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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HONORABLE MENTIONS
QUARTERBACKS
BEAR BACHMEIER (BYU): Bachmeier looked great on the ground in his first start but you won’t be able to rely on this type of performance on a regular basis. He only account for 6.8% of BYU’s rushing yards but managed to score 40% of the rushing TDs which is not normal. His 18 pass attempts should improve moving forward.
EVAN SIMON (Tem): Simon is very tempting to pick-up with his 6 passing TDs, but this feat wont happen again. His overall workload volume is low, with just 29 pass attempts and 4 carries. I do see his rushing workload improving and he should be forced to throw the ball more once FBS competition comes knocking.
NICK MINICUCCI (UD): Minicucci was a nice surprise this week, albeit against an FCS foe. I love his 44 pass attempts and he is accounting for 34.6% of the team’s rushing attempting. Concerns are that Delaware will struggle once C-USA play gets going and you may not be able to count on 30 fantasy point performances.
DARIAN MENSAH (Duke): I love the Duke offensive system and Mensah was adequate in an easy win. I feel like I want to see a little more from the Duke passing game before I raise Mensah up my waiver wire target list. He brings no rushing upside so you have to completely rely on the pass for his fantasy value.
CEDRIC BAILEY (NCSt): Bailey looks great at times against East Carolina, but the offensive line didn’t. While this will affect Bailey’s pass protection, he has the athletic ability to make guys miss. While I don’t see him maintaining 50% of all rushing TDs I do like what he brings with his legs in the red zone.
RUNNING BACKS
ROCKO GRIFFIN JR. (UMass): Griffin showed us that he is the bellcow of the UMass running game. Don’t let the 10 carries scare you off. He had 45.5% of all rushing attempts and accounted for 91.3% of all rushing yards and 100% of all rushing TDs. Despite the fact UMass threw the ball a lot last weekend he had zero targets which does limit his fantasy value.
HAYDEN REED (Army): Reed wasn’t flashy last week but I liked the workload he received. He got 19 carries and accounted for 31.4% of all rushing attempts. He’s another player that has no receiving upside but he will break of several 100 yard, 1 TD games this season as a good floor play spot starter.
DOMINIC RICHARDSON (Tuls): Richardson’s 20 carries for 142 yards and 1 TD was a pleasant sight to see. This was probably the best rushing match-up of the season for Tulsa and Its still too early to tell if this new offense will generate this type of rushing production later this year.
QUINTON JACKSON (Rice): Jackson is a flyer that I’ve had my eye on since the summer. The new Rice offense is a run heavy system that does utilize two RBs. He was still able to rack up 22 carries and produced 57.8% of the team’s rushing yards. I also like that they played Louisiana Lafayette which gives us a realistic look at how this Rice rushing attack can perform this season.
WIDE RECEIVERS
KD HUTCHINSON (W Ky): While Hutchinson had a huge game against an FCS opponent, his two game average for targets is just 5 targets. I do like how he is averaging 73 yards and 1.5 TDs per game. This Western Kentucky offense will have a fantasy viable WR2 and he is looking like the guy for that role.
KESHAUN SINGLETON (SoFL): While Singleton only had 5 targets in the season opener he showed explosive playmaking ability. This South Florida offense looks very dangerous with Byrum Brown 100% healthy again. Through one game Singleton has accounted for 36.5% of all receiving yards and 100% of all receiving TDs.
KENNY JOHNSON (Pitt): Johnson did not looks exceptionally explosive against an FCS foe but I like his 6 targets and 1 TD. The ball was spread all around the field but as the competition gets harder we will see Johnson’s percentage of passing yards increase.
VICTOR SNOW (Buff): Snow is a know fantasy committee and hands down the best receiver for Buffalo. Last week he produced 41% of the team’s receptions and 62.6% of all receiving yards. His efficiency stats will increase compared to what we saw from him against Minnesota.
DT SHEFFIELD (Rut): Sheffield showed that he is capable of making the move from the Group of 5 to the Big Ten. While the leaned on Ian Strong down the stretch of a competitive game, Sheffield has what it takes to be the WR2 of this offense. The schedule is harder this year so this offense will likely pass more than we’re used to.
MICHAEL JACKSON (Pur): Jackson showed explosive playmaking against Ball State, but the issue I have right now with the Purdue offense is that our only look is against a MAC school. Purdue will have to throw a ton once conference play starts and I want to see how efficient this passing game later this year. Consider Jackson a name to tuck away for the future.
WESLEY GRIMES (NCSt): Grimes looked like the WR1 for the Wolfpack offense. I wish I would have seen more than 5 targets. He was efficient with those targets, accounting for 38.1% of all receiving yards and 100% of all receiving TDs.
TIGHT ENDS
IZAYAH CUMMINGS (App): Cumming appears to be the next good tight end in this App State offense. I like how much App State is throwing the ball, and I like Cummings’ 6 targets. He may not score each week but this type of workload is promising.
PETER CLARKE (UCF): Clarke put up some good fantasy points this weekend but I have my concerns. He only had 4 targets and scored TDs on half of those. You can’t count on that level of efficiency each week. He’s still worth mentioning for deeper leagues but realize that you won’t see last weekend’s performance on a regular basis.
JEREMIAH FRANKLIN (BC): Franklin is a name that we’ve known for a long time in the CFF world. The improved passing game from BC this season benefitted him as he got 6 targets in a blowout win. I can see this offense leaning on him in tougher games which means this might be just a taste of things to come.
LUKE LINDENMEYER (Neb): Lindenmeyer is intriguing but I’m not sure if he’s anything more than a name to monitor right now. his five targets in a competitive game is promising but this might be near his target ceiling.
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