Week 4 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire: Benson, Corum Lead Adds

Each Monday of the regular schedule, Justin Boone examines the advisable free-agent acquisitions.

Participant appropriation rates originate from Yahoo leagues. Unrestricted Agent Finances (FAB) figures depend on a $100 compensation limit. Just competitors appropriated in less than 50% of leagues are considered.

Significant traumas to observe

• Tyrone Tracy Jr. (shoulder)

• Ja’Tavion Sanders (ankle)

• Michael Mayer (concussion)

Quarterbacks

Geno Smith, Raiders

Assuming we find out Jayden Daniels will miss another contest, then Marcus Mariota would be the chief QB streaming choice. In any other case, you can look to Smith, who has completed as a best-15 dream quarterback in two of his three games with the Raiders.

Smith is likewise emerging from a three-score exertion that was generally powered by trash time, but permitted him to post the third-most dream focuses at his position (26.06) for Week 3 going into MNF.

Whereas he’s not attending to win you a dream matchup, Smith will provide a strong floor versus the harmed Bears defense another week.

Streaming alternatives (in case starter is out): Marcus Mariota at ATL (6% appropriated)

Hazardous streaming alternatives: Matthew Stafford versus IND (31% appropriated), Trevor Lawrence at SF (50% appropriated), Sam Darnold at ARI (19% appropriated)

Fervent streaming alternatives: Michael Penix Jr. versus WAS (35% appropriated), Tua Tagovailoa versus NYJ (22% appropriated), Aaron Rodgers versus MIN (26% appropriated), Carson Wentz at PIT (5% appropriated), Jake Browning at DEN (25% appropriated), Bryce Young at NE (19% appropriated), Russell Wilson versus LAC (18% appropriated), Joe Flacco at DET (4% appropriated), Cam Ward at HOU (16% appropriated), Spencer Rattler at BUF (3% appropriated)

Fervent streaming alternatives (in case starter is out): Mac Jones versus JAX (8% appropriated), Tyrod Taylor at MIA (1% appropriated)

High-potential stashes: Jaxson Dart (5% appropriated)

Long-term stashes: Dillon Gabriel (1% appropriated)

Running Backs

Trey Benson, Cardinals

Whereas I regularly don’t compose approximately competitors who are over the 50% appropriated check, this is often one of the uncommon exemptions. With James Conner experiencing a season-ending ankle injury, Benson is being vaulted into a beginning role.

In expansion to passing the eye test as an developing ability, the 23-year-old has really been the more viable runner this season in nearly each way other than touchdown scoring.

Entering Week 3, Conner had overseen 96 scrimmage yards on 28 touches, whereas Benson had 119 yards on 16 attempts.

He presently steps into a lead-back role where he’ll see the bulk of the snaps and touches, with Emari Demercado spelling him on a few passing downs. That instantly puts Benson within the dream RB2 conversation as a top-24 week after week option.

There won’t be numerous circumstances where I prescribe exhausting your budget on a single competitor, but this is often one of them.

Blake Corum, Rams

My profound stashes column that comes out each Thursday has as of now been supportive in revealing competitors some time recently they ended up self-evident waiver wire pickups a week later.

Corum was featured final week after Kyren Williams’ playing time diminished somewhat in Week 2 and Sean McVay communicated a want for a 65-35 split moving forward.

In spite of the fact that they didn’t exactly hit that check with a 75-25 snap share in Week 3, Corum proceeded to be profitable on his touches. The 24-year-old has presently put up 97 yards and a touchdown over the final two games and is coming on as a potential flex option, whereas moreover advertising league-winning upside in the event that Williams gets hurt.

Corum must be appropriated in nearly each league.

Flex alternatives: Ollie Gordon II versus NYJ (20% appropriated), Rachaad White versus PHI (44% appropriated), Kenneth Gainwell versus MIN (10% appropriated), Tyler Allgeier versus WAS (39% appropriated)

Hazardous flex alternatives: Woody Marks versus TEN (9% appropriated), Kareem Hunt versus BAL (31% appropriated), Chris Rodriguez Jr. at ATL (5% appropriated), Jeremy McNichols at ATL (3% appropriated), Rico Dowdle at NE (13% appropriated)

Dart-throw flex alternatives: Kyle Monangai at LV (13% appropriated), Miles Sanders versus GB (4% appropriated), Emari Demercado versus SEA (0% appropriated), Zavier Scott at PIT (1% appropriated), Equity Slope at KC (4% appropriated), Devin Singletary versus LAC (1% appropriated), Jerome Ford at DET (31% appropriated)

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Upside stashes to appropriate: Ray Davis (21% appropriated), Kendre Miller (4% appropriated), DJ Giddens (5% appropriated), Tank Bigsby (42% appropriated), Sean Tucker (2% appropriated), Brashard Smith (2% appropriated), Jaydon Blue (16% appropriated), Dameon Pierce (1% appropriated)

Profound stashes: Zamir White (1% appropriated), Tahj Brooks (1% appropriated), Chris Brooks (0% appropriated), Emanuel Wilson (0% appropriated), Ty Johnson (1% appropriated), Antonio Gibson (1% appropriated), Keaton Mitchell (2% appropriated), LeQuint Allen Jr. (0% appropriated), Hassan Haskins (0% appropriated), Kimani Vidal (0% appropriated), George Holani (0% appropriated), Cam Akers (0% appropriated), Nathan Carter (0% appropriated),

Injured-reserve stashes: Tyjae Spears (30% appropriated), MarShawn Lloyd (2% appropriated)

Wide Receivers

Luther Burden III, Bears

Burden is more of a long-term expansion to your list, instead of somebody you’re picking up to begin right absent. But we fair got a see of the kind of ceiling he might offer in the event that his part proceeds to grow.

