Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry

Week 6 Love/Hate: Ashton Jeanty, Rome Odunze, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Matthew Stafford

Date: October 9, 2025
Hosts: Matthew Berry & Jay Croucher

Episode Overview

This Week 6 “Love/Hate” episode of Fantasy Football Happy Hour dives deep into fantasy analysis, highlighting key players rising and falling in value. Berry and Croucher—minus recurring contributors Lawrence Jackson and Connor Rogers due to Lawrence’s surgery—bring their signature humor and direct fantasy advice with rankings, trade talk, and insights on waiver pickups. Running backs feature heavily, along with emerging wideouts like Rome Odunze and Amon-Ra St. Brown, alongside crucial quarterback recommendations. The show keeps a conversational, lightly irreverent tone, supporting in-depth fantasy decision-making for Week 6.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Pod Chemistry & Scene-Setting

• [02:05] Jay Croucher jokes about the “intimate dinner” setting with Berry, explaining why only the two of them are present and poking fun at the running “sexual tension” between them as a duo.
• [03:25] Update on Lawrence Jackson’s absence (post-surgery, week-to-week recovery).

2. Running Back “Love” List & Deep Dives

Ashton Jeanty – Key Breakout Candidate

• [04:23] Player insight:
  • Jeanty’s own words show humility and focus:
    “Whenever I get the ball, I just want to make the most of my opportunities…my opportunities will come when they come.” – A. Jeanty [04:35]
  • Berry: Rising due to increased usage and a soft matchup vs. Titans.
  • Stats:
    • 16% target share last two weeks; 42 total touches [05:36]
    • RB7 this week for Berry.
  • “Running backs that have seen at least 18 touches against the Titans this year are averaging almost 21 fantasy points per game.” – M. Berry [05:55]
• Trade Insight:
  • “Trade Garrett Wilson for Genty? I’d rather have Genty.” – J. Croucher [07:07]
  • “Genty is going to get 16–18 touches every game…” – J. Croucher [08:10]

Others RBs Receiving “Love”

• Kyron Williams

  • “Better days ahead for Kyron beginning this week against the Baltimore Ravens.” – J. Croucher [09:06]
  • Big favorite, volume play vs. weakened Ravens D.

• Rashad White

  • Heavy workload, favorable matchup vs. 49ers; pass-catcher role critical [11:34]
  • “Rashad White, who’s getting a massive workload, heavily involved in the passing game in a favorable matchup against the 49ers. He’s a top 12 running back for me…” – M. Berry [12:25]
  • White vs. Davante Adams: Berry calls White the “floor” play, Adams the “upside” play, recommends White for safety [13:09]

• Josh Jacobs

  • “The best anonymous star in the NFL…there are few better bets to get into the end zone this week than Josh Jacobs.” – J. Croucher [13:58]
  • Berry praises Jacobs’ consistency, notes Emmanuel Wilson as a handcuff [14:37]

Deep RB Flex Recommendations

• Quinshon Judkins – Massive volume, top “others receiving votes” RB [19:26]
• Jaquari Croskey-Merritt – Explosive talent, breakout game coming [19:47]
• Rico Dowdle – Dallas revenge game, strong flex option if Hubbard sits [20:31]

3. Running Back “Hate” List & Bench Advice

• Derrick Henry

  • “He’s been brutal…since week 2, he’s running back 46 on a points per game basis…” – M. Berry [22:07]
  • Game script and matchup concerns make him a “low-end flex” this week (RB27).

• Michael Carter

  • “If he couldn’t be efficient against the Titans, I don’t think he’s going to be efficient against the Colts.” – J. Croucher [24:01]
  • Berry: risky flex, expects volume but low efficiency [25:05]

4. Wide Receiver “Love” List

Rome Odunze – Bears’ Rising Star

• “Fourth among all wide receivers in fantasy points per game…Now he gets a relatively favorable matchup…” – J. Croucher [31:10]
• “A Dunesday … end zone target in every single game this year … Fire him up.” – M. Berry [32:37]

Amon-Ra St. Brown – Locked and Loaded

• “He’s one of the few players in fantasy football that have both a floor and a ceiling…floor, but he’s also a threat to go 8 for 100 and 2 touchdowns.” – M. Berry [35:01]
• High expectations vs. Chiefs’ banged-up secondary.

