Now that the week is over, I can finally post my adds. These are more tilted (like all my suggestions) to future opportunity rather than one week guys. Thought I might as well throw mine in:
Gabriel Davis, Bills WR - The script is simple: If John Brown/Stefon Diggs/Cole Beasley ever miss time, you need to look at Davis. Davis played 60/62 snaps (
97%!) and was the starter outside. John Brown (IR) is scheduled to miss 2 more games and may not play immediately off it, so Davis should have a solid snap rate for 2 more games at least (
@49ers, Steelers). Buffalo runs the 2nd most 10 personnel in the league (17%) so Davis will see the field even if everyone is healthy, but with Smokey out and McDermott dialing up tons of Allen passes Davis has the makings of an upside WR3.
Breshad Perriman/Denzel Mims, Jets WRs - Mims actually gets a slight bump for me over Perriman (slightly higher avg. target share + % of passes over the middle, should avoid top cover CBs). Though Darnold isn't playing well at all the garbage time prospect still exists, and since all the Jets WRs came back healthy Mims has averaged 8 targets to Perriman's 6.3 (24-19). Perriman seems a bit more boom-bust due to higher aDot but has three scores over that span.
Kirk Cousins, Vikings QB - Kirk Cousins isn't a great QB; I think he's pretty mediocre. However, he's throwing to future Top 20 WR Justin Jefferson and one of the better secondary WRs in the game in Adam Thielen and can dump balls off to Dalvin Cook with a somewhat decent sched ahead (
Jacksonville, @Tampa Bay, Chicago, and
@New Orleans). Tampa Bay and the Bears would normally give me pause about considering him but he's hot right now (multiple TDs in four straight games, three TDs in three of his last four) and dropped 17+ FP on the Bears in Standard earlier in the year. He's not a bad replacement if he's on your wire.
Captain Obvious Pick
Keke Coutee, Texans WR - This was actually in doubt a bit with the thought Isaiah Coulter, 'Steven Mitchell' and even Jordan Akins/Duke Johnson would see more work at WR, but with media outlets saying Coutee will start as the #2 WR outside should make him a decent flex play (expectation is that the Texans will run more 12 personnel the next few weeks). Randall Cobb should come off IR after 2 more games so Coutee once again has a shot to establish himself. Guy had electric game tape 2 years ago will allover-the-field usage, but couldn't stay healthy and battled inconsistency.
Devontae Booker, Raiders RB - This is not hard. Jacobs has a bit of an ankle injury (EDIT: DNP on Wednesday) and Booker is the clear handcuff to him, Even if he plays ankles can be tricky and a reinjury isn't out of the question. Booker also wouldn't be affected by game script like Jacobs is due to his pass catching ability.
Deeper Dive: Nab Them Before The Rise
Isaiah Coulter, Texans WR -
There is wealth of info on him in his thread. Note, he is very raw and
was inactive last week over someone named "Steven Mitchell". There's a question if he can play at this level, but we are looking for cheap opportunity here. He has good size at 6'2 and boasts enough straight line speed that he could become a sort of deep threat although he's not a good route runner. The offense seems comfortable with Watson having to chuck 35+ times and a lot of targets are up for grabs; Cooks will see #1 corners so Watson will have to spread it around.
Kenny Stills, ? WR - After clearing waivers he has been rumored to go to a number of teams (Green Bay, New Orleans, Vikings). If someone signs him he won't play for 5 days (quarantine), but if you want a lotto ticket he's not terrible if you have a free spot.
"Your ### Should've Had Him Last Week"
Frank Gore, Jets RB - Frank Gore only played 58% of the offensive snaps but had 18 carries and caught 3 balls with La'Mical Perine on IR. Gore is the unquestioned workhorse for 2 more contests and has a very solid Flex floor. With the way Adam Gase runs his squad would it be outside the realm of possibility Gase just makes Gore the starter again? If a RB is getting 20+ touches, in this economy you gotta own him.
Evan Engram, Giants TE - The cycle occurs every week; Engram has an unquestionably bad drop or play, catches a big pass, then is immediately rage dropped (
12/3 EDIT: Not necessarily in that order!).
Stop the cycle; Engram is finally being used like he's not a 38 year old and is running jet sweeps and getting attempts all over the field. Even with Colt McCoy as the new QB the two bankable pass catching weapons remain Sterling Shepard and Evan Engram. With TE a fantasy wasteland his mouthwatering potential vs. his frustrating inconsistency
is a battle of wills... Giants next 4:
@Seattle, Arizona, Cleveland, then
@Baltimore. If you don't have a Top 5 TE grab him.
That's all I have unless I forgot someone.