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.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
QUARTERBACKS
BEAR BACHMEIER (BYU) 26% Rostered
Volume Workload Target
Bachmeier has scored 24.7+ fantasy points in his last 5 games. He has managed to hit 30+ fantasy points once in a tough match up with Arizona. He has been pretty consistent in his fantasy scoring despite the quality of opponent. He is the safest floor play of all these honorable mention QBs.
CALE HELLUMS (Army) 5% Rostered
Hellums took control of the starting job at the start of October has has played fairly well. He’s put in three straight 28+ fantasy point performances. Its surprising that he isn’t getting a high volume workload like most option offense QBs get. Its unfortunate that he has two bye weeks coming up but all his match ups shown (rushing match up grades) are very good.
JC FRENCH (GaSo) 13% Rostered
Current Week Match-Up Target
Volume Workload Target
I’m not totally convinced on French’s fantasy value despite the fact he has scored 29.45 and 37 fantasy points in his last two games. In the two games before that he failed to score 20 fantasy points in either game. He only has one unfavorable match up remaining on the schedule so he’ll have he opportunity to try and keep this hot streak going.
JJ KOHL (App) 6% Rostered
Current Week Match-Up Target
After filling in for an injured AJ Swann it appears that Swann is healthy again but Kohl isn’t giving up the starting job. In his three games as a starter Kohl has scored 20.5, 31.65, & 22.8 fantasy points. His floor isn’t as high as you’d like to see from a player that could crack your starting line up at this point in the season though.
TUCKER KILCREASE (Troy) 6% Rostered
Volume Workload Target
After a hot streak of scoring 30.35 and 42.35 fantasy points, Kilcrease was brought back down to Earth last week with a 14.85 fantasy point performance. He’s only thrown the ball for 30+ attempts in one game which means he needs to rely on rushing stats for fantasy value. In his last five games he has rushed for negative yards three times which means he may not be reliable enough for your starting line up.
RUNNING BACKS
KADARIUS CALLOWAY (NMS) 3% Rostered
After being banged up Calloway has returned to form. In his last two games he has carried the ball 15 and 18 times, score a TD in each game, and scored 19.5 and 15 fantasy points. He hasn’t broke 100 yards in those games which means he may have a lower fantasy ceiling. But he is just 0.5 carries/targets pr game away from being a workload volume target.
EVAN DICKENS (Lib) 10% Rostered
Dickens was playing hurt at the end of September. Last week he had a 17 fantasy point performance off of a 13 carry for 50 yards and 2 TD performance. In Weeks 2-3 he scored 18.7 and 17.8 fantasy points. While his workload volume is low, he is the only honorable mention RB that has any favorable fantasy match ups left on the schedule.
COLE TABB (Stan) 1% Rostered
Volume Workload Target
Tabb is more of a name to monitor at this point. Last week against Florida State he got 28 carries when he was averaging 7-12 carries/game before that. I want to see how the RB carries get divided up this week against Miami before I’m willing to say he is a bonified waiver wire target. He will need a HEAVY workload to be one since his remaining schedule looks pretty bleak.
WIDE RECEIVERS
PARKER KINGSTON (BYU) 4% Rostered
Volume Workload Target
Last week Kingston had a modest 14.6 fantasy point performance but that was expected with the match up. In the two weeks before he scored 25.1 and 20.2 fantasy points. His final five games have only two good fantasy match ups remaining, even though I think he will do better than what my fantasy match up grade shows for this week.
BRADEN PEGAN (UtSt) 17% Rostered
Current Week Match-Up Target
Volume Workload Target
Playoff Match-Up Target
Pegan has been pretty up and down with his fantasy performances over the last five games. Here are the fantasy scores he’s posted during that time starting with last week: 18.8, 9.9, 16.1, 11, and 30.2. I love his upcoming schedule and the fact he is a volume workload target.
WILL PAULING (ND) 15% Rostered
Playoff Match-Up Target
Starting in Week 5 Pauling started making himself a safe and reliable floor fantasy player. He scored 12.8, 13.3, & 18.5 fantasy points before getting knocked down to 8.6 fantasy points last week. I still like him to be a good safe floor play as the remaining schedule is very favorable moving forward.
JACOB DE JESUS (Cal) 11% Rostered
Current Week Match-Up Target
Volume Workload Target
One thing I like about De Jesus is his workload over the last five games with 10, 8, 11, 9, & 19 targets during that time. What I don’t like is his inconsistency with fantasy value as he scored 14.9, 5, 15.2, 8.6, & 22.7 fantasy points during that time. I’d also like to see something better than his 8.6 yards/reception this season.
