How much pain did you feel when Wet Paper Mostert went down, or maybe when Jeudy Jeudy Jeudy found dirt instead of pay dirt? Well, I am here to help you get some players into your lineup for next week to cover these injuries.
I love the waiver wire, I always have. It is the place where you find things that nobody wanted but can easily become a gem in your lineup. Pick up the pieces out there and plug them in properly to make your lineup have success.
NOTE: If you are new around here this column refers to players rostered in under 50% of Yahoo, ESPN, and Sleeper Leagues.
Quarterbacks
Jared Goff
57 attempts, 38 completions for 338 yards, and 3 touchdowns make Goff my top add at quarterback. He utilized his running backs and tight end well and will be throwing a lot all season.
7% rostered on Yahoo
5% rostered on ESPN
4% rostered on Sleeper
15% Free Agent Budget
“Jared Goff is terrible” = everyone crazy on the #Rams / Stafford bandwagon.
338 yards and 3 TDs vs a strong D with limited weapons on his #Lions roster.
— John Frascella (@LegendSports7) September 12, 2021
NOTE: When someone throws the ball 57 times you need to seriously consider adding him. That sheer volume makes him my top add at QB.
Jameis Winston
When you throw for 5 touchdowns in Week 1 with 148 yards passing and another 37 yards rushing you become a player people that may be quarterback-needy should add.
44% rostered on Yahoo
26% rostered on ESPN
49% rostered on Sleeper
12% Free Agent Budget
Tyrod Taylor
40 yards rushing, 291 yards passing, and 4 touchdowns. Tyrod may be Tygod again after this. Something that surprised a lot of people, including me.
4% rostered on Yahoo
4% rostered on ESPN
11% rostered on Sleeper
5% Free Agent Budget
Other quarterbacks to consider: Mac Jones, Teddy Bridgewater
Running Backs
Elijah Mitchell
With Sermon a healthy scratch, Mitchell had 104 yards and a touchdown. If you the guy who appears to be leading this backfield in touches moving forward Mitchell appears to be that guy.
8% rostered on Yahoo
2% on ESPN
6% on Sleeper
20% Free Agent Budget
Elijah “Eli” Mitchell was treated like a workhorse when Raheem Mostert went down, outcarrying Jamycal Hasty 19-1.
He’s got a real chance to be Shanahan’s next Alfred Morris in this system & they’ve shown preference to him > Sermon.
I’ll be spending 50-100% of my FAAB on him.
— David J. Gautieri (@GuruFantasyWrld) September 12, 2021
James White
White had 6 receptions on 7 targets for 49 yards and added another 12 yards rushing. If you are playing in PPR I would add him over Mitchell.
33% rostered on Yahoo
47% on ESPN
41% on Sleeper
8% Free Agent Budget
Other running backs to consider: Carlos Hyde, Cordarrelle Patterson, James Hasty, Mark Ingram
Wide Receivers
Christian Kirk
5 targets for 5 receptions yielding 70 yards and 2 touchdowns tells me we need to add him. While we were all watching Rondale Moore Kirk took off.
13% rostered on Yahoo
3.6% on ESPN
20% on Sleeper
5% Free Agent Budget
@DFBeanCounter is it finally our time? Christian Kirk pulling me back in just when I thought it was over.
— Michael ProScout Liu (@MiKeMeUpP) September 13, 2021
Sterling Shepard
There is a guy I have rostered on my bench on many teams and his name is Sterling Shepard. 9 targets 7 receptions for 113 yards and a touchdown in week one have me VERY excited about my late round draft pick. Add him now.
39% rostered on Yahoo
25% on ESPN
41% on Sleeper
5% Free Agent Budget
Nelson Agholor
All the work Nelson has put in with Mac Jones one on one during the offseason has paid off. 7 targets for 5 receptions 72 yards and a touchdown.
33% rostered on Yahoo
30% on ESPN
45% on Sleeper
5% Free Agent Budget
Other wide receivers to consider: Zach Pascal, Tim Patrick, Danny Amendola and Cole Beasley
Tight Ends
Juwan Johnson
Eligible as a tight end and wide receiver on Yahoo and Sleeper, I figured I would include him here. He wasn’t heavily targeted by Winston with only 3 targets but he turned those into 3 catches for 21 yards and 2 touchdowns.
10% rostered on Yahoo
1% on ESPN
6% on Sleeper
2% Free Agent Budget
Juwan Johnson is everything we wanted Adam Trautman to be #saints
— cooterdoodle (@cooterdoodle) September 12, 2021
James O’Shaughnessy
Who? Who the hell is this guy? In the barren desert that is tight end, James O saw 8 targets for 6 receptions and 48 yards. This means he is playable and playable is what we want and he is ZERO percent rostered across the board.
0% rostered on Yahoo
0% on ESPN
0% rostered on Sleeper
1% Free Agent Budget
Other tight ends to consider: Dalton Schultz and Jared Cook
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