The Lineup Show - 10 MUST ADD Waiver Wire Targets For Week 7 | Fantasy Football 2026
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Oct 20, 2026
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Tue, October 20, 2026
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Davante AdamsAaron RodgersBrock BowersDemario DouglasEmmett JohnsonIsaiah LikelyJ.J. McCarthyJ.K. DobbinsJonah ColemanMichael MayerOmar Cooper Jr.Puka NacuaRJ HarveyTerrance Ferguson
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Aaron Rodgers
PositiveProjection11:43
Quarterback 14 on the season and a top 12 quarterback in three of the last four weeks; actually a top four quarterback in all four of the past four games. Gets the devastatingly bad Saints defense that just allowed J.J. McCarthy to look like a real NFL quarterback. Can be picked up and slotted in if you need him because of injury or bye, but could be worth continuing to start after that. Real quarterback pickup right now.
Insight pageBrock Bowers
PositiveRole15:02
Functioning as wide receiver one in the Raiders offense despite being a tight end; utilized as a big wide receiver and moved around the field like a chess piece. With Michael Mayer operating as the starting tight end, Bowers is the team's top receiving weapon and primary target.
Insight pageDavante Adams
NegativeInjury17:35
Out until at least after the Rams' Week 11 bye, which elevates Terrence Ferguson's value as a receiving option in the Rams offense.
Insight pagePositiveRole18:59
Expected to be a bigger part of the offense once he returns from injury; source anticipates increased involvement upon his health recovery.
Insight pageDemario Douglas
PositiveValue0:48
Available in 93% of leagues with back-to-back top 10 finishes over the last two weeks; legitimately startable for the next couple weeks given Romeo Dobbs on IR, Mac Hollins on IR, and AJ Brown still working back to form. Patriots have only four active receivers with two second-year guys who haven't produced much. While not a league winner down the stretch, Douglas should see consistent work through the bye week with a juicy schedule ahead.
Insight pageEmmett Johnson
PositiveValue5:03
Available in 70% of leagues but should be rostered in way more; most valuable handcuff in fantasy with league-winning upside if Ken Walker goes down. Walker has dealt with injury issues every year of his career and has never carried this large a load before. Johnson has looked explosive in limited sample size and the Chiefs organization has been talking very highly of him. If Walker goes down, Johnson becomes a potential workhorse RB2 or even RB1 for rest of season in an exciting Chiefs offense.
Insight pageIsaiah Likely
PositiveRole10:31
Has been looking phenomenal as part of an explosive offensive environment with the Giants. Part of the receiving corps that could benefit if J.J. McCarthy becomes the starter.
Insight pageJ.J. McCarthy
PositiveProjection10:16
Available in 96% of leagues and a good waiver pickup for Week 7, especially in Superflex leagues. Looked phenomenal in the fourth quarter on Sunday with 243 yards and a touchdown plus a couple of really nice runs; looks like a different player at 9-2 (18, New Jersey number). Likely to be the starter going forward with legitimate upside in an explosive offensive environment featuring Malik Neighbors and Isaiah Likely as receivers who have been looking phenomenal. Could be a startable fantasy quarterback if he is the starter.
Insight pageJ.K. Dobbins
PositiveBust8:08
Dominating the backfield since Jonah Coleman went on IR but running horrifically inefficiently at 3.3 yards per carry, looking like he's running through quicksand. His yards per carry is roughly half of his quarterback Bo Nix's average depth of target, which speaks volumes about how poorly the Broncos offense is functioning. Never wins down the stretch even when good early in the year due to injury history.
Insight pageJonah Coleman
PositiveBreakout8:08
Flashed in Week 2 when R.J. Harvey and J.K. Dobbins both went down with 10 carries for 39 yards and a touchdown plus 3 receptions for 19 yards. Now back from IR with J.K. Dobbins dominating the backfield but running horrifically inefficiently at 3.3 yards per carry. Buying in that Coleman will carve out a valuable role once healthy in an offense expected to heat up after the bye with a lightened schedule. Could be the workhorse on early downs and goal-line work for the last month or two of the season.
