College Fantasy Football championships are won and lost on the waiver wire. You don’t want to chase a “fool’s gold” player, so instead focus on guys that will hold their fantasy value week after week. Purple Reign has identified the players you need to target on this week’s waiver wire to ensure that “Your CFF Reign Starts Here.”
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QUARTERBACKS:
Tyler Huff (JacSt)
Fantrax Ownership 16%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 36.38 PPG
Season Stats: 116 Att, 78 Comp, 1073 P-Yds, 5 P-TD, 4 INT, 63 Ru-Att, 445 Ru-Yds, 5 Ru-TD
Huff is another dual-threat QB that has been on fire lately. Over the last three weeks he has scored over 30 fantasy points in each contest, and averaging 2.3 total TDs/game. He does have a tough stretch in the schedule from Weeks 10-11 and a bye in Week 8. The rest of the schedule looks good for Huff to be a QB2 in your starting line-up.
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): NMS (87), BYE, MidTN (134)
Hajj-Malik Williams (UNLV)
Fantrax Ownership 22%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 35.83 PPG
Season Stats: 41 Att, 34 Comp, 409 P-Yds, 6 P-TD, 1 INT, 34 Ru-Att, 260 Ru-Yds, 2 Ru-TD
Since taking over the starting QB job in Week 5 Williams hasn’t looked back. He is only averaging 20.5 pass attempts/game but has been extremely efficient averaging 3 passing TDs/game. He is a true dual-threat QB, averaging 12 carries for 130 yards and 1 TD on the ground per game. Williams should be your top Waiver Wire priority this week.
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): UtSt (120), OreSt (41), Boise (124)
Brendon Lewis (Nev)
Fantrax Ownership 22%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 29.9 PPG
Season Stats: 155 Att, 107 Comp, 1081 P-Yds, 9 P-TD, 5 INT, 79 Ru-Att, 362 Ru-Yds, 3 Ru-TD
Lewis had been quiet heading into last week with a decent showing against an FCS opponent and a terrible showing against Minnesota. He faced San Jose State who has a tough pass defense and had a great game. He threw for 213 yards and 2 TDs as well as ran for 90 yards and 2 TDs. This type of showing is promising because his upcoming schedule has similarly tough teams. Once you clear Week 9 Lewis gets some really good fantasy match-ups.
Next three weeks opponent (pass/run def rank): OreSt (41), Fres (69), Haw (37)
Sawyer Robertson (Bayl)
Fantrax Ownership 4%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 29.33 PPG
Season Stats: 142 Att, 84 Comp, 1045 P-Yds, 9 P-TD, 3 INT, 27 Ru-Att, 140 Ru-Yds, 3 Ru-TD
I was expecting Robertson so struggle against Iowa State’s #5 ranked pass defense for fantasy points allowed last week, but he decided to ball-out throwing for 258 yards and 3 TDs. Over the last three weeks Robertson is averaging 37.6 pass attempts, 243.3 yards, 2.6 TDs and 1 INT per game in the air, along with 8 carries for 45 yards and 0.6 TDs per game on the ground. He has some very juicy match-ups coming up after his bye week and will be a must-start player.
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): BYE, TxTch (132), OkSt (114)
Ben Wooldridge (ULLaf)
Fantrax Ownership 22%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 26.88 PPG
Season Stats: 144 Att, 100 Comp, 1214 P-Yds, 10 P-TD, 3 INT, 34 Ru-Att, 105 Ru-Yds, 3 Ru-TD
Wooldridge took a step back last week against Southern Miss but he is still being included in the waiver wire report due to his fantasy value. He’s had 3/5 games where he has scored over 30 points and scored 3 passing TDs in a game twice. He doesn’t run for a lot of yards but he does provide some ground production and has scored three times rushing. He doesn’t have good match-ups for Week 13-14 plus the Coastal Carolina game, but the rest of the schedule can provide good fantasy match-ups.
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): App (74), CoCar (54), BYE
Spencer Petras (UtSt)
Fantrax Ownership 4%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 26.88 PPG
Season Stats: 100 Att, 63 Comp, 810 P-Yds, 6 P-TD, 3 INT, 10 Ru-Att, 10 Ru-Yds, 0 Ru-TD
Petras has started the last two games for Utah State and the offense has been on fire. Over those games he is averaging 42.5 pass attempts for 332.5 passing yards, 2.5 TDs and 0.5 INTs per game. The upcoming schedule is awesome, with the worst match-ups being against Hawaii and San Diego State.
