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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Wide Receivers
Wide Receivers
Written by Derek Brown
Troy Franklin (WR – DEN): 30% Rostered
- Next Opponents: @NYJ, NYG, DAL
- True Value: $3
- Desperate Need: $6
- Budget-Minded: $2
Analysis: Troy Franklin has two top-36 wide receiver finishes this season (WR7, WR36). He entered Week 5 with a 72.8% route share, a 19.7% target share, a 30.6% air-yard share, 1.78 yards per route run (49 receiving yards per game) and a 21.3% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. Franklin walked away from Week 5 with a strong 79% route share, but he only had a 12.8% target share and 35 receiving yards, per Pro Football Focus (PFF). Franklin should provide solid Flex value this week against a Jets secondary that, aside from cornerback Sauce Gardner, scares no one. Franklin follows that up with plus matchups against the Giants and Cowboys, who entered Week 5 having given up the most and fifth-most fantasy points per game to perimeter wide receivers, respectively.
Kendrick Bourne (WR – SF): 4% Rostered
- Next Opponents: @TB, ATL, @HOU
- True Value: $2
- Desperate Need: $4
- Budget-Minded: $1
Analysis: If you picked up Kendrick Bourne last week, whether out of desperation or on a hunch with all of the injuries to the 49ers’ receivers, and started him, take a bow. Bourne had a wonderful game in the 49ers’ upset of the Rams. He soaked up a 22.4% target share (11 targets), finishing with 142 receiving yards (3.74 yards per route run) and a 25% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. I obviously won’t tell you that Bourne will continue this type of production, but the 49ers’ pass-catchers are severely banged up. Wide receivers Ricky Pearsall and Jauan Jennings are still nursing injuries, and tight end George Kittle is at least another week away from returning. Bourne, at the very least, could be a plug-and-play Flex option this week if Pearsall and Jennings remain out. The Buccaneers’ secondary is dealing with a rash of injuries and just got shredded by Sam Darnold and the Seahawks.
Darius Slayton (WR – NYG): 47% Rostered
- Next Opponents: PHI, @DEN, @PHI
- True Value: $2
- Desperate Need: $4
- Budget-Minded: $1
Analysis: If Darius Slayton is still out there in your league, he should be rostered. No, his stat line from Week 5 wasn’t eye-popping, but the box score lacks some key context from his game against the Saints. Slayton left the fourth quarter of the game with a hamstring issue, so take his 15% target share and 31 receiving yards with a grain of salt. What’s also missing are the big plays that Slayton and Jaxson Dart left on the field. Slayton dropped what should have been a chunk gain, and Dart underthrew Slayton on a go ball that would have been a huge play and walk-in touchdown. Slayton has a horrible three-game stretch upcoming. Even if he’s healthy, you’re probably not looking to start him the next three weeks. But after those games, Slayton’s schedule opens up, and he’ll obviously have an enhanced role in the Giants’ passing game with Malik Nabers out for the season. If you are looking to stash a possible strong Flex play for Weeks 10-15, Slayton is your guy.
Darnell Mooney (WR – ATL): 33% Rostered
- Next Opponents: BUF, @SF, MIA
- True Value: $1
- Desperate Need: $2
- Budget-Minded: $0
Analysis: Before Atlanta’s Week 5 bye, Darnell Mooney left the Falcons’ last game with a hamstring injury. He’s expected to be ready to go this week, but we’ll still need to monitor practice reports and the news. Mooney has been dealing with injuries all season, but when he’s on the field, he’s a sizable part of the Falcons’ passing offense. He’s had a 22% target per route run rate and 20.3% first-read share this season, per Fantasy Points Data. With Michael Penix Jr. playing better and the Falcons’ passing attack remaining condensed, Mooney still holds volume-based Flex appeal.
Marquise Brown (WR – KC): 45% Rostered
- Next Opponents: DET, LV, WSH
- True Value: $1
- Desperate Need: $2
- Budget-Minded: $0
Analysis: Xavier Worthy quickly reminded all of the fantasy community on Sunday afternoon that his health is a moving target, with his status getting downgraded to questionable for Week 5. Worthy is dealing with shoulder and ankle issues. Since Week 2, Marquise Brown has been a volatile player who’s difficult to trust, but his upcoming matchups could help him pay off handsomely for your flex spot. Detroit (10th-most), Las Vegas (eighth-most) and Washington (sixth-most) all sit comfortably inside the top 10 for most PPR points per target allowed to perimeter wide receivers, per Fantasy Points Data.
Isaiah Bond (WR – CLE): 6% Rostered
- Next Opponents: @PIT, MIA, @NE
- True Value: $1
- Desperate Need: $2
- Budget-Minded: $0
Analysis: The former University of Texas speedster has become a full-time player for the Browns with a 19.4% target share and 43.5 receiving yards per game over the last two weeks. I’m not cutting back flips in jubilation to buy into the Cleveland passing attack, but the Browns’ upcoming matchups could help elevate Isaiah Bond into fringe Flex relevance. The Steelers and Dolphins have allowed the 12th-most and ninth-most PPR points per target to perimeter wide receivers, respectively, this season.
Christian Kirk (WR – HOU): 31% Rostered
- Next Opponents: BYE, @SEA, SF
- True Value: $0
- Desperate Need: $1
- Budget-Minded: $0
Analysis: Christian Kirk is coming off his best game as a Texan, and it still isn’t much to write home about. He had a 14.8% target share and led the team in receiving yards, but it was still only 64 yards. C.J. Stroud played arguably his best game of the season, but considering his body of work to this point of the season, that probably says more about the Ravens’ pass defense than Stroud. Kirk has cemented himself as one of the team’s starting wide receivers and could be a viable Flex option with some big-play potential, as he has been the second option in the deep passing game behind Nico Collins. I’m not rushing to play him after the bye, but as far as Flex plays go, you could do worse.
Wide Receiver Stash Candidates
Luther Burden remains locked in to a ~20% route share behind Olamide Zaccheaus. He has made the most of his opportunities with 3.19 yards per route run and 0.76 fantasy points per route run, per Fantasy Points Data, but it’s unclear how long Ben Johnson will continue to hold his talented rookie back. He’s worth stashing, because if Johnson ever gets out of the way and unleashes Burden, the talent is there for him to possibly become a mainstay in your fantasy lineup.
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