying PFF data have me intrigued. Seems like there could be sneaky value here.

WR - Emeka Egbuka (TB)

  • Emeka Egbuka is discussed as no longer a must-start player every week, though he remains a strong option with 791 receiving yards already on the season and a 33 percent target share over his last seven games.

  • In start-sit comparisons, the hosts prefer Egbuka over Brian Thomas Jr. but would start Devonta Smith and Terry McLaurin over him, placing him in the high-end wide receiver three or flex range.

  • Egbuka is described as an awesome player, an unbelievable route runner with great hands, but the upcoming schedule is tough, creating some nervousness about his weekly ceiling.

  • The hosts acknowledge feeling okay but slightly nervous about starting Egbuka, noting that while he has been productive with one game over 10 points and one over eight points in his last seven, the consistency has been lacking since his hamstring injury.

  • Our take: As an Egbuka owner and contender, I’m slightly concerned in the short-term. I’m going to have the fun weekly lineup decision between him and Swift for the rest of the year. Things have just seemed off for weeks with both him and Baker playing through injuries.

WR - A.J. Brown (PHI)

  • A.J. Brown appears to be heating up at a crucial time for the playoffs, showing signs of reestablishing himself as the Eagles' clear WR1 despite the team's recent losing streak.

  • Brown's fantasy production is increasing even as the Eagles are dropping games, which the article notes is an interesting trend that doesn't diminish his fantasy value - the author explicitly states that managers should not consider benching Brown.

  • In Week 13, Brown demonstrated his continued importance to the offense by posting a strong 36.4% Targets Per Route Run (TPRR), ranking third among wide receivers for the week and signaling his continued relevance in fantasy lineups.

  • Our take: Fantasy football is funny. At the beginning of the year, I was over the moon to have Egbuka over AJB. Now it’s week 14, and I wish it were the opposite for the stretch run. The Eagles offense might be dysfunctional, but at least AJB is getting his. What a team player.

QB - Jalen Hurts (QB)

  • The hosts identify Jalen Hurts’s recent inaccuracy as one of the key problems with the struggling offense, citing missed reads and throws, including an example where he failed to hit a wide-open tight end on a key play.

  • They argue that Jalen Hurts does not currently look like his usual decisive self, noting that when he drops back to pass he sometimes appears hesitant, which disrupts timing and limits the effectiveness of a passing attack that is already under pressure due to offensive line injuries.

  • Locker-room dynamics are mentioned as a potential contributing factor, with the suggestion that constant complaints about targets from key pass catchers may be influencing Jalen Hurts’s field vision and encouraging him to force the ball instead of simply throwing to the most open player.

  • In the broader critique of the team’s offensive approach, the analysts imply that Jalen Hurts is being undercut by both scheme and protection, but they are clear that his own accuracy and decision-making have also declined, which has direct negative consequences for fantasy managers relying on his production.

  • Our take: What came first, the chicken or the egg accuracy and decision-making issues, or the offensive line injuries, locker-room dynamics, and poor offensive scheme? I’d be buying low on Hurts if sentiment is down on him in your league.

QB - Jordan Love (GB)

  • Jordan Love delivered an outstanding performance, throwing effectively downfield to Christian Watson and Dontayvion Wicks, and posting a strong fantasy stat line.

  • Despite his good game, Love might still be subject to fantasy volatility, particularly with the Packers playing their next four games in cold weather and their tendency to become conservative when building a lead.

  • His ability to connect with multiple receivers suggests he could be a viable quarterback option, but fantasy managers should be aware of potential inconsistencies in his upcoming games.

  • Our take: I hate that matchups and weather play such an important factor down the stretch in the fantasy playoffs, but I love the chaos it can cause at the same time.

That’s all for tonight!

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Joe

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