The Top Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 7 | RB Sleepers, WR Breakouts & FAAB Advice (Ep. 2275)

0:01 What's up, friends, and welcome to Fantasy Pros. This is the week seven waiver preview. We're going to be going through all of it. We're going to be talking about running backs, wide receivers, streaming options, and a big board for waivers. The only way to do it is to have Jake Seeley and Pat Fitzmaurice with us. There's literally no other way that we can do it. I'm Chris Welsh.

0:20 Thank you guys so much for hanging out with us. And what is kind of blah, a little bit of a blah waivers this week. If you play in a smaller league and you've got higher percentage, it might be a little bit better for you. The pickings are thin a little bit, Mr. Pat Fitzmaurice. We've got one big name we're going to talk about in percentages, but probably like a bottom two or three of all the weeks we've had so far this year of waivers. And we've got four more teams going on by.

0:47 I agree with that. It does not look good.

0:50 A couple rookies may be returning soon who are kind of interesting, as you mentioned earlier. A couple guys who are probably not available in most leagues, but in smaller leagues, 10-team leagues, 12-team leagues with shallow benches might be there.

1:07 The only real big thing that was added was to Jake Seeley's forearm. Jake, can you please show us? Can I get that in there? Yeah, we can see it. You put it in the worst spot for video here.

1:22 Dogs.

1:22 There we go. There we go. That's the Waver Wire ad of the week. is the dog tattoo to the forearm. Hopefully they didn't put the lower third on there yet. Yeah, there you go.

1:30 All right.

1:31 Let's jump into the waivers. We've got all the tattoos.

1:34 The best ad of the week.

1:35 That is the best ad of the week. I said it's the best ad of the week. From the Athletic Zone, Jake Seeley. All right. We got Fitzy. We got Seeley. We got some waivers. Let's jump into it. The top waiver for the week. You are going to have to squint your eyes on your percentages because I do know the not available in my league people might be screaming about this because we talked about him last week. But he dominates this because 49% roster percentage on Yahoo still.

2:00 Jeremy Bernard. That's going to be our top guy. Now, I do want to tell you, there is like a running back. And then there's a wide receiver that kind of opened this discussion for much deeper leagues that we will be talking about. So just sit back here. But our top waiver out of the week at 49% on Yahoo.

2:16 Right around the 50% marker everywhere. Jeremy Bernard after 12 targets, 11 catches, 87 yards, and a score. Jake Seeley, why don't you start us off here? Talk to us about Jeremy Bernard and your thoughts on how much he needs to be rostered and what type of wide receiver is he moving forward in that Pittsburgh Steelers offense? I mean, Rodgers loves him, at least. That's a big positive. But how long can that continue? What do you think about Jeremy Bernard?

2:43 Yeah, this is excited about it because we nailed this one last week and that if you waited and you were hesitant or doubting what it might be, you pretty much got the confirmation of what it could be. Obviously, I don't expect 27 targets to only go to DK Metcalf and Jeremy Bernard. But at the same time, Aaron Rodgers has been pretty funnel-y the entire season. It's been, at some point, it was Michael Pittman, a spit of that, and DK Metcalf and Roman Wilson, the one game, even though Fitz brought up at that point that Roman Wilson wasn't even running in front of Bernard at that point.

3:11 But he funnels generally to two main primary targets. He does use other options. It was a frustrating week for Pat Friermuth to see watching Darnell Washington get 17 Renzo targets, whatever that was about. But this is what the Steelers will do under McCarthy. But the big appeal for McCarthy heading into this season of why Bernard possibly had some deeper league appeals because of the three wide heavy usage, the passing, and we're seeing kind of a resurgence at the end of Aaron Rodgers' career. But the fact that what you said in the beginning of this is the biggest part of it. He trusts Bernard. We've known Aaron Rodgers for years that not only does he hate rookies, put that in quote, but he hates people he doesn't trust.

3:49 That's the biggest thing is like we saw Roman Wilson essentially benched in that game where he gave up the pass for an interception. But to put this kind of trust, not only in a wide receiver, but also a rookie who actually is a very nice compliment to what DK Metcalf can do. I think you can trust him going forward until the biggest issue here is if Michael Pittman comes back, does Pittman possibly get pipped at this point?

4:13 It's not like Bernard is not a great talent in his own right. But does Pittman come back and similar to another situation we'll talk about later, but does he come back and in that situation run as two wides and Bernard's back only out there for three wide sets? Does Roman Wilson get into it? So I would say we don't need to worry about that now because we're worried about week seven, eight, and like right now. And for right now, Bernard is at least a wide receiver three, possibly with weekly top 20 upside.

4:38 Yeah.

4:38 Pittman's not going to go anywhere because they like him as a run blocker as well. Maybe the team decides to run more through wide receiver sets, but Fitzy, Sealy said like, hey, we got it right, but people really weren't listening because he was still under 50% or right at the 50% marker. So even though he was like one or two on waivers. People were not running and putting in all the claims where he's jumped up to even 60 or 70 percent. So talk to us, Fitzy, about your process moving forward. And then what should the aggression look like this week? We obviously got to talk about number one waiver and like fab numbers. But where are you at on Jeremy Bernard after a week of wanting to claim him and then seeing this production?

5:16 Yeah, I mean, I think he is.

5:18 So the leagues where he's still available are probably the ones with shallow benches or 10 teams. And I think he should not be rostered in those leagues. And they're probably guys who are rostered in those leagues who maybe Bernard, I'm going to have Bernard ahead of them in my rest of season rankings. Jordan Addison comes to mind. I'd rather have Bernard than Jordan Addison at this point. And Addison's a good player. The run out for Bernard has been really good. It helps that he is far and away the most explosive guy they have now after the catch.

