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2026 Week 8 Waiver Wire: Trade Deadline Stashes, a Rookie Breakout and the Streamers · Upper Hand Fantasy

0:00
SPEAKER_00: Welcome back to the Upper Hand Fantasy Podcast.
0:02
SPEAKER_00: I'm Zach Rizzuto.
0:04
SPEAKER_00: I'm in for Faraz this week.
0:05
SPEAKER_00: We're here to give you our week eight waiver wire episode.
0:08
SPEAKER_00: Just talk about all the players that we need to be adding, stashing, especially with the trade deadline coming up.
0:12
SPEAKER_00: Faraz is out taking care of some important business, but we wanted to make sure that we got this one out for you guys.
0:17
SPEAKER_00: So I'm not going to bore you guys any longer.
0:19
SPEAKER_00: Let's get right into it.
0:20
SPEAKER_00: And I'm just going to say this the number one ad this week is a rookie receiver whose production just finally caught up to his usage, and the breakout could be coming.
0:28
SPEAKER_00: We've also got a running back who took over his backfield and his first game back from IR.
0:32
SPEAKER_00: A couple tight ends getting some real work, bunch of stashes ahead of the trade deadline, like I mentioned, and some streaming quarterbacks at the end.
0:38
SPEAKER_00: So let's just get right into it.
0:39
SPEAKER_00: Our priority pickup start with Casey Concepcion, the Browns rookie wide receiver.
0:44
SPEAKER_00: If you've been following us, you're not surprised by this one.
0:46
SPEAKER_00: You know, we've been saying the utilization was there all season long, and the production finally caught up this past week.
0:52
SPEAKER_00: 10 targets, 8 catches, 129 yards, plus 23 yards on three carries.
0:57
SPEAKER_00: Those were all career highs for Concepcion as a rookie.
1:00
SPEAKER_00: He also set career highs with a 29% target share and a 36% target rate, both of which led the team this past weekend.
1:06
SPEAKER_00: And honestly, this game that he had, it could have been an even bigger day.
1:10
SPEAKER_00: He dropped a ball that could have been a touchdown if he hung on to it.
1:12
SPEAKER_00: It's perfect pass from Deshaun Watson.
1:14
SPEAKER_00: I expect him to keep bringing those down.
1:16
SPEAKER_00: We know he had a little bit of a drop issue coming into the league, reared his head a little bit there, but those things can be fixed.
1:21
SPEAKER_00: And the way that he's been playing and the talent, he showed off the yak that he has as well.
1:25
SPEAKER_00: 82 yards after the catch.
1:27
SPEAKER_00: That was a fifth most by any receiver in a single game this season.
1:30
SPEAKER_00: And among 109 receivers with a hundred plus routes run, he also has the highest rate of design targets.
1:35
SPEAKER_00: They're scheming him up the ball.
1:36
SPEAKER_00: So this isn't a one-off.
1:37
SPEAKER_00: Concepcion's had a 24% or higher target share in each of his last four or full games.
1:42
SPEAKER_00: He's a full-time receiver.
1:43
SPEAKER_00: This is the first breakout game that he's had, but a full-on breakout over the rest of the season could be on the horizon.
1:49
SPEAKER_00: He is rostered in 64% of leagues right now, but that's nowhere near high enough.
1:53
SPEAKER_00: This is a guy that needs to be on rosters no matter the format that you're in.
1:56
SPEAKER_00: So just make sure to check your waiver wire.
1:58
SPEAKER_00: I'm willing to go up to 15 or 20% of my fab here for this guy.
2:01
SPEAKER_00: This is a talent that we really love coming in, and he can really do some things for you, especially if you're a needy at wide receiver.
2:07
SPEAKER_00: Just check those waiver wires.
2:08
SPEAKER_00: You never know if there's a manager who got upset with him having the low production and the utilization not matching it.
2:15
SPEAKER_00: So just keep an eye out for him.
2:16
SPEAKER_00: If he's there, definitely go and throw some fab at him.
