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2:08We're looking ahead to week nine right now on Fantasy Football Today Express.
2:12Yes, we are beating that waiver wire maybe for week eight, maybe for week nine.
2:16Valuable players that you should pick up right now.
2:19Dave, you might need help leading off the show today with the number one guy.
2:23I could name a quarterback who's worth picking up, three running backs, one of whom is on IR that would be worth
2:30picking up, two wide receivers, and two tight ends.
2:32So I don't have necessarily a favorite. It really comes down.
2:36It's just like the waiver wire back on Tuesday.
2:38What do you need? What are you going to need help with?
2:42Because in week nine, there's only two teams on by.
2:45It's the Steelers. It's the Titans. I don't know how many people are replacing Steelers or Titans other than Jalen Warren.
2:51And then in week 10, Chicago, Philly, Tampa, Denver, they're on by two, but that's two weeks from now.
2:57And so this is kind of a weird spot to be in.
3:00We'll help you out if you need somebody for week eight.
3:04But we've also got some names that you could just put on your bench and see what develops over the next seven to 14 days.
3:11Okay, because based on all of your transactions on Wednesday night in our leagues, I thought Devin Singletary was going to be the guy.
3:18He is up there. Devin Singletary is available in 87% of CBS Sports Leagues.
3:22We know that the Giants are comfortable having him play in a part-time role.
3:26We don't know what that role will necessarily look like when the Giants are back on the field in week nine.
3:33And obviously, you can't use Devin Singletary in week eight.
3:35The Giants are on by. But Cam Scadaboo has an injury.
3:39We're not sure if he's going to make it to week nine.
3:42If he does and he's good to go, okay, fine.
3:45Those two will split. We know Tyrone Tracy's on injured reserve.
3:48That's somebody that you could pick up and just stash on your IR.
3:52Tyrone Tracy is available in like 80% of leagues.
3:55Devin Singletary, though, will play. He's a running back with a pulse who will get touches.
4:00He can catch the ball. He still has some okay moves and juice.
4:04But if he's playing for the Giants and this offense is suddenly interesting, then maybe he's worth stashing on your bench.
4:10If you've got Jalen Warren, if you're relying on Tony Pollard, again, this is next week.
4:15Devin Singletary could be a potential starter for you, especially if Scadaboo isn't ready to go for week nine.
4:20You know what? I'm going to go to my league right now where I have Warren and Pollard, and I'm going to
4:27take a look at the waiver wire. Good friend.
4:29All right. So who else? Why don't we just stick with running backs here?
4:33Sure. A few more names. Jamie's been talking about Seth McGowan for a while, and that would be the running back that would replace Jonathan Taylor in Indianapolis.
4:42And he's already rostered about half of CBS Sports Leagues.
4:45But if you believe that Jonathan Taylor is going to get traded, this is the next running back up.
4:50He'll have an opportunity. That's not such a bad thing for fantasy, even if his offensive line has taken a big step back with Quentin Nelson being down.
4:59And this entire defense really isn't particularly great either for Indy, which means the game script will rarely be in McGowan's favor.
5:05If Taylor isn't traded by week 10, also we know then that Taylor isn't getting traded.
5:10The trade deadline will have passed. You'll feel a little silly for having Seth McGowan.
5:14But for now, he's one of the top stashes right up there with the Giants guys.
5:19If you're desperate for a running back in week 8, Elijah Mitchell is interesting.
5:23He's available in pretty much every single CBS league.
5:26Saquon Barkley didn't practice on Thursday. Zonovan Knight is available in about half of CBS Sports Leagues.
5:31Jeremiah Love has practiced. Tyler Algier did not practice.
5:34He's got a new injury, a toe injury, and really hasn't been that effective anyway.
5:38The Cardinals like to use multiple running backs, so maybe we're not done seeing Bam Knight on the field for Arizona.
5:44And this week against the Cowboys, high-scoring game. And then if those guys are gone, or if you're just absolutely desperate, or
5:51maybe you're just a sadist, you can pick up Dylan Sampson and get 10 PPR points.
5:55A couple of guys to stash, and I can't really advocate for this that big, but Kamani Vidal, Keaton Mitchell, it's Chargers running backs.
6:03But I don't know what the usage will be like for them coming out of the bye.
6:08Vidal was the one who was most efficient for the Chargers.
6:11In each of their last three games going into the bye, and their offensive line will get a little bit stronger.
6:17Joe Walt is coming back. They may have something with their rookie left tackle.
6:21Eventually, Rashawn Slater will be back. Maybe this offensive line will actually be better.