5:48 I mean, DK Metcalf is hard to tackle after, but like as far as making things happen, And you kind of need that with Aaron Rodgers. His average depth of target was kind of up through the first five weeks. I thought we saw it come back down against the Buccaneers. It seemed like he wanted to get the ball, I shouldn't say out quicker because he had time to throw, but was still taking a lot of the check down-y stuff. Well, Bernard is the one guy who can turn a short pass into a bigger gain in this offense. You've got a couple of competent but not explosive tight ends with Pat Fryermuth and Darnell Washington. You've got DK Metcalf, who's always been kind of an air yards guy and isn't going to do a lot of damage after the catch.

6:29 Bernard is the one guy who can make things happen after the catch.

6:32 And now he's clearly the 1B at wide receiver here.

6:37 Maybe he's the two behind DK Metcalf, but he's playing a pretty valuable role for this Pittsburgh passing game now. And yeah, I think there's something close to wide receiver three value the rest of the season, even when everyone's off by.

6:53 So then– I was going back up to Fitz's point.

6:56 I looked it up.

6:57 This is actually his air yards per attempt by game for Rodgers. 8.8, 4.7, 10.4, 9.6, and then the last two weeks, 3.8 and 3.7. So it's been the past two weeks with no Pittman really and Bernard taking kind of a lead there.

7:12 That's interesting. As far as number one waiver claim and then fab numbers, Fitzy, number one waiver, yay or nay, and then what fab percentage?

7:20 Yay on number one waiver if you need a wide receiver. If it's just for depth, maybe you.

7:26 Can hold on to it.

7:26 What about flex too? If you need a good flex option?

7:29 Sure. Sure.

7:30 Especially in leagues where you have to start three receivers and you're going to get stretched there a little bit.

7:35 And then.

7:37 Fab, I mean, it's We're pricing it as if it's kind of like a normal 12-team league. In that case, I'd say like somewhere from 9 to 17. But in the shallower leagues, you might not need to bid quite.

7:52 As much to get in.

7:54 Dollars or percent?

7:56 It's always in dollars.

7:58 Okay.

7:58 Well, no, just because I said that, because $ 15 at week seven is going to be a much higher percentage than what it was in week one, just for people listening.

8:06 But people are at different percents right now, so it's always hard to figure that out.

8:10 I agree.

8:10 You're right. An impact thing is what I was looking for. See, the same thing, number one waiver, yay or nay, and then what fab number, anything different than what Fitz, you said? Yeah, 100%, number one.

8:19 If you didn't do it last week and waited at this point, you're going to have to. And that's why I bring it. I wasn't saying that to be like, ha-ha. It's like, if you don't It's not like you're going to be like, yeah, you might not even get them if you're sitting at three. That's my point. And then what Fitz said, I'm so glad. Thank you, Pat. I'm not coming for you, Welsh, but when people ask that, like, what percent? I was like, well, you could have 12 different percentage volumes in your one league of 12 teams.

8:42 So I prefer dollars like Fitz said. And I would say that if you have to get wide receiver help, I mean, there's a guy in my league that did not have a third wide receiver because of injuries and buys. Like, that's how bad it is.

8:54 Just bad timing.

8:55 If you're that kind of person, you're going to have to go into the 20s, possibly close to 30 to make sure you get them.

9:00 I had to start Laquan Treadwell in the league. So that's where I was at. But Jeremy Bernard wasn't available. So you understand the pain.

9:07 If I have to start Laquan Treadwell, I'm going close to 30 bucks.

9:10 Yeah. If he was available, I would have. But I had to go for Laquan Treadwell. So that's where I was at. But yeah, if you are in that spot, spend up your money. Don't think percentages. Just dollar dollar bill, y'all. Wu-Tang. rules everything around me. All right. We're going to jump into running backs in a second, but I want to talk to you guys about game day. It's game time.

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10:23 Jacksonville is out. I don't get to bet on Parker Washington this week. And then I guess get disappointed on receptions, chargers. And then Washington. Those are your bye weeks going into this week. So in reality, there's like two significant running backs that are going to be missed. There's a few significant wide receivers and then two top, you know, eight quarterbacks on the week or I guess three if you Jane Daniels is in there as well. So significant ones.

10:47 Let's talk about running backs, though. Maybe people aren't missing quite as much, but what do the top running back ads look like? Fitzy, why don't you kick us off? Your top running back ad for the week now that we're moving to that is who?

10:59 I think it's different than Jake's.

11:01 Mine is Jonah Coleman, who is eligible to come off injured reserve this week, and I believe he's expected to right away. He had a high ankle sprain and Remember the great swerve that we all got bamboozled by back in week three when we thought that J.K.

11:18 Dobbins and R.J.

11:19 Harvey had hamstring injuries and Jonah Coleman was going to be the only healthy running back for the Broncos. And then it turned out Coleman was hurt and went on IR and Harvey and Dobbins were just fine and played that week.

11:31 The great ruse of week three, I remember.

11:33 Yes. This Broncos offense is in a bad way right now. They have averaged under 200 yards of offense over the last two games. They've exceeded 300 yards of offense in a game only once this season. And that time was against a pretty good Jacksonville defense in week two when Jonah Coleman actually ran pretty well against Jacksonville. 10 carries for 39 yards and a touchdown. Also had three catches in that game. So I wouldn't be surprised if Jonah Coleman worked his way into the rotation, and I think he might just be better than J.K.

12:08 Dobbins and R.J. Harvey. Like a really all-around guy.

12:12 The only thing he doesn't do well is run fast in a straight line. But other than that, he pass blocks, he catches passes.

12:19 Really good contact balance.

12:20 I mean, the guy's 5'8, 220 pounds. He's built like a fireplug. So I think he might be able to give this... Denver offense, a much needed spark. And I think he's worth a speculative ad.

12:33 So what does it look like to you in dollars and a waiver claim?

12:39 Yeah, I don't think it's going to be all that expensive to add him this week. So I think four to eight is the range. And there's some leagues where he's been out of sight, out of mind. You might be able to get him for one or two.

12:51 If you had the number one waiver claim and Jeremy Bernard is not out there, are you going to use it or are you going to try to hope for him to pass through and then pick him up after?