2:18
SPEAKER_00: And the next guy's another rookie, Jonah Coleman.
2:21
SPEAKER_00: Obviously, if you need a running back, Coleman's the guy that you need to pick up this week.
2:24
SPEAKER_00: He took over the Broncos backfield in his first game back from IR, 50% of the snaps, had by far the most carries of any Broncos running back, had the highest route participation.
2:32
SPEAKER_00: And if you were watching the game, it felt like Coleman was just on the field every other play.
2:36
SPEAKER_00: RJ Harvey, J.K.
2:38
SPEAKER_00: Dobbins, they were the guys that were spelling him.
2:40
SPEAKER_00: And it's great to see Coleman just have that trust from Sean Payton right away.
2:44
SPEAKER_00: We weren't sure exactly what it was going to look like.
2:46
SPEAKER_00: We saw Coleman ramp up in the game in week two before he actually got placed on IR.
2:50
SPEAKER_00: He comes back and does his thing right away.
2:52
SPEAKER_00: Really nice to see.
2:53
SPEAKER_00: Now the box score, you know, obviously this last week was quiet.
2:56
SPEAKER_00: We're all up in arms about this utilization, but he did have nine carries for 54 yards, two catches for 15 yards.
3:02
SPEAKER_00: He wasn't the most productive running back in the backfield this past week, but he was efficient on his carries.
3:08
SPEAKER_00: He clearly has the trust of his coaching staff.
3:10
SPEAKER_00: There's plenty of room for his role to grow.
3:12
SPEAKER_00: This is one of those players that you add now before the production is showing.
3:15
SPEAKER_00: This utilization is super promising.
3:17
SPEAKER_00: He's a must add for anyone who needs a running back.
3:19
SPEAKER_00: He's the only Broncos back that you should be starting moving forward.
3:22
SPEAKER_00: Dobbins and Harvey, they're just in these specific limited roles.
3:25
SPEAKER_00: And if you have Harvey, by the way, I'd look at selling him after he managed to salvage his box score with that long touchdown.
3:30
SPEAKER_00: Kevin Harlan was absolutely electric on the call with that touchdown.
3:34
SPEAKER_00: But his role is just so small.
3:35
SPEAKER_00: He's not going to be able to continue to be relevant if he stays in such a small role, especially with Jonah Coleman potentially ramping up his usage as well.
3:43
SPEAKER_00: I'm willing to go up to 20% of my fab here, too, for Jonah Coleman.
3:46
SPEAKER_00: This is a potential every week RB2 the rest of the way if he continues to ascend the way that we want him to.
3:51
SPEAKER_00: But hopefully you've been stashing him since he originally went on IR after week two.
3:55
SPEAKER_00: Another rookie, just full of rookies, you know, this week on the waivers, Caleb Douglas, another guy.
3:59
SPEAKER_00: He's just coming in hot off an injury.
4:00
SPEAKER_00: He stepped right into a full-time role with an 81% route rate, 14% target share.
4:05
SPEAKER_00: We're second on the team.
4:05
SPEAKER_00: And obviously, we know Malik Willis isn't throwing it that much.
4:08
SPEAKER_00: The Dolphins are third lowest in pass attempts per game, but he did make his work count.
4:13
SPEAKER_00: Three targets, two of them were touchdowns.
4:15
SPEAKER_00: Both of those catches that he had were touchdowns.
4:17
SPEAKER_00: He had five catches for 94 yards back in week one, and now two catches for 70 yards and two scores in this one.
4:23
SPEAKER_00: I'm not expecting the world from him, like I said, with this lower volume passing offense and Malik Willis.
4:28
SPEAKER_00: We're not sure what we're going to get from him on a week-to-week basis, but he's flashing the talent that we saw both at the senior bowl.
4:34
SPEAKER_00: And now we saw him over the offseason stand out a little bit, and he's doing the same thing now in limited work.
4:40
SPEAKER_00: The other thing that's working for him is there's no clear number two uh receiver in Miami yet.
