Stay ahead of bye weeks with the right fantasy football calls
Though the official fantasy football Byemageddon of Week 8 might be in our rearview mirror, we are not finished with this dreaded gauntlet of midseason byes and idle teams. Each of the next two weeks features four teams on a bye, Week 11 has two, then Week 12 has another four teams sitting out.If you thought your waiver wire was picked clean this past week, just wait until you see how people start hoarding wide receivers from now through Thanksgiving.Typically, you want to try and stay ahead of the curve with your waiver claims, but with six teams out this past week, many were forced into making more immediate moves.
That means you could be bidding against more people than expected as everyone looks to beef up their rosters for the next three weeks.Selecting the right players is important.Many could look to add one of the three young receivers from Houston.
Slot receiver Jaylin Noel has had two good weeks in a row, Jayden Higgins found the end zone while replacing Nico Collins, and Xavier Hutchinson saw his target share jump to a career-high six. But before you start investing, understand that once Collins and Christian Kirk return from injuries, Higgins and Noel will see their roles diminish, and Hutchinson’s targets will go back to the two or three he usually gets.If you’re looking for good fill-in wideouts, you should probably look elsewhere.Though locking Titans players into your starting lineups doesn’t sound like a winning strategy, rookie Chimere Dike needs to be added.
We spent so much of the early weeks waiting for Elic Ayomanor to blow up, many missed Dike’s current rise. Since coach Brian Callahan was let go, Dike’s route tree has expanded, and his role in the offense is much bigger.Not only has his target share increased, but his average depth of target has spiked into double digits.He has 11 catches on 12 targets for 163 yards and a touchdown over his past two games, and he seems to be a first look for QB Cam Ward nowadays.
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