Next three weeks opponent (pass/run def rank): UNLV (106), NM (116), Wyo (80)
Honorable Mentions:
Ethan Vasko (CoCar)
Fantrax Ownership 25%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 26.23 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass/run def rank): JMU (88), ULLaf (8), BYE
Kevin Jennings (SMU)
Fantrax Ownership 7%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 25.4 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass/run def rank): BYE, Stan (122), Duke (14)
Jake Retzlaff (BYU)
Fantrax Ownership 11%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 20.27 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): Ariz (59), OkSt (114), UCF (103)
Caden Veltcamp (W Ky)
Fantrax Ownership 27%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 19.65 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): UTEP (45), SamHu (63), BYE
RUNNING BACKS:
Tre Stewart (JacSt)
Fantrax Ownership 9%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 29.5 PPG
Season Stats: 65 Att, 354 Ru-Yds, 8 Ru-TD, 4 Tgt, 2 Rec, 18 Rc-Yds, 0 Rc-TD
Stewart’s fantasy value has been snowballing over the last three weeks. He was first given a larger workload against Eastern Michigan where he got 17 carries for 53 yards and 1 TD. The following week he had 16 carries but increased his efficiency stats to 96 yards and 2 TDs. Last week against Kennesaw State Stewart went off for 24 carries, 134 yards, and 4 TDs. Last but not least, Stewart’s upcoming schedule is a fantasy owner’s dream
Next three weeks opponent (rush def rank): NMS (132), BYE, MidTN (116)
Avery Morrow (ColSt)
Fantrax Ownership 10%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 28.3 PPG
Season Stats: 54 Att, 390 Ru-Yds, 4 Ru-TD, 5 Tgt, 5 Rec, 40 Rc-Yds, 0 Rc-TD
The coaches made the decision to feed Morrow the ball over the last two games and it is paying dividends. Over those games he has racked up 46 carries for 296 yards and 3 TDs. We will have to see if we can trust this coaching staff to stick with Morrow moving forward, but despite this he is worth the risk. The upcoming schedule is mouth-watering, with Fresno State having the only rush defense ranked below #70 in fantasy points allowed.
Next three weeks opponent (rush def rank): SJSU (96), AF (114), NM (131)
Jaden Nixon (WestMi)
Fantrax Ownership 29%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 26.0 PPG
Season Stats: 68 Att, 484 Ru-Yds, 6 Ru-TD, 7 Tgt, 6 Rec, 53 Rc-Yds, 0 Rc-TD
Nixon’s workload came back down to Earth last week with the return of Jalen Buckley. Nixon went down from the 23 carries he had two games ago to 14 carries last week (Buckley had 11 carries). Nixon was far more productive with his touches. Nixon had 124 yards to Buckley’s 48, Nixon averaged 8.9 yards/carry while Buckley could only muster 4.4 yards/carry, and Nixon scored 3 TDs while Buckley was held out of the endzone. The big question here is if this carry split will continue or if Buckley will eventually regain his bell cow title.
Next three weeks opponent (rush def rank): Akr (121), Buff (94), Kent (134)
Tawee Walker (Wisc)
Fantrax Ownership 18%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 22.45 PPG
Season Stats: 57 Att, 241 Ru-Yds, 6 Ru-TD, 4 Tgt, 3 Rec, 11 Rc-Yds, 0 Rc-TD
Walker has stepped into the starting RB role after Chez Mellusi was lost for the season. Last week he tore Purdue apart by running for 94 yards and 3 TDs on 19 carries. The week before that against USC he ran for 2 TDs. After the Rutgers game there are only two good match-ups remaining on his schedule with Oregon in Week 12 and Minnesota in Week 14.
Next three weeks opponent (rush def rank): Rut (77), NW (17), PSU (5)
Floyd Chalk (SJSU)
Fantrax Ownership 23%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 19.55 PPG
Season Stats: 61 Att, 273 Ru-Yds, 6 Ru-TD, 3 Tgt, 3 Rec, 27 Rc-Yds, 0 Rc-TD
He is splitting carries in the Spartan backfield, only breaking past 15 carries once this season. Floyd has been hot and cold this season and the reason why is based on how he scores his TDs. Chalk either doesn’t score at all or scores twice in a game. It can be a gamble putting Chalk in your fantasy line-up knowing there is that much distance between his fantasy floor and ceiling. The risk is worth the reward though as the Mountain West is full of bad rush defenses.
Next three weeks opponent (rush def rank): ColSt (82), Wyo (95), Fres (42)
Delbert Mimms III
Fantrax Ownership 5%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 19.45 PPG
Season Stats: 69 Att, 314 Ru-Yds, 5 Ru-TD, 4 Tgt, 3 Rec, 35 Rc-Yds, 0 Rc-TD
Mimms started the year with a predictable workload, getting 12-16 carries a game. Three weeks ago he was only given 6 carries (FCS opponent) and then the following week he received 23 carries out of nowhere. Against Kent State Mimms took those 23 carries and gained 145 yards and 2 TDs. Will he keep receiving this heavy diet of carries? Hard to tell. Considering how shallow the RB waiver wire pool has been this year I think you got to take a chance here and see what develops.