4:44
SPEAKER_00: Not even a wide receiver one, really.
4:46
SPEAKER_00: Right now, technically the wide receiver one is Malik Washington.
4:49
SPEAKER_00: He's at a 27% target share.
4:51
SPEAKER_00: He's way ahead of the rest of the receivers in this room in terms of usage.
4:54
SPEAKER_00: But Douglas is doing things that can help him separate not only from the guys uh in the rest of the room, like Chris Bell, your Jalen Tolberts, all that, but he'll be a nice desperate flex for anyone who needs wide receiver depth.
5:04
SPEAKER_00: But he could also have upside to overtake Malik Washington at some point.
5:08
SPEAKER_00: Is Malik Washington somebody that's going to be just beating guys out and separating himself as the number one wide receiver?
5:16
SPEAKER_00: When you have a room this wide open and a player like Caleb Douglas doing the things that he's doing, you can't ignore it.
5:21
SPEAKER_00: I go up to maybe five or six bucks here, especially if you're an idiot wide receiver.
5:25
SPEAKER_00: And speaking of rookie wide receivers, Antonio Williams, he's gonna be stepping into a much bigger role.
5:30
SPEAKER_00: And you probably might have forgot about him because the commanders were on by this week, but Terry McLaurin, he's done for the year with a torn patell or tendon.
5:37
SPEAKER_00: And that clears the way for Williams to be a full-time receiver the rest of the way.
5:40
SPEAKER_00: And we've already seen what that looks like in games where Diggs, Stefan Diggs, that is, or Terry McLaurin have missed, Williams' route rate jumps up to 75%, up from 46% when both Diggs and McLaurin are active.
5:51
SPEAKER_00: And his target share goes up from 10 to 16% in those same situations.
5:54
SPEAKER_00: So not nuclear usage, but definitely a role that we want to target, especially with McLaurin out for the rest of the season.
6:00
SPEAKER_00: And we also have to note that Williams' three best receiving games, they've all come with Jaden Daniels under center.
6:06
SPEAKER_00: And now he has a chance to be a fixture in this offense.
6:08
SPEAKER_00: He was a sleeper of ours coming out of college.
6:10
SPEAKER_00: I think it's a safe bet here on talent.
6:12
SPEAKER_00: He can come through.
6:13
SPEAKER_00: If this role increases the way that we're expecting it to, he's going to be dependable, especially in a pinch with all these bye weeks still coming up.
6:20
SPEAKER_00: I might throw three, four, five bucks at him and see if I can get him, if I don't have him already.
6:24
SPEAKER_00: One of the tight ends that you can go and grab off the waiver wire too, he's also hanging around and coming off a bye is Brenton Strange.
6:30
SPEAKER_00: We talked about him a couple weeks ago, and he's still out there in a lot of leagues.
6:33
SPEAKER_00: He's had seven or more targets in three straight games, and he's been Trevor Lawrence's number two target behind Parker Washington since week four.
6:38
SPEAKER_00: If you need a tight end, just go pick him up.
6:40
SPEAKER_00: You might be able to get away without any fab since he's coming off his bye, like I mentioned.
6:44
SPEAKER_00: And he's just generally been ignored with Parker Washington being the big name in that receiving room.
6:49
SPEAKER_00: And people also just discounting the fact that it's been pretty much Parker Washington and everybody else.
6:53
SPEAKER_00: But the truth is, like we said, Brenton Strange, he has been the number two guy for Trevor Lawrence so far this season, especially as of late.
7:01
SPEAKER_00: Dylan Sampson's another running back that we can go and add.
7:04
SPEAKER_00: He just came off IR.
7:05
SPEAKER_00: He played his first game of the season in week seven.
7:07
SPEAKER_00: Came back and played 47% of the snaps alongside Quinshawn Judkins.
7:11
SPEAKER_00: He was a primary receiving back, which is the role that we thought he would have.
7:14
SPEAKER_00: He slid right back into that now that he's healthy.
