College Fantasy Football championships are won and lost on the waiver wire. Purple Reign has identified the players you need to target on this week’s waiver wire that will help give your fantasy team a champion’s edge.
Premium subscribers will have access to hand chosen waiver wire targets from Joe Arpasi’s top selections. In the free preview below I will review players I feel are honorable mention waiver wire targets that did not make Joe’s top selections lists that are featured for premium subscribers.
Now the we are in the playoffs your strategy around the waiver wire changes a little. You’ll still need to look for players that can help your roster. I highly recommend using my CFF Schedule Matcher spreadsheet to help ensure that a player helps fill in weeks where you need more help.
A new wrinkle that comes with playoff waiver wire moves is making defensive plays. If you have room on your roster you can pick up players that might be good even if they don’t help lift your line up. The idea is to prevent other owners from getting someone that your opponent can use against you. I will refer to this as a “defensive play” in the breakdowns below.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
QUARTERBACKS
Rodney Tisdale (W Ky) 4% Rostered
Week 14 Match-Up Target
Volume Workload Target
Tisdale has logged three starts now while Maverick McIvor has been injured. After scoring 22.65 points in his first start he’s now scored 31+ points in his last two games. I trust Tisdale in my starting line up but I’m not sure if he’ll remain the starter in Week 14 and you may have to wait until late in the week to find out if McIvor will start or not.
Jeff Sims (AzSt) 6% Rostered
Week 13 Match-Up Target
Volume Workload Target
Sims has now two starts under his belt and he’s scored 41.65 and 30.45 fantasy points in those games. He improved his passing numbers in the second start and he possesses dual-threat ability. This week’s game against Colorado is the only playable game remaining on the schedule. The early Vegas line for the game looks good for Arizona State which means Sims could have a high fantasy ceiling.
RUNNING BACKS
Caleb Komolafe (NW) 15% Rostered
Week 14 Match-Up Target
Last week Michigan held Komolafe to 9.1 fantasy points (which was expected). He’s shown he is the centerpiece of the offense. The rushing match up grade for his Week 14 game against Illinois is a little deceiving in my eyes. I think this will be a safe game for Komolafe to be placed into your line up.
DeJuan Williams (MD) 14% Rostered
Week 14 Match-Up Target
Over the last five games we’ve seen Williams score between 13.3-16.8 fantasy points in four of those contests. His fantasy ceiling is limited but his floor is decent enough to consider for a spot start. While my rushing match up grade for Week 14 is right in the middle with a C, according to Fantrax Michigan State ranks 122nd for giving up fantasy points to RBs.
WIDE RECEIVERS
Jeremiah Koger (SoFL) 22% Rostered
Week 13 & 14 Match-Up Target
Despite having a setback in Week 11 Koger bounced back in Week 12 to the tune of a 21.7 fantasy point performance against Navy. He has scored 16+ fantasy points in four of his last five games. His remaining schedule is amazing and could be placed in your line up any week. Even if you don’t need Koger he could be a good defensive play to keep him away from your opponents if you have room on your roster.
Langston Lewis (C Mi) 1% Rostered
Week 13 Match-Up Target
After posting two consecutive good games I feel a little confident to mention Lewis as a potential waiver wire target. Over the last two games he has racked up a total of 12 targets for 10 receptions, 229 yards and 2 TDs (19.1 & 20.8 fantasy points). I still think there’s risk with Lewis but if you feel like you need to take on risk to go after high fantasy ceiling plays, then Lewis could be a good option this week against Kent State.
Deondre Johnson (JacSt) 2% Rostered
Week 13 Match-Up Target
Johnson is another player that is a risky high fantasy ceiling option. Over the last three games he has scored 27.1, 14.2, & 18.2 fantasy points. But he has done that on just 7 receptions and I find it hard to think that he can maintain the 45.7 yards/reception average from the last three games. I do like the fact he has been producing for three weeks in a row though.
Jmariyae Robinson (MoSt) 1% Rostered
Week 13 Match-Up Target
The Missouri State passing game has been pretty decent lately. Robinson is just 0.3 targets/game shy of being considered a volume workload target. I feel like he is a safer option than Lewis and Johnson because of this workload. He scored 19.7, 15.4, & 12.3 fantasy points over his last three games. Robinson is a good high floor option for this week with his match up against Kennesaw State.
Elijah Metcalf (SMiss) 8% Rostered
Week 13 & 14 Match-Up Target
Volume Workload Target
If you look at the numbers you could argue that Metcalf should be in my Top 5. Over the last three games he has received 7+ targets three times, racked up 115+ yards and a TD two times, and scored 22 fantasy points twice. The reason I have pushed Metcalf down my list is the upcoming schedule. His last two games had passing match up grades of B+ & A-. The next two games have match up grades of C+ which means that his fantasy production should go down.
TIGHT ENDS
Joel Hasley (Duke) 2% Rostered
Week 13 Match-Up Target
After scoring 9.8 and 14.1 fantasy points at the start of November, Hasley was held to 6.2 fantasy points last week against Virginia. The entire Duke offense was off their game which played a large part in Hasley’s production. I like his match up against North Carolina this week but I have some concerns that the passing match up grade for the Wake Forest match up is a little inflated.
Dylan Wade (UCF) 5% Rostered
Week 13 Match-Up Target
Volume Workload Target
In a bad loss to Texas Tech Wade had his best game of the season, scoring 13.5 fantasy points. My biggest concern about him is that he’s only scored 8+ fantasy points twice this season. He gets Oklahoma State this week which is the Big XII defense you want to start your guys against, but there’s a good chance that Wade could go back to scoring 4-5 fantasy points.
Grant Hollier (GASt) 2% Rostered
Week 13 & 14 Match-Up Target
Volume Workload Target
Hollier has been flying under the radar since 10/11. He’s scored 9+ fantasy points and scored a TD in four of his last five games. If you ignore last week’s Marshall game you’ll see he gets between 3-4 targets for 2-3 receptions per game. He can have a pretty good fantasy ceiling but when he doesn’t score a TD and is held to less than 10 yards/reception his floor is very low. If you can stomach the risk to chase high ceiling options (or stash him as a defensive play), then Hollier could be played over the next two weeks.
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