The New York Jets signed Fields as a two-year bridge, with Engstrand reshaping the attack to maximize his dual-threat upside. The Athletic’s QB tier put Fields in a tier-four bucket, ranking him 27th overall—a spot that underscores rotate-in NFL fantasy risk but also a rushing floor ripe for upside in a revamped Jets system.

Fields’ make-or-break year sits beside a cohort of QBs ranked behind him (Richardson, Jones, Penix, McCarthy); Flacco’s veteran patience sits at No. 31. For fantasy managers, Fields’ rushing ability and new scheme create upside as a streamer, with real weekly upside if the Jets lean into his strengths and stay healthy.

Midseason breakout for Downs with the Colts, thriving in a high-target, slot-heavy role despite injuries that slowed him late. Croskey-Merritt turned heads at Shrine Bowl and validated big-combine potential, landing in Washington’s backfield with a path to early-down work. A late-round group—Charbonnet, Mooney, Mims, McCarthy, Lawrence, Tank Bigsby, Okonkwo, Strange, Downs—offers weekly must-start upside if roles materialize.

NFL arrests since 2000 are tallied across 11 teams, led by Minnesota with 57 incidents and Denver just behind at 56.1. Cincinnati, Jacksonville, and Kansas City rank high among the rest, with Browns, Titans, Buccaneers, Colts, Bears, and Seahawks also making the list. The MakeShift Podcast framing highlights roster-risk and off-field volatility that fantasy managers must weigh when drafting or streaming players who come from these teams.

Denver’s defense opened 2024 with Seattle in Week 1, signaling a storm of pressures and sacks led by Zach Allen. Allen’s subtle stance reversal changed the rhythm of interior blocks and fed a masterclass in late-game disruption.

Offseason work centered on experimentation and counters, with Denver’s inside trio pushing each other to sharper edges. Week 1 against Tennessee looms as a proving ground as Allen’s plan for 2025 aims to crown a championship run.