Update after week 1, why not? things have happened!
Here is a quick summary on which kingmakers significantly improved their odds at hitting lotto in week 2:
Zack Moss (Ready to Start)
Justice Hill (Ready to Start)
Kyren Williams (Ready to Start)
Tyjae Spears (Confirmed Talented)
Joshua Kelley (Ready to Start?)
I also want to start maybe labeling the Kingmakers with "Talent" to give a sense of where the player stands in my mind. Many of us know that opportunity and talent is needed for RB lotto tickets to hit. But many kingmakers might be Jags and not all that talented. Many of this list will be a retread as well so I'll try to highlight the changes if you already read thru the first time, back in August.
CANDIDATES for the Season Changing – KingMaker List - by division
I'll Asterisk the team with the Kingmaker* and Bold the Kingmakers
I'll Highlight
Downgrades/
Upgrades
As of Sunday Sep 14th.
AFC East
BUF
Damien Harris is now
pretty cheap and if Cook fumbles/gets injured he definitely will be Kingmaker.
*MIA
Raheem Mostert
(hurt already?) and Salvon Ahmed
(JAG) are splitting,
Jeff Wilson Jr. (
Talent) Kingmaker
Devon Achane (Talent?) Team linked to JT trade so we’ll see. These RBs belong on the bench or wait and see.
NEP
Zeke Elliott could emerge as the next option here, if injury occurs.
NYJ
Michael Carter is worth monitoring.
AFC North
*BAL
Gus Edwards or Justice Hill (
Talent) are both possible kingmakers. I initially only saw Gus Bus as the guy, but after learning the skillset I think Gus is a Roman fit and Justice is a Monken fit.
CIN
Chase Brown is worth stashing as a Kingmaker.
CLE
Pierre Strong traded!
Jerome Ford injured to begin season. but monitor both
*PIT
Jaylen Warren (
Talent) is a must draft/stash/roster for anyone. Already forced a split last year. 1st Kingmaker rank
AFC South
HOU
Devin Singletary is the definitive handcuff, yet only monitor.
*IND
Zack Moss(Talent?) needs to be stashed Week 2 is a golden opportunity. Congrats if you got your lotto ticket, it could be cashed in this week!
Deon Jackson is JAG
*JAC
Tank Bigsby(Talent) seems likely to force a split and injury makes the king. He is the 2nd best Kingmaker after Jaylen Warren. I saw a bad week 1 and they still love the kid, that effort play at goalline will be in the coach's mind and confirmed that he is talented. Not that the play is great but that the coach has confidence in his ability.
*TEN
Tyjae Spears(Talent) I think I sold him short previously he is now monitor/stash worthy
Hassan Haskins has a 1/2 down role that is less appealing. Oline is bad.
AFC West
*DEN
Samaje Perine(
Talent) 3rd Kingmaker. I think Javonte will not fully be themselves on first year back after the injury.
KCC
Jerrick McKinnon best COP in the game right now and is weeky lowend flex.
CEH not good fit, I think barring injury, monitor only.
LVR
Zamir White is another frontrunner. 4th best Kingmaker
*LAC
Joshua Kelley (Talent) is the main frontrunner
Isaiah Spiller is a COP.
NFC East
*DAL
Rico Dowdle (Talent) is the perfect reason to make this list, never even heard of him before. He's been on Dallas for three straight seasons despite ending up on IR the last two seasons. 215lbs so could be the out of nowhere league winner!
Deuce Vaughn COP so small it is funny to watch youtube vids of his play
NYG
Matt Breida is not the answer. Most likely would be someone not on the roster.
*PHI
Welcome to pure Hell, I have a monitor on all and if I have a gun to my head its Gainwell as a kingmaker.
D’Andre Swift injury risk
Rashad Penny injury risk
Kenneth Gainwell (Talent) injured
Boston Scott JAG
*WAS
Antonio Gibson(Talent) frontrunner and just the more dynamic player in my eyes
NFC North
*CHI
Roschon Johnson(Talent) roster them now!
Donta Foreman monitor if injuries occur.
*DET
Jahmyr Gibbs
David Montgomery(Talent)
This plays out as if it was still Swift and Williams in my eyes.
Gibbs tho should be ceiling of what Kamara was as a rookie tho.
GBP
AJ Dillon might be looked over at this point but still is a kingmaker with low end flex appeal.
*MIN
Ty Chandler(Talent) is kingmaker candidate
NFC South
*ATL
Tyler Allgeier(
Talent) is strongly rostered Kingmaker 1 rank
CAR
Chubba Hubbard stunk 2 years ago when given starter opportunity. I don't like him.
*NO
Jamaal Williams he did it last year but the TDs are a flukely thing to rely on, but he will be goalline option most likely.
Kendre Miller the one we should focus a monitor on
*TBB
Sean Tucker(
Talent) splitting first team reps he is looking to be backup thanks for heads up on this
@Lansdowne
Chase Edmonds stunk on MIA and was traded. monitor him
Ke’Shawn Vaughn JAG
NFC West
ARI
Keaontay Ingram and Corey Clement are JAGs
LAR
Zach Evans worth a monitor
*SF
Eli Mitchell(
Talent) is my frontrunner and rounds out a top 5 Kingmaker
*SEA
Zach Charbonnet(
Talent) roster
Congrats if you read the whole thing! 28 possible Kingmakers and 19 of those are talented... haha maybe its dumb to label them on second thought?