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MNF REAX + Post-Week 5 People's Panic Meter: Are Love, Jeanty fantasy RB busts?!

Yahoo Sports' Matt Harmon and Justin Boone ran a post-Week 5 panic meter segment, fielding listener questions on whether Ashton Jeanty and Jordan Love qualify as busts.

The panic levels are rising after another week of disappointing fantasy performances! Matt Harmon and Justin Boone are back to tackle your biggest fantasy concerns, taking your submissions and determining which players are actually worth panicking over after a subpar Week 5. The two also dive into…
— Yahoo Sports

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Sharp SixStartRight · +4.6 over the line

A podcast segment built on reader panic submissions is not news about Jeanty. He is projected for 255.2 points, ranks 10th in sharp value with 117.1 over replacement, and is rostered in 100% of leagues, which is a strange profile for a bust. The 18.6 in Week 4 after 12.3 in Week 3 is the actual trend line, and a 45.5 total at New England as 3.5-point underdogs is a dull week, not a crisis. Start him. If someone in your league wants to buy the panic, name a price.

Confidence72%
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Our read on Yahoo Sports’s reporting. Not a fact beyond the source.

Players: Camerun Peoples, Ashton Jeanty, Kelvin Harmon

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