Bears head coach Ben Johnson said he needed to begin getting Burden more included and that’s precisely what happened in Week 3. The second-round tenderfoot caught three passes for 101 yards and a score, picking up another seven yards on the ground.

I will caution that he as it were played 29% of the snaps, so he’s distant from a full-time competitor within the offense. Until his playing time rises fundamentally, there will be down weeks from a dream scoring perspective. But few waiver wire receivers can challenge Burden’s dream upside.

He’s a high-priced stash at the minute, who might turn into a reliable starter as the season progresses.

Tre Tucker, Raiders

Tucker fair conveyed the biggest dream execution from a receiver this season with eight gets for 145 yards and three touchdowns. Most of those stats came late when the Raiders were in comeback mode, but that’s a scenario that will happen often.

The greater takeaway is that Tucker is playing over 90% of the snaps and has had two solid dream excursions in three weeks.

You shouldn’t go wild and spend as well much of your budget on a WR4/flex option like Tucker, since there are a parcel of wideouts in that extend who pop all through the year. In any case, Tucker will be a startable dream flex resource amid the upcoming bye weeks.

WR4/flex alternatives: Darnell Mooney versus WAS (45% appropriated)

Flex alternatives: Troy Franklin versus CIN (43% appropriated), Elic Ayomanor at HOU (21% appropriated), Christian Kirk versus TEN (34% appropriated), Romeo Doubs at DAL (32% appropriated), Cedric Tillman at DET (37% appropriated)

Hazardous flex alternatives: Tory Horton at ARI (2% appropriated), Dontayvion Wicks at DAL (3% appropriated), Calvin Austin III versus MIN (17% appropriated), Sterling Shepard versus PHI (0% appropriated), Adonai Mitchell at LAR (1% appropriated), KaVontae Turpin versus GB (5% appropriated), Jalen Tolbert versus GB (0% appropriated),

Dart-throw flex alternatives: Parker Washington at SF (0% appropriated), Isaac TeSlaa versus CLE (8% appropriated), Malik Washington versus NYJ (2% appropriated), Joshua Palmer versus NO (22% appropriated), Kayshon Boutte versus CAR (23% appropriated), Rashod Bateman at KC (32% appropriated), DeAndre Hopkins at KC (19% appropriated), Marvin Mims Jr. versus CIN (27% appropriated), Tyquan Thornton versus BAL (3% appropriated), Michael Wilson versus SEA (2% appropriated), JuJu Smith-Schuster versus BAL (4% appropriated), Jalen Nailor at PIT (2% appropriated)

Upside stashes to appropriate: Tre’ Harris (5% appropriated), Jayden Higgins (21% appropriated), Pat Bryant (2% appropriated), Jalen Royals (1% appropriated)

Profound stashes: Tylan Wallace (0% appropriated), Arian Smith (0% appropriated), Isaiah Bond (0% appropriated), Tez Johnson (0% appropriated), Jordan Whittington (0% appropriated)

Injured-reserve stashes: Brandon Aiyuk (48% appropriated), Jalen Coker (8% appropriated)

Tight Ends

Isaiah Likely, Ravens

Likely was another competitor who I highlighted within the profound stashes column final week, presently that he’s been practicing and shows up on track for a return in Week 4.

His foot harm from the summer may have caused him to miss the primary three games, but it moreover has turned him into a tricky waiver wire pickup.

After as it were catching two passes for seven yards through two weeks, Mark Andrews came active on Monday night with a vintage six-catch, 91-yard, two-touchdown exertion against the Lions.

That delays any sort of Likely takeover in this tight conclusion room, but he still offers a higher long-term ceiling than any of the streaming alternatives in this section — in case he can push Andrews for the beginning work or in the event that the veteran misses time at any point.

We’ve seen Likely flash on constrained openings within the past and Baltimore’s coaching staff was exceptionally complimentary of him within the offseason. It will be fascinating to see how his part develops once he’s sound and back on the field.

In the event that you wish a TE streamer, you can look at a few of the names underneath, but in the event that you’re shooting for a competitor who might turn into a top-10 option at the position — Likely is the one to stash.

Harold Fannin Jr. is near the 50% appropriated check but would be the No. 1 TE include in the event that accessible.

Streaming alternatives: Brenton Bizarre at SF (25% appropriated), Chig Okonkwo at HOU (31% appropriated)

Hazardous streaming alternatives: Dalton Schultz versus TEN (19% appropriated), Cole Kmet at LV (2% appropriated)

Dart-throw streaming alternatives: Bricklayer Taylor at MIA (6% appropriated), Jonnu Smith versus MIN (33% appropriated), Mike Gesicki at DEN (4% appropriated), Pat Freiermuth versus MIN (14% appropriated), Cade Otton versus PHI (7% appropriated), Theo Johnson versus LAC (5% appropriated), Tyler Higbee versus IND (2% appropriated), AJ Barner at ARI (1% appropriated), Jake Tonges versus JAX (2% appropriated)

Dart-throw streaming alternatives (in case healthy): Darren Divider versus NYJ (5% appropriated)

Upside stashes to appropriate: Colston Loveland (42% appropriated), Oronde Gadsen II (0% appropriated), Elijah Arroyo (3% appropriated)

Defenses

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Lions D/ST is fair over the 50% appropriated check but would be the No. 1 DST include in the event that accessible.

Kickers

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