GABRIEL BENYARD (KennSt) 22% Rostered
Current Week Match-Up Target
Volume Workload Target
I’ve been a fan of Benyard all season as he has proven himself to be safe floor play at WR or Flex. Through six games this season he has scored less than 13 fantasy points in a game once. His remaining schedule has enough good fantasy match ups where he can continue to be a reliable fantasy asset.
AMARE THOMAS (Hou) 20% Rostered
Volume Workload Target
Over the past four games Thomas has scored at least 13 fantasy points in each game, but he’s really turned things up the last two weeks scoring 19.2 and 20.9 fantasy points. His TD production is very spotty and he seems to either get less than 100 yards and no TDs, or over 100 yards and no TDs. His schedule is average for the rest of the year which is what has held him toward the bottom of this list.
CAM’RON LACY (MidTn) 3% Rostered
Current Week Match-Up Target
Volume Workload Target
This week’s game with Delaware will help me make up my mind on Lacy. Over the last two weeks he has gotten 8 targets and 95+ yards in each game. But he scored 2 TDs in one game and non in the other. I think his scoring potential is what the major issue is with me.
TIGHT ENDS
MIKE KIRCH (FlAtl) 0% Rostered
Current Week Match-Up Target
Playoff Match-Up Target
With the inconsistent nature of the Florida Atlantic offense this season, I’m not sure if Kirch can continue his current production. If you ignore the UAB game (he didn’t have one target) his last two games have produced 22.2 and 11.1 fantasy points. Before these games he had scored just 2.8, 1.3, & 1.2 fantasy points. You can’t ignore how juicy his remaining schedule is though.
GAVIN HARRIS (NMS) 8% Rostered
Current Week Match-Up Target
Harris has been up and down this season. In his last five games he has scored 8.2, 1.2, 12.7, 6.7, & 10.9 fantasy points. He’s had down performances in games where my fantasy match up grade has been favorable. This makes me believe that you could follow the numbers and play him in games where he should be successful but he can still put up stinker performances.
NOAH MEYERS (W Ky) 4% Rostered
Current Week Match-Up Target
Playoff Match-Up Target
If you remove a game against Delaware where Meyer had just 1 target, in his last three games he has scored 11.1, 14.3, & 7.8 fantasy points. He’s had between 5-6 targets and 50+ yards in each of those games. His remaining schedule looks amazing but Western Kentucky hasn’t been living up to expectations in my mind.
LUKE LINDENMEYER (Neb) 5% Rostered
I’m going to keep listing Lindenmeyer as a low ceiling stable play. If you ignore the Maryland game (only had 1 target) you’ll see that he scored 9.5, 10, & 7.2 fantasy points. There’s a mix and good and average fantasy match ups remaining on the schedule, but that can still work with a player like Lindenmeyer where you’re expectation should be to get 7-8 fantasy points/game from him.
QUARTERBACKS
NICK MINICUCCI (UD) 24% Rostered
Top 5 Target
Current Week Match-Up Target
Volume Workload Target
Playoff Match-Up Target
I’ve been high on Minicucci all season long. In six games he’s failed to hit 20+ fantasy points once (Colorado) and has hit 30+ fantasy points three times. The majority of his TDs come on the ground, and he has a very high workload volume you can lean on. I love his remaining schedule including the playoff period.
BROC LOWRY (WestMi) 5% Rostered
Top 5 Target
Volume Workload Target
Playoff Match-Up Target
Against non-Power 4 opponents Lowry has scored 26+ fantasy points in 4/5 games, and he hit 36.85 fantasy points last week against Ball State. He’s a good dual-threat QB who you can count on for at least 50 rushing yards/game. He’s only a playable fantasy QB for one week during the rest of the regular season but has strong playoff match ups you can rely on.
WALKER EGET (SJSU) 24% Rostered
Top 5 Target
Volume Workload Target
Playoff Match-Up Target
Eget has flipped a switch in his last four games producing 26+ fantasy points in every match up and 30+ fantasy points in half of those games. He is a pure pocket passer but he has a large workload volume and a talented WR core at his disposal. Once you get through his Week 9 bye he’s got solid match ups to carry him through the end of the fantasy season.
JOE FAGNANO (UConn) 7% Rostered
Top 5 Target
Current Week Match-Up Target
Fagnano has been RED HOT the last two weeks scoring 34.15 and 42.6 fantasy points. He’s only managed to break 20 fantasy points one other time against FBS opponents though, and my worry that this could be a temporary hot streak is the main reason I pushed him down my list despite the fact he has a very good schedule match ups still remaining.
