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Jameis Winston, Doug Martin, Mike Evans Post-Week 10 Fantasy Advice

Fantasy Football
November 15, 2015

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 10-6 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday was far from aesthetically pleasing, although fantasy football owners who were relying on wide receiver Mike Evans, running back Doug Martin and quarterback Jameis Winston at least received some solid yardage totals.

The Buccaneers managed to win the game despite two interceptions from Winston and a team-high 63 rushing yards from Martin (who boosted his value with four catches). Fortunately for Tampa Bay, Evans turned in a big day, and the defense kept the Tony Romo-less Cowboys in check.

Here is a look at the final outputs from Tampa Bay’s skill-position players as well as some reactions for each:

The yardage numbers were there for Winston, but the interceptions were costly. However, the most important development for fantasy owners was the rushing touchdown, which won the game and salvaged a lackluster outing.

It was only a rollout at the goal line, so don’t expect him to scamper into the end zone every week, especially since his season high in rushing yards is 24.

For fantasy purposes, Winston has flashed greatness at times (his 297 passing yards and two touchdowns against Washington come to mind), but he has been inconsistent. That is to be expected during his rookie campaign, which is what makes him a gamble in 2015.

He counts 10 touchdown passes and nine interceptions on this year’s resume, although he hasn’t thrown for a score since Week 8. Winston is a solid option if your normal starter is injured or on a bye, considering he has topped 200 passing yards eight times this year, but it will be a year or two until he is a must-start in fantasy circles.

Martin finished with a solid but unspectacular rushing-yard total, but the most important number for fantasy owners was the 18 carries. Martin had at least 19 carries in each of the prior four games until he notched a measly 11 in Week 9 against the New York Giants. That was partially because Tampa Bay was playing from behind, but it was a relief to see more touches Sunday.

What’s more, Charles Sims had only five carries against Dallas, and it was clear that Martin is the top back in Tampa Bay.

Martin hasn’t cracked 100 rushing yards in his last three outings, but he has reached the century mark three times this year and was fifth in the league in rushing yards coming into Sunday’s game. He even got involved in the passing attack against the Cowboys, and Luke Easterling of DraftBreakdown.com was impressed:

Martin tallied 1,454 rushing yards in his rookie season but failed to reach 500 in the next two injury-plagued campaigns. Fortunately for fantasy owners, he is healthy and producing this year and should be a lock to start heading into the stretch run.

Ever since Vincent Jackson left Tampa Bay’s Week 7 game against Washington, Evans has been a fantasy star. The latter had 164 yards and a touchdown in that contest, 150 yards in Week 9 and 126 yards Sunday.

More importantly for long-term fantasy projections, take a look at Evans’ recent target totals:

Even when Jackson comes back, Evans is a safe fantasy play. He topped 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and has developed some chemistry over the past few games with Winston. Look for those targets to keep coming Evans’ way, and he has the talent to parlay them into fantasy production.

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