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Snatch ‘Em Up Now
If they weren’t already drafted in your league, these guys will be hot commodities on the wire this week.
Quarterbacks:
Kaidon Salter, Liberty – Last time you’ll see Salter on this list as his 33% Fantrax ownership is about to skyrocket after busting out for 56 fantasy points in a win over a hapless Buffalo team. Let us reiterate our same argument from last week when listing Salter as our top waiver selection – FIU, Sam Houston State, Jacksonville State, Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky, Louisiana Tech, Old Dominion, UMass and UTEP. Outside of perhaps Sam Houston State, there are zero roadblocks on the remaining schedule.
Running Backs:
Darius Taylor, Minnesota – Was slightly tentative to put Taylor in the “must add” section last week for a few reasons. The game was out of reach against Eastern Michigan so younger players getting additional playing time was expected. Sean Tyler also fumbled twice so the coaching staff wasn’t putting him back on the field. This past Saturday is a true indication that this is Taylor’s backfield moving forward, rushing for 138 yards and a TD on 22 carries vs. North Carolina.
LJ Martin, BYU – If it wasn’t already, the Aidan Robbins experiment is over. The freshman started again on Saturday night in an SEC environment on the road and rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on 22 attempts in the win over Arkansas. Just two carries went to running backs not named LJ Martin.
Emani Bailey, TCU – The Trey Sanders red-zone usage won’t go away this season, and while frustrating, it’s a fair trade if Bailey continues to get 76% of the rushing attempts that go to TCU running backs. SMU next week for Bailey in what should be a high-scoring affair.
Wide Receivers:
Robert Lewis, Georgia State – Appears as though the lineage of WR1s for Georgia State is continuing in 2023 with Lewis who caught six passes for 220 yards and two scores on Saturday, giving him a touchdown in each of the first three games. 82% conversion rate on his 22 targets with just one drop, so Lewis’ issues that plagued him a year ago seem to be cleaned up.
Jay Maclin, North Texas – Don’t understand why Maclin is still under owned on Fantrax, now having found the end-zone in three straight games. North Texas does use a lot of bodies at wide receiver, so he’s unlikely to see double-digit targets each week, but a big-play threat with a 21.6 YPC average and 16.5 aDOT. Everyone on North Texas benefits with Chandler Rogers now at quarterback.
Caullin Lacy, South Alabama – Late news came out on Saturday that Devin Voisin will be out for the season due to injury. Lacy was already looking like the team’s WR1 pre Voisin injury, and this all but confirms his status now as the team’s top target. 27 fantasy points in each of the last two games and averaging over eight targets a game.
Sam Brown, Houston – The only efficient part of the Houston passing game this season has been Brown, who caught five passes on eight targets for 99 yards in the loss to TCU. From a target standpoint, Matthew Golden is on equal standing to Brown, but drops are a MAJOR issue with three more on Saturday.
Tight Ends:
Dallin Holker, Colorado State – Are we looking at Cole Turner 2.0? The former BYU transfer found the end-zone for the second straight game and looks like the No. 2 target in this offense behind Tory Horton. Colorado State is also averaging just 2.36 YPC for the season so the Rams are likely to be throwing the football A LOT this season.
For additional insight, check out the Week 3 Podcast.