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Below are the biggest sentiment risers and fallers over the last 7 days vs. the previous 7-day period (100 mentions minimum).

Risers:

Fallers:

Want to see what’s being said about these players? View the full dashboard below and click on any player name to take you directly to their player profile page on Dynasty Pulse.

All article and podcast links go to a summarized Dynasty Pulse page where you can see quick insights and also get the link to the original article/podcast if you want the full content:

• FantasyPros (Article): Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Advice: Players to Add, Stash & Drop (Week 2)

• RotoBaller (Article): Biggest Fantasy Football Busts of the Week - Fantasy Outlooks for Matthew Stafford, Ja'Marr Chase, Drake London, Colston Loveland

• Blitz Sports Media (Article): Fantasy Football Risers & Fallers After Week 1

• RotoWire Fantasy Football With Theo Gremminger (Podcast): Week 2 Waiver Wire: MUST-ADD Fantasy Football Pickups

• The Fantasy Football Club with Sal Vetri (Podcast): You Drafted The Wrong Players (Add These 10 Before Week 2)

• Dynasty Nerds Podcast (Podcast): The Biggest Risers and Fallers From Week 1

• Fantasy Football Today Beyond the Box Score (Podcast): Week 1 Hot Takes I Rest of Season BOLD PREDICTIONS

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Isaiah Likely (TE, NYG): (73 mentions today): Likely led New York with eight catches, 78 yards and two touchdowns in the opener, while also handling four third-down receptions and six first-down conversions. He operated as a flexible receiving tight end and a high-leverage target for Jaxson Dart, lining up in the slot, detached from the formation and in multiple-tight-end concepts. He played only 34 snaps but ran 22 routes and commanded eight targets. Analysts call it an extremely encouraging target rate for a tight end already showing upside, with more room to grow if his snap count climbs.

Malik Nabers (WR, NYG): (62 mentions today): He handled contact and led the Giants' passing game despite playing only 36 of 68 offensive snaps. His 31.0% target share and 38% targets-per-route-run rate indicate that New York restored him to a featured role rather than easing him into a minor assignment. The main split concerns the timeline for his workload and efficiency: team focused shows expect managed practice and game usage while he continues rebuilding confidence in the knee, fantasy analysis views the limited snaps as an early recovery measure with high-end WR1 production ahead, and national analysis sees the first game as evidence that his connection with Jaxson Dart can grow quickly.

Colston Loveland (TE, CHI): (53 mentions today): Colston Loveland played 65 snaps, ran routes on roughly 92% of Chicago's dropbacks and received an end-zone opportunity, yet finished with two targets, no catches and no fantasy points in a 59-point opener. Fantasy analysis largely treats the workload and missed throws as a buy-low signal, while the counterargument points to an 8% target share, a run-heavy game plan and Cole Kmet's active use in multiple formations.

Christian Watson (WR, GB): (40 mentions today): Caught 6 of 8 targets for 147 yards and two touchdowns, the first time he's hit eight-plus targets and six-plus catches in the same game. National analysis remains divided: his route and target participation support a real role change, but his history of missed games and inconsistent target distribution still makes a full-season WR1 outcome difficult to trust.

Dontayvion Wicks (WR, PHI): (33 mentions today): Played a major role in Philadelphia's opener, turning two receptions into 73 yards and a touchdown while working as a motion-based vertical and red-zone option. Drew four targets on Jalen Hurts' 25 pass attempts, but played only two fewer snaps and ran two fewer routes than DeVonta Smith, who led Eagles receivers in both categories. Analysts say his snap and route counts tell the real story of his involvement.

David Montgomery (RB, HOU): (32 mentions today): David Montgomery handled Houston's most valuable rushing work in the opener, finishing with 20 carries, 60 rushing yards, three total touchdowns, 23 touches and a 51% snap share. He controlled the goal-line opportunities and led the backfield in carries, while Woody Marks played nearly half the snaps and handled a larger share of passing-down routes. Fantasy views split between a dependable RB2 with RB1 upside and a sell-high candidate because 23 touches produced only 79 total yards and his 33% route share could hurt him in negative game scripts.

Dalton Kincaid (TE, BUF): (46 mentions today): Caught five of six targets for 130 yards while playing roughly 70% to 77% of Buffalo's snaps, with route participation near 65% to 75%. Buffalo used three-tight-end personnel on roughly 37% to 40% of its plays, allowing him to align inside and outside, run downfield concepts and function as a receiver while other tight ends handled more blocking work.

Last week alone, we read and broke down 2,905 podcast episodes and articles. No fantasy manager has time for that, and buried in there was the one line about your actual team that could’ve swung your week.

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