12:59 If I were desperate at running back, I might use it. Okay.

13:04 That's good.

13:05 Mr.

13:05 Jixie, you have a different name. So let's talk about said name and then what the percentages in FAB look like.

13:13 It's a name that I didn't want to mention because I had no interest really in him last week. I had not much interest in starting him last week, even against the Giants. But now Kamara got hurt again. And I know he came back into the game late. But if Kamara is out or if he continues to stay banged up, I mean, I guess you're going to force my hand. This is not like every time I think I'm out, you suck me back in. I don't even want to be in on this. I was out to begin with. I didn't have to move away. But Kendra Miller is now back into play, mostly because of the Kamara injury. So I'm not going super aggressive for anybody here.

13:47 I get the Jonah Coleman thing. I just don't want part of a committee, and I don't think that we're going to get away from that with Sean Payton. I think that he does like J.K. Dobbins now that he's seen that change in the play calling. I will stash, 100%, I'll stash Jonah Coleman because there are opportunities.

14:01 One, J.K.

14:01 Dobbins gets hurt. Two, this team continues to struggle as it has, and Bo Nix throwing two yards at a time, and they just try to make changes, and Jonah Coleman ends up being the lead, but I don't know how much that's going to mean when this offense is completely broken down. Probably bottom five right now offense in some of these broken offenses that are out there.

14:18 So again, I'll go for him.

14:20 But if I'm looking for help, it just comes down to the fact that Kamara is banged up again. I don't even think we're going to see Kamara be 100% this year. So I'll go for Kendra Miller. Not the best, and it's not the Giants this week. But at least somebody that I can plug in now. If I'm playing the full long-term game, I'd actually be more with Fitz in the fact that I still don't really want the Saints running back. But there's necessity right now. We're still in the midst of some heavy bye weeks. So that's where it comes down to it.

14:46 20 carries. 20 carries for 70 yards for Kendrick Miller. So not nothing.

14:50 Kamara left the game.

14:51 Yeah. What does that look like for you, Fab-wise? And the same thing, if you had the number one waiver claim and Bernard's not out there, you won't burn it.

15:00 No, I wouldn't burn number one on any running back this week. But I'd say five to nine. I wouldn't even go double digits for Miller. Again, unless you're in a bad spot. There's injuries right now. I mean, we're losing people by the week. So if you're in a bad spot and you have a Laquan Treadwell of running backs starting as your number two, then you might have to be a little bit more aggressive because he'll be in RB3. He'll be back in RB2 if Kamara's out this week.

15:25 I have such a barrage of leagues I play into. I've got like, you know, the smaller leagues and I've got these giant leagues and I'm just, you know, the difference between some of the waiver claimed, it just throws you off. Yeah. I'm just like, Ooh, this will be good. Then I look and it's like, Nope, it's Lake one Treadwell.

15:38 That's all the shout out to Lake one Treadwell though, for your 1.6 points. You got me too.

15:42 Can I just to jump in on Kendra real quick. I agree with Jake. If you are trying to patch a hole in week seven, He is the better guy. I will have Kendra Miller ranked ahead of Jonah Coleman this week for Week 7. But then the Saints are on bye in Week 8, and when they come back in Week 9, Travis Etienne is at least eligible to come back from IR. So then things might get a little messy. Maybe Kamara's healthier by then, and it's just this full-blown, very unsavory committee. But for Week 7, yeah, I think Kendra is probably your best bet.

16:19 It's another good point. I'm glad you brought that up.

16:21 I missed that, Fitz. Thanks.

16:23 Some other running backs that were just floating out there. Chris Rodriguez, we ended up seeing him do some business. 11 for 55. I know. Corey Kiner, 11 for 57. Bam Knight, 15 for 80. He also caught a couple passes for 18 yards. Jawar Jordan got some run. Any interest, Jake? You heard these names, but who do you not believe, if anybody? Just Chris Rodriguez?

16:45 No, no, no.

16:46 Chris Rodriguez and Tyler Algier and Blake Corm is the best of them. But all of those guys, the second option where you could get any given week where they can score a touchdown or just pop off with a few runs or touches, those are like a bucket of players. I wasn't saying like, oh my gosh, Chris Rodriguez is coming for Basial Tootin's job. Let's make that clear. Of the rest, we already talked Coleman. The Bam Knight one is– the matchup is really bad this week, unfortunately. But if– If we do have no Jeremiah Love, then I think he's possibly in play as an RB3 because this is another one that got missed by some people. He left the game late with cramps. He said his entire body was cramping up. So it could actually have been a

17:26 bigger day because it was close to a 50-50 split. But part of that came because Knight left. And if you're watching that game, for somebody like me that thought that Tyler Algier would be a back-end RB2 on volume alone, sorry about that ranking. That didn't happen because not only was it 50-50, but you watched that game and you don't know who the two running backs are. Bam Knight was a thousand times better in that game than Algier was.

17:47 So let's be clear about that. But again, that's only if love is out. If love is back, you don't want to start either back up in that matchup this week. The one I threw on there that I will throw out, guess who has the Giants this week?

17:58 The Texans.

17:59 So if you're like a Chris Welsh league and you're like, oh my God, I have nobody started my RB2. Jordan, like I still believe like Woody Marks actually probably played the best game to date against the Jaguars for running backs outside of that huge run and explosiveness for Jordan. Well, both running backs can do well against the Giants. And that's why like if you're in a deeper league and you just want that Hail Mary. It's kind of like a Kyle Manon guy if he was healthy most weeks.

18:24 But going against the Giants, everybody runs on them. Nobody has any problems. All three running backs for the Saints look good against them. So if you're super, super, super desperate, you can throw out Jordan this week just because he's facing the Giants.

18:35 Bitsy, what do you think? Kiner, Rodriguez, Bam Knight, Jordan. I think you'd already mentioned Coleman. You've got another name on this list that was fun for this past week in Jaleel McLaughlin. Curious what your thoughts are, if there's value moving forward. But who do you have interest in at running back outside of your top name?

