Rookie Colbie Young is flashing splash playmaking, while contract-year wideout Andrei Iosivas relies on a 9.68 Athleticism Score despite registering a modest 8.5-percent Target Share last season. Neither receiver offers standalone FLEX viability behind elite volume earners Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, capping their fantasy utility to late-round best-ball dart throws unless an injury hits the starting pair.
Iosivas is a cardboard cutout No. 3 WR, and Young’s fourth-round draft capital creates a reasonable pathway to usurp Iosivas for WR3 snaps in Cincinnati’s offense. While neither Iosivas or Young are fantasy football redraft options, Young is now a strong pick in the fourth round of dynasty rookie drafts. Meanwhile CFL import Dohnte Meyers has been the “talk of camp” and remains an intriguing deep sleeper after posting 1,056 receiving yards for Saskatchewan in 2025.
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Erick All should benefit from Cincinnati’s schematic pivot toward under-center plays and play-action concepts. Despite back-to-back knee injuries curbing his usage, All brings an elite 31.9-percent (93rd-percentile) College Dominator Rating and an astounding 90.9-percent NFL Catch Rate to the table. In a surprising twist, All recently credited a freak off-field incident involving a three-wheeled vehicle in Greece for increasing his confidence that he is ready to absorb contact from NFL linebackers.
The intrigue and suspense is suddenly building in Cincinnati… Can All ascend to the TE1 chair in high-octane Bengals offense? Tight end premium drafters and dynasty league managers should consider adding All now, and then track his training camp performances closely.
Pitcher predicts that Colbie Young will “fight and battle” this summer, and he believes Young “can do [things] quickly and help us.” This report indicates that the Bengals are searching for answers at their No. 3 receiving spot as Andrei Iosivas—who managed just 435 receiving yards on 56 targets last season—and tight end Mike Gesicki compete secondary targets.
If Young can consistently out-earn Gesicki and Iosivas in training camp, he would become a clever late-round fantasy football best ball option and priority dynasty league stash with direct access to an elite passing offense.
Joe Burrow threw for 284 yards and four touchdowns in the Bengals loss, he also tossed two interceptions. Tee Higgins was his favorite target, catching six passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns.
Tight end Mike Gesicki and running back Chase Brown were the recipients of Burrow’s other two touchdown passes. Brown added another score on the ground but only totaled 23 rushing yards.
Unfortunately Higgins also suffered another concussion in this game and his situation should be monitored, Burrow seems to deal with injuries every year but when healthy he’s one of the best quarterbacks in the league and should be confidently started.
Author: David Leonard Jr. (@RealDelcoDave)
Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase led the way for the Cincinnati Bengals Thursday night as they hung 32 points on the Baltimore Ravens in their victory. Burrow threw for over 250 yards and Chase cleared the century mark in receiving yards.
While Chase didn’t find the endzone he did have 110 receiving yards on seven receptions. Burrow threw two touchdown passes, one to Andrei Iosivas and another to Tanner Hudson, and running back Chase Brown matched Chase with seven catches.
The Bengals season is circling the drain but with Burrow back under center this offense is among the best in the league and their playmakers such as Chase and Brown, along with Tee Higgins when healthy, should be started in fantasy lineups with confidence.
Author: David Leonard Jr. (@RealDelcoDave)
Joe Burrow went through an entire week of practice for the Cincinnati Bengals this week. The organization declined to activate him from the injured reserve before the 4 pm window closed. All indications at practice were that he looked great after his return from surgery on a Grade 3 turf toe injury two months ago. Joe Flacco (shoulder) has rested throughout the week and will resume starting duties on Sunday.
Burrow returned to practice in rapid time, as the injury was supposed to keep him out until at least mid-December. He’ll have to wait another week. Prior to practicing, the team had already circled the Week 13 Thanksgiving Day game against Baltimore as his likely return. It’s feasible that the team might want to hold him out against a rough New England front that is currently third in the NFL in sacks. Additionally, should the QB be sore after his initial return, the short turnaround to Thursday would mean a regression if he were unable to play.
For his part, Flacco has a 96.3 rating while passing for 1,453 yards with 12 touchdowns and three picks in just five games. He’ll lead the squad (minus Ja’Marr Chase) against MVP candidate Drake Maye and the 9-2 New England Patriots.
Fantasy lowdown: Not much change to the personnel, except for Chase (suspended). Fantasy managers can expect an extra bump to Tee Higgins, a full game of usage for Andre (Yoshi) Iosivas, and likely some additional looks to tight end Mike Gesicki returning from injury. Flacco can only be counted on as a mid-range QB2 at best on Sunday.
Author: Samwise (BuyAndSellYou)
