Fantasy Football Drop Candidates: Antonio Gibson, Rashaad Penny, Samaje Perine, Damien Harris

Let’s take a look at players our analysts consider on the fringe as you weigh your waiver wire additions for the week. And also be sure to check out our full waiver wire article for the week.

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Advice: Drop or Hold?

Droppable

• Antonio Gibson
• Rashaad Penny
• Samaje Perine

Uh-oh. Antonio Gibson lost another fumble on Sunday, and we know what happens when Gibson fumbles: He gets thrown into fumble jail by Commanders head coach Ron Rivera. Without secure playing time, Gibson isn’t worth rostering.

Rashaad Penny is a fourth wheel in a multi-pronged Eagles backfield, clearly behind D’Andre Swift, Kenneth Gainwell and Boston Scott on the depth chart. It appears that it would take multiple injuries for Penny to become fantasy-viable.

We knew the Broncos were going to use multiple running backs early in the season, but we thought it would be a two-man timeshare with Javonte Williams and Samaje Perine. It’s turned into a three-man backfield, with rookie Jaleel McLaughlin joining the two veterans. Perine played 19 of Denver’s 62 offensive snaps on Sunday and had three carries and two catches. With Williams likely to get more work as the season goes on and he gets further removed from the surgery he had to repair his torn ACL, Perine will be further marginalized.

Droppable with a chance of regret

• Damien Harris

Damien Harris isn’t even backing up James Cook by himself; he’s splitting the backup duty with Latavius Murray. Remember when Harris scored 15 touchdowns in 2021? Yeah, that was great. An injury to one of the other members of this backfield could boost the fantasy value of Harris, but his value is basically nil at the moment.

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