CONNOR WEIGMAN (Hou) 27% Rostered
Top 5 Target
Weigman take the final Top 5 spot due to his consistency at scoring. Going back to his 9/12 game against Colorado he has scored 25+ fantasy points in 4/5 games (left one game with a concussion during that period). He has the ability to be a dual threat but not on a regular basis, as seen in those five games with two performances of 80+ rushing yards and three performances of 7 rushing yards or less. His schedule isn’t the best but he’s found a way to produce fantasy points in match ups that haven’t been favorable.
ALONZA BARNETT (JMU) 25% Rostered
Barnett is going to be a hot name this week on the waiver wire but I couldn’t bring myself to include him in my Top 5. Over his last five games he averaged 25 fantasy points in three games, had a stinker of 9.8 fantasy points in one game, and last week he exploded for 62.05 fantasy points. I think that 25 fantasy point range is what you could reliably expect from him moving forward. He also only has half of his remaining games a good fantasy match ups but they’re positioned to help you reach the playoffs.
TAQUAN ROBERSON (Buff) 8% Rostered
Current Week Match-Up Target
Volume Workload Target
I do like Roberson more a lot right now. In his last five games he has scored 23+ fantasy points in four of those games. He’s only cracked 30 fantasy points once this ceiling which tells me he has a limited ceiling. His schedule is also lacking a bit in my eyes. He can be a good option if you need help this week but he’ll probably then be sitting on your bench until Week 13.
RUNNING BACKS
JEVYON DUCKER (Temp) 15% Rostered
Top 5 Target
Current Week Match-Up Target
Ducker isn’t a great option but he is a solid one if you need to plug holes in your fantasy line up. He’s scored 14+ fantasy points in all but two of his games this season (one was against Oklahoma). He’s only cracked 20+ fantasy points once but that was also the only game that he was fed at least 20 carries. He makes the top of list list based on his reliability and the fact he has second best schedule of my Top 5 selections.
KENDRICK RAPHAEL (Cal) 13% Rostered
Top 5 Target
Volume Workload Target
No other player in my Top 5 has been as productive as Raphael over the last three weeks, and no other player qualified for a volume workload. In his last three games he has received 25, 18, & 22 carries. I placed him as my #2 RB this week but his schedule does scare me. He has two fantasy match ups in the C grade range and three fantasy match ups in the D grade range remaining on his schedule.
QUA ASHLEY (Ball) 15% Rostered
Top 5 Target
Current Week Match-Up Target
Ashley has only received 20+ carries once this season and that was last week when he put up 20.9 fantasy points. He’s been very up and down this year with four games where he failed to score 7+ fantasy points (2 games where against Power 4 opponents). With the way his schedule plays out I think he could help you make a push for the playoffs and be playable in Week 12 but then he’s got terrible match ups for the last two weeks of the playoffs.
OWEN ALLEN (AF) 3% Rostered
Top 5 Target
Playoff Match-Up Target
The coaches have liked Allen going back to last year when they were splitting reps between him and Dylan Carson. Allen has seen his workload increase the last two weeks with him getting 10 and 17 carries. Two weeks ago he scored 31.2 fantasy points on 192 yards and 2 TDs. Last week he managed to run for 105 yards but no TDs. I’m not sure how reliable his workload will be moving forward but I can’t ignore how good his remaining match ups are.
RODNEY FIELDS (OkSt) 18% Rostered
Top 5 Target
I’m going to be honest here, I don’t have much faith in the Oklahoma State offense. But I have noticed that when Fields gets more than 10 carries in a game he scores at least 17 fantasy points. He’s done that for two weeks in a row now getting 14 and 21 points in route to scoring 17.7 and 26.5 fantasy points in those games. His remaining schedule is average at best but it’s still better than the RBs who made my honorable mention section.
WIDE RECEIVERS
COOPER BARKATE (Duke) 25% Rostered
Top 5 Target
Volume Workload Target
Playoff Match-Up Target
Over the last three games Barkate has scored 21.2, 15.1, & 25.7 fantasy points. Last week he has a whopping 16 targets but the norm is usually under 10 targets/game. While I think the three players directly below him are better fantasy WRs, Barkate takes the top spot on this list due to his great remaining schedule. Five out of the remaining six weeks are good fantasy match ups with four of those receiving a grade in the A range.
JACKSON HARRIS (Hawaii) 18% Rostered
Top 5 Target
Volume Workload Target
I’ve been all over Harris since he returned from injury three games ago and scored 29.9 fantasy points against Air Force. He’s followed that up with 15.2 and 25.4 fantasy point performances. He has one of the highest workload volumes on this list and the remaining Mountain West schedule is juicy. The one down side is that you’ll have to endure two byes weeks still remaining on the schedule.
