Can Brock Purdy and RJ Harvey help fantasy managers win championships?
Yahoo Sports' Fantasy Football Live crew takes a look at some players that have the potential to be heroes for fantasy football managers in the playoffs.
Video Transcript
Is it still wheels up on Brock Purdy for you?
I mean, so far, so good, right?
295 yards, three passing touchdowns, 44 rushing yards last week.
Helped many people move through and advance to the next round of the playoffs.
And I think he's got a good shot this week to have another great game.
Going up against a Colts defense, it's sort of like a middle-of-the-pack matchup on paper, But Charvarius Ward's on IR; Sauce Gardner's banged up, So they're not exactly at the peak of their powers.
So, yeah, for Purdy and for this 49ers offense, I see him as a strong QB1 for fantasy this week.
And I would be going out of my way not to just play him.
But to play CMC, Kittle, and Juan Jennings.
You want pieces of the 49ers.
And that's what we've been saying for a few weeks now.
How do you feel about RJ Harvey against the top-ranked Jags run defense?
I think RJ should feel a little bit better, but he looks great in that sweater.
Man.
Oh, he looks good.
And, and, yeah, obviously from a matchup perspective, it's not ideal against that great Jaguars' run defense.
That Jags defense has just been one of the best.
Uh, surprises of the season.
But the reality is, I think it's tough to get away from Harvey in this matchup.
He's a running back one from both an expected and fantasy points per game standpoint since He took over this backfield in Week 11.
I mean, He has 100% of the touches inside the two-yard line since Week 13.
Since they came back from the bye, he's getting usage in the passing game.
He's the clear lead back, uh, from a base down perspective, and he's got goal-line work.
And this offense, you mentioned it earlier, Fitz, Bo's playing well.
Uh, they are definitely trending in the right direction as the season comes to a close Here.
So, I, I, I understand the matchup is tough, But to me, RJ Harvey is a green light start here in Week 16.
Week 17, as long as he remains the lead back for this team.
