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2026 Week 7 Waiver Wire: The Best Pickup of the Year, MNF Updates and Streamers · Upper Hand Fantasy

• 0:00
  SPEAKER_00: I'm gonna be honest with you, this might be the most important waiver wire week of the season so far because number one on this list is looking like the best pickup of the entire year.
• 0:07
  SPEAKER_00: And if he's somehow sitting on your waiver wire still, you need to be ready to spend on him.
• 0:10
  SPEAKER_00: We've also got a rookie receiver who just had a breakout game but has a guy coming back from injury, a stash that needs to be rostered in way more leagues than he is, and a veteran who keeps doing the same thing he does every single year.
• 0:20
  SPEAKER_00: And you gotta pick him up now.
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  SPEAKER_00: Plus, a whole list of guys everyone's gonna be chasing that I'm passing on.
• 0:25
  SPEAKER_00: Make sure to stay for the updates from after Munda Night Football because there are a few waiver wire pickups from that game.
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  SPEAKER_00: So that's what we're doing today in this episode.
• 0:31
  SPEAKER_00: Let's get right into it.
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  SPEAKER_00: So let's talk about that number one waiver priority ad this week.
• 0:35
  SPEAKER_00: And if you had the number one waiver priority and you have some fat bucks to spend, you're gonna have to go get Jeremy Bernard.
• 0:40
  SPEAKER_00: I was already pretty aggressive on Bernard last week, and if he's still out there in your league, you're gonna have to be even more aggressive this week.
• 0:46
  SPEAKER_00: So he was my number one last week, my number one this week, and it's even more clear now that he needs to be rostered.
• 0:52
  SPEAKER_00: He's been earning targets all year, basically every time he's gotten the opportunity.
• 0:55
  SPEAKER_00: In the games where he's run 85% or more of the routes, he's had a 22% target share in week two, 29% in week five, and then 28% this past week, and then he ended up with 25.7 PPR fantasy points.
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  SPEAKER_00: Pittman and Roman Wilson are both still on IR for a couple weeks, and Bernard can be very productive without them.
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  SPEAKER_00: But honestly, like he's making a case to stay in every down receiver, even once they're back.
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  SPEAKER_00: And this is a pass first offense.
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  SPEAKER_00: They're fourth in pass rate under Mike McCarthy.
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  SPEAKER_00: That turned into 12 targets in the game winning touchdown for him on Sunday.
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  SPEAKER_00: Rogers also had really good things to say about him, and he's a rookie.
• 1:29
  SPEAKER_00: This never happens.
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  SPEAKER_00: Rogers hates rookies, right?
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  SPEAKER_00: So for him to trust them, that says a lot.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I think he can potentially be a wide receiver too for fantasy the rest of the season.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I'm dropping 30% or more of my fab and making him my number one waiver priority.
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  SPEAKER_00: The next priority after him, maybe to a little bit of a lesser extent, is Omar Cooper Jr.
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  SPEAKER_00: He had a great game, seven targets, six catches, 103 yards, and a touchdown.
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  SPEAKER_00: First full game of his career, by the way.
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  SPEAKER_00: Remember, he got hurt in week one.
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  SPEAKER_00: He ran 82% of the routes this week.
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  SPEAKER_00: He led the team with a 24% target share.
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  SPEAKER_00: That says a lot when you got Garrett Wilson next to you.
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  SPEAKER_00: But what I liked is he played on the outside too.
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  SPEAKER_00: Okay, 55% of his routes from the slot, 45% on the outside.
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  SPEAKER_00: So it's good to see he at least has that as a possibility if needed.
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  SPEAKER_00: And he shined in that role.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, Adonai Mitchell likely taking that outside roll back at some point.
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  SPEAKER_00: He profiles as a perimeter wide receiver.
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  SPEAKER_00: It would make a lot more sense if he goes to the outside, Cooper's in the slot.
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  SPEAKER_00: But we want to see more Levin personnel, right?
• 2:24
  SPEAKER_00: We want to see Cooper on the field as much as possible.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe not spend as much as we would on someone like Jeremy Bernard, who is the clear number one waiver priority compared to Cooper.
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  SPEAKER_00: But Cooper still has a shot to keep earning targets out of the slot.
• 2:34
  SPEAKER_00: Okay.
• 2:35
  SPEAKER_00: And remember Kenyon Sadiq, you know, once guys came back from injury like Mason Taylor, he got, you know, relegated a little bit.
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  SPEAKER_00: So we have to keep that in mind with Cooper, same team with Mitchell coming back.
• 2:44
  SPEAKER_00: But like when these type of breakouts happen for a first round wide receiver, like we have to still add these guys when they show those signs of a breakout because you never know what's going to happen moving forward.