7:16
SPEAKER_00: And he's going to be the pass catching back for this Browns offense.
7:19
SPEAKER_00: He's also been very efficient.
7:21
SPEAKER_00: He's one of the best target earners at the position when he's on the field.
7:24
SPEAKER_00: So he does have some standalone value.
7:26
SPEAKER_00: He's not somebody that you're going to start with confidence.
7:29
SPEAKER_00: But if you're in absolute dire need of a PPR floor, this is what a desperate start looks like at the position.
7:34
SPEAKER_00: He could be useful flex moving forward.
7:36
SPEAKER_00: I'd spend a few bucks, maybe up to two, because that's going to be a very stratified backfield between Judkins and Samson.
7:42
SPEAKER_00: Judkins is going to handle the rushing, the early down, the short yardage.
7:45
SPEAKER_00: Well, Samson will handle the third downs in two minutes.
7:48
SPEAKER_00: It's a very nice roll in that backfield, and we can trust that Samson's going to have that role.
7:53
SPEAKER_00: Couple stashes now with the trade deadline coming up.
7:56
SPEAKER_00: You might not have heard of this guy, but Seth McGowan, the Colts rookie running back.
8:00
SPEAKER_00: There's been a lot of smoke around Jonathan Taylor in trade talks these past few weeks.
8:04
SPEAKER_00: The trade deadline's coming up.
8:06
SPEAKER_00: It might not be a coincidence that McGowan snaps are going up.
8:10
SPEAKER_00: You'll also notice that the Colts just dealt Quentin Nelson to the Seahawks.
8:15
SPEAKER_00: It looks like they might be sellers.
8:16
SPEAKER_00: And this usage that we're seeing over the past couple weeks in this Colts backfield kind of seems like they're evaluating what they have with Seth McGowan.
8:24
SPEAKER_00: In week seven, Jonathan Taylor hit season lows in Snapchare at 69% and rush attempt share at 56%.
8:30
SPEAKER_00: McGowan at the same time, boom, hit season highs in snap share and rush attempt share, 31 and 34%, respectively.
8:37
SPEAKER_00: And he's also been getting carries earlier in games lately after getting most of his work in the fourth quarter early on this season.
8:43
SPEAKER_00: Is the increase in work for McGowan and the decrease in work for Taylor a coincidence?
8:48
SPEAKER_00: Maybe.
8:48
SPEAKER_00: Probably not.
8:49
SPEAKER_00: There's no way to know if the Colts are going to actually move JT, but if they do, McGowan is the only other Colts running back to take a snap this season.
8:57
SPEAKER_00: And it's not a bad idea to stash him.
8:58
SPEAKER_00: I'd try to get him for a zero dollar bid if I can.
9:01
SPEAKER_00: I wouldn't throw more than a dollar or two at him because people probably aren't on top of this in your league.
9:06
SPEAKER_00: He hasn't done anything that's really popped up in the box score.
9:09
SPEAKER_00: See if you can sneak him in.
9:11
SPEAKER_00: He could wind up being super valuable if Jonathan Taylor would end up getting moved.
9:14
SPEAKER_00: Tajay Spears, another stash that we want to add.
9:17
SPEAKER_00: Speaking of the trade deadline, you know, Tony Pollard, he's also a prime trade prime trade candidate.
9:21
SPEAKER_00: And he just had this huge game that's going to help his stock even more, especially the Titans if they want to move him.
9:26
SPEAKER_00: If he gets moved, Tajay Spears, suddenly he's going to be the guy, assuming that he's healthy.
9:30
SPEAKER_00: Obviously, he's been a little bit banged up these past couple weeks.
9:33
SPEAKER_00: But when he's back, it's going to be a very relevant role that you can stash him for.
9:37
SPEAKER_00: He's looked great in games that Pollard has missed the past few seasons.
9:40
SPEAKER_00: Again, I would try to get him for zero dollars if you can, if he's floating around on your waivers.