18:52 It's just McLaughlin. And Jake put, they're the one-week possibilities. And Bam Knight could be one. Jawar Jordan could be one. Roshan Johnson could be one if Kyle Minagai misses another game with Turf Toe. But Julio McLaughlin, we just don't know. what the status is yet for Quinn Sean Judkins. And then Dylan Sampson is also apparently on the verge of returning from IR. So it's possible Jaleel McLaughlin could be the number one in the bronze backfield this week, but it's also possible he's like not even active and both of those guys come back.

19:28 So we'll have to see on that.

19:30 Is there any Rodriguez, Kiner, Knight love that you might try to drop a couple bucks on or just no?

19:35 None whatsoever.

19:36 I mean, Kiner, there's no way I'm, I'm, Grabbing Kiner when like Henderson, Travion Henderson played. That was a big surprise in week six.

19:44 He played.

19:45 So I'm not grabbing the third running back in New England.

19:48 I don't really.

19:49 Chris Rodriguez, no passing game usage whatsoever. And Tootin's the main guy there. It just happened that Rodriguez got about as many carries as Tootin did.

19:58 So not much interest.

20:00 It.

20:01 And they're on pie.

20:02 Yeah, running back is pretty disgusting this week.

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20:49 Wide receiver ads.

20:51 Let's take a look at some of these names. We don't need to talk about Jeremy Bernard, who is a top wide receiver ad for both of you because we've done it. But there was another guy. By the way, the running back I kind of alluded to before who might have been in the top end would have been Kendra Miller. But you guys have done that. The other guy who I thought maybe would have dominated and you guys can have some discussion around is Omar Cooper. Omar Cooper, 4% rostered on Yahoo, six catches off of seven targets, 103 yards and a score. There's some other wide receivers we're going to talk about, some other levels of interest. But I thought Omar Cooper could be one of those guys.

21:28 I think he's going to be a player that more people in more leagues are going to be fighting over. Because I don't think Jeremy Bernard is going to be available in a lot of those. So, level of interest. Fitzy, you kick us off here. 4%. Six catches, 103 yards, and a score. Is Omar Cooper somebody that you want to be a little bit more aggressive on in waivers?

21:46 And do you have trust that he can be valuable moving forward?

21:49 I think he's worthwhile. I don't think I'm going to be that aggressive. I really don't want to spend more than six or seven. If I have a need at wide receiver, I think I'd personally rather have Jordan Tyson coming back soon. I just think it's a better passing game that Jordan Tyson is going to be involved in.

22:06 I'm more confident.

22:07 In what Jordan Tyson's role is going to be if he comes back healthy. Whereas Cooper, Adonai Mitchell is going to come back from this finger injury at some point soon. And then it's sort of interesting to see what the roles are going to be with, we know Garrett Wilson is the number one guy there. How do they sort that out? Who's playing in two receiver sets along with Garrett Wilson? So, and the Jets are not going to have one of the more prolific passing attacks in the league too.

22:35 So I love Cooper.

22:36 I mean, I'm sort of an Indiana football fan by association, and I thought he was phenomenal last year.

22:43 Really good after the catch. Just a gamer. Tough as nails. Kind of does everything.

22:47 Blocks pretty well for a wide receiver, which I know that doesn't count in the fantasy realm, but that keeps players on the field. So, yeah, I like him a lot. I just I'm not sure what the impact can be. I don't see him as a guy who's going to be the proverbial league winner.

23:06 Sealy, maybe not a 10-man guy, 12-team leagues. I think you have them slightly lower in your overall when we look at the top five. But talk to me. Talk to me about where you are in Omar Cooper, what type of leagues he might make sense for.

23:18 I think he can make sense at obviously 12-team leagues. I think he can make a case depending on 10-team. Just if you're shooting for the upside with him, it really comes down to I think there's some crossover between Romeo Dobbs and Tyra Lockett's game, which is what I said when he came out of college. They're talking about a first-round talent, and it really comes down to, though, but what Fitz said. So there's two ways this could go, and this is why I'm willing to take chances on it.

23:43 He could Wally Pip Adonai Mitchell. This is one where I don't think it's similar to Bernard, where it makes sense to always have him in the slot as three wide only. I think he can play outside. That's why I bring up Dobbs and Lockett as somebody that can play both You don't want him playing primarily outside. But what Fitz brought up is the concern here is that Mitchell comes back, immediately plays outside and kicks him into Cooper.

24:06 That being only three wide, primarily for three wide. And then we lose the snap count. And as he said, we're not expecting, you know, this to be most prolific passing offense. At the same time, this Mitchell injury is concerning and weird. Like there's a thing in practice and like, oh, he might play in a week or two and then he gets a procedure and now he's going longer.

24:26 So is he back this week? Question mark?

24:28 Is it another week? And that's why I say the Wally Pipp thing. Because another week or two, I mean, Cooper, again, first round talent, continues to produce. He might just come back to the third role. And they might just be like, hey, you know what? We've seen enough from the rookie. And that's why I would take the chance on him. There's the risk that two or three weeks, it's like we can't even start him. And we don't want to start Mitchell or Cooper because they're just cannibalizing each other. But that's why I would take the chance on him. Because there's not– I mean, look at the rest of the list.

24:51 There's not a lot of options out here, I think, outside of one name, outside of Jordan Tyson that Fitz keeps bringing up. Where we have somebody that's like, oh, I might have worked myself into a wide receiver three. I could start for the rest of the year.

25:03 Talk about just do Tyson and then I'll just plow through some other names that are floating out there. But where are you guys at as far as waiver claim percentages on Jordan? I mean, I know you did this last week. We're now a week closer. What level of aggressiveness is that looking like? Fitz, you brought him up a couple of times. We'll just start with you real quick.