Insight pageMichael Mayer
PositiveValue15:02
Available in 84% of leagues after falling off rosters when Brock Bowers returned. Legitimately a decent starting option even with Bowers healthy; over the last three weeks (excluding a two-yard dud against New England), he has 15 receptions on 19 targets for 177 yards. Playing over 80% of offensive snaps in a Raiders offense using two tight end sets way more than one tight end, three receiver sets. Operating as the de facto wide receiver two behind Bowers and functioning as the starting tight end while Bowers is utilized as wide receiver one. Startable despite low floor.
Insight pageOmar Cooper Jr.
PositiveBreakout3:05
Could be a league winner off waivers with genuine season-long upside. After ankle injury in Week 1 (four-week IR stint), he returned to light up New England with six catches on seven targets for 103 yards and a touchdown in Week 6. Already commanding targets at a high clip in a Jets offense that has been better than expected. Established as a big-play threat and wide receiver two; if he takes another step forward, could be a league winner down the stretch.
Insight pagePuka Nacua
NegativeInjury17:35
Health concerns make Terrence Ferguson a more valuable speculative asset; with Devante Adams now out, Nakua's availability becomes more critical to the Rams' passing game.
Insight pageRJ Harvey
NegativeRole9:06
Catching passes in the Broncos offense but not really running the ball; liked in PPR formats but not as a traditional running back. Part of a backfield committee with J.K. Dobbins and Jonah Coleman.
Insight pageTerrance Ferguson
PositiveBreakout17:35
Speculative asset who could be really valuable if Puka Nakua misses time; now becomes more relevant with Devante Adams out until at least after the Rams' Week 11 bye. Eligible to return in Week 8 after one more week on IR. In Week 2 (only full game with no Puka Nakua), went for six catches, 54 yards and a touchdown on nine targets. Has an incredible schedule coming up starting in Week 9 with Chargers, Commanders, and Cardinals in a row. Rare opportunity at getting a serious difference maker if streaming tight ends.
Insight pageTre Tucker
NegativeRole16:56
Coming off a really great week with some explosive play opportunities in the Raiders offense alongside Brock Bowers and Michael Mayer.
Insight pageFull transcript
Episode Transcript
0:00Welcome into the Lineup Fantasy Football Show. I'm Mitch Anderson.
0:03I'm Justin. And we are hitting the waiver wire with our best plays at every position.
0:07If you have any waiver wire questions, starts, sits, trade questions or anything else we can answer to help you win your
0:14Week 7 matchup and beyond, let us know down below and we're going to try to answer every single comment.
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0:28And Mello, we're going to hit every position, but let's start with our top waiver spot of the week, wide receiver.
0:34And then we're going to work our way all the way down to our favorite streaming defenses, including the number 5 defense
0:41in fantasy football on the year with an extremely juicy matchup and they're available in 87% of leagues.
0:46But give me your favorite wide receiver pickup this week.
0:48Let's do it. I think there's two main guys.
0:51I know you're going to talk about one that I really like a lot, but I really like Demario Douglas too.
0:57Demario Douglas, I think is somebody worth bidding on this week.
1:00He's available in 93% of leagues and he has back to back top 10 finishes over the last two weeks.
1:06That's insane. He's been really productive. The touchdowns have been a part of that, but his upside should remain just as high
1:12the next few weeks at least, given that Romeo Dobbs is now on IR.
1:16Mac Hollins is still on IR. AJ Brown is still working back to his old self.
1:20We saw last week they tried to get him involved.
1:23It didn't work out very well. Now the Patriots only have four active receivers right now.
1:28Two of them are second year guys who haven't really done all that much throughout their career.
1:32I don't think Demario Douglas is going to be a league winner for you down the stretch, but with the buys and
1:39injuries the Patriots are going through right now, he is legitimately startable for the next couple weeks.
1:43So if you need somebody to flex in, Demario Douglas is your guy.
