Monday Reality Check: Welcome Roddy White to Fantasy Football Elite

We loved Roddy White coming into the season. The rationale was simple, he was a stud last year with Joey Harrington et al throwing to him. Whenever Matt Ryan got comfortable in the NFL, White would enjoy even better numbers. Well, it's happening right before our very eyes.

In four of the last five games, White has scored at least one touchdown and accrued over 100 yards receiving. In the other, he nabbed seven catches for 90 yards. While Ryan is still finding a comfort level in the NFL, he's likely to lean more heavily on the receivers he trusts. He obviously trusts White, as the majority of his targets head that way.

In my weekly rankings, I welcomed Lee Evans into the elite echelon of fantasy WRs, and now I'm doing the same to White. These two join Andre Johnson, Steve Smith, Larry Fitzgerald, Reggie Wayne, Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, Anquan Boldin, Greg Jennings, Brandon Marshall, and Santana Moss as guys you can never, ever bench.

So, welcome, Roddy, you may now celebrate with a back-flip.

Other Reality Checks:

- Don't give up on Ronnie Brown. He had another rough outing and teams have caught onto the Wildcat, sure, but the Dolphins are playing the Broncos next week. The Broncos sport the 30th-ranked run defense in the league, and recently allowed Sammy Morris to pile up 20 fantasy points in one half.

- The Jets flat out suck. I can't justify them any longer. Stop playing Brett Favre, and move on with your life. I apologize for suggesting he was a good fantasy QB earlier in the season.

- Don't you dare ever sit Matt Schaub at home. I hope you played him this week, as I had him ranked in the top five.

- DeAngelo Williams has to be maddening to own. He's unpredictable, even in matchups where it seems easy to predict. We knew he was a decent flex play yesterday, so hopefully he was active in most lineups. Even though he's coming off a good week, it might be easy to pry him from his owner due to the fickle season ... and now is the time to strike. He has a bye next week. After that? Raiders, Lions, Falcons, Packers on the docket. Each of those four teams are ranked 23rd or lower against the run.

- Torry Holt is no longer startable in fantasy. We have to give up on the name recognition. It was one thing when no one was accruing stats on the Rams earlier in the season. Now, though, we've seen Donnie Avery outplay him two straight weeks. The Rams face some bad pass defenses in the upcoming weeks (Cards, Jets, Niners, Bears), so grab Avery if you still can. I'd sit on Holt, but not start him until he shows some sign of life.