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 for Joe Arpasi’s Top 5 selections, the best match-ups on this week’s slate, high volume workload players, and players with the most favorable playoff match-ups.
In the free preview below I will review players I feel are honorable mention waiver wire targets that did not make any of the specified target lists that are featured for premium subscribers.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
QUARTERBACKS
CONNER WEIGMAN (Hou): Last week was the first real competitive game of the season for Weigman. His passing efficiency improved, and he was more involved in the ground game. He carried the ball 17 times for 83 yards and 2 TD. He is currently scoring 50% of all the team’s rushing TDs.
TAQUAN ROBERSON (Buff): Its been two quality fantasy outings in a row for Roberson, going up against Kent State and an FCS school. His 40 pass attempts and 3 TDs last week was due to star RB AL-Jay Henderson being out with injury. Two weeks ago he ran for 2 TDs. Hopefully he can work out a normal TD production over the next few weeks.
NOAH FIFITA (Ariz): Fifita has also had irregular production over the last two week. Two weeks ago he was on fire in the air with 373 yards and 5 TDs against an FCS school. Last week against Kansas State he threw for 178 yards and no TDs. He was bailed out by two rushing TDs. I worry about rushing TD regression as he gets 6.5% of all carries but scores 50% of all rushing TDs.
ANTHONY COLANDREA (UNLV): Coming off of a bye week we still see Colandrea rostered in less than 30% of all Fantrax leagues. He has the best Week 4 match-up of all the honorable mention QBs. He is getting 27.5% of all rushing attempts and accounting for 29% of all rushing yards.
JARON-KEAWE SAGAPOLUTELE (Cal): When it comes to Sagapolutele’s fantasy value, its all tied to his arm. He’s been up and down this year based on his ability to get passing TDs. The next three weeks looks great and he could serve as a QB2 in your fantasy line-up and provide immediate help.
RUNNING BACKS
ALEX TECZA (Navy): Tecza has been the most reliable part of the Navy rushing game. He gets 15 carries every game, scores in every game, and averages 4.8 yards/carry or better every game. His carry share is low at 26.5% but the option offense provides him an advantage with efficiency stats and fantasy production.
TURBO RICHARD (BC): The Boston College offense has been emphasizing the pass more than the run. Richard’s 14.3 carries/game is low but he is getting 49.4% of all rushing attempts and 71.8% of all rushing yards. He’s scored over 20 fantasy points the last two weeks and that is due to him getting 12 receptions for 149 yards and 2 TDs total over those games.
SEDRICK ALEXANDER (Vand): The good things about Alexander is that he has score 17+ fantasy points in each game this season. The bad news is that he has never had more than 13 carries a game, never rushed for 100 yards in a game, and has been reliant on a 3/2 reception/receiving TD ratio. I do like his next two match-ups and feel like he can be a short term immediate help for your roster.
DAMON BANKSTON (NM): Starting running back Scottre Humphrey left the game last week and Bankston stepped and and balled out. He averaged 10.3 yards/carry on a 15 carry, 154 yards and 1 TD performance. Until we know the extent of Humphrey’s injury Bankston could be a quality spot-starter.
EVAN DICKENS (Lib): Dickens has come to life over the last two weeks. During that span he’s totaled 27 carries for 196 yards and 2 TDs. He has accounted for 31.9% of all carries, 42.2% of all rushing yards, and 66.7% of all rushing TDs. Once they can get past James Madison in Week 4 his schedule opens up nicely.
JONATHAN SILVER (UD): I’m not totally sold on Silver but I can’t ignore what he did last week. Against UConn he had 15 carries for 179 yards and 2 TDs. In the two games prior to that he totaled just 17 carries for 81 yards with no rushing TDs, but was more involved in the passing game. I have my doubts that Silver will continue to rip off huge chunks of yards.
WIDE RECEIVERS
CADE HARRIS (AF): If Harris is designated as a WR in your league, he might be worth looking into. He’s averaging 25.4 fantasy points a game and he’s never scored under 16.5 fantasy points. His receiving workload is very small and its completely reliant on huge plays (29.2 yards/reception). He is getting a rushing workload but that will likely be inconsistent from week to week and his rushing efficiency looks too high right now (8.6 yards/carry).
BRENE THOMPSON (MissSt): Thompson has been above average in two of his three games with one breakout game. He is averaging 7 targets a game, is responsible for 35.2% of all receiving yards, and 42.9% of all receiving TDs. He should remain easy to obtain until he has another breakout game.
CAMDEN BROWN (GaSo): Brown is much like Thompson, two decent performances and one big one. He has been the team leader in targets, but his fantasy value lays in TDs where he has scored 66.7% of all receiving TDs (averaging 1.3 TDs/game).
KESHAUN SINGLETON (SoFl): Singleton has a low workload (4 targets/game) but he’s been very productive. He’s accounting for 25.6% of all receiving yards (23 yards/reception) and 66.7% of all receiving TDs. Last week was his first week without a TD but that was also his toughest opponent. That will scare people off and let him slip through the cracks.
RAPHAEL WILLIAMS (Pitt): Since Week 2 Williams has been the guy in the Pitt receiver room. In the last two games he’s averaged 9 targets for 6 receptions, 120 yards and 1.5 TDs per game. He’s coming in right at 30% for the team’s receiving yards and receiving TDs. He’ll have to sit on your bench as he has a bye in Week 4.
IVERSON HOOKS (UAB): I have the UAB passing game ranked #30 for fantasy passing offenses. Hooks has been a productive WR2 in this system averaging 7.7 targets/game and accounting for 33.3% of all receiving TDs. Last week against Akron was the first time he was held out of the end zone and he is yet to total 100 yards in a single game.
JACQUON GIBSON (UMass): What I love about Gibson is his volume. He’s averaging 13.3 targets per game and never had less than 10 targets in a single game. He’s responsible for 41.4% of receptions and 47% of receiving yards. His problem is that he hasn’t scored a TD and I have the UMass passing game at #119 for fantasy passing.
REGINALD VIRGIL (TxTch): Virgil has been very consistent with his workload this season, always getting 6-7 targets/game. He been very TD dependent for his fantasy value (averaging 1 TD/game). His yardage is a concern though. The most yards he’s had in a single game has been 56.
PJ JOHNSON (NMS): Right now I see Johnson as a name to monitor but not pick up yet. In Week 1 he had 4 targets and scored 9.2 fantasy points. In Week 2 he had 6 targets and scored 6.8 fantasy points. Last week he exploded with 10 targets and 25.2 fantasy points. Week 2 was against Tulsa and Week 3 was against Louisiana Tech which are comparable opponents. I was to see him do it one more time before I become a believer.
TIGHT ENDS
JAREN KANAK (Okla): Regardless of the quality of opponent Kanak finds a way to put up fantasy points. He has scored between 9.4-12.6 fantasy points in each game despite not finding the endzone yet. He’s not a flashy option but he is a great floor play.
MASON MINI (Cal): Mini is also a good floor play but one that can find the end zone. He has scored in two of his three games and has a similar workload to Kanak. He just comes up short on yardage, averaging 33 yards/game (12.3% of all receiving yards).
To continue reading this article, sign up for a premium subscription today! This is an independently run website where the contributions of premium subscribers keep this business running. Your support is crucial, and we sincerely appreciate your commitment.
You can sign up for a FREE 7-day premium subscription and join the College Fantasy Football community that knows “Your CFF Reign Starts Here.”
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Let Purple Reign to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.