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Knile Davis, Austin Davis strong start earns them a spot on the fantasy break out team. Davis is in his second season in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs has earned much of his playing time due to injuries to Jamaal Charles. This has led to three straight solid fantasy games for the second year running back.
The Chiefs running back was limited in week 1 with one carry for three yards and one catch for three yards. Since then the former Arkansas Razorback has rushed for over 300 yards in the past three games with three touchdowns. This includes his strong performance on Monday Night Football splitting carries with Charles.
Davis finished the night with 16 carries for 107 yards to go along with one catch for 12 yards. Despite not finding the end zone and the return of Charles, Davis is a great option in deep fantasy leagues as Andy Reid will look to keep Charles as healthy as possible for the entire season.
The other Davis having a break out fantasy season is Austin Davis for the St. Louis Rams despite not entering the season as the team’s backup quarterback. In week 1 both Sam Bradford and Shaun Hill left with injuries forcing Davis into the game.
Now Davis has a long way to go to take over as a full time starter for any fantasy team but he could be a viable fantasy option on Draftday and FanDuel. Davis enters week 5 costing $7,200 on Fanduel and the 20th overall fantasy quarterback.
Here are some of the other top fantasy breakout stars in 2014
Justin Forsett, Baltimore Ravens: The seventh year running back is 10th in the NFL in rushing yards with 255. Forsett has been very productive in four games despite getting 11 touches in game one, eight touches in game two, 11 touches in game three and 14 touches in game four. The first year Raven has also added at least three catches in all four games for fantasy owners in PPR leagues.
Matt Asiata, Minnesota Vikings: Asiata has emerged as the Vikings starting running back with Adrian Peterson out of the lineup. The third year running back out of Utah put together his best fantasy game of the season in week 4 with 78 yards on the ground and three rushing touchdowns. If Teddy Bridgewater stays healthy the Vikings offense could gain some steam the rest of the way.
Niles Paul, Washington Redskins: Paul entered the season as the third option at tight end behind Jordan Reed. Times have changed as Reed has only been activated for one game while Paul has had at least 60 yards receiving in each of the four Redskins games this season.
Larry Donnell, New York Giants: Donnell might have been the most picked up free agent on the waiver wire this week as he pulled in three touchdown grabs on Thursday Night football. The second year tight end has pulled in at least five passes in all four games making him a viable option in PPR leagues. If the Giants offense continues to roll he might become a full time starter for fantasy owners.
Chandler Catanzaro, Arizona Cardinals: Typically kickers don’t get much fantasy but this rookie has been outstanding for the Cardinals. On the season Catanzaro is nine for nine on field goals including one over 50 yards along.
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