6:25So whoever the lead running back is for the Chargers, you'd want to have them on your fantasy team.
6:31IR stash is just one real big name to bring up, and that's Tank Bigsby, who's available in 80% of CBS Sports
6:37Leagues, which means there are leagues that have IR spots.
6:40You can put Tank Bigsby in there. It'll cost you nothing.
6:44He could be somebody, if Saquon's traded or if Saquon remains sidelined, he could eventually come back in for Philadelphia.
6:50And I like his game. I think he's a pretty solid RB.
6:53Yeah, he only has to miss one more game.
6:56So he might be a week nine option. That's a great call on Tank Bigsby.
7:00Wow. You're not getting him in any of the leagues you're in with me.
7:04Oh, we'll see about that. I already know. All right, we're going to take a break, and I'm going to do some Tank Bigsby.
7:12Tank Bigsby? Tank Bigsby. Tank Bigsby. We'll be right back.
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8:29All right, Dave, that was a lot of running back talk.
8:33How about we move it over to wide receiver?
8:35Caleb Douglas is already rostered in over 60% of CBS leagues, but he still might be out there in those 10-team leagues.
8:42And obviously, when we say that somebody is rostered high in CBS leagues, it doesn't mean that they're not available in ESPN leagues, Yahoo leagues, sleeper leagues.
8:50And week seven is going to be tough for him against New England.
8:54But after that, he's got Detroit. I'm sorry, week eight is going to be tough for him.
8:59But then after that, he's got Detroit, Indy, Buffalo, the Jets.
9:02He's had at least 14 PPR points in two of his three games.
9:06He's not fast, but he's solid and he plays a lot.
9:09And you mentioned to me how Malik Willis is being a good caretaker of the football when he throws.
9:15He's not making a ton of dangerous throws. I kind of like that.
9:19And those opportunities will be there for Caleb Douglas and the other pass catchers in Miami.
9:23It just seems like he's the most ready to be a large contributor for the Dolphins.
9:28And a bunch of their game scripts are going to be pass heavy anyway.
9:32But he's already rostered, like I said, in a bunch of leagues.
9:36Antonio Williams is not. And this is the commander's receiver that should see the biggest uptick in playing time with Terry McLaurin out for the year.
9:43Not a lot of targets this year yet, but he has some explosive plays on his record.
9:48He's a very solid player, a little bit more of a slot receiver than an outside guy.
9:53I think Washington will use him on the outside.
9:56And I think Antonio Williams, who's available in over 50% of leagues, this is the second week in a row that we're talking about him.
10:03If he has a big game, there will not be a third week.
10:07This is a good wide receiver to put on your bench or potentially start as a low-end number three option this week for the commanders.
10:15Other guys that if you're desperate for a wide receiver, there's Khalil Shakir.
10:19There's Ryan Flannoy. Flannoy has at least 11 PPR points in three straight games.
10:23There's Makai Lemon. He scored last week. Adonai Mitchell.
10:25He's had a big game at earlier points this season.
10:28Should be a high-scoring game between the Jets and the Raiders.
10:32And then there's other names like Kendrick Bore, Malik Washington.
10:35Those would be for people in deep leagues. If you're looking to stash somebody, Jordan Tyson is still someone who's out there, probably more in 10-team leagues.
10:43Devon Vele is teammate, just in case Jordan Tyson isn't ready to go.
10:46And I've gotten a lot of questions about Travis Hunter and whether or not he's worth stashing in the event that the Jaguars use him more.
10:54I think he is in deeper leagues. And so if you can get your cloppies on Travis Hunter, he's out there in over 90% of leagues.
11:02If he ends up playing, let's call it 25 snaps on offense, I would imagine that 15 to 20 of them he'd
11:08be running a route on and he could get four or five targets in a game.
11:13And that's someone who could contribute, especially given his athleticism and skill set.
11:17IR wide receivers are not that exciting. Alec Pierce, Romeo Dobbs, Pat Bryant.
11:21It's kind of interesting. Dijon Stribbling is interesting. But those are guys you're going to put on your IR and you're going
11:27to have to be patient and wait for them to come back.
11:31Any quarterbacks you like for week nine? Malik Willis is on the list.
11:35He's available in two thirds of CBS leagues. He's had a bunch of big games lately.
11:39Lions have allowed at least 21 fantasy points to every quarterback this year.
11:43We'll see if Kyler Murray can keep that streak going in week eight.
11:47He's got Indianapolis in week 10. So that's somebody that I think you're not going to use this week unless you're crazy or desperate.