1:47Yeah, you put it perfectly. I think I have obviously the question marks around once this receiving court gets healthy, like how
1:53much work is pop Douglas actually going to get, but they're going to have to use him for the next few weeks.
2:00And we just talked about in our trades episode, that juicy schedule we've got heading into the buy for the Patriots right now.
2:06He's going to take advantage of that just as much as AJ Brown.
2:10So I think this is a great one. What's your suggestion on a fab percentage here?
2:14I'm willing to spend about 10%. I'd go over that.
2:17If you're really beat up, your team's got injuries, you got a lot of buys and, and you need somebody.
2:23I juice it up a little higher than that, but otherwise I'm thinking about 10%.
2:27Yeah. I think that's a great caveat. Like we're going to give our fab suggestions here, but if you are in desperate
2:33need of help out of position, you're going to have to go over this.
2:37Cause you got to make sure you secure these guys.
2:40We always talk about how advantageous it is to use your fab towards the beginning of the year, because this is usually
2:46when you get the guys that actually pay off for what you're giving up.
2:50Um, you know, you can get those guys down the stretch, but you're going to get the more valuable pieces earlier on
2:56the season, but let's move on to our next guy.
2:59No, this is the guy that I think could be a league winner that you can pick up at the wide receiver position.
3:05Let's talk Omar Cooper Jr. And I think when you look at the whole picture of this guy, it's pretty incredible.
3:11And I'm really excited. Week one, obviously cut short.
3:14He gets an ankle injury, which leads to a four week IR stint.
3:18But in that first week and the play he got injured on was a 30 yard.
3:22Catching run that he made in the first quarter that he ends up hurting his ankle on.
3:27He does that in just one quarter. And now we finally get a full game with him lights up the new England Patriots past events.
3:34That's been very impressive for six catches off of seven targets, 103 yards with 48 of them coming off of that incredible touchdown.
3:40We were both extremely eye on Cooper in the draft process.
3:44We soured a little bit when not only did he end up with the jets, he ended up there as the second
3:50pass catcher drafted in that rookie class. The good news is the jets offense is better than we expected.
3:55And we can admit that. And Omar Cooper jr.
3:58Is already commanding targets at a really high clip.
4:00Melo. We always say draft rookies don't trade them, but what if you could just go and pick one up off of
4:06waivers that has genuine season long upside. And that's why I love him too.
4:10He is somebody, if you have the roster spot, which odds are, you probably do for a guy with this kind of guy like this.
4:17He's worth it. It's like you said too. It's not even like he hadn't come along yet.
4:22And now he he's finally playing well. I mean, he hasn't played most of this season.
4:27He's really established himself as this big play threat, this wide receiver too.
4:30And the jets offense that has been better than we thought.
4:33So he's somebody down the stretch. If he can take another step forward, even really could be a league winner.
4:39Yeah. And I've got my fat percentage for him.
4:42This might seem aggressive. I have him at about 20% that I think I would pay on Omar Cooper jr.
4:47I think that's totally fair, especially at this point.
4:50If it's week one, I'm probably, you know, it's a little different, but at this point, 20% of what you have remaining, I think is totally fair.
4:57100%. On to running back. Give me one of your favorite waiver wire pickups at running back right now.
5:03Yeah. We've talked about a couple of guys that have been looking good.
5:06Let's talk about somebody who hasn't really done much yet.
5:09And that's Emmett Johnson, who to me is somebody who should be rostered in way more leagues than he is.
5:15He's available at 70% of leagues. I think he should be rostered in that many.
5:19He is so available in redraft leagues. And I know he's just a handcuff, but he is the most valuable handcuff in all of fantasy.
5:26In my opinion, Ken Walker has dealt with injury issues in the past, pretty much every year of his career.
5:32And he's never taken on a load this big before pause, but he, whoa, he has never had this much work before.
5:38So it's not out of the question that he goes down at some point.
5:42And if he does, Johnson has league winning upside as the new potential workhorse in this chief's offense that has been so
5:48exciting again, really for the first time in a few years.
5:51And for what it's worth, he's looked the part in a limited sample size.
5:55I know he's not on the field that much.
