Back for Week 9 waivers. The best way to wrap up the weekend occurred at the end of the afternoon game where the first and second overall draft picks from the 2024 draft went head-to-head. The Bears, who looked atrocious for about 3.5 quarters managed to take the lead with under a minute to go. Then it happened. Some smart-mouthed Chicago DB started trolling the Washington crowd instead of boxing out Noah Brown. The Bears are who we thought they were, the clowns of the league. Enjoy the moral victory Chi-Town! Hahaha, I am still on Cloud 9 over how that game ended. As my guy Sky Guasco and I told you all off-season, Caleb Williams is not as good as the hype. Jayden Daniels is much better. That was all proven (again) on Sunday! A quick recap to some other big stories from Week 8 goes like this: Jordan Love injured his groin and Packers nation almost passed out. News out of Green Bay is the star QB avoided a significant, long-term injury. Love is now considered day-to-day, so keep an eye on his status as we approach the Week 9 matchup against the Lions. Jameis Winston did Jameis Winston things and I am here for all of it! Though he did not deliver the “Eat The Dub” pre-game speech will all need in our life, he did pay his respects out to Eminem in an all-over-the-place diatribe. I do not care because I love Jameis, and it was all fun.
What now? Well, we add up the injuries, again. During Week 8 we lost Christian Kirk (clavicle – done for the year), Stefon Diggs (knee – could end his season), Jordan Mason (re-injury; CMC szn [maybe] after the bye), Deebo (post-pneumonia, did not finish Week 8 because of rib injury), Jordan Love (see above), Brian Thomas, Jr. (chest – TBD), Drake Maye (concussion – maybe misses 1-2 weeks),
An additional, small consideration for you, the reader, as you move through my weekly columns is to understand that a waiver article is not a mandate from me to add/drop players each week. Sometimes the best move is the one you do not make. I fully understand that waivers and trades are top of the fun list in fantasy football but remember winning trumps all other fun things in fantasy football. Take the following names as options, considerations for your squad versus must-add players. Only add players when it makes sense for you and your team(s).
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WAIVERS:
ADD OF THE WEEK = Our guy Jameis Winston – 6% rostered did what I told you he would do. He will continue to throw with reckless abandon which is a good thing for your fantasy outlook. The LAC pose a tougher matchup than did the Ravens, but I think you can run Jameis out there especially in Super Flex leagues or as a bye week replacement.
QB: Russell Wilson – 22% rostered cooked the Jets on SNF, then had a nice game on Monday though the late fumble was almost costly for the Steelers. Russ looks good but remember his bye week is upon us.
Matthew Stafford – 40% rostered: Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua are back. Any questions?
Honorable Mention/Cheaper Options:
Bo Nix – 25% rostered (running is nice; passing adds to value)
Mason Rudolph – 1% rostered (game manager with Will Levis szn possibly over)
RB: Tyrone Tracy Jr. – 52% rostered is better than Devin Singletary, and the touches are starting to reflect what we already knew. It appears Brian Daboll might now know it. Keep an eye on concussion news as Tracy was pulled late in the game after hitting the back of his head. He is a must-add in all formats now.
Honorable Mention/Cheaper Options:
Isaac Guerendo – 8% rostered (bye then return of CMC is possible; has overtaken Mason)
Jaleel McLaughlin – 15% rostered (small amount of value; add in emergency only)
Sean Tucker – 11% rostered (good stash in deep leagues for high scoring offense)
WR: Cedric Tillman – 20% rostered went from 0% rostered to 20% almost overnight. Jameis tried to make the kid a star in his first real week of full action. Tillman, with Jameis under center, needs to be rostered and possibly started as a FLEX.
WR: Rashod Bateman – 45% rostered. I have never been a big fan of Bateman, and his Week 8 is the main reason. He just does not carry the consistency we need.
