Running Back and Wide Receiver Gold Mining -Week 5

Welcome to week 5. The graphs below summarize the projections from a variety of sources. This week’s summary includes projections from: CBS: CBS Average, Yahoo Sports, NFL, FOX Sports, NumberFire, FantasySharks, ESPN, FFToday and FantasyFootballNerd. The data for this article was collected on 10/07/15. For more details on WR gold mining and how to interpret the graphs above, see Chad’s post explaining gold mining.

Standard Scoring League Running Back Roundup

From the graph below notice that:

• Eddie Lacy, Ronnie Hillman, Jeremy Hill, Matt Jones and Andre Ellington are the five players with the largest upside (as measured from their (pseudo)medians). For these players, some projections are placing much higher valuations than others. If you are projected to lose this week by quite a few points and are looking for a risky play that may tip the balance in your favor, these are players to consider.
• Marshawn Lynch, Darren Sproles, Isaiah Crowell, Shane Vereen and Dexter McCluster are the players with the smallest downside, which suggests that while their median projection might not be great, there is less uncertainty concerning how poorly they may perform. So, if you are likely to win by a lot and want to reduce your downside risk, these players may deserve extra attention.
• On the other hand, DeMarco Murray, Karlos Williams, C.J. Anderson, Chris Johnson and Joique Bell are the five players with the largest downside this week. If you are planning on starting them, it may be prudent to investigate why some projections have such low expectations for these players.
  
  

Point-per-Reception League Running Back Roundup

From the graph below notice that:

• Eddie Lacy, Ronnie Hillman, Jeremy Hill, Matt Jones and Andre Ellington are the five players with the largest upside (as measured from their (pseudo)medians). For these players, some projections are placing much higher valuations than others. If you are projected to lose this week by quite a few points and are looking for a risky play that may tip the balance in your favor, these are players to consider.
• Jamaal Charles, Matt Forte, Darren Sproles, Shane Vereen and Lorenzo Taliaferro are the players with the smallest downside, which suggests that while their median projection might not be great, there is less uncertainty concerning how poorly they may perform. So, if you are likely to win by a lot and want to reduce your downside risk, these players may deserve extra attention.
• On the other hand, DeMarco Murray, Karlos Williams, C.J. Anderson, Joique Bell and Chris Thompson are the five players with the largest downside this week. If you are planning on starting them, it may be prudent to investigate why some projections have such low expectations for these players.

Standard Scoring League Wide Receiver Roundup

From the graph below notice that:

• Mike Evans, Sammy Watkins, Amari Cooper, Anquan Boldin and Marques Colston are the five players with the largest upside (as measured from their (pseudo)medians). For these players, some projections are placing much higher valuations than others. If you are projected to lose this week by quite a few points and are looking for a risky play that may tip the balance in your favor, these are players to consider.
• T.Y. Hilton, Amari Cooper, Brandin Cooks, DeSean Jackson and Cole Beasley are the players with the smallest downside, which suggests that while their median projection might not be great, there is less uncertainty concerning how poorly they may perform. So, if you are likely to win by a lot and want to reduce your downside risk, these players may deserve extra attention.
• On the other hand, Sammy Watkins, Rueben Randle, Kamar Aiken, Malcom Floyd and Michael Floyd are the five players with the largest downside this week. If you are planning on starting them, it may be prudent to investigate why some projections have such low expectations for these players.

Point-per-Reception League Wide Receiver Roundup

From the graph below notice that:

• Brandin Cooks, Sammy Watkins, Anquan Boldin, Travis Benjamin and Kenny Britt are the five players with the largest upside (as measured from their (pseudo)medians). For these players, some projections are placing much higher valuations than others. If you are projected to lose this week by quite a few points and are looking for a risky play that may tip the balance in your favor, these are players to consider.
  • T.Y. Hilton, Brandin Cooks, Travis Benjamin, Steve Johnson and Marvin Jones are the players with the smallest downside, which suggests that while their median projection might not be great, there is less uncertainty concerning how poorly they may perform. So, if you are likely to win by a lot and want to reduce your downside risk, these players may deserve extra attention.
  • On the other hand, Sammy Watkins, Rueben Randle, Kamar Aiken, Davante Adams and Michael Floyd are the five players with the largest downside this week. If you are planning on starting them, it may be prudent to investigate why some projections have such low expectations for these players.