Week 14 Booms and Busts
By: Logan Lepiscopo
The final week before the fantasy football postseason begins! Bye weeks could be detrimental to people making the fantasy football postseason, but this is what the boom-and-bust articles are for! Injuries and bye weeks will never go away, it is all about adapting and overcoming those bumps in the road to get into the fantasy football postseason. Reminder: Just because I said a player is going to be a bust this week does not mean that you should bench them, it is just merely a reminder that the tough matchup could lead to an underwhelming performance.Â
Quarterbacks:
 Boom Candidates
Kirk Cousins (@ DET) Projection: 21.4
Mac Jones (@ ARZ) Projection: 17.0
Justin Herbert (vs. MIA) Projection: 22.0
Trevor Lawrence (@ TEN) Projection: 19.0
Tyler Huntley (@ PIT) Projection: 18.3
Bust Candidates
Daniel Jones (vs. PHI) Projection: 17.6
Dak Prescott (vs. HOU) Projection: 20.3
Patrick Mahomes (@ DEN) Projection: 23.3
Tom Brady (@ SF) Projection: 17.1
Deshaun Watson (@ CIN) Projection: 20.3Â
Running Backs:
 Boom Candidates
Tony Pollard (vs. HOU) Projection: 15.1
Joe Mixon (vs. CLE) Projection: 18.4
Jeff Wilson Jr. (@ LAC) Projection: 10.7
D’Onta Foreman (@ SEA) Projection: 12.0
Derrick Henry (vs. JAC) Projection: 17.8
Bust Candidates
Rachaad White (@ SF) Projection: 9.6
James Conner (vs. NE) Projection: 14.0
Dameon Pierce (@ DAL) Projection: 12.6
Najee Harris (vs. BAL) Projection: 10.9
Christian McCaffrey (vs. TB) Projection: 18.8Â
Wide Receivers:
 Boom Candidates
Jerry Jeudy (vs. KC) Projection: 13.5
Justin Jefferson (@ DET) Projection: 20.2
Christian Kirk (@ TEN) Projection: 13.9
Devin Duvernay (@ PIT) Projection: 7.8
Diontae Johnson (vs. BAL) Projection: 11.7
Bust Candidates
JuJu Smith-Schuster (@ DEN) Projection: 10.6
Amari Cooper (@ CIN) Projection: 14.8
CeeDee Lamb (vs. HOU) Projection: 16.4
Stefon Diggs (vs. NYJ) Projection: 18.3
D.J. Moore (@ SEA) Projection: 12.6
Tight Ends:
 Boom Candidates
Hunter Henry (@ ARZ) Projection: 6.6
Gerald Everett (vs. MIA) Projection: 8.1
George Kittle (vs. TB) Projection: 8.8
T.J. Hockenson (@ DET) Projection: 12.9
Tommy Tremble (@ SEA) Projection: 2.9
Bust Candidates
Jordan Akins (@ DAL) Projection: 6.5
Cade Otton (@ SF) Projection: 3.9
Mitchell Wilcox (vs. CLE) Projection: 4.7
Tyler Conklin (@ BUF) Projection: 7.7
Dawson Knox (vs. NYJ) Projection: 7.1
D/ST:
 Boom Candidates
Dallas Cowboys (vs. HOU) Projection: 7.8
Kansas City Chiefs (@ DEN) Projection: 5.6
Seattle Seahawks (vs. CAR) Projection: 5.8
Arizona Cardinals (vs. NE) Projection: 5.9
Baltimore Ravens (@ PIT) Projection: 6.7
Bust Candidates
Denver Broncos (vs. KC) Projection: 3.0
Houston Texans (@ DAL) Projection: 2.1
New York Giants (vs. PHI) Projection: 3.0
New York Jets (@ BUF) Projection: 4.0
Tennessee Titans (vs. JAC) Projection: 4.8
Kickers:
 Boom Candidates
Cade York (@ CIN) Projection: 7.1
Michael Badgley (vs. MIN) Projection: 7.4Â
Harrison Butker (@ DEN) Projection: 7.9
Jason Sanders (@ LAC) Projection: 7.2
Bret Maher (vs. HOU) Projection: 8.3
Bust Candidates
Ryan Succop (@ SF) Projection: 7.1
Greg Zuerlein (@ BUF) Projection: 7.2Â
Riley Patterson (@ TEN) Projection: 7.1
Graham Gano (vs. PHI) Projection: 8.0
Robbie Gould (vs. TB) Projection: 7.5