{"id":127018,"date":"2021-12-30T11:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=127018"},"modified":"2021-12-30T11:00:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T16:00:37","slug":"week-17-stream-team-trey-lance-k-j-osborn-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/12\/30\/week-17-stream-team-trey-lance-k-j-osborn-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 17 Stream Team: Trey Lance, K.J. Osborn, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Week 17 is here and it\u2019s the championship week in most leagues. Each week this column will analyze a player at each position rostered in 50 percent of Yahoo leagues or less. This group of players is basically a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dream<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stream team. For reference, the threshold used for Wins and Losses in this article will be if the quarterbacks can score at least 17 points if the tight ends can score at least eight PPR points, and if the rest can score at least 10 PPR points. Here is the Week 17 stream team.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Week 17 Stream Team: Ronald Jones, Amon-Ra St. Brown, and More!<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Week 16 Recap<\/b><\/h3>\n<h4><b>Quarterback<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Tua Tagovailoa (MIA) @ NO \u2013 11.02 points \u2013 Loss<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Matt Ryan (ATL) v DET \u2013 13.10 points \u2013 Loss<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Carson Wentz (IND) @ ARI \u2013 17.40 points \u2013 Win<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>Totals \u2013 Week: 1-2 \/ Year: 20-28<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Running Back<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Ronald Jones (TB) @ CAR \u2013 16.10 points \u2013 Win<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Duke Johnson (MIA) @ NO \u2013 3.90 points \u2013 Loss<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Justin Jackson (LAC) @ HOU \u2013 34.20 points \u2013 Win<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>Totals \u2013 Week: 2-1 \/ Year: 17-31<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Wide Receiver<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET) @ ATL \u2013 26.00 points \u2013 Win<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Russell Gage (ATL) v DET \u2013 5.90 points \u2013 Loss<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Byron Pringle (KC) v PIT \u2013 25.50 points \u2013 Win<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>Totals \u2013 Week: 2-1 \/ Year: 27-21<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Tight End<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Evan Engram (NYG) @ PHI \u2013 11.70 points \u2013 Win<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>James O\u2019Shaughnessy (JAX) @ NYJ \u2013 8.90 points \u2013 Win<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Cole Kmet (CHI) @ SEA \u2013 8.90 points \u2013 Win<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>Totals \u2013 Week: 3-0 \/ Year: 26-22<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>Grand Totals \u2013 Week: 8-4 \/ Year: 90-102<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Week 17 Stream Team<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Quarterback \u2013 Trey Lance (SF &#8211; 12%) v HOU<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the week that everyone has been waiting for. Back in the offseason, there were dreams of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/L\/LancTr00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trey Lance<\/a> becoming a high-end fantasy quarterback. That did not come to fruition as Jimmy Garoppolo held the starting job all year, aside from a couple of games missed due to injury. Garoppolo is injured once again and it looks like this one will force him to miss this game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/texans\/\" target=\"_self\">Houston Texans<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter Lance who rushed 16 times for 89 yards in his only start earlier this season. He also rushed seven times for 41 yards the previous week in relief of Garoppolo. It is very clear that the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/49ers\/\" target=\"_self\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a> will take advantage of his dynamic rushing ability and that is huge for fantasy football. In that start, Lance only had 192 passing yards and an interception with no scores and still scored 15.58 fantasy points. He was stuffed on the one-yard line or that would have been a 21.58-point day. The matchup against the Texans is a great one as they are not a good defense at all. If Lance starts, he should be able to post top-12 quarterback numbers this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I told you to draft Trey Lance because of his Week 17 matchup against the Texans.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JJ Zachariason (@LateRoundQB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LateRoundQB\/status\/1475613484444491785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><b>Honorable Mentions \u2013 Taysom Hill<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><b>NO<\/b> <b>&#8211; 42%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><b> v CAR<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Tua Tagovailoa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><b>MIA<\/b> <b>&#8211; 41%) @ TEN<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Running Back \u2013 Jordan Howard (PHI &#8211; 16%) @ WFT<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week is not quite as strong as last week at the running back position but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HowaJo00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Howard<\/a> is a guy that might be of some help. