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When you’ll be able to decide the unfold and totals properly, you’ll be able to predict completions, yards, touchdowns properly. Our first waiver wire report had some clear HITS (Daniel Jones, Wan’Dale Robinson, and Quentin Johnston). We additionally really useful Calvin Austin, Hunter Henry, and Brenton Unusual two weeks in the past.
Gamers To Goal
Whereas a number of gamers under are usually not weekly starters they’re participant I might seize for the bench over various gamers rostered at their similar place at significantly greater percentages.
Sam Darnold (26%): We don’t advocate him as your major starter however his upside is greater than most different QBs ranked within the 20s for the remainder of the season. Between what he did final season for Minnesota and his rising reference to rookie Tory Horton he has 4 trusted weapons (JSN, Cooper Kupp, Horton, RB Zach Charbonnet when wholesome). His worth is boosted in case your league solely subtracts 1 level per interception as a substitute of two. Darnold has not had a rush try in his final two video games and rookie QB Jalen Milroe is clearly the higher possibility in a transparent QB dashing state of affairs, however at a sure level Darnold will begin scrambling to keep away from strain and this side additionally offers him a leg up over the older QBs like Matt Stafford and Aaron Rodgers.
Jeremy McNichols (9%): His 60+ yard dashing landing vs the Raiders seemed like his opponent, Ashton Jeanty, enjoying vs Mountain West Convention defenders. The Commanders clearly are usually not going to have a workhorse RB this season and as a substitute will probably give the ball to the new hand. McNichols has a really excessive ceiling on this offense. He is had quick large “fantasy bursts” in his previous and if/when ‘Invoice’ or Chris Rodriguez have been to get harm McNichols might discover himself within the Austin Ekeler function for a number of weeks and he’d be an excellent streaming possibility. Final season he had back-to-back video games of 19.4 and 10.4 FPs.
Rico Dowdle (25%): The Panthers had the very best win / recreation within the Bryce Younger period and it wasn’t a coincidence that Rico Dowdle performed vital snaps (10 rush, 30 yards, 1 rushtd) after he solely had 9 rushes and 21 yards within the first two weeks mixed. Chuba Hubbard nonetheless had 17 carries (73 yards) however nobody considered Chuba Hubbard as a Derrick Henry workhorse. I feel the pair will settle into a pleasant 60/40 break up at RB and Dowdle will carve out a ten contact, 50 yard, 20% TD probability function for a quickly enhancing Panthers offense. Dowdle is RB 47 the remainder of the season based mostly on the projection however his upside is greater than RB2s projected for extra ‘ground factors’ like Justice Hill, Ollie Gordon, or Rachaad White.
Calvin Austin III (44%): Roman Wilson was a excessive 2nd spherical decide in ’24 however has 2 targets and 1 rec in his profession. There’s so little ‘trusted’ depth at WR that Austin’s expensive tipped INT in Week 2 did not cease Aaron Rodgers from concentrating on him for a key TD in Week 3. DK Metcalf goes to get a ton of consideration from the protection and Calvin Austin could possibly match into one in all Metcalf’s calves however as WR2 in a 2 WR offense Austin is a minimum of an ideal FLEX participant for the season.
Tre Tucker (11%): He had a monster Week 3 with 8 rec, 145 yards and three TDs. I am certain he’ll be on everybody’s waiver wire record. He was exhibiting indicators of a breakout final season regardless of the disastrous QB state of affairs he had. TE Brock Bowers is enjoying by accidents and damage inclined TE Michael Mayer was knocked out of Week 3. Many thought the Raiders would depend on extra two TE units and Ashton Jeanty could be a workhorse however neither assumption appears to be the case. Tucker is arguably TE1 already for the Raiders with Jakobi Meyers changing into WR2.
Hunter Henry (60%): He additionally had a monster Week 3 with 8 receptions, 90 yards and a couple of TDs. He had 8 targets in Week 1 and 11 targets in Week 3. These have been the 2 video games the place Drake Maye confronted elite move rushers (Maxx Crosby, TJ Watt). The ‘ghost of Stefon Diggs’ is not only on the again 9, he is in all probability on the 18th gap and close to the tip. Kayshon Boutte and Mack Hollins are WR2 and three. Lengthy story quick, this can be a group that can be concentrating on TEs (Henry and Austin Hooper) loads. Henry’s % of group receiving manufacturing are elite (18% of rec, 20% of recyd, 27% of recTD) and he’s a should begin TE with a excessive ground and ceiling.
Brenton Unusual (44%): With numerous the ageing TE stars in speedy decline we recognized Unusual as a prime waiver wire goal two weeks in the past and as an ideal draft worth in the summertime. He has not discovered the tip zone in practically a full calendar yr however with 60, 59, and 61 yards in 3 of his final 4 video games he is considerably due for a rating. He has caught 17 of his final 20 targets which is spectacular contemplating Trevor Lawrence shouldn’t be at all times on the right track. Whereas he is simply TE17 in our remainder of season projections we’re virtually in bye season time and Unusual can be a prime streaming possibility.
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