For the second straight week, we ran into more COVID-19 issues with the postponement of the Broncos-Patriots and Bills-Titans games. Many injuries hit the league again this week as well, making the Week 6 fantasy waiver wire pickups that much more important. I said it last week and I’ll say it again: active fantasy managers win their leagues. If you were here the previous five weeks, you know the drill. In order to stay in contention for the fantasy playoffs with all these injuries plaguing your team, you have to work the waivers and grab players who are on the…
Author: Hunter Skoczylas
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After a wild week of football, with both the Titans-Steelers and Patriots-Chiefs games postponed due to COVID-19, we made it to Week 5. Barely, but we did it. Both Austin Ekeler (hamstring, knee) and Nick Chubb (knee) have been ruled out for at least four to six weeks. That now makes McCaffrey, Barkley, Ekeler and Chubb all down before we enter Week 5. This makes the Week 5 fantasy waiver wire pickups that much more important. Active fantasy football managers win their leagues. If you lost your first round pick already, it’s okay don’t worry. You can work the waivers…
Another week of the season has wrapped up, and yes, the injury total has increased yet again. Tarik Cohen tore his ACL and will be out for the remainder of the season, along with small, uncertain, injuries to players like Diontae Johnson (concussion), John Brown (calf) and Dallas Goedert (ankle). This makes the Week 4 fantasy football waiver wire pickups that much more important. Here are my top Week 4 fantasy football waiver wire pickups that are worth adding, if you’ve been hit with any of these injuries thus far. And of course, some players that are worth dropping, but by…
Two weeks into the season, we lost the first two picks of most fantasy drafts in Saquon Barkley, who’s out for the season with a torn ACL, and Christian McCaffrey, who will be out for the next 4-6 weeks with a high ankle sprain. The list of injuries goes on and on this week, making these fantasy football Week 3 pickups even more important. There are also some players worthy as drop candidates, but they are by no means must-drops. Players must be owned in less than 60 percent of ESPN leagues to be included in the fantasy football…
Chances are, if you’re here reading this, you got unlucky with an injury in your first matchup, or your expectations for a certain player didn’t go as planned. Now, it’s only been one week into the season, so you can still stash those late-round flyers that you think have a chance to boom, but if you need an immediate upgrade already, here are my favorite fantasy football Week 2 pickups on the waiver wire. And, of course, a few players that are worth dropping from your team, but not necessarily must-drop candidates by any means. Players must be owned in…
Losing Marlon Mack for the year to a torn Achilles, the Indianapolis Colts running back corps takes an early hit. With backs like Nyheim Hines and rookie Jonathan Taylor, the Colts could do well regardless, but adding some veteran depth could help them win some more games. There’s concerns in Hines’ running game, considering he’s a small, pass-catching back. Taylor’s hype coming into this season was unreal, but to be honest, he didn’t look explosive at all in Week 1 against a shaky defense. With that in mind, here are the top three options that the Colts could sign to…
D.K. Metcalf Fantasy Breakdown There aren’t many wide receivers in the NFL that are built the way DK Metcalf is, 6’4” 226 pounds and he’s fast. Upon coming into the league last year, there were some concerns with his combine stats and overall ability to play at the professional level which is the reason he fell to the second round after originally being labeled a first-rounder. As for a fantasy perspective, he had major potential to contribute points in all categories. Being drafted to a team that runs the ball more often than not already put him into a rough…
With the 2020 season approaching, the fantasy football draft season is underway. This wide receiver class is so deep that you could avoid them through the first two rounds and still get solid WR1 value. There are the obvious first round talents, but when it comes to taking your WR2 for the fantasy season, the decision gets harder. Players like Courtland Sutton and A.J. Brown for fantasy are a little tougher to evaluate, since there are questions with both. We’re dealing with two young wide receiver talents, one going into his second season and another going into his third. Brown has…
Josh Allen Fantasy Breakdown After the Buffalo Bills acquired Stefon Diggs this offseason to secure a solid WR1, Josh Allen’s fantasy value increased immediately. In an offense that is looking for consistency at the quarterback position, this is the year that Allen either becomes a franchise QB or not. Allen is the leader of the offense, but he is still in need of improvement in both accuracy and decision-making. He not only does his job throwing the ball, but on the ground as well as he has 17 rushing touchdowns in just two seasons as a quarterback. That’s the second-most…
With the 2020 NFL Draft just wrapping up, the Buffalo Bills look like a different team than they did in 2019. The Bills didn’t have a pick in the first round of the draft, but I’m sure Bills fans weren’t too upset, as they essentially used their first-rounder to acquire wide receiver Stefon Diggs. They had a disappointing loss in the wild card round last season, in a game that made many a lot of money at offshore sportsbooks. In hopes of getting over the hump, Buffalo was looking to upgrade their gaps through the draft. They did that and…