Daniel Schmidt

Schmidt's biggest asset is availability and role certainty, he is Nagoya's starter and averaging 78 minutes per appearance, which gives a steady floor of save opportunities and clean-sheet upside at home against Shimizu S-Pulse. The Sorare Edge pegs him at 72.3 points with model confidence listed as MEDIUM, so there is clear ceiling appeal if Nagoya keeps him busy. He has four appearances in the last 5 game weeks and 11 in the last 15 game weeks, so occasional rotation is possible but the odds favor him starting and delivering reliable fantasy minutes.