More and more bye weeks and injuries are hitting our rosters. I can’t remember a time when it seemed like every team in every league had been hit by the injury bug. This is just a test to make sure you are active each week and looking to add the depth needed to win your leagues. Hopefully, you have been following along. Several names I mentioned have proven to be great additions to the waiver wire.
Priority Adds
Drake Maye – New England Patriots QB
Yahoo Rostership – 6%
ESPN Rostership – 4%
He had a stellar showing in his first career start, and Drake Maye will open up this offense. Who does he get to play next week? That Jacksonville Jaguars have been the league’s worst against QBs. Pick him up and start him if you have issues with the bye week.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. – New York Giants RB
Yahoo Rostership – 45%
ESPN Rostership – 45%
Tracy has played well with Devin Singletary’s injury to the point where they cannot keep him on the bench. He has earned a role and perhaps taken over as the lead back. Available in most leagues, look to add him as a potential league winner.
Sean Tucker – Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB
Yahoo Rostership – 1%
ESPN Rostership – 1%
This will be a top add from everyone’s articles and possibly the FAAB dump of the year. My issue is that it will be unclear once all running backs are healthy. However, taking a chance on someone who handled that much of the workload is worth the risk.
Demario Douglas – New England Patriots WR
Yahoo Rostership – 7%
ESPN Rostership – 21%
Coinciding with Drake Maye, Demario “Pop” Douglas looked like a favorite target for Maye. With back-to-back weeks with nine targets and getting his first touchdown of the season, he will look to be a great play against the Jaguars this week.
Cade Otton – Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE
Yahoo Rostership – 36%
ESPN Rostership – 24%
The position has not been pretty this year, but Cade has been getting work, and Baker has been having an MVP-like season. He has 19 targets over the last three weeks, so look for anyone who sees that kind of involvement.
Stashes
Spencer Rattler – New Orleans Saints QB
Yahoo Rostership – 4%
ESPN Rostership – 3%
With Derek Carr not hitting the IR, he can come back any week instead of at least four weeks out. Spencer played well for his first career start without Olave and Shaheed for most of it. If he continues to play well, the team will be pressured to start the young rookie, and it would be a good stash in deeper or Superflex leagues.
Kimani Vidal – Los Angeles Chargers RB
Yahoo Rostership – 11%
ESPN Rostership – 2%
If you follow the Undroppables, you know we love Vidal. We want him to be a starter, but JK has been having a great season, and we are happy for him. Let’s hope Vidal will start to get more work and carve out a role that we can see him earning. He’s a great stash candidate.
Devaughn Vele – Denver Broncos WR
Yahoo Rostership – 0%
ESPN Rostership – 0%
What a weird start to Vele’s career. In his two active games, he led the team in catches or receiving yards. So, why is he a healthy scratch most weeks? Let’s stash him on the bench and see if he can stop being a healthy scratch and turn into a league-winner flex-start.
Cut Candidates
Travis Etienne Jr. – Jacksonville Jaguars RB
What a falloff for ETN. He will be out on injury; Tank and others have also outperformed him. You may want to hang on to your high draft pick, but it is currently looking like a lost season for Travis.
Jerome Ford – Cleveland Browns RB
Another player will be hitting injury status, but Nick Chubb is returning to the starting roster. You can bench him just in case of a handcuff, but he hasn’t performed well this year.
