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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:
Haynes King, Georgia Tech – Surprised to see such low ownership for a quarterback that has scored 26 or more fantasy points in all four games to start the season. Am I confident that streak holds up the entire season? No. Am I confident that streak holds up against Bowling Green this week? Absolutely.
TJ Finley, Texas State – Again, I don’t understand why Finley doesn’t have higher ownership after scoring 26 or more fantasy points for the third time in four games. Gets a Southern Miss defense next week that is allowing 28 FPPG to opposing QB1s.
Jacob Zeno, UAB – 28 fantasy points or more for Zeno in all four games this season, including 30.2 against Georgia. Yes, you read that correctly. Have to think Zeno can maintain this pace, or close to it, now with UAB entering conference play next week.
Running Backs:
Emmanuel Michel, Air Force – Do we have another Brad Roberts? Michel did benefit from Owen Burk not playing, but it was only a matter of time before the starting job was turned over to the senior fullback, now with six rushing touchdowns in the last two games. We know Air Force runs the football more than any team in the country, but we love to see 28 and 33 carries from Michel in the last two games.
Emani Bailey, TCU – Three 100-yard rushing performances for Bailey who has now fully taken over the TCU backfield with Trey Sanders seeing single-digit carries in each of the last three games. Our concerns about red-zone usage with Bailey are ceasing.
Kay’Ron Adams, UMass – UMass running backs have combined for 106 rushing attempts in 2023. Kay’Ron Adams has 96 of those. Outside of Penn State, there might not be a week left on the schedule when Adams won’t be in your lineup. Starts next week with lowly Arkansas State.
DJ Giddens, Kansas State – Just customary that you score 60 fantasy points in a week and you’re going to get a mention on our waiver wire report. Giddens was a one-man wrecking crew against UCF with 207 rushing yards, while also adding eight receptions for 86 yards in the win. Comes with an asterisk as Treshaun Ward did not play, and does not appear to be a long-term injury. We also wonder if this Kansas State will just stick with the hot hand when Kansas State comes off the bye week.
Receivers:
Malik Washington, Virginia – Three-straight 100-yard performances for the Northwestern transfer who is now averaging over 16 yards per catch. Not bad for a slot receiver. We’ve mentioned this multiple times now with Washington and fellow starting wideout Malachi Fields – 69% of the team’s total target share. No other UVA receiver has more than six targets this season. Washington is the priority, but both he and Fields are deserving of roster spots.
Andrel Anthony, Oklahoma – Not ready yet to concede that Anthony is Oklahoma’s WR1, but it’s tough to deny the results with consecutive 100-yard receiving performances. Our prediction did come true this week that we saw fewer rotations at the wide receiver position with Anthony, Jalil Farooq and Drake Stoops garnering most of the offensive snaps against Cincinnati. Anthony’s 17.2 yards per catch average and 14.2 aDOT make him an intriguing fantasy prospect.
Cyrus Allen, Louisiana Tech – Allen has been excellent since returning from injury in Week 2, hitting double-digit targets and finding the end-zone in each of the last two games. Conference USA schedule now for Allen and Louisiana Tech the rest of the way.
Kobe Hudson, Central Florida – No JRP, no problem for Kobe Hudson who has now hit 100 receiving yards in three-straight games. After struggling with drops the last two seasons – 12 combined – Hudson has only dropped one pass this season with a 78.6% conversion rate on his targets.
Tight Ends:
Michael Harrison, Colorado – Second straight week in which Harrison has found the end-zone. He could be in line for more targets, as could several other Colorado pass-catchers, if Xavier Weaver ends up missing time as he suffered an injury late vs. Oregon.
Luke Hasz, Arkansas – Hasz is the reason some of our Var’Keyes Gumms’ CFF shares have gone in the dumpster. The 6-foot-3 freshman was a standout in offseason practices and that has translated to the regular season, now with three touchdowns in the last two games. Arkansas doesn’t have a lot of depth at the wide receiver position behind Andrew Armstrong and Isaac TeSlaa, so would expect Hasz to remain as the Razorbacks’ second or third option in the passing game. Dan Enos is an OC that has featured the TE position often in the past.
Worth A Look
If you have the roster room, these prospects are worth a look.