25:21 Five to 10 right now in the absence of more concrete information about his return. He is not off IR yet. I don't think he's been designated to return, but he could return this week. And he is traveling with the Saints to France for their game against the Steelers. So it's possible Tyson comes back this week. And if we find out before bids are due that he will come back this week, you're probably going to have to be closer to the $ 10 range on him. But if it's kind of all quiet and the Saints have a bye, so if he doesn't come back this week, he doesn't come back till week nine. Could maybe get by two, three, four bucks with him. But again, eighth overall pick in this year's draft, had a really strong training camp before

26:07 sustaining that hamstring injury in a joint practice in mid-August. Saints have this high-volume passing game. They throw a lot, and it's a fast pace with Kellen Moore calling the plays. So I think there's considerable upside with Tyson.

26:22 Jake, what do you think? Were you same level, maybe more aggressive, maybe less? Where are you at on Tyson?

26:28 For everything that Fitz said, I'm bidding on the can't where I don't think he's coming back till after the bye again. I have no reference for that. It's just I don't feel like that makes sense. You have the bye looped in there, so why not? But to everything Fitz said is why I would actually go more like 8 to 14 because you don't just have the excitement of what he could be. But I'm not even throwing out what Fitz said. The worst case scenario is for people that are trying to go cheap. is that we do find out all of a sudden he's active for the game in France and then it's too late and people are going crazy for the bits, is why I would say that is because even if we get past the buy and they're like, hey, we're activating Jordan Tyson,

27:02 you're going to be able to potentially sell high because most often the excitement, especially for a rookie, the game before they come back is often like your peak return opportunity.

27:15 Like if Jordan.

27:15 Tyson comes back and his first game is 47 yards and no touchdowns, Now you have lost equity. Of course, he could do 101, but I'm just saying at the same time, a lot of times this presents a nice trade opportunity, too, is you just sell him and then you don't have to worry about him getting hurt again in two games after that. So that's why I would be kind of aggressive on Tyson because I think you potentially also have a trade chip if you don't need him.

27:35 Some other wide receivers that are floating out there, Jalen Knoll, 4 for 107 in a score this past week, 6% rostered. Obviously, Marvin Harrison in that offense. Now, Kendrick Bourne, who was someone I was pretty aggressive on last week, He did get the targets. It just wasn't anything awesome. 18% rostered.

27:52 He had eight targets, caught five for 47. Pop Douglas maybe should be a little bit more of a thing. 8%. He had eight targets, seven catches, 86 yards, and a score. And then there were some lower names. Jahan Dotson, three for 87 on five targets. Jacoby Lane returning four for 40 on five targets. Ted Hurst, six targets, caught three for 40. And a few other names that are floating out there. Level of interest, Jake, of some of those names.

28:16 There's a few other names that Fitzy had put on the list, too, that might have some higher roster percentages. But of all those guys, who and what are you looking at attacking?

28:26 The only other name that I want to be semi-aggressive on is Jacoby Lane. And I was already recommending and agreeing with people to go ahead and stash him last week. But it really comes down to Bateman got hurt in that game, too. And this was one of the things that Lane could have taken two, three games to get past Bateman. And the talent was there to get past him.

28:43 We saw it on the preseason. But the biggest thing is that we're still waiting for Lamar Jackson to come back and then battling with Bateman. But if Bateman's missing a significant time, we don't know yet. But that window is already open. I mean, hell, one week missing, next week missing for Bateman, Lane could just take that job and not give it back. Speaking of Wally Pitt, this one actually has a real chance of happening. So I know he was out there less than Devontae Walker, but it was his first game back. Let's not put too much weight onto that one. So I would definitely go for Lane. And it's going to even be wheels up even more if Lamar Jackson is back. Bourne and Douglas are fine.

29:16 Bourne's interesting.

29:17 It's just kind.

29:18 Of like, hey, you need a wide receiver for kind of, I think like in the Keenan Allen range, especially because the Michael Wilson, by the way, gets number one treatment likely from potentially Sertan this week. Like Michael Wilson, like the Cardinals is like, hey, let's get rid of Marvin Harrison. Oh, and go treat him as the sacrificial land now Michael Wilson, which is just kind of weird. I'm not saying full on panic for Michael Wilson, but something to watch going forward with that could help. Bourne. The Douglas one, I'm kind of like iffy on because this is, again, the Patriots trying to figure out what they're going to do.

29:46 They lost Romeo Dobbs, who's the big play outside, which you say, okay, maybe it's Kyle Williams. Kyle Williams was filling in with A.J. Brown was out in that role So is it Douglas or is it Chisholm even potentially stepping up a little bit or is just Douglas continue to be Douglas?

30:00 So sure.

30:02 I just don't know that he's necessarily the beneficial guy and it just doesn't change by game of who it is after AJ Brown, which by the way, did anybody check? Was it actually his hands that he hurt? Like, I know everybody's just like, oh, terrible joke, Jake. But like, I'm serious. Like what the hell was going on in that game with AJ Brown's hands?

30:18 Like seriously. They weren't catching balls. That's all that I know. That is all I know. Fitzy, same thing. If you got any hand A.J. Brown combo, you can do that too. Bourne Douglas, Dotson, Lane, Hurst. I know you highlighted a few names. What's your level of interest after? I know you're not super interested in Omar Cooper, but after Jeremy Bernard, who are the guys you're looking at?

30:38 Yeah, and not just hands for A.J. Brown.

30:40 It just seemed like his whole ball tracking radar was screwed up. The wiring was just off for A.J. Brown that first game.

30:47 He's not used to balls traveling deep and going his direction consistently through the game.

30:52 He seemed like he was half-assing that game.

30:54 Like, let's be honest. He went back into Eagles mode from last year where he just, you know, that's why.

31:00 Yeah.

31:00 So there are several players widely available who can at least offer a pretty good PPR floor.

31:10 And I think Kendrick Bourne fits in that category.

31:13 I think Keenan Allen and Trey Tucker also fit into that category.

31:18 I mean, Tucker's had now, I want to.