5:58He's not touching the ball that much. He's looked explosive though.
6:01The chief's organization has been talking very highly of them themselves.
6:04So he's useless if Ken Walker is active. But like I said, the second he goes down, you have a league winning
6:10RB2, maybe even RB1 for rest of season. I appreciate you bringing up a Johnson with such a big load.
6:16I'm with you. I like we, so we were in the car driving up to, you know, meet our guys at smash except this weekend.
6:23And we kind of just broke into this conversation about Emmett Johnson.
6:26And it was funny because I think neither one of us realized how aligned we were on the fact that like, I
6:32think he probably is the most valuable handcuff just because of the fact that look outside of the Ken Walker health stuff.
6:39Like you can say whatever you want that you think he's injury prone, that he's not going to be able to hold up.
6:45But if he ever went down in Andy Reid rushing attack, being the main guy in that is extremely valuable.
6:51And it's even more valuable when you're as talented as Emmett Johnson.
6:54I think anybody who followed the draft process and like knows about this guy going into the year knows how great of a running back he is.
7:02And then if you've watched him at all, he passes the eye test.
7:05He passes the efficiency metrics. And so, yeah, I think he's one of those guys that even if Ken Walker doesn't go
7:12down, I could see a world that they start to work him in more in the back half of the year just to maintain Kenneth Walker's health.
7:19Yeah, and at that point, if he becomes a flex with benefits, even better.
7:23Like, hey, that's there are so many handcuffs being rostered right now that I would rather have Emmett Johnson than just straight up.
7:30So I'm willing to put 15% of my fab on him, maybe even a little bit higher.
7:34Obviously, like I said, he's not super useful unless Ken goes down.
7:38So it's a total gamble, which is why I'm not mortgaging the farm for him.
7:42But 15% feels right. Yeah, I agree. Just a random head-to-head here.
7:45Who would you rather have right now, Emmett Johnson or Mike Washington Jr.?
7:49Emmett Johnson. I would buy a mile, and I don't think most people would agree with that.
7:54Agreed. I think part of that is Gentie's been a little banged up this year, and Ken Walker hasn't.
7:59But, I mean, Gentie's getting healthier. Like, that's even to me now.
8:03So I'd rather take the bet on this Chiefs offense than this Raiders offense going forward.
8:07Absolutely. Let me move on to my guy, though.
8:10Let's talk about Jonah Coleman. Where, Melo, it's easy to remember when Jonah Coleman was the talk of the Week 3 waiver
8:16wire before immediately getting put on IR. Pepperidge Farm remembers those days.
8:19But it was for a good reason that we were all so excited.
8:23He flashed in that Week 2 game when R.J.
8:25Harvey and J.K. Dobbins both went down 10 for 39 with a touchdown, plus 3 for 19 in the air.
8:31And now since then, it was so funny that those guys go down and they both become healthy and he ends up on IR.
8:38But now we've seen J.K. Dobbins just dominate the backfield since Coleman's been out.
8:42And that sounds like it would be bad for Jonah Coleman if it weren't for the fact that Dobbins has been horrifically inefficient on the ground.
8:49We're talking 3.3 a carry. If you watch him, it looks like he's just running through quicksand.
8:54And my biggest question is, how many carries would it take to move the ball further than a typical Bo Nix pass?
9:00The two of them, they're like putting up brand new record-breaking metrics for how short of yardage they can get.
9:06But I'm buying in once he's back, even if it's not immediate, that he's going to carve out a very valuable role
9:12in an offense that I've been on record as saying will start to heat up after the bye once their schedule lightens up a bit from this gauntlet.
9:20Rookies. I mean, we've talked about a couple rookies now.
9:23They really do win down the stretch. J.K. Dobbins never wins down the stretch because even when he's good the first half
9:29of the year, he gets hurt anyways. And this year, like you said, his yards per carry is like half of his
9:35quarterback's A dot, which speaks volumes based on how Bo Nix has been playing this year.
