Dynasty Movement: Week 5

Our Cecil Lammey does a great job of talking about the NFL season in four-game windows. At the end of the first window, we have an idea of what teams will look like, the personnel they want to utilize, and players in serious trouble of failing to live up to their preseason values. Dynasty staffers Corey Spala, Josh Fahlsing, Hutchinson Brown, Jeff Blaylock, David Zacharias, and Mike Kashuba discuss their Dynasty rankings movement.

Dynasty Movement at Quarterback

​Jaxson Dart, NY Giants

​Corey Spala: Dart displayed the importance of rushing upside-down at the quarterback position in his debut. There were designed runs and scrambles which led to 10 carries and one touchdown. He did not light up the box score with his passing stats, but there was a drop in the endzone, a false start, and a defensive hold that held back three potential passing touchdowns in addition to the one he threw. He displayed toughness, and he has the team's trust and can be a leader. I have moved him up to QB18. This is behind Cam Ward (QB17) and ahead of Michael Penix Jr. (QB19).

Josh Fahlsing: I'm with Corey on the rise of Dart. I have him all the way up to QB14, six spots higher than our current consensus ranking, in my rankings. That puts him just ahead of Jordan Love and Bryce Young, and just behind J.J. McCarthy and C.J. Stroud. I don't want to get too far ahead of myself, but it's not difficult to see him jumping those last two guys very soon.

Hutchinson Brown: While it is still totally fair to question whether he is the long-term answer for the Giants, we were able to catch a glimpse of serious upside for fantasy football purposes. He ran the ball ten times for 54 yards and a touchdown this past Sunday, with five of those runs being designed runs. He needs to learn how to slide before he gets himself killed out there, but in dynasty superflex leagues for this year, he could be a sneaky QB2 play. If we were to see him live up to the first-round capital spent on him and maintain the solid rushing ability that he flashed this past week, Dart has a very high fantasy football ceiling.

Bryce Young, Carolina

​Corey Spala: I was optimistic Young would have proven his worth this year, but he has not looked the part. It certainly does not help when an offensive line is letting up pressure. Since entering the NFL, he has been last in EPA per dropback and passer rating. He will continue to show flashes of his ability to play, but he has yet to put together the consistency desired. It is possible that he needs more support around him to help bring his game together. For now, I have dropped him down to QB27. This is around Daniel Jones (QB26) and Geno Smith (QB28).

​Kyler Murray, Arizona

David Zacharias: So much promise. So little delivery. Murray has not lived up to his QB9 pre-season re-draft ranking, as he's QB16 through four games. Despite having the lowest yards per attempt (5.71) of any quarterback in the top-16, Murray's completion percentage (66.9) ranks tenth in that group. I have Murray ranked five spots lower than his consensus dynasty ranking of QB11.

Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville

Jeff Blaylock: I've been saying this is a now-or-never season for Lawrence. It's looking like never. Among 36 quarterbacks with at least 50 dropbacks, he ranks 34th in completion percentage (58.3%), 30th in yards per attempt (5.87), and 32nd in passer rating (75.1). More alarming is that he targets his first read on 75 percent of passes, the fourth-highest among those quarterbacks, according to Fantasy Points Data. We are only four games into Liam Coen's tenure, but we are 64 games into Lawrence's career. We know who he is. I moved him from QB18 to QB26.

Dillon Gabriel, Cleveland

Mike Kashuba: The national media's favorite story in Cleveland is Shedeur Sanders, but Gabriel is going to get first crack at the starting job for the Browns. He's not a supercharged, toolsy player, but he's responsible with the ball and can reduce some of the turnovers that were plaguing Flacco. The Browns' defense is one of the best in the league, and Gabriel might mess around and win some games and keep the job for a couple of months. He goes from a taxi squad stash to an emergency QB2 in Superflex leagues.

Dynasty Movement at Running Back