You made it to Week 16! Congratulations! You seemingly had loads of depth and a bit luck in your facet. Or perhaps you performed effectively all season, and watched this week’s carnage whilst you had been on a bye. Both approach, you earned this.
This week ought to show to be one other difficult one to navigate. Fantasy managers are actually with out Chris Godwin and Leonard Fournette and probably additionally Mike Evans for this week. And, as of proper now, Travie Kelce and Austin Ekeler are just some of the massive names on the COVID checklist.
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If there’s one factor you may be certain of, it’s you can’t make certain of something.
I can not emphasize sufficient: depth, depth, depth. Each place ought to have a handcuff as last-minute switches could possibly be wanted.
For this week, I’ll as soon as once more advocate that if two gamers are pretty evenly projected, begin the participant with the sooner recreation. Don’t take the prospect there could possibly be a last-minute Covid shock. When making selections on who so as to add from the wire, ensure you have some choices for every time slot. It will be an awesome concept to have somebody accessible within the Monday night time recreation in case your Sunday recreation will get tousled.
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Lastly, bear in mind to make certain you don’t put any gamers out of your early video games in a flex spot. When you have a WR within the Thursday night time recreation, play him at WR, not flex. Go away your self max choices for the weekend.
I’ve eliminated FAAB bids from this week’s article as a result of there actually isn’t any commonplace at this level within the playoffs. Comply with your intestine.
OK, right here we go. Let’s do that!
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Quarterbacks- Waiver Wire Provides
Tyler Huntley (BAL)
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No Lamar Jackson? No downside. Tyler Huntley needs to be probably the most succesful backup QB within the NFL. He almost led the Ravens to an upset victory vs. Inexperienced Bay Sunday, spoiled solely by a questionable teaching determination to go for the two-point conversion at recreation’s finish. Within the meantime, he was the top-scoring fantasy QB of the week with a whopping 35.9 fantasy factors. When you have Jackson – heck, even should you don’t – it wouldn’t damage to have Huntely in your bench. He’s 96% accessible.
Jimmy Garoppolo (SF)
Final Sunday could not have been spectacular, nevertheless it wasn’t terrible, both. And in actual life soccer phrases, it was glorious, as Jimmy G completed with a 123.7 QB score. In reality, Jimmy G has completed with a 90-plus QB score in his final eight contests in a row. There will not be large upside, however it’s best to be capable of rely on Garoppolo for the final two weeks of the season ought to something occur to your starter. This week he will get Tennessee, and Houston will likely be his matchup for your Week 17 championship.
Tua Tagovailoa (MIA)
It was not the most effective efficiency on Sunday, nevertheless it additionally wasn’t the worst. In the event you’re trying for a COVID insurance coverage coverage, Tua has an honest matchup with the Saints this week. I do know the Saints simply shut down Tom Brady, however I doubt they may plan to close down Tua with such a vengeance. In the meantime, Jaylen Waddle needs to be again from the COVID checklist, and Tua needs to be a succesful fill-in if wanted. He’s 53% accessible.
(*16*)Extra QB: Ben Roethlisberger (PIT)
Operating Backs – Waiver Wire Provides
Ronald Jones (TB)
Now we have had Ronald Jones on this article for weeks now, and that is precisely why. With Leonard Fournette seemingly out for some time, Jones ought to lead this backfield for the remainder of the fantasy playoffs. Is Jones nearly as good as Lenny? Most likely not. However, let’s face it, Tampa Bay’s choices are rapidly disappearing, and yours could possibly be, too. If there’s a succesful again with alternative behind a prime offensive line accessible in your waiver wire, you finest get on that RIGHT NOW. Jones is offered in 65% of fantasy leagues.
Jeff Wilson, Jr. (SF)
There he’s! Now we have had Wilson on this article for just a few weeks now, and it lastly paid off. Wilson had an awesome day on Sunday speeding for 110 yards and a TD and ending with 19.9 PPR factors. Wilson was a playoff stud for us final week, and if Eli Mitchell doesn’t return on a brief week, he ought to proceed to have an enormous function on this backfield, even when he does share it with Deebo Samuel.
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Craig Reynolds (DET)
Effectively, it seems to be like Craig Reynolds is the man. With no D’Andre Swift, no Jamaal Williams, and no T.J. Hockenson, Detroit received its second recreation of the yr. Reynolds was an enormous a part of that with 112 speeding yards and a rating. When you have Swift or Williams, Reynolds is a must-add. Heck, should you can’t get Ronald Jones, Reynolds is a must-add. This week, he faces an Atlanta staff that simply gave up 162 speeding yards and three speeding touchdowns to San Francisco. Weirder issues have occurred within the fantasy playoffs than a man nicknamed Netflix turning into a playoff stud, however proper now, I can’t consider them. Reynolds is offered in 87% of fantasy leagues.