9:39So if there is a running back I want in this offense for, let's say, the last seven or eight weeks of
9:46the season, it might be Jonah Coleman. R.J. Harvey's catching passes, so I like him in PPR, but he's not really running the ball.
9:52Jonah Coleman could be the workhorse, at least on early downs and goal line work for the last month or two of the year.
9:59Yeah, totally with you. I have him right now at 15%, but I would be willing to go a lot higher if
10:05you're in desperate need of a running back. This is the position that I think most people find themselves in around this
10:12time of year, whether it be injuries or your roster construction that you had at the draft, that you just need a
10:18running back because of the positional scarcity. And I'm willing to go 20-25 if you really need him.
10:23All right, Mitch, you want a quarterback? Let's do it.
10:26I can't believe I'm doing this, Mitch. I hate myself.
10:29I think J.J. McCarthy is a good waiver at this week.
10:32Oh my God. I can't believe I'm doing it.
10:34It's week seven and I'm advising people to pick up J.J.
10:37McCarthy. I don't know what's happening in this world.
10:40He's available in 96% of leagues, which makes sense.
10:42And he's absolutely someone who needs to be added in every single Superflex league.
10:46Sure, yeah. One quarterback, a little bit less certain, but I think he's a decent add as well, especially if you're looking
10:52for some upside at quarterback or you have some injuries at quarterback.
10:56He somehow, someway looked phenomenal in the fourth quarter on Sunday.
10:59I know it's a limited sample size, but he looks really good.
11:02We had a friend text us. He's 9 2.0 now because nine times two is literally 18 is New Jersey number.
11:08And I know that's like a nerdy and witty joke, but it's also just true.
11:12Like he looks so different 243 yards and a touchdown.
11:15So I was a couple of really nice runs.
11:18My Lord, it's just a different player. I'm not saying he is a different player, but at least he looked the part
11:24and we don't know if he's actually going to be the starter going forward yet.
11:28But I think there's a very high chance of that, at least as of recording, we don't know.
11:33So, and with these receivers, Malik, neighbors, and Isaiah likely have been looking out of their minds.
11:38Phenomenal explosive offensive environment for the Giants. Potentially there's, there's legitimate upside there.
11:42If he is the starter, which means he could be a startable fantasy quarterback as well.
11:46Yeah. I mean, I feel like you got replaced with someone.
11:49I don't even recognize because you're praising JJ McCarthy, but I mean, I can't fully disagree with you.
11:54The numbers don't lie. Like what was he in that one quarter?
11:58If you extrapolated into a game, he was on pace for like a thousand yards.
12:02It's like Madden numbers. Yeah. I don't know. Maybe it's just me.
12:05It reminds me so much of that, like miracle comeback win against Chicago that he had his, his second season when he
12:12came back and everyone was like, oh my God, JJ McCarthy in the fourth quarter.
12:16I don't think it's the wrong shot to take though, because I think you talked about, okay, if you're in a pinch, maybe you need a JJ McCarthy.
12:24The way I actually see him as well as like, if you've got a decent quarterback option right now, you've got like
12:30someone who's in like the quarterback, like seven to 10 range.
12:33And you're looking for like a high upside play that could maybe just be like slinging it every game.
12:38Like you can bench JJ McCarthy for right now, pick him up, bench him, and then kind of see what he is.
12:45And he could be an actually very valuable quarterback that you don't have to pay a lot for on the waiver wire.
12:51Agreed. And I'm not projecting him to, to be a league winner or elite, but if you're in the 12 team league
12:57and it's deeper rosters and guys already have multiple quarterbacks, like it's slim pickings at that position.
13:02There's only 32 guys at most playing every week.
13:04If he's a starter and he's in this offensive environment, he's someone who should be rostered.
13:09Obviously there's some reasonable skepticism there. I only have them at about 3% of your fab, at least in one quarterback should be much, much higher than that.
13:17And super flex or two quarterback, but that's a shot I'm worth, I'm worth taking for cheap on the waiver wire.
13:23Exactly. Exactly. It's, it's more of a lottery ticket play.
