{"id":97361,"date":"2020-11-04T21:27:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T02:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=97361"},"modified":"2021-06-01T07:16:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T11:16:02","slug":"week-9-stream-team-drew-lock-sterling-shepard-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/11\/04\/week-9-stream-team-drew-lock-sterling-shepard-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 9 Stream Team: Drew Lock, Sterling Shepard, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re officially halfway through the fantasy season. It\u2019s been a wild ride so far. 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\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">dream<\/span>\u00a0stream team. For reference, the threshold used for Wins and Losses in this article will be if the quarterbacks can score 15 plus points and if the rest can score 10 plus PPR points. Here is the stream team for Week 9.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Week 9 Stream Team: Drew Lock, Sterling Shepard, and More<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Week 8 Recap<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Quarterback<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/29\/week-8-stream-team-jimmy-garoppolo-sterling-shepard-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jimmy Garoppolo<\/a> (SF) @ SEA \u2013 2.76 points \u2013 L<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/11\/01\/fantasy-football-week-9-quarterback-waiver-wire-streams-derek-carr-teddy-bridgewater-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Teddy Bridgewater<\/a> (CAR) v ATL \u2013 13.04 points \u2013 L<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/08\/26\/kirk-cousins-and-the-statistics-that-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Kirk Cousins<\/a> (MIN) @ GB \u2013 10.40 points \u2013 L<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Totals \u2013 Week: 0-3 \/ Year: 13-12<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Running Back<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/29\/week-8-stream-team-jimmy-garoppolo-sterling-shepard-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">DeeJay Dallas<\/a> (SEA) v SF \u2013 22.80 points \u2013 W<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/09\/24\/week-3-stream-team-gardner-minshew-joshua-kelley-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Joshua Kelley<\/a> (LAC) @ DEN \u2013 3.50 points \u2013 L<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/08\/27\/fantasy-football-bold-predictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Zack Moss<\/a> (BUF) v NE \u2013 20.10 points \u2013 W<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Totals \u2013 Week: 2-1 \/ Year: 10-12-2<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Wide Receiver<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/03\/week-4-stream-team-ryan-fitzpatrick\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Sterling Shepard<\/a> (NYG) v TB \u2013 15.40 points \u2013 W<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/09\/week-5-stream-team-daniel-jones\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Greg Ward<\/a> (PHI) v DAL \u2013 4.20 points \u2013 L<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/29\/week-8-stream-team-jimmy-garoppolo-sterling-shepard-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Nelson Agholor<\/a> (LV) @ CLE \u2013 0 points \u2013 L<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Totals \u2013 Week: 1-2 \/ Year: 8-16<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Tight End<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RodgRi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Richard Rodgers<\/a> (PHI) v DAL \u2013 Goedert played \u2013 DRAW<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/10\/20\/fantasy-football-week-8-tight-end-waiver-wire-claims-irv-smith-chris-herndon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Irv Smith<\/a> Jr (MIN) @ GB \u2013 2.60 points \u2013 L<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/31\/week-8-draftkings-plays-kareem-hunt-keenan-allen-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Trey Burton<\/a> (IND) v DAL \u2013 10.10 points \u2013 W<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Totals \u2013 Week: 1-1-1 \/ Year: 6-16-2<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Grand Totals \u2013 Week: 4-7-1 \/ Year: 37-55-4<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Week 9 Stream Team<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Quarterback \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/01\/28\/drew-lock-2019-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Drew Lock<\/a> (DEN \u2013 11 percent) @ ATL<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>It looked like Drew Lock got some of that patented swagger back this past weekend. It\u2019s been a rough year for the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/nfl-teams\/broncos\/\" target=\"_self\">Denver Broncos<\/a>\u2019<\/strong> young gunslinger. Lock entered the year with a lot of promise in both real life and fantasy land after showing flashes down the stretch last season. That promise quickly faded after a rough opening week followed up by a second week in which both he and