BC

Blake Corum (LAR RB) $14 Avg

Named by 9 of 9 experts

A career-high 26.1 points against the Cardinals made it two straight games of 14-plus, and Corum has led the Rams in rushing in each of the last two weeks. The detail the experts keep returning to is usage: he had more red-zone carries than Kyren Williams on Sunday (3 to 2), and the backfield now alternates drives in something close to an even split, with the Rams in no hurry to lean on Williams before the playoffs. That makes his 7-to-12 touches a week look safe. An essential handcuff for anyone with Williams and a flex in deeper leagues; the Lions and Seahawks are tough draws, but Week 17 against the Falcons is the reward for getting there.

LB

Luther Burden III (Chi WR) $10 Avg

Named by 7 of 9 experts

The rookie is the priority receiver add because of who is missing: Rome Odunze is dealing with a stress fracture in his foot and could be out for a while, which pushes Burden up the Bears' target order. The experts describe a solid floor for as long as Odunze is out, with the big-play ability he has flashed all season on top of it. Not a league-winner by any account, but the kind of receiver a playoff roster can start with confidence, and the wide receiver most of the week's articles led with.

JW

Jaylen Wright (Mia RB) $6 Avg

Named by 7 of 9 experts

The week's consensus add. When De'Von Achane left the Jets game with a rib injury, Wright took the Miami backfield outright: 24 carries for 107 yards and a touchdown, double Ollie Gordon's snaps and a 24-to-5 edge in carries. Mike McDaniel says Achane avoided a fracture and could play, but "could" is not a lineup, and the experts agree Wright is the clear RB1 if Achane sits and the handcuff to own either way. Several say to spend what it takes -- if Achane is ruled out for even a week, unspent budget does not carry into next season. Pittsburgh is a hard matchup, but 20-plus carries is fantasy relevance regardless.

HF

Harold Fannin Jr. (Cle TE) $14 Avg

Named by 6 of 9 experts

Eight catches for 114 yards and his fourth touchdown of the year against Tennessee, and a second straight game with a score as the rapport with Shedeur Sanders builds. The underlying numbers back the box score: Fannin ranks second among tight ends in targets per route run at 25 percent, and Sanders leans on him as both a safety valve and a red-zone target. If David Njoku's knee limits him, Fannin could consolidate the whole role. The Browns' last three games of the fantasy season are all friendly tight end matchups, which is why several experts call him a must-start TE1 from here on.