Dynasty Waiver Wire: Week 10
Welcome to our in-season coverage of waiver wire considerations for this week.
We won’t be forcing waiver wire advice or suggestions. Instead, expect to see a wide-ranging number of players each week, based solely on increasing snaps, injury or any combination of events that suggest a player’s status could change in the future. You can expect we will be providing a bit of justification for the addition as well as just how deep the particular player is. We are only highlighting those players that we believe deserve some level of attention, not merely players who happen to see targets or log a carry. As is always the case in fantasy, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Whether you are a multiple-year winner or in a constant state of rebuilding, the waiver wire is, arguably, your largest source of talent from which you will build your future dynasty. Being first to act and last to react, year over year, will play a huge role in the building and shaping of your team(s). It takes a lot of commitment to stay that engaged, but it’s an activity that will pay dividends every year.
Here are your players for this week:
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Reynolds is likely already off your waiver-wire but it’s worth a check. Cooper Kupp tore his ACL and will undergo surgery, ending his 2018 season. Reynolds should climb the ladder to the WR3 behind Brandin Cooks and Robert Woods, providing material production down the stretch. The 6’3 second-year receiver has good size (6’3/196 lbs.), capable hands and is poised to immediately step in for Kupp, potentially soaking up material targets starting in week 11. Add him immediately in all formats if you need receiver depth.
The news of the week surrounded the expectation that Le’Veon Bell will NOT be returning to the team and likely won’t be seen in a Pittsburgh uniform again. Fifth-round rookie, Jaylen Samuels, has continued to see a smattering of touches over the past three weeks and scored his first touchdown of his NFL career, the result coming from one of his three receptions in week 10. His yardage has yet to be material but the 6’0/225 lb. back is a hybrid receiver-running back who now has some upside value should the injury bug bite James Conner, though Stevan Ridley still remains above him on the depth chart. Samuels is a developmental project for 2019 and beyond.
I was skeptical James O. could be anything more than a blocking specialist but his role continues to increase. There’s not much to get excited about here but he did reel in five of his six targets for 46 yards, good enough for almost 10 points in a PPR format. The tight end position has been an exercise in have and have-not in 2018 so any production down the stretch could be valuable if you find yourself short at the position. O’Shaughnessy has compiled 16 targets over the past three games, converting on 11 of them and there’s little reason to believe he won’t be involved further. Add him if all else is lost at the position.
Dez Bryant was signed and, two practices in, was lost for the year after rupturing his Achilles. Undrafted free agent Keith Kirkwood was promptly elevated from the practice squad and saw action on Sunday. The 6’3/210 lb. rookie converted on both targets for 45 yards. Obviously, Kirkwoods’ first action of the year was a producet of the Saints’ depleted receiving core more than Kirkwood’s standout play on the practice squad, but we take notice whenever a new receiver catches passes from Drew Brees. He’s worth an addition this week with the hope he has a follow-on performance in week 11.
Undrafted free agent receiver Robert Foster burst on the scene with three receptions for 105 yards, his first action of the year. It’s hard to know just what Foster’s role will be going forward in that the receiver depth chart, at least outside of Zay Jones, is completely up in the air. In all likelihood, the Bills season is already over and young players will be given a chance to compete for a role in 2019. The 6’2/196 lb. Foster, out of Alabama, only produced 30 receptions for 334 yards and three touchdowns in his collegiate career but, in the NFL, the past doesn’t dictate your future. Foster did run a 4.41 40 at the NFL Combine and produced a 31″ vertical so his speed isn’t in question at his size. Another developmental deep sleeper should you find yourself with an open roster spot.
See you next week!
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