9:43
SPEAKER_00: Uh, but he is somebody that's going to have some value, especially in a Titans offense with Cam Ward that's struggling a little bit.
9:48
SPEAKER_00: They've looked better as of late, but the workload is going to be there.
9:51
SPEAKER_00: And you just have to start anybody who would get the kind of workload that he has.
9:55
SPEAKER_00: Another speculative stash, Devin Singletary.
9:57
SPEAKER_00: We watched Cam Scadaboo, we watched Tyrone Tracy both go down with hamstring injuries in week seven.
10:02
SPEAKER_00: Seems like they're going to be fine, but we don't really know what they're dealing with.
10:06
SPEAKER_00: And it doesn't help either that the Giants buy is now here in week eight.
10:09
SPEAKER_00: It's going to be a lot of smoke and mirrors with this situation.
10:12
SPEAKER_00: Who's going to come out of this backfield, especially with Cam Scadaboo?
10:15
SPEAKER_00: You know, coming off of that game earlier in the season where he had zero touches.
10:19
SPEAKER_00: He comes back, suddenly leads the team in rush attempts, has a career high in rush yards.
10:24
SPEAKER_00: What's really going to happen?
10:25
SPEAKER_00: Was that by design?
10:26
SPEAKER_00: Was Tyrone Tracy going to get some more run like he did in the week prior when Cam Scataboo was in the doghouse?
10:32
SPEAKER_00: There's a lot going on here.
10:33
SPEAKER_00: But in the meantime, with both of them banged up a little bit, once we start seeing some practice reports, it's just going to be a very fluid situation.
10:41
SPEAKER_00: I would just throw, you know, zero zero dollars or even one, just throw a dart at Singletary in the meantime, just in case either one of them winds up missing time, because we've seen this Giants backfield be used as a platoon and not just one guy, as much as we want it to be that for Cam Scadaboo.
10:57
SPEAKER_00: Another guy, Mike Washington, you know, he's earned some more playing time the past couple weeks, and he's actually performing better than Genty in the run game.
11:04
SPEAKER_00: And that's kind of a big deal because we could see this role grow to the point where he has standalone value.
11:09
SPEAKER_00: Remember, Clint Kubiak is the play caller here.
11:11
SPEAKER_00: He was notorious for not giving Kenneth Walker his touches because Zach Charbonnet was playing pretty well.
11:17
SPEAKER_00: He's run these two two-man backfields before.
11:19
SPEAKER_00: He's no stranger to that.
11:21
SPEAKER_00: And on top of that, Mike Washington's also one of the better handcuffs to have.
11:24
SPEAKER_00: We know Genty's been dealing with some injuries the past couple weeks.
11:27
SPEAKER_00: He's played through them for the most part.
11:29
SPEAKER_00: But if anything would happen to Genty this season, you would be starting Mike Washington, no question.
11:35
SPEAKER_00: Especially with the way that he plays.
11:36
SPEAKER_00: We've seen him pass the eye test.
11:38
SPEAKER_00: He runs hard.
11:38
SPEAKER_00: There would be no question about starting him.
11:40
SPEAKER_00: So if he would end up carving out a standalone role, it would be just gravy on top of him being a handcuff.
11:46
SPEAKER_00: Definitely throw some fab at him if he's floating around on your waiver wire.
11:49
SPEAKER_00: Stash him just in case.
11:51
SPEAKER_00: Bam Knight, really only if you have to.
11:53
SPEAKER_00: We know Jeremiah Love, he's been out the past two weeks.
11:56
SPEAKER_00: Still not sure what's going on with that ankle.
11:58
SPEAKER_00: But if Jeremiah Love would miss this week against the Cowboys, Bam Knight's going to have some nice upside against them.
12:04
SPEAKER_00: They haven't been a good run defense.
12:06
SPEAKER_00: He's a cheap fallback option if you're stuck at running back.
12:08
SPEAKER_00: Uh Tyler Algier has not been the handcuff to Jeremiah Love that we drafted him to be.