• 2:53
  SPEAKER_00: So I'm adding him, not blowing my whole fab budget.
• 2:56
  SPEAKER_00: Like I'm I might spend 15% or so on Omar Cooper Jr.
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  SPEAKER_00: Um, but that's kind of where I'm drawing the line 15 to 20% if you really need a wide receiver.
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  SPEAKER_00: Jordan Tyson is next up here.
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  SPEAKER_00: Obviously, he's not available on a lot of waiver wires.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's rostered in 64% of leagues, but he has to be stashed at the very least right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Saints pass the ball a ton.
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  SPEAKER_00: They're top eight in pass rate, top five in pace of play, and Shug is slinging it.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's third in pass attempts and dropbacks among qualifying quarterbacks.
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  SPEAKER_00: So Tyson can thrive alongside Olave.
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  SPEAKER_00: Devon Velle has been fine, but like he's not somebody who's gonna block Tyson from getting his wide receiver to roll.
• 3:28
  SPEAKER_00: It's possible that we have to wait until after the week eight bye to see Tyson, but you gotta stash him now.
• 3:34
  SPEAKER_00: Uh it is worth noting that he is traveling with the team to Paris this week.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe he plays, maybe he doesn't, but either way, this is the last chance to grab him, regardless of whether he suits up.
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  SPEAKER_00: Keenan Allen is next up.
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  SPEAKER_00: We just can't ignore the production and target earning at this point.
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  SPEAKER_00: It sucks that he nukes some young, exciting receiver every single year, Josh Downs, but he is a PPR scam right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: Three straight games of nine plus targets.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's averaging a 26% target share and 15 points per game over these three games, including a 32% target share in week six.
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  SPEAKER_00: Tyler Warren obviously missed that game, but you know, Allen has led all Colts receivers in target share this season, despite being fifth in you know, route rate.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's basically the primary target on this offense right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I think he's startable any week.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's healthy in full PPR.
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  SPEAKER_00: Next up is Jacoby Lane, somebody who has more upside than Keenan Allen.
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  SPEAKER_00: Really depends on what you need, but he passes the eye test.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's shown up every time he's been on the field so far, off season and regular season.
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  SPEAKER_00: Before he got hurt in week one, Lamar was looking for him in many situations.
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  SPEAKER_00: He was targeted three times on a four-play sequence in the red zone, the last of which he got hurt on.
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  SPEAKER_00: And one of those was a touchdown, by the way, that got called back.
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  SPEAKER_00: He didn't run a full-time snapshot on Sunday, but it was his first game back, and he looked very good.
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  SPEAKER_00: 23% target rate with the backup quarterback in this one.
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  SPEAKER_00: Bateman did leave the game with a shoulder injury too.
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  SPEAKER_00: So if he misses time, it becomes way easier for Lane to kind of move up to be that wide receiver too behind Flowers at some point.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I want him rostered cheap before he breaks out and before Lamar comes back.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I got a couple stashes here.
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  SPEAKER_00: First up is Jalen Knoll.
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  SPEAKER_00: Obviously, tough to project Knoll for a huge role this year, especially with them just trading for Marvin Harrison Jr., likely going to be their wide receiver too once he ramps up.
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  SPEAKER_00: And by the way, Marvin Harrison Jr.
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  SPEAKER_00: saw four targets on nine routes run.
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  SPEAKER_00: So that is a pretty good target rate.
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  SPEAKER_00: Uh a lot of inbreakers and that sort of thing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Like we'll see if they could just use him better, more of the Z receiver this time around, compared to you know what he was doing in Arizona.
• 5:25
  SPEAKER_00: But, you know, as far as Noel goes, the talent has been clear.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's always been clear.
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  SPEAKER_00: He's explosive, he can win down the field, he's a playmaker.
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  SPEAKER_00: No is literally one of the most efficient receivers in the NFL right now on a per route basis.
• 5:37
  SPEAKER_00: And he's the overall wide receiver 11 for fantasy over these last three weeks.
• 5:40
  SPEAKER_00: Now, if CJ Stroud keeps doing what he's doing, even with Marvin Harrison Jr.
• 5:44
  SPEAKER_00: there, like maybe they take a step forward and Noel stays relevant regardless, at least as a boom bust option, right?
• 5:49
  SPEAKER_00: I want to stash him.
• 5:50
  SPEAKER_00: I don't think he belongs in the way of a wire.
• 5:52
  SPEAKER_00: Next up is Kendra Miller.
• 5:53
  SPEAKER_00: If you need a running back, he might be your best option this week.
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  SPEAKER_00: Camara's banged up.
