Six Week 14 fantasy stars who were mostly unowned, including Baker Mayfield

Baker Mayfield has put together two consecutive excellent fantasy outings. [Image Source: Flickr | Brook Ward]
Baker Mayfield has put together two consecutive excellent fantasy outings. [Image Source: Flickr | Brook Ward]

Monday night’s high-scoring affair between the Browns and Ravens sees one player from each team make this list.

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As we have done every week this season, let’s take a look at the players who performed well in fantasy despite being mostly unowned.

For the player to be eligible to be included, he must have been owned in less than 25 percent of ESPN fantasy football leagues. Each week, one quarterback, two running backs, two wide receivers, and one tight end are highlighted.

Since most fantasy football leagues end after Week 16, there will be only one more week of this list after Week 15. After Week 16, we will look at the players who performed best despite being undrafted in most fantasy football leagues.

1

QB - Baker Mayfield, Browns (343 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 1 interception, 23 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdown)

Mayfield is the quarterback on here for the second straight week as he fell a little shy of the 25 percent threshold. He has combined to throw for 677 yards and six touchdowns while also scoring once via the run in his past two outings.

2

RB - Gus Edwards, Ravens (49 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns, 1 reception, 4 receiving yards)

Edwards scored his fifth and sixth touchdowns on the ground on Monday night, all of which have come since Week 6. Fantasy owners have been slow to pick him up due to his lack of involvement in the pass game as he now has just four catches on the year.

3

RB - Lynn Bowden Jr., Dolphins (2 rushing yards, 7 receptions, 82 receiving yards)

A quarterback at Kentucky, Bowden Jr. (selected in the third round by the Raiders, later traded to the Dolphins) is eligible at both running back and wide receiver in ESPN leagues. With Devante Parker and Jakeem Grant both leaving Sunday’s game with an injury, Bowden Jr. was targeted nine times in the passing game after being targeted just six times entering Week 14.

4

WR - KJ Hamler, Broncos (2 receptions, 86 receiving yards, 2 receiving touchdowns)

The second rookie on this week’s list (selected in the second round), Hamler took both of his catches for 37 and 49 yards to the end zone. His 86 receiving yards represent a new season-high over the 75 he had in Week 9.

5

WR - Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Packers (6 receptions, 85 receiving yards, 1 receiving touchdown)

Despite being in the starting lineup, Valdes-Scantling didn’t have as much as one catch in the previous two games. That wasn’t the case on Sunday as he had a reception on all six of his targets, his most catches in a game since he also had six in Week 3 of last year.

6

TE - Irv Smith Jr., Vikings (4 receptions, 63 receiving yards, 1 receiving touchdown)

Smith Jr. caught his third touchdown of the season late in the third quarter on Sunday and tied a season-high with four receptions. According to Pro Football Reference, he was able to do this despite only playing 35 percent of the offensive snaps, which is his lowest amount in 2020.

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