11:54But in weeks nine and 10, Malik Willis, especially if he does come through with a good game against the Patriots, love
12:01to have that guy on my team. So that's a good stash QB.
12:05And I don't know who really needs it in week nine because it's just Aaron Rodgers and Cam Ward.
12:10But if you've got Caleb Williams, he's going to be on by in week 10.
12:15You could do worse than Malik Willis. And your quarterback, Adam, when's the last time we had a Giants quarterback beating the waiver wire?
12:22You'd have to go back to all the way back to 2025 when we talked about Jackson Dart as someone to beat the waiver wire with.
12:29But J.J. McCarthy available in 75% of CBS leagues has Philadelphia in week nine.
12:34Then Washington in week 10. A couple of NFC East matchups.
12:37You know those games are going to be favorable for the Giants.
12:40Philly is allowed at least 23.8 fantasy points. Take three straight quarterbacks.
12:44We will see if Jaden Daniels can make it four.
12:47But J.J. McCarthy's looked pretty good in his last five quarters.
12:50I think he's probably more reserved for those deeper leagues.
12:53But there is some appeal to him as a week nine and week 10 potential starting option for your fantasy teams.
12:59And then we'll talk tight ends here. There's always tight ends to pick up.
13:03Let's take a look at Chigo Okokwo. He's 31% rostered.
13:06I'm sure he's going to be a name for you.
13:09Any other tight ends? He's neck and neck with T.J.
13:12Hawkinson, who's available in only 36% of CBS sports leagues.
13:15Hawkinson has the Lions this week, then the Bills, then the Packers.
13:19Pretty good schedule for him. I don't know who's starting any tight ends in week nine because it's the Steelers and the
13:25Titans and not a lot of great tight ends there.
13:28But in week 10, it's Colson Loveland on by, Dallas Goddard on by.
13:32Maybe you're streaming tight ends. T.J. Hawkinson, you should check for and see if he's available.
13:37And Okokwo's on that list too. He's got the Eagles this week.
13:40Then the Rams in week nine. That's going to be a little bit tougher.
13:45You've really detailed how the Rams do a good job against tight ends.
13:48Then the Giants in week 10, Cincinnati, Arizona, Tennessee after that.
13:52And here's what I know about Chigo Okokwo. Last week, Terry McLaurin goes down, or their last game, Terry McLaurin goes down.
13:58Okokwo has a season high in route rate, almost 90%.
14:01Season high in fantasy points, 13.9 PPR. It's a second straight game with double digits in PPR.
14:06And Jaden Daniels does have a track record of leaning on his tight end.
14:10But this tight end is different than the tight end he had before.
14:14Before it was Zach Ertz, who would run five yards, turn around, catch the ball.
14:19Chigo Okokwo can be used in a bunch of different ways.
14:22And they're scheming him up nicely. He's working in the flats.
14:25He's attacking downfield. He's kind of a mismatch problem.
14:28I have added Okokwo in a lot of my leagues as well.
14:31If you're willing to just kind of stash and see how he goes, or if you can't get your hands on T.J.
14:38Hawkinson, I think Okokwo is somebody worth stashing. Yeah, I mean, I'm not just stashing him.
14:43I'm starting him in a couple of leagues this week.
14:46Sure. He's top 12 for me. Yeah, you know, Kittle and likely out.
14:49But look, tight ends, not that he's not guaranteed to have a good game.
14:54Nobody is except for basically Bowers and McBride. But yeah, he's got good opportunity here.
14:58Okay. And finally, DSTs for week nine. Chiefs take on the Jets, but they're already rostered in two-thirds of leagues.
15:04So you'd have to be pretty lucky to see them.
15:07And you could potentially use them this week against Denver.
15:10And then the Bears, 45% available. They just acquired Jeffrey Simmons.
15:13So we've seen their roster ship shoot up on Thursday.
15:16They've got Tampa in week number nine. That could be a matchup where I think the Bears could be pretty decent.
15:22Take a look and see if the Texans are available.
15:25And honestly, like they kind of suck. So there is that.
15:28But they are facing their next two matchups coming out of their bye are against the teams that give up the most fantasy points to DSTs.
15:36And then after that, it's the Colts. So it's the Chargers in week nine, the Browns in week 10, and the Colts in week 11.
15:44That's the Texans. They're 79% rostered. Just, you know, maybe they figure things out in their bye week.
15:49There's just too much talent on that team for them to be hemorrhaging points the way they are.
15:54All right, Dave Richard. Great work as always. Good luck, everybody, in week eight.
15:58And let's get a step ahead for week nine.
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