31:20 Say four or more catches in 40 or more yards in like five straight games.

31:26 So surprisingly good.

31:28 And Keenan Allen might actually be the number one for Indy ahead of Josh Downs at this point.

31:33 I think it's just 1A and 1B. So not that the... Oh, go ahead.

31:38 I just want to give you the percentages. I don't think I even noticed this. Both of them at 40... Well, that's a consensus. Hold on. So let me go ahead. The consensus roster percentage, which is going to take Yahoo and ESPN, they were 43%. tucker is 45 on yahoo and who's the other one alan is 47 so they actually do all qualify under that 50 marker you know just like in the jeremy bernard thing like they're deeper leagues a lot of these guys are probably not available but you know and maybe like shorter bench 12 mans and 10 mans you're gonna have a lot of these guys so i'm actually really glad that you brought them up because they're not You know, not the low percentage guys that we do like to talk about, but they

32:16 are definitely going to be available in some leagues.

32:18 Yeah, those guys.

32:19 So there is quantity on waivers at wide receiver this week.

32:24 Jalen Knoll is interesting.

32:25 A guy who was a day two pick, who has sub 4-4 speed, who had a 41.5-inch vertical jump. Like, he's really athletic and talented. The only problem is the Texans just bring in Marvin Harrison Jr., and they try to get him involved right away. Nico Collins is a target hog. You've got other guys in the mix like Xavier Hutchins, and Tank Dell might be coming back soon, although I do think Jalen Knoll is going to fend off Tank Dell. But I just don't think Knoll is going to play in two receiver sets, which is kind of a problem. But then again, the Texans can't really run the ball, so maybe they just have to go pass heavy, and you can make that work.

33:03 If you're only playing in three receiver sets. Knoll's interesting.

33:07 I think he's more like a guy I care more about in Dynasty right now than Redraft, but Two other guys I think we should mention, they're on by, so you could probably sneak either of them through for a dollar. Jacoby Myers coming off his high watermark of the season in yardage. I think he had five for 83 against the Texans. And then Keon Coleman, who I'm starting to think might actually be good at football after there was some question about that in his first couple of years.

33:35 But he had another nice game. For the Bills on Sunday, and I'm starting to wonder, even after DJ Moore comes back, if Keon Coleman might be a fantasy-relevant guy the rest of the way.

33:47 By Monday night, the advice is in, your lineups are locked, and all you can do is watch. Maybe you're protecting a one-point lead. Maybe you need 12 out of your flex. Or maybe your opponent has one kicker left, and now every field goal attempt feels personal. Make one part of the night perfect. Get DiGiorno pizza ready for kickoff. Then settle in, enjoy restaurant-quality pizza from your own oven, and stay locked into the matchup through the final snap. You don't want to step away when one target, one touchdown, or one unnecessary point can decide your week. Buy DiGiorno pizza on the weekend run so you at least know Monday night dinner is covered. Rankings can guide you. Waivers can save you. But once the game starts, fantasy brings

34:29 the chaos. Dinner doesn't have to. It's not delivery. It's DiGiorno. A lot of wide receivers. At least there's some options at flex. We're going to be getting through our top streamers and then what our overall five looks like if you guys are doing that. But let's talk about some keeper cut here. Now, the keeper cut, it did not slice perfectly like a nice, perfect DiGiorno pizza with all its slices. It is more of a three slice for me this week, just simply because we got the bye weeks and I think the names are a lot tougher.

35:03 These are going to be names we've talked about before. So I honed this into a three slice that I think is quantified. And if you guys got another name or two, you can throw in here. The thing that I keep getting pushback from you guys, understandably, so you don't want to cut anybody, but it's week seven. So can you consider any of these three players cuts? And number one, how about Mr. Benched himself, Cam Scataboo? This one, I think 10 teamers are going to feel this a little bit. The benching, It was way more dramatic than we thought. Shout out to Tara and I on the Sunday morning stream where we proceeded with absolute caution, pretty much saying not Cam Scadaboo at every turn. And that felt risky. It was not because there was nothing from

35:45 Cam Scadaboo. So is it overblown? Should people consider making a move off of a Cam Scadaboo in any type of format? Or is it just too valuable because running backs always stink? Fitzy, what do you think? Keep or cut Cam Scadaboo?

36:00 If you're not going to cut him, you have to bake him a cake with a file in it so he can break out of fumble jail. But if you're not willing to do that, I'm cool with cutting him at this point. I don't think he, I don't know if he gets back to where he was before.

36:16 And really, like, he.

36:17 Hasn't been, I don't know, to my eye, he hasn't looked that good, even when he had the lead job.

36:23 So I'm okay with cutting him.

36:26 Sealy, keep or cut Cam Scataboo, and is it just fumble jail that he's in?

36:31 No, it's what I warn people at the beginning of the season is the Harbaugh-Roman jail. And it's kind of telling also, by the way, that there wasn't just one. Your entire backfield of running backs came out of that game being like, what the hell? Like, Najee Harris was like, how do you get everything going if I only get two touches and then I don't see anything anymore? Tyrone Tracy was like, oh, look, I can still do things. Like, his was waxed positively. But then Cam Scadaby was like, this is what we have happening. But I wouldn't drop him just because how bad that was in that game for the entire run game. And it's not like I think Scadaboo is going to change everything and they're going to go right back to him and even give him 70%

37:09 of the touches because that wasn't happening anyway. But 50% as an RB two or three. And just because of the fact of like Tracy was fine. He was Tracy, but he's already been benched before his own fumble. He's been a game day inactive. Nigel Harris looks at Devin Singletary looks at Devin Singletary actually had more opportunities on the field than Tracy did. Tracy just got the touches.

37:28 So I'll keep him.

37:30 At 10-team, you might.

37:31 Not be able to have that luxury, like you said. But 12-team, I'm not dropping scouting. But the good thing is, you don't want to start him this week anyway, given the matchup with the Texans run defense.

