3 days Ago By Jake Rill
There are plenty of fantasy football managers still scouring the waiver wire for potential fill-in players for Week 10. Some notable names are filling injury reports across the league, while four teams have byes this week (Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Las Vegas Raiders and Seattle Seahawks). No fantasy manager wants to be caught off-guard by last-minute injury news on Sunday morning/afternoon.
So it's important to prepare for the worst-case scenario in advance. With that in mind, here are some players still available on the waiver wire in many leagues who could be smart to roster in preparation to possibly serve as injury replacements. The Buffalo Bills' receiver corps is banged up heading into their Week 10 road matchup vs.
the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. Amari Cooper and Keon Coleman are both dealing with wrist injuries, as Cooper is listed as questionable and Coleman has already been ruled out. Mack Hollins was dealing with a shoulder ailment earlier in the week, but he doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday.
That makes the 31-year-old a likely beneficiary from the absence of Coleman and potentially Cooper as well. Last week, Hollins had his best showing of the season thus far. He recorded five catches for 30 yards and a touchdown in Buffalo's win over the Miami Dolphins.
The Colts have given up the fifth-most fantasy points to wide receiver over the past two weeks (per NFL.com ), and that trend could continue against the Bills' high-powered passing attack. It makes Hollins an appealing fill-in fantasy wide receiver this week.
If you're a fantasy manager with an injured star wide receiver (or maybe even more than one), you may be looking for longer-term options. If that's the case, then Nick Westbrook-Ikhine is a player worth stashing on the bench. Westbrook-Ikhine has been getting more involved in the Tennessee Titans' offense since DeAndre Hopkins was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs last month.
That trend may continue on Sunday, when the Titans go on the road to face the Los Angeles Chargers. Not only has Westbrook-Ikhine scored a touchdown each of the past four weeks, but he's been getting more passes coming his way in the process. The 27-year-old set season highs in catches (five), targets (six) and receiving yards (50) while again getting into the end zone during Tennessee's Week 9 win over the New England Patriots.
As Westbrook-Ikhine's numbers continue to improve, other fantasy managers will begin to take notice. So it's worth getting him onto your roster now to beat the competition. Fantasy managers may not be dealing with an injured tight end, but some notable ones are on bye this week, such as Las Vegas' Brock Bowers, Green Bay's Tucker Kraft and Cleveland's David Njoku.
So streaming options at the position are in demand for Week 10. One tight end to consider streaming is Theo Johnson, who is coming off the best showing of his rookie season for the New York Giants thus far. The 23-year-old had three catches for 51 yards and a touchdown (his first of the year), while also getting targeted a season-high six times, in a Week 9 matchup vs.
the Washington Commanders. Johnson has a tremendous matchup this week. The Giants are taking on the struggling Carolina Panthers, who are giving up more fantasy points to tight ends than any other team (per NFL.
com ). Because Johnson is showing improvement—and because Carolina is quite beatable—he's a top tight end play for Week 10. And he may continue to be fantasy relevant in the weeks to come.
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