top weapon, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/08\/10\/courtland-sutton-fantasy-football-preview-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Courtland Sutton<\/a><\/strong>, both got hurt. Sutton\u2019s was a season-ending injury while Lock\u2019s was a few weeks. After returning, Lock looked brutal in his first two games throwing four interceptions without a single touchdown. Last week though, Lock rebounded nicely with 248 yards and three touchdowns, including a clutch game-winning drive and touchdown as time expired. This week Lock will look to keep the good times rolling against an <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/nfl-teams\/falcons\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Atlanta Falcons<\/strong><\/a> defense that has allowed the most fantasy points to quarterbacks this season. This game is also in Atlanta, in a dome, which should only help. Lock makes a fine streamer this week if you are dealing with a bye or injury situation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DREW LOCK THROWS THE GAME-WINNING TD! \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@nfl<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p88Pc1A4wS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/p88Pc1A4wS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1323060697480286213?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Honorable Mentions \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/07\/23\/daniel-jones-fantasy-football-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Daniel Jones<\/a><\/em><\/strong><em> (NYG \u2013 27 percent) @ WAS,<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/11\/01\/fantasy-football-week-9-quarterback-waiver-wire-streams-derek-carr-teddy-bridgewater-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Derek Carr<\/a> <\/strong>(LV \u2013 41 percent) @ LAC<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Running Back \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/25\/fantasy-football-week-8-running-back-waiver-wire-pickups-jamycal-hasty-j-k-dobbins-more\/\" target=\"_self\">JaMycal Hasty<\/a> (SF \u2013 45 percent) v GB<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The injuries are piling up in a crazy way for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/nfl-teams\/49ers\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>San Francisco 49ers<\/strong><\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/11\/10\/george-kittle-fantasy-football-tight-end-pivots\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">George Kittle<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>Jimmy Garoppolo<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/10\/fantasy-football-week-5-running-back-start-em-sit-em-kenyan-drake-raheem-mostert\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Raheem Mostert<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/31\/week-8-draftkings-plays-kareem-hunt-keenan-allen-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Deebo Samuel<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/28\/week-7-fantasy-football-surprise-sensations-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jeff Wilson<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/25\/fantasy-football-week-8-running-back-waiver-wire-pickups-jamycal-hasty-j-k-dobbins-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Tevin Coleman<\/a><\/strong> are all hurt currently. With all those running backs out, they are down to JaMycal Hasty and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/McKiJe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jerick McKinnon<\/a><\/strong> to handle the workload. McKinnon had been good earlier in the year but he\u2019s also coming off major injuries himself and it seems that they aren\u2019t interested in overworking him. Recently he\u2019s been used as more of a passing downs, change-of-pace role, leaving Hasty to handle more of the groundwork. He\u2019s shown burst and flashes the past couple of weeks and should get another 10-15 touches this week. The matchup is extremely juicy against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Green Bay Packers<\/strong><\/a>. Green Bay has allowed the most fantasy points to running backs so far this season. Hasty could be the fill-in you need to get through Week 9.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Honorable Mentions \u2013<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/09\/24\/week-3-stream-team-gardner-minshew-joshua-kelley-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Joshua Kelley<\/a><\/strong> (LAC \u2013 45 percent) v LV, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/22\/week-7-stream-team-boston-scott-travis-fulgham-more\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>La\u2019Mical Perine<\/strong><\/a> (NYJ \u2013 39 percent) v NE<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Wide Receiver \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/29\/week-8-stream-team-jimmy-garoppolo-sterling-shepard-and-more\/\" target=\"_self\">Sterling Shepard<\/a> (NYG \u2013 45 percent) @ WAS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I\u2019m going right back to the well with Sterling Shepard. There\u2019s no reason not to at this point as he\u2019s seen eight and 10 targets in his two games since