• Drought ends for key IDPs: Max Crosby And Chris Jones spent Black Friday breaking the bag drought, and while it’s been a while, these bags are arriving just in time to revive confidence in them as a high-quality weekly option for IDPs.
• A number of major league waiver options are emerging: Whether it’s due to injuries or changes to certain teams’ defenses, there are some big targets to consider ahead of a crunch week that will see six teams sidelined.
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- LB Akeem Davis-Gaither, Cincinnati Bengals: WITH Logan Wilson Sidelined with a knee injury, Davis-Gaither took on a full-time role and was very productive in his opportunities in the big game. Davis-Gaither should be added where necessary, presumably in case Wilson is unable to start again in Week 14.
- LB Ezekiel Turner, Detroit Lions: Turner is a major league option only after an injury replacement. Malcolm Rodriguez in the second half of the fourth quarter. The Lions play again on Thursday in Week 14, and with six teams having a bye next week, he could have some value in deep leagues as the next player the Lions seem to trust the most.
- LB Neville Hewitt, Houston Texans: Hewitt replaced Al-Shaair for the remainder of the game and is expected to be his permanent replacement given that Al-Shaair was suspended for three games. It’s also possible that Christian Harris he will be activated from injured reserve at some point, but until there is any significant news, Hewitt is the best option.
- LB Troy Dye, Los Angeles Chargers: Dye led the team in total tackles this week, although he was not a regular starter, playing 76.5% of the Chargers’ defensive snaps. Considering there has typically been a lot of rotation at the Chargers’ second linebacker spot, that quick share is actually encouraging deeper leagues to trust Dye. it’s possible that Denzel Perryman returns next week and impacts that outcome, but for now, Dye makes the most sense as a logical deeper league option heading into Week 14.
- LB Dee Winters, San Francisco 49ers: Winters changed throughout the game, mainly with De’Vondre Campbellmaking him an interesting name to consider in very deep leagues. Dre Greenlaw may be back soon too, but at this point it appears the 49ers made a very conscious decision to limit Campbell and give Winters some opportunities in this game.
- JJ Russell, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Russell has the potential to play a starting role if Britt misses time, as he has played 88% of the Bucs’ defensive snaps with KJ Britt out of turn. With the Buccaneers running out of linebacker options, Russell could prove viable in the non-minor leagues.
- EDGE Joseph Ossai, Cincinnati Bengals: Ossai surpassed Sam Hubbard in snaps, and it feels like it’s been a while since Hubbard has been one of the most ineffective pass rushers of the season. Ossai was able to get a release this week and could be considered for some very deep leagues, especially next week when six teams will be sidelined.
- WITH Battle of Jordan, Cincinnati Bengals: Battle became the starting guard after the team’s bye week this week, missing just one 4WD and missing part of another to be tested for an injury from which he was able to return. Battle is receiving optimal IDP settings for production and should be viewed as safe depth for the remainder of this season.
- WITH Devon Key, Denver Broncos: Kay replaced the injured Brandon Jones The rest of the way, and if Jones misses more time, Key could be a fine replacement in deeper leagues. The team has a bye in Week 14, giving Jones a little more time to recover if the injury is not serious.
- WITH Jabrill Peppers, New England Patriots: Peppers was removed from the commissioner’s exempt list this week and played a full complement of snaps next to Kyle Dugger. Peppers played 47 percent of his snaps in the box and led the team in total tackles (nine), giving him the ability to opt out later in the game.
- WITH Tristin McCollum, Philadelphia Eagles: McCollum replaced the injured Blankenship for the rest of this week, and if Blankenship misses the game, McCollum could be the alternate at the deepest spot in the league. Sydney Brown was active in this game but played exclusively on special teams.
- WITH Christian Isien, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: WITH Jordan Whitehead about injured reserve and Mike Edwards Now that Isien is broken up, he has the opportunity to provide some IDP value as a starting safety for those in need of depth at the position.
- WITH Daryl Worley, Tennessee Titans: Worley appears to be the one continuing the starting security job. Amani Hookerwill return after he Mike Brown both were starters last week. Worley’s starting work resulted in 17 tackles for the week and looks like he could be added to those who need it, even if 17 tackles isn’t a repeatable total.
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