Honorable Mention/Cheaper Options:
Quentin Johnston – 14% rostered (LAC passing attempts have increased each week over the last four)
Elijah Moore – 3% rostered (prefer Tillman, but Moore holds some value in deep leagues)
Darius Slayton – 13% rostered (nothing more than a WR tease)
Jalen McMillan/Sterling Shepard – both under 3% rostered (will get more looks with Chris Godwin possibly done for the season (ankle) and Mike Evans to probably miss time (hamstring))
Jauan Jennings/Ricky Pearsall – 31%/14% rostered – (someone will need to step up for Brandon Aiyuk who appears done for the year (leg); I lean Jennings who missed Week 7-8)
TE: Cade Otton – 63% rostered needs to be added and started in ALL formats. Outside of Otton, the TE position is still anyone’s guess. I am OK adding names like Zach Ertz (solid floor), Noah Fant (solid floor), Hunter Henry (Maye > Brissett),and Ja’Tavion Sanders (appears to be taking TE1 role for CAR) – all under 30% rostered.
Remember, you do NOT have to make a move each week. You do not have to force trades. If you look at your roster and a hole does not immediately jump out to you, then maybe your team is good to go for Week 8. If you see a hole (injury, bye, underperformance), then start looking at options to make your team better.
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Hi Matt, Super Flex 1 PPR 6 PTs/TDs
RBs: Walker, Chuba, Bigsby, Kimani Vidal
QBs: J Allen, J Daniels, J Love, J Winston
I have been offered Hunt + 15 FAAB for Winston. Please advise if I should take this offer or ask for Brian Robinson in place of Hunt? Thanks for all the help.
Sure, take the money if you need it. You do not need Jameis.
His offer is K Hunt + 17 FAAB or Brian Robison straight.
Take Robinson over Hunt especially if you do not need the FAAB $
Hey man! We are at week 9, coming off a W & 7-1 on the season
Full ppr what moves would you make or hold?
1.) hold Tua (he’s my backup) my starter is Jayden Daniels his bye isn’t til week 14
2.) if I drop Tua here are options:
– cousins : week 14 @ Minnesota
– stafford: week 14 vs bills
– Winston : week 14 @ Pitt
For trades do you want the better player or player with better playoff schedule?
Monty might be the best out of this bunch but Conner & pollard have great playoff matchups
Montgomery:
– week 15 vs bills
– week 16 @ bears
– week 17 @ SF
Pollard:
– week 15 vs bengals
– week 16 @ Indy
– week 17 @ jags
Conner:
– week 15 vs pats
– week 16 @ Carolina
– week 17: @ rams
Who to aim for WR wise for ROS/playoff schedule?
Tyreek:
– week 15 @ Houston
– week 16 niners
– week 17 @ Cleveland
Nico Collins
– week 15 vs Miami
– week 16 @ KC
– week 17 vs ravens
Thanks man!
Hold Tua. If you make a move, I like all three options, but only will accept the MIN matchup in Week 14.
Hold Monty.
Tyreek over Nico.
Thanks! I have it the same way , just didn’t know if Nico is must to acquire with him being stroud’s guy & the latest news that broke: Diggs season is over torn ACL
I love Nico but am concerned with his ramp-up time and possibility of reinjury. If he is fully healthy, he could certainly be the guy.
Hey Matt… curious how you rank these QB ROS in full PPR:
– Stafford
– Goff
– Winston
– Caleb Williams
Thanks!
Also I assume LaPorta and Kraft over Otton ROS?
Thanks again!
I think Otton is in the TE1 conversation with Evans and Godwin out. Baker trusts him and that is a good thing.
Thanks and I agree… plenty of targets. Just curious if you would want him over either?
Probably not over the other two.
Goff
Stafford
Winston
#nevercaleb (dude is not good and only looked good bc of two soft matchups)
Whoops replied in the wrong place… Thanks again for the help!
Thank you very much!
Here to help.
1 PPR 6 -2 Super Flex 6 Points / TDs
QB: J Allen, J Daniels
RB: Walker, Chuba
WR: Marvin, Waddle, McMillan
TE: Otton
Flex: Bigsby
Bench:
J Winston, J Love
Kmet, K Vidal
Nico, Diontae
$29 FAAB Left
Waivers:
J Downs , P Washington, E Moore , G Davis , J Coker
Singletary, Corum, T Spears , J McLaughlin
Please advise who to drop and add from this list, how much FaAB to spend on them? I am dropping Vidal for sure.
Trade Question:
1) Trade Winston for K Hunt + 17 FAAB or B Robinson?
2) Trade J Daniels to get Saquon Barkley straight ?
Walker, Chuba , Otton, McMillan , Love, Winston has byes coming up.