12:13
SPEAKER_00: And Bam Knight, he really just has also been more efficient than Tyler Algier at the end of the day.
12:18
SPEAKER_00: So it's not surprising to see him continue to get that run.
12:20
SPEAKER_00: But it's been basically a 50-50 split.
12:22
SPEAKER_00: And this is a good matchup, Bam Knight will be walking into if Jeremiah Love would miss again.
12:27
SPEAKER_00: Another stash, Jordan Tyson.
12:28
SPEAKER_00: You know, it's taken him half the season to get back.
12:30
SPEAKER_00: He traveled with the Saints last week to Paris to see maybe if he could play.
12:34
SPEAKER_00: He wound up not playing, and it's been a long time coming.
12:37
SPEAKER_00: But as soon as he comes back, he's going to be the wide receiver too in a fast pace, pass happy Saints offense.
12:43
SPEAKER_00: His college profile says that he's going to be a baller once he hits the field.
12:46
SPEAKER_00: We loved him coming out.
12:47
SPEAKER_00: He just has to stay healthy.
12:49
SPEAKER_00: He hasn't been able to stay healthy.
12:50
SPEAKER_00: I would grab him now off waivers before he comes back.
12:53
SPEAKER_00: And it's clear this time that it's taking him to come back could make it easier to get him.
12:57
SPEAKER_00: People might be dropping him at this point to make room for other players because they need some upside in the short term.
13:02
SPEAKER_00: Just check your waiver wire.
13:03
SPEAKER_00: He's not widely available, but if he's there, this is a guy that's going to come back.
13:07
SPEAKER_00: He's going to take Devon Vale's spot and he's going to be producing at a higher clip at the end of the day because Jordan Tyson is just that type of talent.
13:14
SPEAKER_00: Another guy that we absolutely love, Terrence Ferguson, he has been on basically every episode that we've had talking about stashes.
13:20
SPEAKER_00: Just keep stashing him.
13:21
SPEAKER_00: The Rams are using tight ends to fill Devontae Adams' shoes.
13:24
SPEAKER_00: We've seen Tyler Higby one week.
13:26
SPEAKER_00: We've seen Colby Parkinson another week.
13:28
SPEAKER_00: Last week it was Davis Allen getting two touchdowns.
13:30
SPEAKER_00: And it sucks because this was supposed to be Ferguson's role.
13:32
SPEAKER_00: Ferguson was the guy when Puka Nakua was out and Devontae Adams was the healthy receiver.
13:39
SPEAKER_00: Now that Devontae Adams is out and Puka Nakua is healthy, they still need that second pass catcher.
13:44
SPEAKER_00: And Terrence Ferguson can be that.
13:45
SPEAKER_00: You have to keep stashing him.
13:47
SPEAKER_00: This is a guy that we were high on.
13:48
SPEAKER_00: We've been high on.
13:49
SPEAKER_00: And if you were healthy, this is somebody that we'd be talking about, probably is a top five, top eight start on a weekly basis with the amount that the Rams like to throw the ball.
13:57
SPEAKER_00: And another player, too, Brian Thomas Jr., don't drop him yet.
14:01
SPEAKER_00: I know you might have already done it at this point, but you if you have him, don't drop him just yet.
14:06
SPEAKER_00: We know the trade deadline's coming up.
14:08
SPEAKER_00: We've heard talks about the Chiefs being in the market for a receiver.
14:10
SPEAKER_00: We've heard talks about even the Steelers being in the market for a wide receiver.
14:14
SPEAKER_00: You know, where could Brian Thomas Jr.
14:16
SPEAKER_00: end up?
14:16
SPEAKER_00: Who knows?
14:17
SPEAKER_00: But you have to keep him for the upside of getting traded somewhere where he can go back to being that rookie year Brian Thomas, where he gets the usage, where he gets the targets.
14:27
SPEAKER_00: He's just fallen out of favor in this Jaguars offense.
