NFL Nation Fantasy Update - Invest in Raiders? Trust Taysom Hill? - ESPN

We are rapidly approaching the midpoint of the NFL season, and of course there is plenty to discuss in fantasy football.

Each Tuesday and Saturday during the season, ESPN fantasy analyst Eric Moody will ask our NFL Nation reporters the most pressing questions heading into the weekend and what to make of the fallout after games are played. Who is primed for a big performance, who is impacted by injuries, what roles might change? Here's what our crew had to say about some of the biggest storylines heading into Week 9.

Liz Loza details how Josh Jacobs is a top-5 fantasy running back going into Week 9 against the Giants.

Invest, invest and invest. As interim coach Antonio Pierce said, there will be a certain point of emphasis. «They know exactly the task and the plan going forward and what kind of offense we want to portray,» Pierce said of the offensive coaches. «Are you going to sit there and rip up the whole playbook? No. But you better go to your key guys.» Catch that? «Key guys.» As in All-Pros Adams and Jacobs, who Pierce called the «heartbeat» of the team, and rising star Meyers. Yeah, rookie QB Aidan O'Connell's primary task will be getting that trio more than involved. — Paul Gutierrez

Need a boom or bust candidate for your critical fantasy football matchup? Here are some player outlooks, with help from AI-generated insights built with IBM watsonx.

D'Andre Swift has been a model of consistency, scoring between 10 and 18 FPTS in six straight games. Swift's low-end projection of 12.7 FPTS is the best of any RB in Week 9, with only a 15% chance to bust and miss that number.

David Njoku has a 29% chance to boom this week and surpass 10.5 FPTS, the highest among all tight ends. Njoku has 7+ target and 10+ FPTS in three