37:40 So you have one week to see, like, hey, maybe it happens.

37:42 And then you can see next week, you know, if he has a half-decent game and volume against the Texans, you can throw him back into your lineup.

37:47 And it's going to be J.J. McCarthy at quarterback. So if you're a McCarthy hater.

37:51 You really think so? I do think it's going to be McCarthy.

37:55 Wasn't it first pass pick, like, for McCarthy? Like, I don't know. You got like, let's be honest about there.

38:00 Like McCarthy came in and all it was, was zippier James experience. Like, let's be honest. Like it's exactly the same thing. It's the James experience. You're just getting with zippier passes.

38:10 He did.

38:11 He threw for over 200 yards in 11 minutes and something of darts in there.

38:16 Yeah.

38:16 There was a, there was a throw he had to Isaiah Lakely where he layered it in perfectly. I'm like, this dude was not making this throw last year for the Minnesota Vikings.

38:24 No, you're not wrong.

38:25 And that's why I say the zippy, like, he's making throws that James can't anymore. And I think that's, that's, I don't, I wouldn't be surprised if you're right. And it's McCarthy. I don't know if they do it just yet, but I wouldn't be surprised.

38:37 All right.

38:37 These two guys I have brought up before, but the roster percentages are just still high at 82% on Yahoo. Now this might be a little tricky because Travion Henderson, a lot of people thought we're going to be out. And I know we talked about this before, but 82% on, he goes seven for 31 and, He got some usage.

38:56 Maybe he was a little bit limited because of the sprain, and we saw Kiner go in there. But, Fitzy, where are you at on Henderson at this point? I don't remember if you guys were kind of like pseudo-cuts before, but can we stop making Travion Henderson happen?

39:10 No, I'm keeping him in case he does get an opportunity. This is the guy who, when he finally did get an opportunity that people waited for patiently last week, or last year, I should say, was RB3 over a three-week stretch when there was no Ramondre. And then proceeded to have a couple multi-touchdown games with Ramondre playing. So I'm holding onto him. The upside is just too high to cut him loose.

39:34 Yeah.

39:35 The difficult part is everything we talk about with Henderson does relate to last year. And not last week.

39:41 Or three weeks ago.

39:42 No, this year too.

39:42 Or five weeks ago.

39:43 He's one injury away to Stevenson from getting the lead himself. And that's really what it comes down to. I'm not cutting... Put it this way. Like, I agree with Fisk. I'm not cutting clear potential Belcal workload running backs behind. Like, I don't even care if you never see the workload. Like, Tyler Algier, like, did before this. Brian Robinson.

40:03 Yeah, Brian Robinson.

40:03 I don't even care that, like, he did nothing. Like, that's– I'm not cutting those guys. Unless I absolutely, like, have to, and I just don't see why you would have to.

40:10 Who would you guys rather, Travion or Cam Scott? But who would you rather own?

40:14 Henderson. Henderson.

40:16 Okay. That was quick.

40:17 All right.

40:18 And then more the one I feel like I need to push back on is that 97% Jalen Waddell had four catches for 24. I feel like I could maybe I'm wrong about this. I feel like I couldn't get you guys to cut him last weekend. Everyone's frustrated. But are we done with Jalen Waddell, Fitzy?

40:36 I'm hanging on. Still hanging on for dear life.

40:39 I'll give you a different name because I'm saying 100%. He gets the Arizona Cardinals this week. If he does nothing against the Cardinals and Bo Nix can't look like a semi-capable quarterback, then fine. I will come into next week's show and give you the pass.

40:52 If Jeremy Bernard is on the wire and you can only cut Jalen Waddell, what would you do?

40:58 Oh, I'd find somebody else to cut.

41:00 You can't.

41:01 Or make a trade. It's not possible. I would keep Waddell again. Because here's the thing. Jeremy Bernard does what he does again. People are still going to have the hesitation. Waddle goes off against the Cardinals and be like, oh, Waddle's back.

41:11 Yeah, that's true.

41:12 One game, he's back.

41:13 You're right.

41:14 They both have the exact same game. There's going to be more excitement for Waddle because he's Waddle. So that's why I bring that up. But I will give you a name to supplant this with because I said no. So I'm coming with a name to replace and give you. Got it wrong on the ranking show and it comes down to Caleb Williams just doesn't look at him. Roman Dunzey, you're gone. Because if you look at it, do you know how many games he has more than three catches or more than 52 yards?

41:35 A big fat one.

41:36 And that came with that agent. So I just think that Adunze is the one that's been eliminated from the equation.

41:43 I got to go back to Fitzy. You have to cut Jalen Waddle to pick up Bernard. Do you do it or do you hold?

41:49 I'm still going to have Waddle ranked higher in my rest of season rankings when.

41:52 I do those out of today.

41:53 Would you cut Adunze?

41:55 Oh yeah, Adunze.

41:56 Yeah.

41:56 Yeah, I was hoping you were going to forget to ask me that question. That is a tough one.

42:00 I would swap Adunze for Bernard.

42:02 If Adunze and Waddle are both on the edge of a cliff and they're both falling, you can only grab one hand.

42:06 I would grab Waddle, and I think I'd rather have Jeremy Bernard than Roma Adunze.

42:14 Oh, okay, so you're going to 300 Roma Adunze. Just get out of here.

42:19 All right, there you go.

42:20 Keep or cut, a little bit of a different look. We'll see. Next week, maybe I'll be a little bit more aggressive, too, because you guys have put a couple caveats on a few players, but I like it, and add Roma Dunzay in there. Let's get into the top streamers and the overall, but before we do, take the guesswork out of your waiver wire with Fantasy Pro's Waiver Planner.

42:38 Get a complete customized waiver plan for every league, including suggested fab bids and backup options in case your top targets are taken. Once your plan is set, you can submit your waiver claims to most Major League sites with just one click. Save time, stay prepared, and maximize your chances of landing the players your team needs. Build your personalized waiver plan today at fantasypros.com slash plan. That's fantasypros.com slash plan. What does the other waivers look like? We are sadly going to be without Jalen Hurts. Obviously, you guys have probably heard at this point this happened today.

