- Add J.J. McCarthy: The Minnesota Vikings quarterback made positive steps in his first start and has a very favorable schedule over the rest of the season.
- Check your trade deadline: While most fantasy leagues have their trade deadline in the middle of this month, it would be good to know when your last chance is to make trades in your league.
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This piece is a fantasy manager’s one-stop shop for managing their fantasy roster early in the week. For more players to add, check out the weekly waiver wire, and for more on this past week’s games in general, check out the fantasy football recap.
5 players to add
1. RB Devin Singletary, New York Giants
The Giants placed running back Cam Skattebo on injured reserve Tuesday, leading to a two-man committee.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. was the consensus top waiver-wire target last week with Skattebo out for the season. Tracy played 33 snaps last week, compared to Singletary’s eight. The split was reminiscent of the Giants’ running back rotation last season when Tracy was playing well, suggesting he would be the clear top option. Instead, Tracy led a two-man rotation for most of Week 9. He played 22 snaps over the first 40 plays, compared to Singletary’s 18. Singletary tended to play more on early downs, while Tracy tended to play more on passing downs. Singletary was also the goal-line back.
Singletary took over in the fourth quarter, playing 14 of a possible 17 snaps. Tracy appeared to be dealing with an injury late in the third quarter, but the Giants trusted him for three snaps late in the quarter. Singletary should be among the top waiver-wire targets at running back in case Tracy’s injury lingers. If Tracy is healthy, we can expect him to be the better fantasy option of the two going forward. However, if he’s playing only 55% of the offensive snaps, it will be hard to put him in fantasy starting lineups in most leagues.
