Dynasty Fantasy Football Waiver Wire: Week Seven
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In case you are reading this, there is one bit of information to know before you start reading names. Just like last year’s series, we will be utilizing player rostership percentages, courtesy of real dynasty rosters from 1,700 MFL leagues. While this may not be entirely accurate for every individual league, it is very reflective of how managers view who is worthy or not of a roster spot. Now that that’s covered, let’s dive into the waiver wire after Week 6!
Players to double-check availability and immediately add:
- Andy Dalton, QB CAR
- Kareem Hunt, RB KC
- Isaac Guerendo, RB SF
- Audric Estime, RB DEN
- Kimani Vidal, RB LAC
- JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR KC
- Brandin Cooks, WR DAL
- Allen Lazard, WR NYJ
D’Onta Foreman and Pierre Strong, RBs CLE
In injury news this week, Jerome Ford left the game early with a hamstring injury, so in his place was the duo of Foreman and Strong. Both guys basically split the backfield, with Foreman seeing 12 touches for 47 yards and Strong seeing 10 touches for 78 yards, though Foreman did have an 18-yard run called back by a hold. Strong did look like the noticeably better player, but Foreman has been getting more work all year with Ford healthy, so the assumption is that Foreman is the 1a to Strong’s 1b.
None of this may ultimately matter though with Nick Chubb set to return, so really we’re just taking a shot at adding the 1b with Chubb, but both guys are worth an add this week based on their usage on Sunday.
Sean Tucker, RB TB
I’ll take “Things You Love to See” for $500, please. As a true Sean Tucker believer, I could not have been happier with his performance this week as the RB2 with Rachaad White out. The game ended up being a huge blowout for Tampa Bay, so Tucker got some extra garbage time production, but 14 carries for 136 yards and a touchdown, plus another 56 yards and a touchdown through the air. He did out-produce Bucky Irving in all areas of the game, again mostly due to some extra garbage time usage, but this was so encouraging to see for Tucker.
Remember, he was a really good prospect coming out of Syracuse, he just ended up going undrafted because of a heart condition that popped up on his medicals. If Rachaad White was already on the hot seat due to poor efficiency and production, this performance by Tucker may have driven the final nail in the coffin for Tampa to move on from White and move forward with my new favorite backfield nickname of “Bucky and Tucky”. Tucker may never be relevant for fantasy again this season in terms of actually going into your starting lineup, but he’s made a name for himself as a really fun stash.
D’Ernest Johnson, RB JAC and Dare Ogunbowale, RB HOU
As a couple of reiterations from last week, if you have extra room on your bench, Johnson and Ogunbowale are not bad stashes. As I mentioned last week, I believe Ogunbowale played himself into the handcuff role for Joe Mixon, so if Mixon were to get hurt again, Dare would be next man up in a great offense. And then Johnson could find himself in a handcuff role if Travis Etienne’s injuries actually keep him off the field, or Jacksonville does end up trading him, so add both guys if you have the room.
Bub Means, WR NO
And finally, at wide receiver, we get a rookie receiver performance in New Orleans from day three pick Bub Means. The whole game for the Saints was honestly really fun to watch with Spencer Rattler looking very solid overall, and his leading receiver was Means, with eight targets, five receptions, 45 yards, and a touchdown for 15.5 PPR fantasy points. Chris Olave did leave very early with a concussion, so that probably led to the increased usage for Means, but we’ve also seen countless times that the main backup receiver has a rapport with the backup quarterback from all their time together during practice. That could have all come together in a perfect storm for this week’s performance for Bub Means, but we can’t completely write him off from his first real look at meaningful snaps. He’s worth a dart throw in dynasty for sure.
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