Week 14 fantasy fallers: It's 'go-time'

The fantasy playoffs are imminent, which means it’s time to cut the dead weight. These players may have been successful in the past, but at this point, they all need to go.

Jonathon Brooks (RB) Carolina Panthers

The Panthers were widely criticized after the draft for using a second-round pick (46th overall) on the former Texas running back. Brooks suffered a knee injury in college that kept him out most of the 2024 season. Since making his NFL debut in Week 12, he’s run for just 25 yards on eight carries, earning a total of 7.8 fantasy points.

To be fair, Brooks did contribute as a receiver with three catches for 23 yards against Tampa Bay last week, but that's not enough to qualify him as a sleeper or a handcuff to Chuba Hubbard, the NFL’s sixth-leading rusher.

Hubbard signed a four-year, $32M extension with Carolina in November and the team seems intent on making him earn it. 

Brooks ran for 1,479 yards with the Longhorns in 2023 and will surely see better days, but with the exception of dynasty leagues he holds no fantasy value in 2024.

Kirk Cousins (QB) Atlanta Falcons

In actual football, Cousins has made the playoffs four times in 12 seasons. In fantasy football, he shouldn’t get a sniff of postseason play. The 36-year-old quarterback had an abysmal game against the Chargers last week, throwing four interceptions including a pick-six in a 17-13 home loss.