Tetero McMillan

• “He’s had at least eight targets in every single game this season. Wide receivers that have seen at least seven targets against the Cowboys are averaging 26 fantasy points per game this year.” – M. Berry [35:35]

Calvin Ridley

• “Looks like this is going to be the Ellic IO Manor show, which is not a show that many people buy tickets to. But Calvin Ridley seemed to re establish himself as the number one guy.” – J. Croucher [36:27]
• Easier schedule, massive target share, viable as a WR3/flex.

Others “Receiving Votes” (WR and TE)

• Stefon Diggs – 40% target share, due for more touchdowns [40:25]
• Cortland Sutton – Top 16 WR almost every week
• Devonta Smith – “At least 27% target share in 3 of last 4 games.”
• TEs: Mason Taylor, Jake Tongass – Streamable, strong target share

5. Wide Receiver & TE “Hate” List

• Tee Higgins
  • “You just don’t feel great about T. Higgins in his first game with Joe Flacco under Center…” – M. Berry [42:22]
  • Wait-and-see play; only WR38 for Berry.
• Garrett Wilson
  • “He is more of a low end WR2 this week, so I wouldn't expect amazing things with such a tough matchup.” – J. Croucher [43:17]

6. Quarterbacks: Love/Hate

“Love” List

• Matthew Stafford
  • “Last four weeks, Matthew Stafford is fourth in fantasy points per pass attempt…now he gets the Ravens who have allowed the most touchdown passes this season…” – M. Berry [47:46]
• Drake Maye
  • Croucher: “Favorable matchup against the Saints pass defense that doesn’t scare you…I think Drake May is the real deal.” [48:34]
• Caleb Williams
  • “My number nine quarterback this week…opposing quarterbacks love [the Commanders], as much as I love my Commanders.” – M. Berry [49:28]
• Justin Herbert
  • “Herbert, after a tough couple of weeks, I think he gets right against Miami.” – J. Croucher [50:54]

Deep “Love” Values

• Bo Nix, Mac Jones – Both strong streamers due to matchup (Nix pass volume, Jones in Shanahan’s system)

“Hate” List

• Kyler Murray
  • “He just hasn’t looked right this year…he has yet to be better than QB14 in any week this season.” – M. Berry [53:07]
• Trevor Lawrence
  • “Rather not start Trevor Lawrence…still some growing pains in this past game for the Jags.” – J. Croucher [53:21]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Ashton Jeanty:
  “He’s fallen so far from where he was drafted early on that we can now put him on the love list…” – M. Berry [05:36]

• On Josh Jacobs’ anonymity:
  “Josh Jacobs could be like your insurance adjuster.” – M. Berry [15:44] “Josh Jacobs is so forgettable you just forgot it in three seconds.” – Viewer comment [18:38]

• On fairness/football life lessons:
  “My rule always with [kids teams] is … I don’t care if you don’t make a play … what I will care about is a mental mistake because that’s the one thing we can all control…” – M. Berry [27:17]

• On tiebreakers/different rules for stars:
  “There are different rules. I wish people would just admit that.” – M. Berry [29:47]

• Puka Nacua motivational ritual:
  “Puka watches LeBron James highlights before NFL games.” – J. Croucher [47:06]

Important Timestamps

• RB segment start: [03:42]
• Ashton Jeanty breakout & trade talk: [04:23–08:51]
• Kyron Williams & Rashad White analysis: [09:06–12:37]
• Josh Jacobs deep dive: [13:58–18:32]
• WR Love, Rome Odunze segment: [31:10–32:37]
• Amon-Ra St. Brown discussion: [33:41–35:18]
• QB Love/Hate: [47:34–53:21]
• Notable coaching/life digression: [27:17–29:47]

Tone and Style

The episode is energetic, irreverent, and conversational, with Berry and Croucher freely riffing on football, pop culture, and each other. Rankings and analysis stay actionable and sharp, but the hosts’ chemistry and fantasy war stories keep things personable and relatable. Direct, candid player advice is backed by stats and context, helping listeners prepare for pivotal Week 6 matchups.

Summary Takeaways

• Start: Ashton Jeanty, Kyron Williams, Rashad White, Josh Jacobs, Rome Odunze, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Matthew Stafford, and Calvin Ridley (as a flex).
• Bench/approach with caution: Derrick Henry, Michael Carter, Tee Higgins, Kyler Murray, Trevor Lawrence.
• Watch for: Deep volume RB/WR/TE flex plays (Croskey-Merritt, Dowdle, Tongass); QB streamers (Bo Nix, Mac Jones).
• Trade/Sit Start Advice: Listeners’ roster/league context matters (e.g., Jeanty vs. Wilson); workload and matchup trump name value this week.