14:29
SPEAKER_00: It sounds like the Jaguars aren't completely against the idea of moving him.
14:33
SPEAKER_00: They could be warming up to sending him somewhere else.
14:35
SPEAKER_00: I wouldn't cut bait just yet.
14:37
SPEAKER_00: If we get past the trade deadline and he stays in Jacksonville, completely different story.
14:41
SPEAKER_00: No problem cutting him at that point, but you have to hold on to him for the chance that he appreciates big time via a trade.
14:47
SPEAKER_00: And if you really need a wide receiver, we want to talk about someone that you could just pick up that's floating around, not a super sexy ad, but you're going to be able to start next week.
14:55
SPEAKER_00: It's Keenan Allen.
14:56
SPEAKER_00: We've talked about him, you know, so much as just his target earning PPR floor guy.
15:01
SPEAKER_00: He is the only Colts receiver that's capable of giving you a decent floor most weeks.
15:05
SPEAKER_00: He's not exciting.
15:06
SPEAKER_00: But if he's floating around on those waivers, scoop him up.
15:08
SPEAKER_00: Keep him on your bench if you need a PPR flex play.
15:10
SPEAKER_00: This Colts passing offense has just been anemic recently.
15:13
SPEAKER_00: Not really encouraged by even if Daniel Jones would get benched and you put Anthony Richardson in, would that be an upgrade?
15:19
SPEAKER_00: Neither of them have proven in recent years that they've been able to sustain a consistent passing attack outside of Daniel Jones last season before he got hurt.
15:27
SPEAKER_00: Daniel Jones hasn't looked anything like what he looked like last season.
15:30
SPEAKER_00: So just see what you can do.
15:32
SPEAKER_00: He's someone that you could throw into your lineup and hopefully get five or six catches.
15:36
SPEAKER_00: He is leading the Colts in targets, even though he is running a veteran amount of snaps.
15:41
SPEAKER_00: So I wouldn't bid anything on him.
15:42
SPEAKER_00: But see if he's floating around on your waivers and you need someone as an out to start this week, no problem grabbing him.
15:48
SPEAKER_00: And one of my favorite streaming tight ends for this week, you know, it's Chig Aconquo.
15:51
SPEAKER_00: If you don't land Brenton Strange, Chig Aconquo is another solid streamer.
15:55
SPEAKER_00: Obviously, like we mentioned before, Terry McLaurin, he's gonna be out.
15:58
SPEAKER_00: And in the last week where Terry McLaurin played, Chig Econquo just hit the highest route rate of the season in week six, with Terry McLaurin going out early.
16:07
SPEAKER_00: And he tied Stefan Diggs for the team lead and target share at 21%.
16:10
SPEAKER_00: With McLaurin done for the year, you know, he's top 12 if that role sticks.
16:15
SPEAKER_00: If he continues to run the routes that he's been getting, if he continues to get the target share that we saw in that small sample, he can absolutely be a starter for you the rest of the way.
16:22
SPEAKER_00: If you're banged up at tight end or you're missing some upside, if you've been rolling with Juan Johnson the past couple weeks, you could definitely make a replacement with Okonquo and be all right.
16:31
SPEAKER_00: I would throw maybe four or five bucks at Oconquo and see if I could grab him.
16:34
SPEAKER_00: And if you're looking for a streaming QB, there are a couple this week that you could get away with.
16:38
SPEAKER_00: Geno Smith, he has a great matchup against the Raiders this week.
16:41
SPEAKER_00: He's coming off a strong game last week.
16:43
SPEAKER_00: Jacoby Brissett against the Cowboys, that's a sneaky good matchup there.
16:46
SPEAKER_00: Dallas allows a ton of explosive plays.
16:48
SPEAKER_00: And Jacoby Brissett, he has been just kind of a consistent, you know, producer despite some negative game scripts.
16:54
SPEAKER_00: They've been negative game script champs, but we've seen the way Cowboys games have played out.
16:58
SPEAKER_00: They've been super high totals.
