Week 5 of the 2022 fantasy football season was highlighted by Taysom Hill reaching the end zone four times and Josh Allen coming up with another monstrous game. Which developments from the week are worth reading into? Matt Bowen and Tristan H. Cockcroft offer their analysis.
Taysom Hill runs, throws all over Seahawks
He’s that tight end who delivers you good fantasy totals in ways you wouldn’t expect from a player at the position, scoring 34.08 PPR fantasy points in the Saints’ thrilling 39-32 victory over the Seahawks. Hill had nine rushing attempts, three going for scores, and a single pass attempt, that going for a 22-yard touchdown, as he was frequently aligned as a quarterback for rushing purposes in short-yardage situations. His enhanced usage — he played 31% of the offensive snaps — was surely fueled partly by the absences of Jameis Winston and Michael Thomas, and it’ll be interesting to see how he’s used when the offense is closer to 100%. That said, Hill has proved he’s a handy weapon for this team. Gadget players like Hill are often tough to evaluate for fantasy because of their limited play time, which explains how he has a pair of big games (Weeks 1 and 5) but was a total nonfactor in Week 2. He should certainly be universally rostered, though, and is well worth the dice roll when he faces weaker defenses, like the Cardinals in Week 6 and Raiders in Week 7. — Cockcroft
We have to talk about Hill’s offensive deployment as a runner here, Tristan. Aligned as a quarterback, the Saints are getting “plus one” to the play side. That opens the door for Hill on power, counter and even QB draw. And, given the production here, we have to think that we continue to see Hill utilized as a runner. — Bowen
He had a huge, and position-best, 35.16 fantasy points against a bad Steelers defense, capped by a pair of 60-plus-yard touchdown passes (one 98, one 62) to Gabe Davis. Allen has now scored 146.54 fantasy points through the Bills’ first five games, the fourth most…
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