Welcome to Week 14 of the 2025 Footballguys Roundtable. Our intrepid panel of fantasy pundits discusses and debates four topics every week. We split the conversation into separate features.
This week's roundtable features these four topics:
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Matt Waldman: These unlikely fantasy producers have lit it up since Week 10 and have played four games.
- Jacoby Brissett: QB2
- Kenneth Gainwell: RB13.
- Christian Watson: WR13.
- Colby Parkinson: TE6
Who would you most likely place into your starting lineups down the stretch based on need/opportunity?
Jason Wood: It's tempting to say Jacoby Brissett, but his next three games are against the Rams, Texans, and Falcons. I think his balloon is more likely to pop just as everyone grabs hold, hoping to ride it over the rainbow.
My choice is Christian Watson. Watson didn't take the field until Week 8 and has now firmly re-established himself as a full-time starter.
He has played more than 75 percent of the snaps over the last month, matching Romeo Doubs in terms of playing time. Just as importantly, the Packers' receivers have one of the easiest remaining schedules. Three of their next four games are elite matchups, with the Bears twice and the Ravens on deck. Those teams are two of the five easiest matchups for opposing fantasy receivers.
Colton Dodgson: If my shares of Watson on dynasty rosters have made me partial, so be it. I like to think I'd be the first person to poke holes in what he's done since returning from injury if I didn't think he had staying power.
I'm not going to do that. I think Watson is here to stay.
Since returning in Week 8, Watson is the WR11 in Half-PPR. He's averaging 10.9 points per game, while handling a target share north of 30 percent in each of the last two games.
It reached 33.3 percent on Thanksgiving. The fact that 9 of his 10 targets in Week 13 came on attempts of 10 or more air yards might be the most enticing part of Watson's outlook.
If you're just looking at his last three games, Watson is averaging 7.3 targets per game and 15.5 air yards per target, all while maintaining an efficient 2.6 yards per route run and 0.6 fantasy points per route.
That usage indicates this post-Tucker Kraft iteration of the Packers' offense will continue to lean on Watson. His ability to stretch the field and his reliability in contested-catch opportunities are directly impacting the Packers' ability to score points.
Watson is averaging 0.66 expected points added per target over his last three games. Green Bay shouldn't be eager to move away from that approach.
I wouldn't be shocked if Watson is featured on a high number of fantasy championship rosters.
Andy Hicks: There can be only one answer here. Jacoby Brissett.
His streak goes back to Week 6, when he stepped in for Kyler Murray. The coaching staff has seen enough of Brissett's play, compared it to Murray's, and decided that Murray is not fit to play again in either case.
There is some sensitivity to Murray here, so it's not called a benching. Brissett has thrown for at least 250 yards in every game. His last 3 are all over 300 yards.
Brissett has delivered 13 passing touchdowns to only 4 interceptions, and his pass completion percentage is strong. Brissett has breathed a sense of life into the Cardinals' offense in the absence of a running game.
There is no point in going back to Murray. Everyone has seen what Murray can or can't do.
Trey McBride has turned into a touchdown machine. With only 7 touchdowns in his first 47 starts, McBride has 7 in his last seven games. He is so far ahead as the number one fantasy tight end that he could miss the last five games and still be the top-ranked option at the position.
Brissett has tougher matchups coming up against the Rams and Texans, before easing into the Falcons and Bengals to close out most fantasy playoffs. One problem long-term and for dynasty managers is that Brissett has only one win in seven starts. That will see the end of Jonathan Gannon, as well as Kyler Murray. For now, we can ride the wave while it lasts.