Next three weeks opponent (rush def rank): MiaOH (93), C Mi (86), Akr (121)
Honorable Mentions:
Rahsul Faison (UtSt)
Fantrax Ownership 8%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 19.3 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (rush def rank): UNLV (40), NM (131), Wyo (95)
Ty Son Lawton (Ind)
Fantrax Ownership 9%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 16.8 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (rush def rank): BYE, Neb (2), Wash (34)
Kanye Udoh (Army)
Fantrax Ownership 11%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 16.07 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (rush def rank): UAB (130), ECU (79), BYE
Sedrick Alexander (Vand)
Fantrax Ownership 27%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 14.9 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (rush def rank): KY (18), Ball (123), Tex (13)
Isaac Brown (Lou)
Fantrax Ownership 12%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 14.2 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (rush def rank): UVA (37), MiaFL (30), BC (11)
Ahmad Hardy (ULMon)
Fantrax Ownership 9%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 11.87 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (rush def rank): SMiss (125), BYE, SoAl (80)
WIDE RECEIVERS:
Jaden Smith (Nev)
Fantrax Ownership 3%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 23.3 PPG
Season Stats: 42 Tgt, 27 Rec, 407 Rc-Yds, 3 Rc-TD
I’m honestly surprised that Smith has such a low ownership rate on Fantrax. If you remove his game against Minnesota, he is averaging 7.25 targets for 5.5 receptions, 87.5 yards and 0.75 TDs per game. He has scored all his TDs in the last two games which might explain the low ownership rate. Despite the TD issue, he has scored at least 14 fantasy points in every game this season (minus the Minnesota game). He has 3-4 good match-ups remaining on the schedule that fantasy owners can take advantage of.
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): OreSt (41), Fres (69), Haw (37)
Jackson Meeks (Syr)
Fantrax Ownership 5%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 21.93 PPG
Season Stats: 36 Tgt, 27 Rec, 343 Rc-Yds, 3 Rc-TD
Meeks has been on a nice run lately, posting fantasy point scores of 13, 32.1, and 20.7 over the last three weeks. What has been most pleasing is that his workload has increased from an average of 4.3 targets/game from games 1-3, to 11.5 targets/game over the last two games. He has also scored in his last three games. The upcoming NC State and Pittsburgh games should have a continuation of this high fantasy output by Meeks.
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): NCSt (72), BYE, Pitt (95)
Ted Hurst (GaSt)
Fantrax Ownership 29%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 21.2 PPG
Season Stats: 34 Tgt, 19 Rec, 349 Rc-Yds, 4 Rc-TD
Hurst came through with another big game two weeks ago against Georgia Southern. He had 13 targets but only caught 4 of them (OUCH) for 112 yards and a TD. He is the work horse WR for the Georgia State offense. In the last three games Hurst has averaged 10.33 targets for 107.67 yards and 1.67 TDs per game. Once you clear Week 8 the schedule begins to open up nicely.
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): OD (104), Marsh (52), App (74)
Jaden Williams (TxSt)
Fantrax Ownership 13%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 20.8 PPG
Season Stats: 34 Tgt, 27 Rec, 365 Rc-Yds, 4 Rc-TD
Williams struck again last week with another TD performance. That was his third game with a TD this season. When you remove the UTSA game Williams is averaging 7.75 targets for 6.5 receptions, 87.5 yards and 1 TD per game this season. You can call him the co-WR1 in this offense with Joey Hobert. There’s no excuse why a co-WR1 for Texas State should be below 30% Fantrax ownership rate.
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): ArkSt (71), OD (104), BYE
Coleman Owen (Ohio)
Fantrax Ownership 21%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 20.2 PPG
Season Stats: 41 Tgt, 31 Rec, 466 Rc-Yds, 2 Rc-TD
The thing that has been holding Owen back this season was lack of receiving TDs. He fixed that last week with a 7 targets for 6 receptions, 130 yards and 2 TD performance against Akron. He has gone over the 100-yard mark in 3/5 games and received at least 7 targets in all but one game. Once you get past his bye in Week 10, he has an amazing schedule of fantasy match-ups. I would not be surprised if he is one of the hottest WRs during the fantasy playoffs.
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): C Mi (46), MiaOH (56), Buff (62)
Jakobie James (UMass)
Fantrax Ownership 15%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 19.4 PPG
Season Stats: 42 Tgt, 24 Rec, 493 Rc-Yds, 3 Rc-TD
UMass is a bad team, and having their WR1 can be very good in fantasy football. The offense will be playing from behind and the game script will work in James’ favor. He’s averaging 8.4 targets/game, scored in three of his five games this season, and has racked up at least 87 yards in every game except one. There are some tough Power 4 opponents still on the schedule with Missouri and Georgia.
