Welcome to our team’s weekly article on IDP Fantasy Football Upside in player performance for the upcoming week!
It is Championship Weekend! Win or Go Home! Fantasy football is a battle of attrition. From BYE weeks to injuries and every other malady, it has all led to this. I am here to help you find the hidden gems that will provide IDP Upside for your IDP fantasy football teams this weekend. Follow along as I give you upside plays at DL, LB, and DB in our latest Chasing IDP Upside in Week 17 article.
Defensive Line/EDGE Rusher
Carl Granderson (New Orleans Saints)
On 4th and 10… CARL GRANDERSON WITH THE DAGGER. pic.twitter.com/eugf1gjBDY
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) December 24, 2022
Granderson has, by far, been the most productive pass rusher for the Saints in recent weeks tallying seven pressures for two sacks. This week he’ll be lining up a Lane Johnson-less Philadelphia Eagles offensive line. With Jalen Hurts likely not playing again this week, he should be an excellent upside play for IDP managers this week.
Linebacker
Luke Masterson (Las Vegas Raiders)
#Patriots Mac Jones throws a pick to #Raiders rookie LB Luke Masterson.pic.twitter.com/7CmBjwaQPZ
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 27, 2022
Being the “sole-survivor” in the linebacking corps for the Raiders, Masterson should have high volume tackling day against the San Francisco 49ers. Playing a majority of snaps the past two weeks, Masterson has tallied 19 total tackles with a 10/9 solo to assist. The 49ers should jump out to a comfortable lead and control the time of possession in this game thus increase the amount of time Masterson has on the field. You should definitely count on at least a 10 total tackle performance in Week 17.
Defensive Back
Cam Taylor-Britt (Cincinatti Bengals)
Taylor-Britt has been the most targeted cornerback for the Bengals the past month allowing the most receiving yards and TD scores among Bengals’ cornerbacks. THIS, however, has helped his fantasy production as he leads the secondary in PBUs and pass-play tackling, per PFF, during that time. For fantasy purposes, he’s averaged 8 PPG since Week 15 and with the potential for a shootout on MNF, he should be in for a bigger workload and provide DB3 upside for you this week.