17:00
SPEAKER_00: So if you need somebody, Jacoby Pursett could work for you.
17:02
SPEAKER_00: And then even Kyler Murray against the Lions, you know, you'd have to really be in a bind to start Kyler Murray, the way this Vikings offense is playing.
17:08
SPEAKER_00: But the Lions are also such a good matchup.
17:11
SPEAKER_00: You have to, if you need to take a roll of the dice at quarterback and you need some upside, and you don't have any other quarterbacks that you would want to start, Kyler Murray is not a terrible pick.
17:21
SPEAKER_00: And then a couple guys that I'm not chasing off the waiver wire this week.
17:24
SPEAKER_00: Um, real quick, just some names that I'm passing on.
17:27
SPEAKER_00: Jordan Watkins, you know, he led the 49ers receivers in targets last week outside of George Kittle.
17:31
SPEAKER_00: And he had a touchdown callback, but he doesn't have much appeal beyond the next week or two.
17:35
SPEAKER_00: Because once the 49ers get healthy, once you get guys like Debo Samuel, Mike Evans back, things are going to get more and more difficult for Watkins to see the field.
17:43
SPEAKER_00: Even Christian Kirk, he was on a snap count this past week.
17:46
SPEAKER_00: So just there's no need to add Jordan Watkins at this point unless you're just renting him for the week.
17:52
SPEAKER_00: And we still need to see who's going to be back this coming week.
17:55
SPEAKER_00: There's so many ways for Jordan Watkins to be irrelevant.
17:58
SPEAKER_00: It's not really worth picking him up this week.
18:00
SPEAKER_00: Same thing with Samaje Pirine.
18:02
SPEAKER_00: He only had four touches this last game.
18:04
SPEAKER_00: You know, Chase Brown's getting back to that utilization that we want to see from him.
18:07
SPEAKER_00: One of Samaje Pirine's touches just happened to be a goal line touchdown.
18:11
SPEAKER_00: We were trying to figure out exactly what happened with that, but it looks like they just rotated Chase Brown out at that point.
18:16
SPEAKER_00: Chase Brown took two other goal line snaps.
18:19
SPEAKER_00: They just threw the ball on those downs.
18:21
SPEAKER_00: So Chase Brown does still have the role at the goal line relatively unlock.
18:24
SPEAKER_00: Pirine just happened to get it on one of his four carries.
18:27
SPEAKER_00: There's no reason to add Pirine at this point.
18:30
SPEAKER_00: Even if there is a handcuff, you know, the Bengals are throwing the ball so much.
18:35
SPEAKER_00: It was a T.
18:35
SPEAKER_00: Higgins and Jamar Chase show.
18:37
SPEAKER_00: There's just not that much upside for Samajay Pirine.
18:40
SPEAKER_00: So I'm leaving him on waivers.
18:41
SPEAKER_00: And then Kenneth Gainwell, too.
18:43
SPEAKER_00: It looks like he got a lot of volume in this game, but it just came at the end of the game when the Bucks were milking the clock against the Panthers.
18:49
SPEAKER_00: They absolutely demolished Carolina.
18:51
SPEAKER_00: They had no reason to throw the ball.
18:52
SPEAKER_00: Baker Mayfield threw 11 passes in this game, and you're not going to wear down Bucky Irving with 40 carries the way that they were doing it against the Panthers.
19:00
SPEAKER_00: So it makes sense that Kenneth Gainwell saw that spike in usage, but there's no reason to buy into that continuing.
19:05
SPEAKER_00: Bucky Irving's role was so good in this game.
19:07
SPEAKER_00: He had 11 of the first 14 plays.
19:10
SPEAKER_00: They were design touches for Bucky Irving.
19:13
SPEAKER_00: So that's what we want to see from Bucky.
19:14
SPEAKER_00: I'm leaving Kenneth Gainwell on waivers, even though he did get some run.
19:18
SPEAKER_00: That's gonna do it for this week.
19:19
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19:23
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19:26
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