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  SPEAKER_00: They have one more week before Travis Achan is back after the bye.
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  SPEAKER_00: Miller had 22 touches on Sunday, so he can keep seeing work this week, assuming Camara still isn't 100%.
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  SPEAKER_00: So he's a little bit of a cheap stash if you need one.
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  SPEAKER_00: Next up is Jonah Coleman.
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  SPEAKER_00: A little bit of a long play here, but he is eligible to come off of IR this week.
• 6:12
  SPEAKER_00: The Broncos offense is very bad right now, and I'd imagine Sean Payne is desperate to get the run game going, especially with how Bonicks is playing.
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  SPEAKER_00: J.K.
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  SPEAKER_00: Dobbins hasn't been efficient.
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  SPEAKER_00: RJ Harvey is barely getting run in the run game.
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  SPEAKER_00: So nobody's really capitalizing on that early down roll right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I want to roster Coleman just in case he gets another shot at it.
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  SPEAKER_00: And looks as good as he did that first time he had an opportunity before he got hurt earlier this year.
• 6:34
  SPEAKER_00: I'm also stashing Terrence Ferguson.
• 6:36
  SPEAKER_00: I feel like I've been on a broken record with Ferguson at this point.
• 6:38
  SPEAKER_00: Uh he's still a week away from returning, but with Devontae Adams' injury, we still don't know exactly what the injury is.
• 6:44
  SPEAKER_00: If he has to miss time, Ferguson's the next guy up.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I'm stashing him now.
• 6:48
  SPEAKER_00: All right, a couple Monday night football updates.
• 6:50
  SPEAKER_00: Antonio Williams becomes a 7 to 10% fab bid after the commanders are likely losing Tyre McLaurin for the year.
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  SPEAKER_00: Chico Conkl also becomes a viable streamer with long-term upside.
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  SPEAKER_00: He tied Stefan Diggs with the team leading target.
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  SPEAKER_00: So he could be somebody who ends up being an every week starter, even.
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  SPEAKER_00: By the way, the commanders are on by this upcoming week.
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  SPEAKER_00: Another note on Chig, he had a season high rap participation.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's really good to see.
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  SPEAKER_00: Uh also make sure Vashad White isn't lingering on waivers.
• 7:14
  SPEAKER_00: Bill was put on short-term IR with a groin injury right before the Monday night football game.
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  SPEAKER_00: So if he's available, he's a 20% plus fab bid, depending on how badly you need a running back.
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  SPEAKER_00: Also, Devontae Adams is now going to miss six to 10 weeks.
• 7:25
  SPEAKER_00: It seems like it'll be closer to the 10-week mark.
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  SPEAKER_00: Terrence Ferguson moves to one of the top priorities on the week.
• 7:31
  SPEAKER_00: He'll be ready to go once he's eligible to come off of IR in one week.
• 7:34
  SPEAKER_00: A few deeper ads, Kendrick Bourne being one of them.
• 7:37
  SPEAKER_00: We talked about it last week, could continue to be a PPR scam.
• 7:40
  SPEAKER_00: Second straight, eight target, five catch game.
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  SPEAKER_00: And he did it in a non-negative game script this time around, too, which was kind of surprising against the Rams, obviously.
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  SPEAKER_00: So that is a plus.
• 7:47
  SPEAKER_00: Demario Douglas, another one.
• 7:49
  SPEAKER_00: It's really tough to project Douglas to continue doing what he's been doing if AJ Brown is going to actually start producing at some point.
• 7:55
  SPEAKER_00: But Douglas did reach a season high 28% target share and is basically finishing as a wide receiver one two weeks in a row now.
• 8:02
  SPEAKER_00: I've always loved him as a talent.
• 8:04
  SPEAKER_00: He just never saw enough routes to be consistent.
• 8:06
  SPEAKER_00: Still, he's a speculative ad after these performances.
• 8:09
  SPEAKER_00: I want to consider one of these Browns' running backs, whether it's Dylan Sampson or Jillian McLaughlin, like which running back do you pick up?
• 8:14
  SPEAKER_00: Is Dylan Sampson back?
• 8:16
  SPEAKER_00: Is it still Julia McLaughlin?
• 8:17
  SPEAKER_00: Honestly, it might not even matter that much because Estimate might get the goal line carries anyway if Juggins misses again.
• 8:23
  SPEAKER_00: Um, if anything, I'd rather take a shot on Samson just in case he's back this week.
• 8:28
  SPEAKER_00: He can be very good if he plays.
• 8:29
  SPEAKER_00: He's already proved to be an efficient running back last year, and there's way more upside there if Juggins is out again.