returning from IR. He\u2019s turned those into 17.9 and 15.4 PPR points as well. He\u2019s showing that he\u2019s a reliable target for Daniel Jones and should continue to see a healthy target share moving forward. Anyone who is seeing 8+ targets a week deserves to be rostered and started in more than half of leagues so he\u2019ll likely continue to be a staple here until that roster percentage corrects. This week\u2019s matchup looks tough on paper as the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/nfl-teams\/redskins\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Washington Football Team<\/strong><\/a> has allowed the least fantasy points to wide receivers this year. Last week\u2019s matchup looked tough too, however, and that didn\u2019t slow him down. This week in what should be a close, fast-paced matchup, Shepard is a solid play.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A unique insight into Sterling Shepard \ud83d\udd0e<\/p>\n<p>Health has been a concern, but dating back to last season, here is how his last 14 games have looked \u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd3913.7 PPR\/game<br \/>\ud83d\udd398.1 targets\/game<br \/>\ud83d\udd3956 receiving yards\/game<br \/>\ud83d\udd3974 air yards\/game<br \/>\ud83d\udd3922% target share<br \/>\ud83d\udd3982% snap share<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sam Wallace (@SWallace_FF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SWallace_FF\/status\/1324014622257647620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Honorable Mentions \u2013<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/11\/01\/fantasy-football-week-9-wide-receiver-waiver-wire-pickups-mike-williams-corey-davis-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Corey Davis<\/a><\/strong> (TEN \u2013 50 percent) v CHI, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/11\/02\/jakobi-meyers-new-england-patriots-starting-wide-receiver\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jakobi Meyers<\/a><\/strong> (NE \u2013 1 percent) @ NYJ<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tight End \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/09\/24\/fantasy-football-week-3-tight-end-start-sits-mike-gesicki-jordan-reed-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jordan Reed<\/a> (SF \u2013 9 percent) v GB<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s 2020 and we\u2019re actually talking about Jordan Reed as a legitimate start in fantasy leagues. Who would have thought? As mentioned before, the 49ers are dealing with an incredible amount of injuries and one of those is superstar tight end, George Kittle. Earlier in the year when Kittle missed time with an injury, Reed stepped up in a big way dropping a 7\/50\/2 line on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/nfl-teams\/jets\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>New York Jets<\/strong><\/a>. Reed has been injured himself, as usual, but is currently getting in limited practices. Should he be able to suit up, he\u2019s in line to have a big role. The matchup is also nice against the Packers on Thursday Night Football. On paper, Green Bay has allowed the third-fewest points to tight ends this year but other circumstances outweigh a noisy tight end defense stat. He would be a top-three option at worst among their healthy weapons and in a game they are likely to be trailing and chasing points. That\u2019s a situation you want, especially with the tight end landscape this season. Should Reed have to sit out, plus in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/04\/25\/san-francisco-49ers-2020-nfl-draft-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Ross Dwelley<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Honorable Mentions \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/10\/27\/eric-ebron-week-8-fantasy-football-outlook\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Eric Ebron<\/a><\/em><\/strong><em> (MIN \u2013 48 percent) @ DAL, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BurtTr01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trey Burton<\/a><\/strong> (IND \u2013 22 percent) v BAL<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"iYakTQSZS7RL2fJWyAPNNg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1283422222\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" 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:'iYakTQSZS7RL2fJWyAPNNg',sig:'AdvoY3RuyZ3a64EboDJ4RZtHqod1qEG7MbAf2vQWGJY=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1283422222',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>Week 9 Stream Team; We\u2019re officially halfway through the fantasy season. It\u2019s been a wild ride so far and Week 9 should be no different.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3451,"featured_media":97401,"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":[59,54],"tags":[4069,294,61,7097,1098,40,515],"class_list":["post-97361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fantasy","category-editorials","tag-drew-lock","tag-fantasy-football","tag-football","tag-jamycal-hasty","tag-jordan-reed","tag-nfl","tag-sterling-shepard"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97361","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=97361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}