Thank you.
Update:
Latest trade offers are Winston for Hunt + 14 FAAB (OR) Winston + Bigsby for B Robs + 17 FAAB.
J Allen for Saquon straight
Take the BRob trade. We discussed this yesterday. My opinion has not changed. Do not trade Daniels. Drop Vidal for Downs. Make a bid that makes sense based on your league history of bidding.
Thanks Matt. He is not willing to give B Robison straight up anymore.
I have two offers available.
Give Winston + Bigsby for Brian Robinson + 20 FAAB?
OR Trade Josh Allen for Saquon?
Would you do either of them?
Yes to the first one and no to the second one (I answered this above)
Hey Stiles. Question. I have the #2 waiver order it’s gonna take awhile to get back to this spot. Should I add guerendo or hold off. Were at halfway through the season theres bound to be more injuries and a running back to add. CmC injury sounds suspect i feel hes not gonna get alot of carries if he does come back. Im split. My running backs are chase brown, chuba, pacheco, dalvin cook, aaron jones jaylen warren. What do you think
The move makes sense to me. Just know you will not have him this week (bye) and CMC could take over in Week 10. High risk, high reward move.
Would you trade J Allen + Winston + Bigsby to get S Barkley + Baker Mayfield + 20 FAAB? Thanks ! S Flex 1 PPR
No
I see similar questions previously, but directly asking would you want Otton over Laporta and Hockenson?
Otton over McBride?
No
I still believe Anthony Richardson could be a thing, but a whole lot of evidence points to the contrary..:
That said, in a superflex league (my qb are: Goff/Nix/Maye)
Would you trade: Drake Maye/Rico Dowdle/Diontae Johnson for Anthony Richardson/David Montgomery/Javonte Williams?
My other rb are: Breece/Achane and we are: McLaurin/Puka/Kupp/Schuster.
Now that I write this out perhaps I should hold onto Diontae for the wr depth…
Thanks for your thoughts!
I would make the deal if you swap Diontae out for JuJu. Best player in the deal is probably Monty. I like getting the best player in any deal.
Thanks Matt!
Hey in a PPR, where TIllman is now my WR3 due to injuries, would you throw some FAAB on Elijah Moore, Legette, Kalif or Parker Washington?
Only spend FAAB if you feel one of the name will (ever) start for you AND if you have an injured player to drop or a player you are unhappy with to drop.
I have an empty spot and Vidal is my RB4. Does anyone stand out from this list?
P Washington, G Davis, J Coker, D Wicks
Singletary, Corum, Guerendo, T Spears
M Willis, W Levis
Yes, and I have addressed dropping Vidal above. Washington is interesting with the injuries in JAX. Add the player you think might start for you at one point.
i’d grab any of those 4 RB’s over vidal. no idea on depth of other positions since you didn’t say it. this order: corum last, the other 3 all have reasons to be ranked differently depending on injuries to others on their own teams.
Similar to what I responded with. Vidal is a release.
Would you trade away Lamar, Dobbins and Lively for Bijon, Purdy and Pittman?
I have Stafford at QB, CMC, Chubb, Walker at RB and Amon, Dobbs and Kupp at WR?
1/2 ppr qb, 2 Rb, 3 Wr, te, flex
Drop ETN for Ridley? PPR. I have 3 active WRs
If you need WR and think Ridley addresses your needs, then I like the ad. Me, for some reason, I am not ready to give up on ETN. If you must have a WR, and Ridley is available, then you must absolutely consider this move.
If you feel the improvement at RB (Bijan) is worth dealing Lamar, then make the deal. I tend to want the best player in any deal. I think Lamar is the best player in this deal. Pittman with Flacco is an upgrade over Doubs. Purdy/Stafford is a nice 1-2 punch at QB. Also, what is your roster set-up? Can you start 3 RB (CMC, Bijan, Walker w/Chubb at reserve) plus 3 WR (Amon-Ra, Kupp, Pittman w/Doubs at reserve)? Sure you can. That makes the deal workable for you!
Not sure other went thru
Drop ETN for Ridley or Hopkins or Theilen or Legette?
PPR
Of the three, I would only drop ETN for Ridley.