43:10 Jalen Hurts is going to be out for the year with the blood clot issue, which is crazy. There's a couple... I mean, that's like four, depending where you were with Jalen Hurts, there's like four quarterbacks just this week that could have been top 10 options that are not going to be available, including him. So, Fitzy, why don't you kick us off here? What is your waiver plan, your top streamers, quarterback, tight end, defense, and kicker for the week?

43:31 Aaron Rodgers would be my top available streamer, and he has had multiple touchdown passes and at least 235 yards in four straight games now. So I feel like he is kind of here to stay as an impactful player.

43:45 Fantasy guy? At tight end, it's Tyler Higbee.

43:48 And we have not gotten word, because apparently no one in the media bothered to ask Sean Payton after the game what the status was of Devontae Adams, who looked like he had some sort of non-contact knee injury at the end of that game. So Terrence Ferguson not ready to come, not eligible to come off IR until week eight.

44:08 Tyler Higbee could be the number two pass catcher for the LA Rams this week.

44:13 So.

44:14 He's my top streaming tight end option by far. I mean, the Carolina Panthers on defense, they showed they could handle a diminished offense playing a good game against the Philadelphia Eagles this past week. And now they are going to get the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Jalen Daniels just has been mistake prone. Three starts, nine sacks, four interceptions. And then the kicker, I will cover Jake on this one. Evan McPherson widely available because he's coming off by for the Bengals kicks.

44:47 I believe he's.

44:48 Perfect on the season and he kicks for a high scoring team. And Jake Bates, similar thing. Detroit, one of the best offenses, if not the best offense in the league. The only problem with Jake Bates is that you get the hyper aggressive Dan Campbell, who often likes to say to hell with the field goal. I am going for it on fourth and seven from the 30 yard line.

45:09 I like the Jake Bates one because I had to cut him in every single league this week because he was on a bye. And I'm not going to hold him this past week. I'm not going to hold him and pick up another kicker. So I was just booting Bates across the board to pick up other kickers. So try to kind of maybe get back invested. We know Jake is not going to be looking at kickers, but what quarterback tight end and defense are you looking at, Jake?

45:30 Yeah, I'm looking at the same quarterback tight ends coming off a bye. The Minnesota Vikings, Kyler Murray and TJ Hawkinson. Higby was up there as well. I just went back and forth about that. But it'd be nice if it's because I put my names in first to kind of give them that. But Kyler and Hawkinson, and it's not just that. It's likely no-sauce Gardner and the Colts secondary and the Colts pass defense.

45:50 Colts defense, period.

45:51 I don't know if that's a real thing. It's something to attack this season. So I'm looking at both of them coming out of the bye. And as I mentioned before in the preseason, and we've seen it kind of hold true whether or not Jefferson or Aston has been out there, it's the fact that Kyler generally goes wide receiver tight end. He doesn't go wide receiver, wide receiver tight end. So it's basically Hawkinson's been involved most of their games. And then speaking of defense that have been pretty good, we have the solid defense at home against the Cleveland Browns. And Deshaun Watson these past two weeks has gone back to being Deshaun Watson that we thought we were going to get this year. Sacks, interceptions, turnovers,

46:23 the offense has fallen apart, even if they get Quinshawn Jenkins back. They should run a little bit more, but Tennessee defense is actually one where you could be like, wow, you know, surprise you with what they're able to do defensively and going against the Browns. That's really what I'm coming down to.

46:37 It's not a great.

46:37 Defensive streamer week. That's why I told a lot of people last week to hold on to the Vikings through the bye.

46:43 All right.

46:43 Top five overall waiver ads. Jake, what is your top five waiver looking like this week?

46:49 Number one, Jeremy Bernard, if he's still out there. Number two, Kendrick Miller. Again, it's only because people need running backs. I don't want him to be on this list. Omar Cooper is three. Jacoby Lane is four. I'm shooting upside, upside, upside as I have been at wide receiver. And then number five is Jordan Tyson. I would just go for those just because, again, I'm making the assumption it's not until the bye. We still have two more weeks, which is why I would go for the people playing now.

47:13 And as a bonus, I'll throw back into if you're super desperate, and that's why Miller's at number two, George Orton, because he faces the Giants in desperation running back.

47:22 Fitzy, top five for the week.

47:24 Jeremy Bernard, number one. Jordan Tyson, number two. Number three, I'm torn between Jonah Coleman and Omar Cooper. I'm going to go with Coleman just because of the positional premium and how thin things are at running back this week.

47:37 Maybe positional need can play that. If you need wide receivers slightly more, you'll just jump them.

47:41 Sure. Jonah Coleman, three. Omar Cooper, number four. Kendra Miller, number five.

47:46 Boom. Perfect. Those are the top five. Who are you guys adding? You can drop it in the comments below or... Don't forget, we can get you guys covered. We got a weekly waiver live stream right here on the YouTube channel where you can come and ask your specific waiver wire questions. Tuesday, 3 p.m. Eastern. So those listening on the podcast, go to YouTube.com slash Fantasy Pros. That's YouTube.com slash Fantasy Pros. Subscribe, click the bell, get notified, hang out, and get all your waiver wire questions answered. That is going to do it. Good luck in week seven. Get your waiver wire bids in and hopefully you got some decent Raji not starting Lake Juan Treadwell like me this coming week. You can start George Jordan and all those

48:20 other awesome guys. Yeah, I want to call him Lake Juan. That's how I did. We had an old joke. It was Lay Bog Tread Welsh was his name back in the day for me and Bogman. But that's why we do it. So, yeah, now a little bit more sense.

48:31 All right.

48:32 For The Athletic's Jake Seeley and Pat Fitzmorris, I'm Chris Welsh. Good luck in all your bids and we'll talk to you next time right here on Fantasy Pros.

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