The trade deadline has hit and while we expected a deluge of fantasy-relevant moves, we got a light sprinkle. But as any farmer will tell you, every small shower creates an opportunity. Plus, there’s six teams on bye in Week 11 so stashing will be particularly valuable this week. Let’s go searching for value in a post-trade deadline world.
To keep things simple, we’ll define a streamer as any player you wouldn’t usually start who is a viable option for this week. They may be on your bench or they may be on waivers, depending on your league. We’ll define a stash as any player you can potentially find on waivers that you should stash for the future, either because they have a favorable match-up coming up, or because they could become a future fantasy starter. All players will have under 80% ownership on either Sleeper or Yahoo (ideally both) or would usually be bench stashes in most leagues.
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QB Streamers:
Drew Lock (SEA – 11%): The Raiders continue to provide opponents with plentiful fantasy points, meaning the Seahawks quarterback will be a viable streamer this week, even if it’s Drew Lock.
JJ McCarthy (NYG – 23%): Speaking of juicy matchups, the Giants face a stout Commanders front with one of the league’s worst secondaries. McCarthy will need to pass a lot to continue this season’s success, and that should bring fantasy gold.
QB Stashes:
Kirk Cousins (MIN – 62%): The one trade that really shook things up was Cousins back to the Vikings. I wouldn’t risk starting him straight out of the gate against the Packers. But, in Week 11 when Drake Maye, Jordan Love and Matthew Stafford are all on a bye, Kirko Chainz may just be who you need. Plus, he’ll be a viable option after that too.
Kyle McCord (MIA – 1%): I wanted to give you a deeper option for next week, given six teams have byes. McCord is a big risk, but you’ll get a good look at him this weekend in his debut. If that goes well, he’s a viable option against the Bills, where passing will be very necessary.
RB Streamers:
Zach Charbonnet (SEA – 75%) and Jadarian Price (SEA – 77%): The Raiders run defense is so bad, I’m willing to start both Seahawks backs, though I favor Charbonnet who was the slight lead back in Week 9.
Audric Estime (NO – 7%): The Saints released Kendre Miller and brought back Estime for the early down role in New Orleans. That should have plenty of value against an awful Panthers run defense.
Jordan Mason (MIN – 66%): The Vikings continue to use a committee at running back, but against the Packers, the early down back is the guy you want. I’m hoping Kirk Cousins sparks the offense and Mason has a good week. He’s a solid half-PPR and non-PPR streamer.
RB Stashes:
Corey Kiner (NE – 3%) and Lan Larison (NE – 0%): I’m not convinced Kiner is the lead back with Rhamondre Stevenson and Treveyon Henderson out. Larison was the initial back to take over before Kiner got garbage time. But both are worth stashing to see what happens in Week 10. The Week 11 bye isn’t ideal and you can stream either this week if you’re desperate, but I still think both are worth holding just in case.
Marshawn Lloyd (GB – 32%), Kaleb Johnson (GB – 1%), Chris Brooks (GB – 1%) and Pierre Strong (GB – 1%): I have no idea what the Packers are going to do with Josh Jacobs out. They have four awful options. But in deeper leagues, you need to be taking shots on these types of players. I favor Lloyd or Johnson, but it could easily be Brooks or even Strong (though probably not).
Running backs get injured more than any other player in fantasy, with the average Top 36 running back missing two games per season in fantasy. For that reason, your best bet in fantasy is to roster running backs who are an injury away from an every down role. Each week, I’ll be listing my favorite RB stashes, only including players you won’t be starting most weeks.
Top Handcuffs: Blake Corum, Rico Dowdle, Seth McGowan, Kaelon Black, Chris Rodriguez, Emmett Johnson, Kenny Gainwell, Ray Davis, Samaje Perine, Bam Knight, Dylan Sampson, Austin Ekeler, Devin Singletary, Tyjae Spears, Sione Vaki, Khalil Herbert
WR Streamers:
Josh Downs (KC – 71%): It’s always risky starting players who have just arrived at teams, but with Xavier Worthy likely out for a while with a hamstring injury, Downs has enough upside to take the risk. He’s likely a weekly start from now on, unless Week 10 goes particularly badly.
Jakobi Meyers (JAC – 57%): He’s had a very slow start to the season, relying on touchdowns more than volume, but Meyers is finally a good option this week. The Titans are the best WR matchup in football and Meyers is an every-down back in Jacksonville. He’s a risk with a high ceiling.
Mack Hollins (NE – 6%): Hollins is the WR1 in New England with AJ Brown out. Demario Douglas will remain a regular target (despite his low snap count), but Hollins is the big-bodied receiver and has heaps of weekly upside, though a low floor. This should be a ceiling week against the Lions though, so he’s a start for me.
WR Stashes:
Laquon Treadwell (IND – 1%): The Colts now have Treadwell, Ashton Dulin and Deion Burks as their starting receivers. It’s hard to know who, if anyone, will become fantasy relevant. It may be like the 49ers where none are startable. But in deeper leagues, Treadwell is your best bet as the guy who was starting before the receiver evacuation.
TE Streamers:
Hunter Henry (NE – 60%): His injury made him available in a heap of leagues and he faces the tight end matchup in football, plus AJ Brown is out for a while. Henry is my favorite streamer of the week.
Tyler Higbee (LAR – 14%): The Rams top receiver is likely not a wide receiver, but a tight end. Any of them could boom in any given week, but Higbee has the highest route participation and would be my starting point in a top ten matchup against the Cardinals.
TE Stashes:
Kenyon Sadiq (NYJ – 10%): The Jets finally gave Sadiq a proper route rate in Week 9 and it paid off. That may be because Garrett Wilson was out, but Omar Cooper is likely out this week so it could easily continue. He’s worth stashing to find out.
K Streamers:
Chris Boswell (PIT – 32%): Boswell is a great kicker and the Bengals/Steelers game is likely to be a kickathon. I also like Evan McPherson on the other side, maybe even more, but he’s quite highly owned.
Zane Gonzalez (MIA – 0%): Gonzalez isn’t a good kicker, but the Colts are such a good kicking matchup that I’m using him anyway.
DST Streamers:
Ravens DST (BAL – 43%): It’s hard to trust the Ravens DST, but the Chargers are so awful that I’m doing it anyway.
Dolphins DST (MIA – 1%): The Dolphins DST has eight sacks, two INTs and a fumble recovery since their Week 6 bye and gets the decimated Colts offense. This could be a low scoring game full of offensive errors. The Colts DST is also a great option.
Please note: I won’t be listing kicker or DST stashes. You should never put kickers or DSTs on your bench in redraft leagues. There are practically no exceptions. Just please, don’t do it.
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If you have any questions, please hit me up in the comments or hit me up on my socials @hashtagwasley. You can also find my waiver wire rankings and weekly rankings over on my website. Good luck this week!