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/eagles\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> have been one of the most run-heavy teams in the NFL this year. It certainly makes sense to do so when Jalen Hurts is the quarterback considering how dangerous he is as a runner. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That style meshes perfectly with Howard who is a pure north-and-south style runner that benefits from the extra space Hurts opens up. Since joining the Eagles in Week 8, Howard has been surprisingly involved and surprisingly effective. Last week\u2019s 37 yards on nine carries were both season lows for Howard, who left the game with a stinger. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before that Howard had seen double-digit carries in all five healthy games and rushed for at least 57 yards in all of them as well. This week he gets to take on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/washington-football-team\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Football Team<\/a>. This is the same team he just had 15 carries for 69 yards two weeks ago and that was with Miles Sanders healthy. Sanders is going to miss this game so there should be even more opportunity for Howard in a game where they are currently 3.5-point road favorites with a 24.75-point implied total.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Honorable Mentions \u2013 Dare Ogunbowale<\/b> <b>(JAX &#8211; 2%) @ NE,<\/b> <b>Rex Burkhead (HOU &#8211; 14%) @ SF<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Wide Receiver \u2013 K.J. Osborn (MIN &#8211; 34%) @ GB<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/O\/OsboKJ00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">K.J. Osborn<\/a> started out the season hot and then fell off for most of the year. That is until recently when Adam Thielen suffered an ankle injury and missed time. Thielen returned last week only to leave with another ankle injury and this time he is done for the season after undergoing ankle surgery. Over the last four weeks, Osborn has stepped up in a big way. He has seen at least seven targets in three of those four games and also scored a touchdown in three of those four games as well. Osborn scored at least 14.70 fantasy points in all three of those games as well and looks to be a major part of this <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/vikings\/\" target=\"_self\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a> offense right now. This game also looks to be one of the best on the slate as well. The current combined total sits at 47.5 points with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_self\">Green Bay Packers<\/a> sitting as 6.5-point favorites. This should keep the Vikings in a negative game script and throwing most of the game, much to the benefit of Osborn.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">K.J. Osborn finishes in games Adam Thielen has A) missed or B) been limited with an in-game injury:<\/p>\n<p>WR21, WR17, WR64, WR15<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dwain McFarland (@dwainmcfarland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwainmcfarland\/status\/1475859836596375554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><b>Honorable Mentions \u2013 Kadarius Toney<\/b> <b>(NYG &#8211; 22%) @<\/b> <b>CHI,<\/b> <strong>Gabriel Davis<\/strong><b>\u00a0(BUF &#8211; 23%) v ATL<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Tight End \u2013 Gerald Everett (SEA &#8211; 43%) v DET<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/E\/EverGe00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gerald Everett<\/a> has been about the only bright spot for this <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/texans\/\" target=\"_self\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a> passing attack since Russell Wilson returned from his finger injury. D.K. Metcalf has been on a massive cold streak and Tyler Lockett has been a bit up-and-down. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, it has been Everett as the most consistent one. He has scored double-digit fantasy points in five of the last seven games. This is what plenty of analysts expected heading into the year. After only seeing more than three targets once in the first eight games, Everett has seen at least four targets in all but one of the last seven games. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week\u2019s matchup against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/lions\/\" target=\"_self\">Detroit Lions<\/a> is a nice one as well. The Lions have been playing better lately but are still one of the worst defenses in the NFL. They have allowed the 10th-most fantasy points to tight ends this year. The Seahawks are also 6.5-point favorites and should be able to move the ball however they choose in this one, making Everett the tight end of the Week 17 stream team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Honorable Mentions \u2013 Tyler Conklin<\/b> <b>(MIN &#8211; 42%) @ GB,<\/b> <b>Cole Kmet (CHI &#8211; 33%) v NYG<\/b><\/p>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;6935&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: <a id=\"Jmkwj5swSyNqc059MuHwtg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1361598382\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Jmkwj5swSyNqc059MuHwtg',sig:'R4-3UP08xIOsAa9BHYhNPxd8AryfQ9sXz1Ok6Cr9cEI=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1361598382',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fantasy Football Week 17 Stream Team: Each week this column will analyze a player at each position rostered in 50% of Yahoo leagues or less.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3451,"featured_media":127248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[294,349,1759,1082,8813,7059],"class_list":["post-127018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fantasy","tag-fantasy-football","tag-fantasy-football-rankings","tag-gerald-everett","tag-jordan-howard","tag-k-j-osborn","tag-trey-lance"],"modified_by":"Mason Smoller, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3451"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}