CJ WILLIAMS (Stan) 24% Rostered
Top 5 Target
Since coming into form on 9/20 Williams has found a way to be a reliable fantasy producer, scoring 14+ fantasy points in every game since, and scoring 19+ fantasy points in half of those contests. His workload has come down the last two games which is a little concerning. I like he he was able to find a way to put up 14.1 fantasy points last week against Florida State in a fantasy match up that was average at best. Half of his remaining schedule is full of average fantasy match ups so his ceiling will probably be limited moving forward.
ISAIAH SATEGNA (Okla) 25% Rostered
Top 5 Target
Volume Workload Target
Since 9/13 Sategna has received at least 9 targets in every game except one. He’s also produced 16+ fantasy points and found the end zone in three of his last four games. I have him lower in my eyes than other might but that’s due to his schedule. He has one game remaining with a good fantasy match up grade and all the other games are average match ups.
IVERSON HOOKS (UAB) 11% Rostered
Top 5 Target
Volume Workload Target
Hooks came on last week for 40.7 fantasy points on 11 targets for 11 receptions, 172 yards and 3 TDs. He had a streak of four games prior to that where he never cracked 11 fantasy points. What changed? There’s a new starting QB and a new play caller. We need to see if the offense remains hot for Hooks to have fantasy value moving forward but he did show us in the first two games of the season that he can be fantasy productive.
JEREMIAH KOGER (SoFL) 4% Rostered
Current Week Match-Up Target
Playoff Match-Up Target
Koger did nothing this season until the last three games. The freshman has scored 15.5, 23.4, & 17 fantasy points in that timespan. What makes me a little cautious is that he has done that on 4 receptions in each of those three games. Its hard for a freshman to maintain that level of efficiency and defenses will likely start to adjust gameplans to account for his presence.
WYATT YOUNG (NorTx) 6% Rostered
Current Week Match-Up Target
Volume Workload Target
Playoff Match-Up Target
Young had a breakout Week 1 scoring 23.7 fantasy points but then laid dormant until two weeks ago. In the last two games he has scored 18.5 and 31.2 fantasy points and his workload has increased dramatically. I love the North Texas schedule moving forward but Young gets pushed down my list because I’m not totally sold he can maintain this high workload.
TIGHT ENDS
BROC LANE (UtSt) 8% Rostered
Top 5 Target
Current Week Match-Up Target
Volume Workload Target
Playoff Match-Up Target
Last week Lane’s hot streak came to a crashing halt as he scored just 3.5 fantasy points in a game where the offense scored 30 points and he had 6 targets. I’m still a believer here for several reasons. Since coming back from injury three games ago he’s seen 9, 7, & 6 targets/game and averaged 12+ yards/reception in 2/3 games. All of his remaining games have good fantasy match ups as well.
SAM ROUSH (Stan) 23% Rostered
Top 5 Target
Volume Workload Target
Roush is still my sold #2 guy at the TE position. He has the best workload volume on this list and has scored 9+ fantasy points in four of his last five games. The remaining schedule isn’t great but fantasy TEs can play good in average fantasy match ups which litter his schedule.
BODEN GROEN (Kan) 8% Rostered
Top 5 Target
Current Week Match-Up Target
Volume Workload Target
Groen is coming off a bye week. He took over the starting job and in his first two games he scored 16.9 and 7.3 fantasy points. His per game average in those games he averaged 4 targets for 3.5 receptions, 73.5 yards and 0.5 TDs. This is a realistic expectation for most games. Last week against Texas Tech the offense was forced to check the ball down to Groen all day which resulted in a 20.1 fantasy point performance of 14 targets for 13 receptions, 76 yards, and 1 TD.
PETER CLARKE (Temp) 18% Rostered
Top 5 Target
Current Week Match-Up Target
I can’t deny the fantasy production from Clarke over his last three games as he has scored 16.2, 7.2, & 10.6 fantasy points. My main concern is that he is averaging just 4.3 targets/game in that timespan. While his 10.6 fantasy points from last week aren’t bad, his stats where just 3 targets for 3 receptions, 31 yards and 1 TD. If you remove his TD in a half PPR setting, he would have only scored 4.6 fantasy points last week. There’s a big gap between his fantasy ceiling and fantasy floor.
BRODY FOLEY (Tuls) 6% Rostered
Top 5 Target
I’m not sure how much I would want to rely on the Tulsa offense right now but I recognize that Foley has been producing. In the last four games Tulsa has only score 20+ points once. In those same games Foley has scored 9.1, 13.7, 4.5, & 21.6 fantasy points while finding the end zone in half those contests. While there are some average fantasy match ups remaining on the schedule non of these teams present a daunting challenge.