Fantasy football: Should you keep or cut these 7 players ahead of Week 14?
Our weekly "keep 'em or drop 'em" debate is here.
You’re waking up on Tuesday reading all that you can about the players that you should be picking up off the waiver wire as you prepare for Week 14 of fantasy football in 2019.
But it’s likely there aren’t as many things written about who you should be dropping to grab those players. That’s what this weekly column — keep ’em or dump ’em! — will hopefully answer for you: Some help in the debate over who you should keep or drop in order to improve your team.
For many of you reading this, it’s playoff time! Congratulations, and here are a few players you may be debating in order to make room for an extra D/ST or some backup running backs.
1. RB Jonathan Williams, Indianapolis Colts
Jordan Wilkins took over in the second half on Sunday and Marlon Mack might return soon. But if you’ve read this weekly post, you know I always advocate for keeping players who are even a small part of backfields.
VERDICT: Keep him
2. RB Ronald Jones, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
See above. The Bucs keep switching between him and Peyton Barber (who scored twice last week). You just don’t know which week is a Jones week and which one belongs to Barber. It’s the worst, but you have to keep him.
VERDICT: Keep him
3. WR Sammy Watkins, Kansas City Chiefs
Three targets and a goose egg last week, under 63 yards in four of his last five … and he faces tough secondaries the rest of the way. No thanks.
VERDICT: Drop him
4. RB Jay Ajayi, Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles have some good matchups the rest of the season, but it feels like Miles Sanders is going to be the bellcow. That said, if you have room to stash him as a handcuff, you may be forced to hang on in case Sanders gets injured. Also keep an eye on whether Jordan Howard is ready to return or not.
VERDICT: Keep him
5. WR Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals
This is in case he’s still rostered — he shouldn’t be. He’s scored double-digit fantasy points exactly zero times since Week 3 in standard formats.
VERDICT: Drop him
6. TE Tyler Higbee, Los Angeles Rams
Keep an eye on Gerald Everett health news, but I bet Higbee’s one-week explosion was due to him facing the Cardinals, who are a sieve against tight ends. If Everett is back in Week 14 …
VERDICT: Drop him
7. RB J.D. McKissic, Detroit Lions
The Lions backfield belongs to Bo Scarbrough, and although McKissic could be a handcuff if Scarbrough goes down, the Lions face the Vikings, Bucs and Broncos the rest of the fantasy season. Even if he gets more work, it’s a set of rough matchups.
VERDICT: Drop him