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.
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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
CHANDLER MORRIS (UVA): Morris is on a two week tear. Two weeks ago against Stanford he put up 42.9 fantasy points with 399 total yards and 5 total TDs. Last week against Florida State he scored 37.1 fantasy points with 266 total yards and 5 total TDs. In the games prior to these the RBs stole most of the scoring opportunities. Virginia has the #21 fantasy passing offense and Morris is averaging 40.8 total touches/week.
ALONA BARNETT (JMU): Its been two weeks in a row now that the coaches are no longer rotating QBs. During those two weeks Barnett has scored 20.6 & 29.1 fantasy points. His passing production is low which means he needs rushing production for him to hold fantasy value. He’s only run the ball 15 times for 77 yards total in the last two weeks but he has scored 3 rushing TDs.
BEAR BACHMEIER (BYU): Week 2 was a dud for Bachmeier but in his other three games he’s scored 26.75, 24.9, & 32.05 fantasy points. BYU’s fantasy offense isn’t great, ranked #91 which means Bachmeier’s legs are crucial. He is receiving 23.3% of all carries and scoring 40% of all rushing TDs (averaging 1 rushing TD/game).
KIAEL KELLY (Ball): Ignore Kelly’s fantasy point total and just focus on the last two weeks. Against an FCS school and UConn he has scored 27.35 and 25.55 fantasy points. He’s another guy who’s passing stats are weak (314 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs over the last two weeks) but he has run for 128 yards and 1 TD over these last two games. He doesn’t have a great match-up this week so place his name as someone to monitor and see how he does against Ohio.
RUNNING BACKS
TYE EDWARDS (WVU): After Edwards’ 32.1 fantasy point performance on 9/13 he was a hot commodity on the waiver wire. He got injured in that game and hasn’t played since. Fantasy owners have been dropping him and he’s back below 30% rostered on Fantrax. If you got room on your bench to pick him up and wait for him to get healthy again he’s worth the roster spot.
JONATHAN SILVER (UD): Silver is coming off a bye week. He had a big 30.1 fantasy point performance in week 3, but during weeks 2 & 4 he’s only scored 13.9 and 13.6 fantasy points. He’s an honorable mention because I want to see another good performance out of him. but he is getting 34.1% of all carries, accounting for 53.6% of all rushing yards and scoring 42.9% of all rushing TDs (#71 fantasy rushing offense though).
NAHREE BIGGINS (C Mi): This is purely a one week spot start suggestion if you really need help. Last week he got 14 carries for 113 yards and 1 TD on the ground and 3 receptions for 23 yards in the air (21.1 fantasy points). The week before he scored 19.6 fantasy points but it come off of 5 carries for 15 yards and no TDs rushing, with 3 receptions for 106 yards and 1 TD in the air. I love this week’s match-up with Akron. Akron gives up 5.03 yards/carry, 2 rushing TDs/game, and TDs in the red zone 66.7% of the time.
WIDE RECEIVERS
CAMDEN BROWN (GaSo): Another week, and another Brown recommendation. In his last two games he has totaled 16 targets for 11 receptions, 229 yards and 1 TD. He’s not flashy but he has scored 13+ fantasy points in 4/5 games. On the season he is averaging 7 targets/game, accounting for 37% of all receiving yards, and 55.6% of all receiving TDs. He unfortunately doesn’t have another good fantasy match-up until Week 8.
JA’CORY THOMAS (OD): Please note that Fantrax spells his first name as Ja”Cory. When Thomas scores a TD he’s been good, when he doesn’t score (games against Virginia Tech & Indiana) he’s failed to crack 10 fantasy points. Against an FCS school and Liberty he’s put up a total of 15 targets for 11 receptions, 200 yards and 3 TDs. His next two match-ups are against Coastal Carolina and Marshall, two teams that he should be able to continue to find the end zone.
GABRIEL BENYARD (KennSt): Benyard has scored 13+ fantasy points in 4/5 games this season. His 20.4 fantasy point performance from two weeks ago is boosting his PPG amount. In his other games he is averaging just 5.5 targets/game, 62.25 yards/game, and 0.5 TDs/game. Yes he is getting carries but he’s only got 5 carries for 39 yards and no TDs for the season.
KAMRYN PERRY (MiaOH): I really like how efficient Perry has been over the last three games, averaging 117.3 yards/game and 29.3 yards/reception. He finally scored last week getting 2 TDs against an FCS school (with starting QB Dequan Finn injured and not playing). One issue to be aware of is that Miami’s fantasy pass offense ranks #107, but he is getting 43.6% of all receiving yards and 40% of all receiving TDs.
TIGHT ENDS
LANCE MASON (Wisc): Mason is coming off a bye week. Week 2 was his coming out party when he scored 19.7 fantasy points against Middle Tennessee. He was held in check the next week against Alabama, but Week 4 he bounced back. Against Maryland he had 8 targets for 5 receptions, 45 yards and 1 TD. This Wisconsin passing game ranks #90 for fantasy passing offenses and he is only scoring 16.7% of all receiving TDs.
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