With bye weeks in full swing and injuries abound, it’s more important than ever to take a deep dive in the waiver wire for productive players. Here are some players from the entire Goingfor2 team that can help in leagues of all sizes. Â
RB Boston Scott (PHI) 14% Owned
Miles Sanders has been ruled out already for Week 7. I don’t love Boston Scott, but he’s an easy plug for Running Backs on bye weeks or if you just need one in general. Interesting stat for you all The Giants defense gives up 94 yards per game and 1.2 touchdowns per game to Running Backs that get more than 10 carries against them. I fully expect Scott to get 10+ carries and there’s a stat to back it up. — @yetiexpress2
WR John Hightower (PHI) 0% Owned
Hightower has been wide open for a couple of plays but has been plagued by drops. His 413 Air yards lead the team. The return of Desean Jackson should be short-lived. Hightower has a chance to be the primary deep threat if he can become more consistent catching the ball. — @EagleDanFF
RB J.D. McKissic (WAS) 12% Owned
Antonio Gibson may be the future of the Washington backfield, but for now, J.D. McKissic is getting plenty of work. McKissic lead Washington in touches and rushing yards in Week 6 and has outscored Gibson the past two weeks (25.3 to 19.6). Over the last four weeks, McKissic is averaging six catches, seven targets, and 42 yards per game. His value is strictly in PPR leagues, but McKissic is a great bye week fill-in at RB or flex as long as he continues to see targets. It doesn’t look to be slowing down anytime soon. — @GMenJay
WR Tim Patrick (DEN) 18% Owned
Before their Covid related bye week, Patrick was targeted seven times for a stat line of 6-113-1. In their Week 6 defeat of the New England Patriots, Patrick was targeted eight times for, 4-101. As long as KJ Hamler and Noah Fant remain sidelined and/or limited Patrick will be in play, as Drew Lock seeks him out. In Week 7 the Broncos will need to keep pace with the Kansas City Chiefs. Patrick has been on the field for at least 76% offensive snaps, allowing him to continue his consistency on offense. — @neverenoughglt
RB Jamycal Hasty (SF) 1% Owned
With the news that Raheem Mostert is “likely” to go on IR and the fact that Jeff Wilson Jr. was inactive in Week 6, it opens the door for a larger workload for Hasty. The rookie running back was effective in limited time after Mostert went down gaining 37 yards on 9 carries (4.1ypc). One thing to consider is there is a chance that Wilson Jr. was inactive in Week 6 because he doesn’t play special teams like Hasty, but I think Hasty has earned a look behind Jerrick McKinnon. —@GeoffLambert77
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Cole Beasley (BUF) 34% Owned
Cole Beasley has put up a quietly good season as the third option at WR in the high powered Buffalo offense. He has put up three games of over 10 fantasy points with a season-low of 7.8 points in week 1. He is putting up consistent 9-13 points per game and is the perfect fill-in for the upcoming bye weeks. Plug Beasley in for one of your top tier guys and take the safe points. — @reynoldst5858
WR Jalen Reagor (PHI) 14% Owned
The rookie is eligible to return from the Injured Reserve this week. When he does return, he will immediately be thrust into the injury-riddled lineup. In his first one and half games in the league, he was targeted 8 times. He provides versatility at the position. He is a true deep threat in this offense, but also provides the ability to catch targets underneath and run after the catch. His rostered percentage is low due to being on IR, but I expect that number to climb fast over the next week or two. — @shawn_sulli5
WR Henry Ruggs (LV) 47% Owned
Coming off of a bye, it’s easy to forget the big Week 5 Henry Ruggs had. In the upset win over the Kansas City Chiefs, Ruggs only caught two passes but made the most of them for 118 yards and a touchdown. Ruggs is in the DeSean Jackson mold, he has game-breaking speed that can win you a week on limited targets, but also comes with a very low floor. He’s a great flex option or WR3 for bye weeks whose value will rise if his targets go up. He doesn’t belong on any waiver wire. —@GMenJay
WR Adam Humphries (TEN) 9%
Humphries is averaging 6.5 targets per game and snagging 4-6 receptions. He is a safe floor play while Tannehill continues to put up Mahomes-like numbers. Humphries is a safe floor and a nice Bye/COVID/FLEX play with good upside should injuries occur. — @ricco_3733
RB Justin Jackson (LAC) 45%
We wrote about him in this article a couple of weeks ago, and he needs to be mentioned again. In their only game since Austin Ekeler‘s injury, Jackson out-touched Joshua Kelley 20-12 and was the far more productive player, outgaining him by 60+ yards. Jackson showed he is the leader of this backfield while Ekeler is out, and more productive games like the one he just had could solidify his spot in the old Melvin Gordon role in the backfield upon Ekeler’s return. — @joshmkerr
WR Travis Fulgham (PHI) 31% Owned
Production in unideal situations is always going to draw interest for potential waiver pickups. While Fulgham was a presumed hot waiver add after his week five production, he doubled down and stays under rostered. With a score in each of his last three games, as well as an average of 90 yards per contest, Fulgham is firmly in the waiver add column again. His recent performances even came against the 2nd, 6th, and 3rd lowest fantasy totals allowed to opposing receiver corps.
While the return of fellow receivers Alshon Jeffrey and Desean Jackson could be imminent, the recent loss of both tight end Zach Ertz, as well as back Miles Sanders, put the Eagles in a need for available weapons. A light upcoming schedule of the Giants in both weeks seven and ten, as well as Dallas in week eight, are appealing enough to make Fulgham a smash waiver add. — @Matthodical1
Other Players of Note
- RB La’Mical Perine (NYJ)
- WR Darnell Mooney (CHI)
- WR Sterling Shepard (NYG)
- TE Dallas Goedert (PHI)
- RB Gus Edwards (BAL)
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