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): MIZ (12), BYE, FCS (150)
Honorable Mentions:
Dalton Stroman (App)
Fantrax Ownership 0%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 19.25 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): ULLaf (8), BYE, GaSt (109)
Raylen Sharpe (Fres)
Fantrax Ownership 4%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 18.9 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): WaSt (128), Nev (98), SJSU (44)
Darius Lassiter (BYU)
Fantrax Ownership 1%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 18.8 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): Ariz (59), OkSt (114), UCF (103)
Matt Sykes (Rice)
Fantrax Ownership 3%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 18.75 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): UTSA (123), Tul (32), UConn (40)
Eric Rivers (FLInt)
Fantrax Ownership 5%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 17.9 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): Lib (55), UTEP (45), SamHu (63)
Kyle Prather (MD)
Fantrax Ownership 18%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 17.65 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): NW (110), USC (13), MIN (1)
Kris Hutson (WaSt)
Fantrax Ownership 17%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 17.15 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): Fres (69), Haw (37), SDSU (67)
Oran Singleton (E Mi)
Fantrax Ownership 7%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 17.1 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): MiaOH (56), C Mi (46), Akr (85)
Aaron Anderson (LSU)
Fantrax Ownership 25%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 16.4 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): Miss (58), Ark (68), TxAM (57)
Javon Tracy (MiaOH)
Fantrax Ownership 1%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 16.33 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): E Mi (107), Ohio (96), C Mi (46)
Cam Camper (Boise)
Fantrax Ownership 20%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 15.3 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): Haw (37), BYE, UNLV (106)
Justin Lockhart (SJSU)
Fantrax Ownership 8%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 13.65 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): ColSt (112), Wyo (80), Fres (69)
Traeshon Holden (Oreg)
Fantrax Ownership 16%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 13.5 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): OSU (4), Purd (47), Ill (29)
Luke Floriea (Kent)
Fantrax Ownership 14%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 9.1 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): Ball (131), BGSU (38), WestMi (102)
TIGHT ENDS:
Taylor Thompson (JMU)
Fantrax Ownership 7%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 14.53 PPG
Season Stats: 25 Tgt, 17 Rec, 232 Rc-Yds, 2 Rc-TD
Thompson has been scoring double-digit fantasy points each week since the Week 4 game against North Carolina. He’s scored a TD in two of those three games, and almost hit 100 yards receiving against Ball State. He is proving difficult for Group of 5 defenders to match-up and gives the JMU offense a great option in the red zone.
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): CoCar (54), GaSo (130), SMiss (49)
Keyan Burnett (Ariz)
Fantrax Ownership 4%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 14.1 PPG
Season Stats: 20 Tgt, 13 Rec, 171 Rc-Yds, 1 Rc-TD
Burnett was basically a fantasy unknown until two weeks ago. In the game against Utah he began to get featured more in the offense and that trend continued last week against Texas Tech. In these two games he has a total of 13 targets for 10 receptions, 122 yards and 1 TD. The upcoming schedule looks like the offense is going to continue to throw the ball heavily and Burnett should continue to maintain this heavier workload.
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): BYU (24), Colo (82), WVU (100)
Dorian Fleming (GaSt)
Fantrax Ownership 16%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 13.8 PPG
Season Stats: 25 Tgt, 16 Rec, 203 Rc-Yds, 2 Rc-TD
Fleming has scored 10+ fantasy points in every game this season except one game against an FCS school. When the offense needs him to step up, he comes through. Georgia State’s defense is not good and the running game is lacking, so this creates situations for the game script to work in Fleming’s favor. He should be rostered in more than 30% of Fantrax leagues and the fact he plays for Georgia State might be the reason not enough people have woken up to him yet.
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): OD (104), Marsh (52), App (74)
Honorable Mentions:
Anthony Torres (Toled)
Fantrax Ownership 17%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 12.9 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): Buff (62), NIU (22), BGSU (38)
Terrance Carter (ULLaf)
Fantrax Ownership 6%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 10.9 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): App (74), CoCar (54), BYE
John Michael Gyllenborg (Wyo)
Fantrax Ownership 20%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 10.8 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): SDSU (67), SJSU (44), UtSt (120)
Keleki Latu (Wash)
Fantrax Ownership 1%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 9.57 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): Iowa (65), BYE, Ind (25)
Jacob Newell (Akr)
Fantrax Ownership 14%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 9.5 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): WestMi (102), BYE, E Mi (107)
Michael Trigg (Bayl)
Fantrax Ownership 17%
Fantasy Scoring Over Last 3 Weeks: 9.05 PPG
Next three weeks opponent (pass def rank): BYE, TxTch (132), OkSt (114)