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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings
Note: Players chosen based upon having early-week consensus roster percent below 50%.
Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups to Target
Tyrone Tracy Jr. (RB – NYG): 48% Rostered
- Next Opponents: SF, @CHI, GB
- True Value: $35
- Desperate Need: $45
- Budget-Minded: $25
Analysis: We need to pour one out for Cam Skattebo. He came into our lives as a shining star who runs like a bulldozer and brought joy to many fantasy managers. After suffering a dislocated ankle, Skattebo’s rookie season has come to a sudden end. After he was injured, Tyrone Tracy Jr. handled the lead role for the Giants, carrying the ball 10 times while Devin Singletary had two carries. Tracy had only 39 rushing yards, but he also caught two out of three targets for 14 yards. Tracy is locked into the lead role for the rest of the season. The Giants still have a mediocre offense, but Tracy’s pass-catching chops and explosive playmaking provide weekly upside. With only Singletary behind him, Tracy should be a low-end RB2 for the rest of the season.
Kyle Monangai (RB – CHI): 39% Rostered
- Next Opponents: @CIN, NYG, @MIN
- True Value: $4
- Desperate Need: $6
- Budget-Minded: $2
Analysis: Despite a pedestrian Week 8 stat line, Kyle Monangai took another step closer to a 50-50 split with D’Andre Swift. Monangai played 29 snaps on Sunday to Swift’s 31, as the Bears have relied heavily on both backs since their bye week. Although they’ve been playing similar snaps the last two weeks, Swift is utilized more when he is on the field and out-touched Monangai 13-7 in the Bears’ Week 8 loss to the Ravens. However, in better game scripts, we may see Monangai more involved. This week, the Bears face an abysmal Bengals defense and could be playing with a lead. Outside of Tyrone Tracy Jr., Monangai is my favorite Week 9 spot start among the running backs in this article.
Kayshon Boutte (WR – NE): 40% Rostered
- Next Opponents: ATL, @TB, NYJ
- True Value: $4
- Desperate Need: $6
- Budget-Minded: $2
Analysis: Kayshon Boutte has been a volatile player for fantasy purposes, but he’s on a hot streak, catching passes from MVP candidate Drake Maye. Boutte entered Week 8 with an 11.8% target share, a 17.2-yard average depth of target (aDOT), with 2.03 yards per route run and a 14% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. He stayed in the flames against the Browns with a 20.8% target share, 75 receiving yards and another score. Boutte’s role in the offense has also been elevated with Stefon Diggs dealing with a chest issue. The Falcons aren’t a secondary that I am looking to attack in fantasy with Boutte in the Flex, but after that, he gets Tampa Bay and the Jets. Outside of Sauce Gardner and Jamel Dean in those secondaries, there’s nothing to fear, and Boutte will again be a volatile Flex option with strong weekly upside.
Troy Franklin (WR – DEN): 37% Rostered
- Next Opponents: @HOU, LV, KC
- True Value: $2
- Desperate Need: $4
- Budget-Minded: $1
Analysis: In Week 8, Troy Franklin finally turned his high-value role in the Denver offense into a monster performance. Franklin entered Week 8 third on the team in deep targets, and he is fifth in the NFL in red-zone targets. Franklin destroyed the Dallas secondary with a 27.5% target share, 89 receiving yards and two scores. Two of Franklin’s next three matchups are rough, but he is a strong Flex option again against the Raiders, who have allowed the eighth-most PPR points per target to perimeter wide receivers, per Fantasy Points Data.
