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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:
Todd Centeio, James Madison – Our fearless CFFSite leader Joe DiSalvo is having a good laugh after promoting Centeio as a legitimate CFF option this season. Through two games, he looks to have undersold him as the James Madison QB now has nine touchdown passes. We’ll see who the real Centeio is in two weeks against Appalachian State (bye week this Saturday), but there aren’t many roadblocks on the James Madison schedule.
Kaidon Salter, Liberty – Wasn’t the best statistical performance for Salter, completing just 52% of his throws vs. UAB, but led the Flames to victory as he tallied 289 yards of total offense and didn’t turn the ball over. Probably a sit against Wake Forest, but gets Akron, Old Dominion, UMass and Gardner-Webb in the following weeks.
Running Backs:
Khalan Laborn, Marshall – The Marshall running game hasn’t skipped a beat after losing Rasheen Ali, with Laborn rushing for 163 yards and a touchdown on 31 carries against Notre Dame. Will have to check again on the status of Ali this week, but Laborn is the guy moving forward until we hear otherwise.
Jalen Berger, Michigan State – Last chance to scoop up the former 4-star Wisconsin transfer as he rushed for three scores against Akron. Still a committee of sorts as Jarek Broussard is averaging double-digit carries (which will continue) but the Michigan State run game has been impressive to start, averaging close to six yards a carry as a team.
La’Damian Webb, South Alabama – Probably won’t be a start next week against UCLA, but then it’s all G5 opponents from there on out where Webb will have plenty of value if the first two weeks are any indication. Averaging 18 carries per game with four rushing touchdowns as the team’s clear-cut RB1. South Alabama being able to throw the ball effectively is opening up running lanes where the Jaguars struggled a year ago.
Wide Receivers:
Javon Baker, UCF – JRP has found a new top target in the former Alabama transfer, posting 84 yards receiving in each of the first two games on 21 targets which is tops on the team. Baker has accounted for 31% of the team’s target share already.
Champ Flemings, Arkansas State – Jeff Foreman is a drop at this point, and Te’Vailance Hunt is nowhere to be found. The Oregon State transfer has picked up the slack, catching all 17 of his targets to start the season. Flemings is accounting for 28% of the team’s target share with no other receiver having more than seven targets.
Jerand Bradley, Texas Tech – Odd game all around for the Texas Tech offense that looked good at times and out of sorts at others. Bradley didn’t post big numbers, but his 13 targets is a great sign moving forward.
Derwin Burgess Jr., Georgia Southern – Burgess is tied for sixth in the country with 28 targets after being targeted 19 times with 12 receptions in the victory over Nebraska. Georgia Southern is now tied for first in the country, averaging 51 attempts per contest, and I’d prioritize Burgess in full-point PPR formats with his target volume thus far.
Tyrin Smith, UTEP – Jacob Cowing who? Slim chance that Smith is still available on waivers, but if so, he’s now leading the nation in targets with 39. Double-digit targets in all three games played.
Tight Ends:
Joel Wilson, Central Michigan – 19 targets through two games. We stated in the offseason how OC Paul Petrino loved getting his tight end involved in the passing game at Idaho and that is coming to fruition against at CMU. Must-add at the tight end position.