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Top Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 7

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1) Sean Tucker

Sean Tucker scoring 34 fantasy points in Week 6 was about as predictable as Robert Saleh being fired five weeks into the season, as Tucker had not scored more than 2.7 fantasy points in a game this year, had only three total touches coming into Week 6, and was projected to score a mere 7.7 points by ESPN.

Tucker is also currently available in 99% of ESPN leagues, but after his performance this week he is an instant must-add. Depending on reports throughout the week regarding the Bucs backfield in terms of White’s health and whether or not Tucker’s insane day earned him a larger role, Tucker could become instant lineup lock next week.

Tucker is a relentless, smart, strong runner with deceptive breakaway speed. If you watched even just some of his highlights from the Bucs last game, he passes the eye test with flying colors. It’s worth mentioning that at the moment, Sean Tucker leads NFL RBs in yards per carry.

Furthermore, he was Pro Football Focus’ highest-graded Buc in Week 6.


In his expanded action on Sunday, Tucker averaged 9.7 yards per clip on the ground, going for 136 rushing yards and a score on just 14 carries.

He also added 56 rushing yards and a touchdown on just three receptions, and it was encouraging to see the Bucs show faith in Tucker as both a ground-and-pound runner and a dangerous receiver out of the backfield.

It’s worth noting Tucker rushed for 1,000 yards twice in college while he was at Syracuse, so maybe his legs have some more juice than the Bucs have let us see.

 

 

2) DeMario Douglas

Many assumed DeMario “pop” Douglas would enter this season as the Patriots’ top receiver on fantasy draft day.

For the first few weeks of the season, that prediction felt like an inside joke beat reporters were having with themselves as Douglas hauled in only two receptions in Week 1, and the next week he utterly destroyed most fantasy managers confidence in him by putting up a flat out zero.

Due to his early-season disappointment and the Patriots’ offense resembling a dead snail, Douglas is currently available in 79% of ESPN leagues

Finally, in Week 3, Douglas started to look somewhat like the Patriots number one receiver while scoring 14 fantasy points and accruing nine targets.

In three of his last four weeks, Demario Douglas has caught at least six balls, scored at least 11.9 fantasy points, and had at least 59 receiving yards on nine targets.

Over the past four weeks, Douglas has 30 total targets and is averaging 13 fantasy points per game.

So far he leads Patriots WRs in yards, receptions, targets, fantasy points, and YAC as 61 of his 151 receiving yards have come after the catch.

Demario Douglas is runs his routes with elite suddenness, and he can be consistently counted on to win his one-on-one battles. Among all WRs, Douglas also ranks 10th in the NFL in average separation (per Next Gen Stats). He’s 14th in forced missed or broken tackles per touch too (per Opta Stats).

He also scored the sixth-most fantasy points among all WRs in Week 6.

Douglas is an agile, dynamic playmaker with the ball in his hands, and its obvious why the Patriots were trying to get him the rock so often against the Jets in Week 3; however, in an offense as porous as the Patriots, the challenge is just that: getting Douglas the football.

Although, because the Patriots are such an awful football team, they will likely be playing from behind in tons of games which means we should be seeing more targets on a consistent basis for Demario Douglas going forward.

In terms of how his season stats stack up against his peers at the position, here’s how Douglas ranks:

In addition, according to ESPN Analytics, Douglas is 18th in open rating and 36th in overall receiver rating (whatever the hell those stats mean).


Against a porous Jaguars team in Week 7 that has zero defensive backs that scare offensive coordinators, Douglas is worth a flex/WR3 play in 12-team or deeper leagues

Regardless on if you plan on starting him in Week 7, he’s worth an add since if he keeps putting together performances like he’s done over the least four weeks then he will be a startable WR2 in virtually all leagues going forward.

Douglas is on the field incredibly often for the Patriots too, and he’s played no less than 56% of snaps in every single game.

 

 

3) Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson has quietly carved out a defined role as the other starting receiver on the outside opposite Marvin Harrison Jr., and in an offense that throws as much as the Cardinals, that role has been warranting fantasy merit lately.

Thus far, Wilson has accounted for a quarter of all of the Cardinals’ air yards this season. and is playing an average of 81% of all Cardinals snaps including 95% in his most recent game, which could end up being the case again in Week 7 if Marvin Harrison Jr. can’t clear concussion protocol.

Wilson explodes off the line of scrimmage, attacks the football when he’s targeted, and breaks in and out of routes as quickly as any WR on the Cardinals roster.

He’s shown an ability to come down with some impressive jump balls too, and appears to have an above average catch radius.



Michael Wilson has also displayed impressive body control and awareness on some sideline passes and tips, and he’s developing clear chemistry with Kyler Murray.

In terms of 2024 WRs, Wilson currently ranks:

Wilson has scored 10+ fantasy points in three of his last four games, and he’s had at least four targets in each of his last four weeks.

Over that span, he’s averaging 6.5 targets per game, 50 receiving yards, and 10.5 fantasy points per game.

 

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