• 8:35
  SPEAKER_00: Let's hit on Trey Tucker.
• 8:37
  SPEAKER_00: So, going into the weekend last week on our show here, we talked about how good his matchup was, right?
• 8:42
  SPEAKER_00: So I hope you had him in your lineup if you were desperate enough to start him.
• 8:45
  SPEAKER_00: But we've seen the story before with him, right?
• 8:47
  SPEAKER_00: He has these blow up games, disappears for a few, has another blow up game.
• 8:51
  SPEAKER_00: Are we gonna spend up some fab after this type of game?
• 8:54
  SPEAKER_00: In a game where we kind of not expected it, maybe not predicted it, but we did know that this was an advantage type of game for him.
• 9:02
  SPEAKER_00: So I wouldn't really spend up.
• 9:04
  SPEAKER_00: He should be rostered though, right?
• 9:05
  SPEAKER_00: Because he's capable of these types of games.
• 9:07
  SPEAKER_00: His floor isn't zero.
• 9:09
  SPEAKER_00: Now let's talk about a few situations that might be a little fugazi.
• 9:12
  SPEAKER_00: Guys, people are chasing on this week that I'm not picking up.
• 9:14
  SPEAKER_00: Roshan Johnson being the first one.
• 9:16
  SPEAKER_00: I get that is tempting, but he got most of his work in the fourth quarter with the Bears closing out the game.
• 9:21
  SPEAKER_00: That likely won't happen this week against the Patriots.
• 9:23
  SPEAKER_00: Jaleel McLaughlin, like I said, I'd rather take a shot on Dylan Sampson.
• 9:26
  SPEAKER_00: Rashid Shahid, he's not running enough routes for me to expect any consistency.
• 9:30
  SPEAKER_00: Jawar Jordan, he had the big play, but Woody Marks still had 78% of the snaps.
• 9:35
  SPEAKER_00: Bam Knight, I don't think Jeremiah Love misses that much time, and Algier is still gonna be very involved even after a rough day.
• 9:41
  SPEAKER_00: Samaje Pirine, Chase Brown's gonna be the primary guy.
• 9:44
  SPEAKER_00: Even if Pirine gets some money touches here and there, if you're picking him up as a handcuff, sure, that's fine.
• 9:48
  SPEAKER_00: Tyrone Tracy, I'd expect Scatterbo to get back to a bigger role next week after he gets out of the doghouse.
• 9:53
  SPEAKER_00: Tommy Tremble, two touchdowns, but he ran around on only 50% of dropbacks.
• 9:57
  SPEAKER_00: I'm leaving him on the wire.
• 9:58
  SPEAKER_00: Pierre Strong got some touches, but Josh Jacobs will likely be back this week.
• 10:01
  SPEAKER_00: I got a couple quarterback streamers for you.
• 10:03
  SPEAKER_00: CJ Stroud against the Giants.
• 10:04
  SPEAKER_00: He's actually been balling.
• 10:05
  SPEAKER_00: He threw his first pick of the year this past Sunday.
• 10:07
  SPEAKER_00: Besides one down game in Indy, he's averaged 309 passing yards per game.
• 10:12
  SPEAKER_00: He could keep it up against the Giants this week, too.
• 10:13
  SPEAKER_00: And then we got Aaron Rodgers at New Orleans.
• 10:15
  SPEAKER_00: Pass first offense, he hasn't let you down.
• 10:18
  SPEAKER_00: Multiple touchdown passes four weeks in a row.
• 10:20
  SPEAKER_00: Beatable matchup against the Saints too.
• 10:21
  SPEAKER_00: TJ Hawkinson, he's available in a ton of leagues.
• 10:23
  SPEAKER_00: He has a great matchup against Indy this week.
• 10:25
  SPEAKER_00: And in his last full game, he caught all 13 of his targets for 119 yards.
• 10:29
  SPEAKER_00: Pat Frymouth against New Orleans, that's another one.
• 10:31
  SPEAKER_00: Now he had a down week, but his route stayed relatively stable.
• 10:34
  SPEAKER_00: His target share was the one that was an outlier at only 7% from the 15% he had coming into the year.
• 10:40
  SPEAKER_00: The Saints are not good at defending the tight end in case you're in a pinch this week.
• 10:44
  SPEAKER_00: I think he's a decent start.
• 10:45
  SPEAKER_00: That's gonna do it for this week's waiver wire.
• 10:46
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• 10:49
  SPEAKER_00: We're doing waivers every single week, all season long.
• 10:51
  SPEAKER_00: I'll see you in the trade show later this week.
• 10:53
  SPEAKER_00: Good luck, and I'll see you in the next one.