Finally able to trade Winston for Brian Robison + $2 FAAB
RB: Walker, Chubb, B Robinso, T Bigsby, B Corum
WR: Marvin, Downs, Waddle , Diontae, McMillan, Nico
Would you trade Corum or McMillan to get Zach Charbonnet as handcuff ? Thanks.
sure, corum for charb is easy.
Looks like we agree.
Happy Halloween Matt!
With Diontae moving to Baltimore (I’m not a fan for fantasy) I’m looking to deal him.
What do you think of the following deals-
1) give Diontae, Drake Maye, Rico Dowdle for CMC, Justin Fields, Ray Davis
2) give Diontae and Cooper kupp for Malik Nabers
I can get behind the first deal if you have a plan to jettison Fields for another player post-trade.
I am not a fan of dealing Kupp especially with Daniel Jones as Nabers’ QB.
Thank you!
any time. here to help.
Sure.
Got a couple of offers on the table.
Would you accept either?
1. My breece Hall for His A.J. Brown?
2. My B Robinson,Jr & Amari Cooper for his A.J. Brown?
12 team full PPR
QB: Lamar
RB: Breece, BRob
WR: Puka, Metcalf, Amari
TE: McBride
Flex: chase brown.
Bench: Mason/Guerendo, Bucky, J. Downs , Hockenson, Ju-Ju
I am not sure I would accept either. I love AJB but I do not think you can live with Bucky as your RB2. Mason/Guerendo are on bye then probably back to reserve duty once CMC in back Week 10.
Hello Matt, gotta start one WR and one guy in the flex, who should I play out of of these guys in your opinion:
Garret Wilson vs Houston
BTJ (if healthy) @ Philly
Olave @ Carolina
Chubb vs Chargers
Devonta smith vs Jags
Either of the handcuff Etienne & Bigsby
I’m leaning Garret Wilson at the WR position and Devonta or Olave in the flex, would love to hear your thoughts thanks!
Wilson tonight for sure. Olave slightly over BTJ and D. Smith.
Another question for a different league of mine, would you trade George Pickens for Nick Chubb? I’m receiving Nick Chubb, feel like I’m selling high on George even though I like him. I already have Nabers, Chase, DJ Moore, Ridley, and McMillan for WRs, and am very thin at RB with only Jacob’s and Bucky (with a toe injury). only thing I don’t love abt Chubb is his schedule possibly going against some decent defenses the rest of the year. The other RBs the person I’m trading with has are Breece, James Conner, and Kyren Williams but it seems they don’t want to trade them for even though I’ve offered some fairly good trades. Guys I’d be willing to trade on my team for a RB are Pickens, DJ Moore, and TJ Hockenson. What are your thoughts on what I could do or if I should change the trade at all with any of the guys mentioned?
My preference is Conner over Chubb but the main objective for you is RB depth/coverage. With your WR depth you can afford to deal Pickens. I wonder if DJM for Conner will get a deal done?
Tried Corum+2 FAAB for Zach Charbonnet and that didn’t work.
Would you trade McMillan to get Charbonnet for handcuff?
RB: Walker, B Robinson, Chuba, Bigsby, Corum
WR: Marvin Jr, Downs, Waddle, Diontae, Nico, McMillan
Thanks
I can support that trade.
Thanks Matt. Here is the latest,..Just have 2 FAAB with me.
1. Give $2 + Corum for Charbonnet
2. Give McMillan and get Charbonnet + $5
Which trade do you like better?
The second for sure.
Thanks Matt. McMillan was close to having a good game, missed couple of long TDs. Do you not expect him to have the slot role upon the return of Mike Evans?
You appear to want Charbonnet so my recommendation is to take the best today offer which is the second one. My advice is agnostic to McMillan’s role when Evans returns.
Thanks Matt. Ended up making the second trade. Just wanted peace of mind of securing at least the RB1 slot. I can use Brian Robs, Chuba, Bigsby for RB2. Not a fan of handcuffing my own players but without any FAAB left, I wouldn’t be able to get any good ones of waivers anymore.
Turned Winston + Kmet + McMillan + $29 FAAB into Josh Downs + Brian Robinson + Zach Charbonnet + $7 FAAB after lot of waivers and trades this week.
Still have Blake Corum to play with tomorrow. Julius Chestnut, Jake Coker, Isaac Guerendo are the ones I have set my eyes on.