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Bye weeks are finally upon on us so it's time for owners, well just those who own Julian Edelman or Kendall Wright, to start making some decisions about fillers. If you don't own one of those two guys (your bye weeks will come soon), here is your weekly rankings to help you determine who to start/sit.
BYE WEEKS: New England Patriots and Tennessee Titans
Rank |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
1 |
Julio Jones |
ATL |
HOU |
2 |
Demaryius Thomas |
DEN |
MIN |
3 |
Antonio Brown |
PIT |
BAL |
4 |
Randall Cobb |
GB |
@SF |
5 |
A.J. Green |
CIN |
KC |
6 |
Odell Beckham Jr. |
NYG |
@BUF |
7 |
Brandon Marshall |
NYJ |
@MIA |
8 |
DeAndrea Hopkins |
HOU |
@ATL |
9 |
Larry Fitzgerald |
ARI |
StL |
10 |
Amari Cooper |
OAK |
@CHI |
11 |
Emmanuel Sanders |
DEN |
MIN |
12 |
Keenan Allen |
SD |
CLE |
13 |
Mike Evans |
TB |
CAR |
14 |
Steve Smith Sr. |
BAL |
@PIT |
15 |
Calvin Johnson |
DET |
@SEA |
16 |
T.Y. Hilton |
IND |
JAC |
17 |
Jordan Matthews |
PHI |
@WAS |
18 |
James Jones |
GB |
@SF |
19 |
Jeremy Maclin |
KC |
@CIN |
20 |
Alshon Jeffery |
CHI |
OAK |
21 |
Allen Robinson |
JAC |
@IND |
22 |
Jarvis Landry |
MIA |
NYJ |
23 |
Donte Moncrief |
IND |
JAC |
24 |
Pierre Garcon |
WAS |
PHI |
25 |
Anquan Boldin |
SF |
GB |
26 |
John Brown |
ARI |
StL |
27 |
Vincent Jackson |
TB |
CAR |
28 |
Percy Harvin |
BUF |
NYG |
29 |
Michael Crabtree |
OAK |
@CHI |
30 |
Stevie Johnson |
SD |
CLE |
31 |
Marvin Jones |
CIN |
KC |
32 |
Golden Tate |
DET |
@SEA |
33 |
Sammy Watkins |
BUF |
NYG |
34 |
Rishard Matthews |
MIA |
NYJ |
35 |
Travis Benjamin |
CLE |
@SD |
36 |
Brandin Cooks |
NO |
DAL |
37 |
Rueben Randle |
NYG |
@BUF |
38 |
Allen Hurns |
JAC |
@IND |
39 |
Terrance Williams |
DAL |
@NO |
40 |
Ted Ginn Jr. |
CAR |
@TB |
41 |
Eric Decker |
NYJ |
@MIA |
42 |
Doug Baldwin |
SEA |
DET |
43 |
Malcolm Floyd |
SD |
CLE |
44 |
Kenny Britt |
StL |
@ARI |
45 |
Leonard Hankerson |
ATL |
HOU |
46 |
Mike Wallace |
MIN |
@DEN |
47 |
Torrey Smith |
SF |
GB |
48 |
Eddie Royal |
CHI |
OAK |
49 |
Cecil Shorts |
HOU |
@ATL |
50 |
Marques Colston |
NO |
DAL |
If you need a player from the waiver wire, look no further than Rishard Matthews. He has posted consecutive 100-yard games and broke out for two touchdowns last week. He will be a top waiver claim this week so make him a priority. Over the past three weeks he has been a reliable option in the flex and has surpassed DeVante Parker as number two on the Miami depth chart. Moving forward he may evolve into a WR2 on some teams, but for this week against a tough Jets defense, he is a great flex option. I expect Matthews to be on this list a lot more often as the season progresses.
After not even touching the ball in Week 2, Mike Evans had a strong performance in Week 3 (7 receptions, 101 yards). Sure he didn't find the end zone, but the biggest takeaway was the amount Jameis Winston looked to Evans. He had 17 targets in Week 3. Although some people are still a little hesitant on Evans, you can't argue with his potential to score a lot of points if he is being thrown to that much. With Austin Seferian-Jenkins still sidelined because of injury, expect Evans to see a similar workload and be a top-15 WR this week.
This week if you're looking deep in the waiver wire for that potential flex hero, I may have some advice: play darts. Pick a player at random and see if you hit a bullseye. Here are a couple darts I see worth choosing this week. I like Malcolm Floyd this week. Call it a feeling, but I do. He always has the potential for a big play. After not making my list the last couple of weeks, I think Floyd will make a splash, maybe not a big one, but big enough. The passing attack in Carolina has been overlooked after the lose of Kelvin Benjamin and Cam Newton's struggles. However, last week showed a lot of promise, especially for Ted Ginn Jr.. He was never a fantasy option for before this week, but with the passing attack developing in Carolina, he should get some quality looks even when sharing with Greg Olsen.