Fantasy Football Playoff Analysis: Look to a pair of Commanders rookies for lineup help
Fantasy Points Over Expected (or FPOE = Actual Points - Expected Points): An efficiency metric that is often subject to regression. On the other hand, they have allowed the ninth-most fantasy points to wide receivers. However, we should not forget about Gage, who has averaged a 20% target share and 11.4 Expected Fantasy Points (WR22) over the last two games. So, over the last two weeks, Akers has commanded a 39.6% opportunity share, 10.4% target share and an impressive 13.8 Expected Fantasy Points. Since the bye, Kmet is averaging a 23.9% target share (TE8) and 6.7 Expected Fantasy Points (TE14).
wftv.comFantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups, Week 17: Time to make those championship adds
Ideally, you would be heading into Championship Week with a healthy, loaded fantasy roster that cannot possibly be improved via waiver adds. Dotson has been a contested-catch monster all season, and, in recent weeks, the Commanders are peppering him with targets. Even if you can't squeeze him into your own lineup in Week 17, you should probably keep him away from your opponent. Minnesota's defense has allowed the most receptions and receiving yards to opposing wideouts, so Doubs is a great bet to feast. If you need to stream your D/STJacksonville Jaguars (18%)Let's not overthink things simply because it's Championship Week.
wftv.comFantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups, Week 16: Rookies emerge as priority playoff adds
Ideally, you would have no need for a fantasy football waiver wire column at this late date. If he's going to continue seeing six or more targets per game, he's a no-doubt fantasy starter. Seattle is definitely gonna have to put the ball in the air against the Chiefs in Week 16, so Goodwin has a clear path to fantasy relevance. The Saints will finish up the fantasy season with road dates against Cleveland and Philadelphia. Osborn, Minnesota Vikings (5%)Osborn saw an outrageous 16 targets in the most improbable comeback in NFL history on Saturday, catching 10 for 157 yards and one score.
wftv.comCowboys and their dominant defense continue to love Trevon Diggs, even as the advanced stats don't
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs reached for the ball, his arm disrupting its trajectory just slightly. “Super huge,” Cowboys star linebacker Micah Parsons told Yahoo Sports from his locker after the 25-10 win. And yet, a review of his box score from Sunday seems almost erroneous: zero solo tackles, zero assisted tackles, zero combined. Last week, he intercepted New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones' final pass attempt in a 23-16 Dallas win. Both starting cornerbacks had interceptions, while safety Donovan Wilson recorded a game-high nine tackles including a quarterback hit on a blitz.
wftv.comFantasy Football Waiver Wire, Week 3: Rookie wide receivers lead priority pickups
Below you'll find a collection of approved pickups, all of them unattached in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Let's begin with a pair of rookie receivers who blew up in Week 2. Wide receivers on the wireJahan Dotson, Washington Commanders (42%)It's only been two games, sure, but Dotson has looked like nothing less than an uncoverable star. One week after his two-touchdown regular season debut against Jacksonville, he gave us another TD and a two-point conversion at Detroit. Next week, he's facing a damaged Baltimore secondary that just allowed six passing scores to the Dolphins.
wftv.comFantasy Football: Early waiver wire pickups for Week 3
It's never too early to look toward your next matchup and a chance to bolster your fantasy football lineups. Here are three options to consider on the waiver wire ahead of Week 3. Raheem Mostert, RB, Miami Dolphins (43% rostered)Much was made about the Dolphins' backfield this past fantasy draft season. Rookie receiver Jahan Dotson delivered again, collecting four catches for 59 yards and a touchdown — his third of the year. It might be too early to say such a thing, but Wentz might just be good enough to keep three receivers — Terry McLaurin, Curtis Samuel and Dotson — fantasy relevant.
wftv.comFantasy Football Sleepers Week 2: Carson Wentz rejoins Circle of Trust
Perhaps you’ll add a player to your fantasy bench as depth, but not use him this week. It was a tepid opening for the Sleepers column; Julio Jones was solid, not great, but many of the picks were duds. We’re onto Week 2:Washington Commanders QB Carson Wentz vs. Detroit LionsWhen the Colts quickly washed their hands of Wentz after the 2021 season, I nodded. I thought Wentz was the guy holding back a talented roster that should have qualified for the AFC playoffs. Wentz is approved for proactive use in Week 2, up against a Detroit defense that offered no resistance against Philadelphia.
wftv.comFantasy Football Waiver Wire, Week 2: Rash of NFL injuries leave rosters needing pickups
Below you'll find a collection of potential pickups, all available in a majority of Yahoo leagues and recommended for immediate use. Wide receivers on the wireCurtis Samuel, Washington Commanders (7% rostered)Just in case you'd somehow forgotten, when Curtis Samuel is healthy, he is an exceedingly tough assignment... But he reminded us on Sunday that when he's right, he's simply one of the league's most dangerous multi-threat players. He gained 72 scrimmage yards on a dozen touches against the Jaguars, occasionally clowning defenders who attempted to tackle him. The following week, Indy hosts KC in a game that should deliver plenty of fantasy goodness.
wftv.comDeep group of receivers taking center stage at NFL combine
INDIANAPOLIS — (AP) — David Bell and Treylon Burks were the first receivers to speak Wednesday at the NFL's annual scouting combine. “I can't really say I‘m the best because we all have different tools, so I can’t really pinpoint that right now." “It’s a great wide receiver draft," NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah said. I'm really passionate about what I do, I put a lot of effort into what I do, and I'm going to show that in the next few days." Last year he found a perfect fit at Alabama, where he lined up opposite Metchie, who also had been biding his time behind future NFL receivers.
wftv.comIowa's ball-hawking defense primed to face Penn St pass duo
Penn State Iowa Passing Fancy FILE - Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford (14) passes against Indiana in the first half of their NCAA college football game in State College, Pa., in this Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, file photo. 3 Iowa pits the Nittany Lions' passing combo of Sean Clifford and Jahan Dotson against a defense that leads the nation with 12 interceptions. 4 Penn State at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday could hinge on whether they can keep Clifford and Dotson under control. In the 28 games Clifford and Dotson have played in together since 2019, they've connected a program-record 18 times for touchdowns. “Coming from a historic program like Penn State is literally what I came here for.
wftv.comIndiana's gamble pays off in OT upset over No. 8 Penn State
8 Penn State — its first win over a Top 10 team in more than 33 years. “We liked the call and stayed with the call (after Penn State called timeout) and stayed with the call. Penn State sacked Penix on the next two plays, forced him to throw the ball away on third and an incompletion on fourth, taking the ball back on down at the Indiana 14. Obviously, we could have handled it better and I could have handled it better," Penn State coach James Franklin said. SCARY SCENELess than two minutes into the fourth quarter, Penn State thought it had another turnover when receiver Miles Marshall fumbled at the end of a 17-yard completion.