Justin Jackson (LAC)
Justin Jackson seemed good on Thursday, carrying the ball 13 instances for 86 yards. With Austin Ekeler now on the COVID checklist and nonetheless coping with an ankle damage, Jackson is a must-add. It’s clear he’s subsequent in line and forward of Joshua Kelley, and this week the Chargers sq. off with Houston’s terribly beneficiant run protection.
Duke Johnson (MIA)
(*16*)To the Myles Gaskin house owners: go forward and punch a pillow. You’ve earned it. Duke Johnson appeared out of nowhere and stole all of your fantasy factors. However, right here we’re. Johnson discovered the tip zone twice vs. the Jets on Sunday and totaled 107 yards on the bottom. Now, keep in mind it was the Jets, however if you’re determined at RB, Johnson is offered in all places. You do must be determined, although, as Miami will sq. off vs. New England’s prime run protection. Proceed with warning.
Extra RB: Jarret Patterson (WFT), Joshua Kelley (LAC). Samaje Perine (CIN), DeeJay Dallas (SEA), Le’Veon Bell (TB)
Vast Receivers – Waiver Wire Provides
Russell Gage (ATL)
I can’t speak anymore about how necessary it’s to select up Russell Gage. I received’t even point out that he’s dealing with Detroit this week, I’ll simply inform you he’s nonetheless 50% accessible, and he was 50% accessible final week, and meaning an entire lot of you missed out on 23 PPR factors in Week 15.
Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET)
Similar to with Gage, should you didn’t seize St. Brown already, please don’t inform me. The world’s smallest violin is getting an excessive amount of of a exercise. St. Brown was dominant but once more with eight catches for 90 yards and a landing and racked up 23.5 PPR factors. He has now seen 35 targets throughout the previous three weeks. Thirty-five. In THREE weeks. He’s 70% accessible and this week he’s dealing with the Falcons. You realize what to do.
(*16*)Gabe Davis (BUF)
Does it matter that you’re “landing dependent” should you all the time rating a landing? Gabe Davis has discovered the tip zone three weeks in a row, and even scored twice on Sunday with no Emmanuel Sanders. The wonderful thing about Gabe Davis is that he can fill in for any receiver in Buffalo. And Buffalo is a staff that scores loads. I don’t need to over-simplify it, however, perhaps it’s simply that straightforward. Sanders might stay out with a knee damage, Cole Beasley is on the COVID checklist, and Davis is offered in 81% of leagues.
Breshad Perriman/Scotty Miller (TB)
Yeah, I’m lumping these two guys collectively as a result of it stays to be seen what’s going on in Tampa Bay. We all know Godwin is out for the season, and we’re nonetheless ready to listen to about Evans. It’s fairly sure at the very least one among these receivers will get an uptick in targets, even with Antonio Brown set to return, however I can’t actually guess which one. I don’t love both of those guys, however should you’re in a deep league, it’s possible you’ll not have many selections. Each can be found in 99% of fantasy leagues.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling (GB)
Valdes-Scantling made this checklist final week, as a result of although Allen Lazard had the larger fantasy day per week in the past, Valdes-Scantling had seen 24 targets throughout his previous three contests for 203 yards and a rating. Effectively, let’s add Sunday to the pile, and alter these stats to 31 targets for 301 yards and two scores in 4. It’s good to have a reigning MVP’s prime goal, and you continue to can, as a result of as an alternative of choosing him up final week, folks dropped him! I just like the matchup with Cleveland this week and I LOVE it vs. Minnesota in Week 17. MVS is at present on the COVID checklist, however he has the prospect to clear earlier than Saturday. He’s accessible in 60% of fantasy leagues.
(*16*)Extra WR: Jamison Crowder (NYJ), Mecole Hardman (KC), DeMarcus Robinson (KC), Kendrick Bourne (NE), Donovan Peoples-Jones (CLE), Tim Patrick (BUF), Josh Reynolds (DET)
Tight Ends – Waiver Wire Provides
Jame O’Shaughnessy (JAC)
O’Shaughnessy has seen 21 targets in his 4 video games since getting back from damage. On Sunday, his 60 yards was probably the most amongst Jacksonville’s broad receivers, and this week he faces the Jets, who’ve been beneficiant to opposing tight ends. It’s not thrilling to roster any Jags, however O’Shaughnessy is offered in 98% of fantasy leagues.
Cole Kmet (CHI)
Right here he’s once more. Kmet continues to play 83% of the staff’s snaps with an 18% goal share on the season—second solely to Darnell Mooney—and a 62.5% catch fee, superior to Mooney’s 56.7%. In Monday night time’s motion, Kmet led all Chicago receivers with 9 targets and 71 yards. He’s seen 32 targets throughout the previous 4 video games, and subsequent up is a Seattle staff that has surrendered 9.46 yards per goal and three touchdowns to the tight finish in Weeks 12-14.
Extra TE: Gerald Everett (SEA), Foster Moreau (LV)
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