13:26Um, I'm going to hit another quarterback here that, wow, this is actually, this quarterback section is literally the two of us.
13:32It's just, I feel like we got replaced by like AIs that don't think the way we think.
13:37Cause I'm going to talk about Aaron Rogers and that feels disgusting.
13:40I feel like I already need a shower, but Melo Aaron Rogers is just straight up almost a quarterback one in fantasy football right now.
13:47Like straight up. He is the quarterback 14 on the season.
13:50He's been a top 12 quarterback in guess how many of the last four weeks?
13:55Top four quarterback. You said top 12 quarterback or top 12 quarterback, three of them.
13:59All four of the past four games, Aaron Rogers has been a top 12 quarterback and now gets the devastatingly bad saints
14:05defense that just let nine 2.0, AKA 18, AKA JJ McCarthy come in and look like a real NFL quarterback against them.
14:11And I did not think I would be saying this in the big 2026, but I think he's actually a guy you
14:17can pick up slot in if you need him because of an injury or a buy, but maybe actually continue starting after that.
14:24Like I think Aaron Rogers is a real quarterback pickup right now.
14:27I have him in a very similar range though.
14:30I have him three to 5% on your fab.
14:32I think that's the right price point, but also somebody absolutely worth picking up.
14:36I saw people start him last weekend. It worked.
14:39I, it was a great success to start Aaron Rogers last week.
14:42Yeah. The receivers are playing well too. So I don't hate that at all.
14:46If you need a quarterback, he's a lit, he's a little higher owned than a JJ McCarthy, obviously.
14:51So he's not going to be, he's not going to be available in like every league, but if he's there, I would go after him.
14:58Completely agreed. But onto tight end. Give me your first guy here.
15:02This one's interesting. I want to talk about Michael Mayer, who is available at 84% of leagues.
15:06I think the first couple of weeks he was rostered in just about every league with Brock Bowers out.
15:12And now Brock Bowers has been back. So he's off most people's rosters and I know this might sound crazy, but Mayer is legitimately a decent starting option.
15:20Even with Bowers healthy and playing two weeks ago against new England, he only had two yards.
15:24So that was a complete dub. That's not what you want to be starting.
15:28But in the other two games over the last three weeks, he has 15 receptions on 19 targets for 177 yards.
15:34And keep in mind that is with Brock Bowers on the field with him.
15:38Mayer has been playing over 80% of offensive snaps.
15:41The Raiders are in a ton of two tight end sets, way more than they're in one tight end, three receiver sets.
15:47So because of that, Mayer is still a part of this offense and he's kind of operating as their de facto wide receiver two behind Bowers.
15:54I know it's kind of weird to think a team's top two wide receivers are actually both tight ends and wide receivers.
16:01Honestly, if anything, actually, now that I'm really thinking about it, Brock Bowers is really the wide receiver one, the way they're utilizing him and moving around.
16:08Michael Mayer is kind of their starting tight end.
16:11That's exactly what I was going to say when you wrapped up was I was like, I think he's the tight end one.
16:17And I think Bowers is wide receiver one. I do really think that's the case.
16:21Bowers is just a big wide receiver at this point.
16:24So he's kind of like their second weapon. I know Trey Tucker's coming off a really great week as well.
16:30He has some explosive play opportunities, but Mayer's a real part of this offense.
16:34And I know the floor is super low, like we saw against New England a couple of weeks ago.
16:39But tight end is such a messy cluster of disappointment anyways.
16:42Like all these guys have zero floor. So why not grab the guy that you could see volume like we already have seen from him?
16:49He's absolutely startable. And I'm willing to pay about 10% of my fab for him if I need help at tight end.
16:55Yeah. Yeah. And I want to push back in favor of what you're saying about the New England thing.
17:01I think people will be critical of that game.
17:03But what we talked about was New England was the single best defense against tight ends.
17:08And why we liked Bowers was because of such a low percentage of his snaps coming as an inline tight end.
17:14And of course, Mayer was the one who suffered there while they were moving around Brock Bowers like a chess piece.
17:20And he was doing whatever he wanted against New England.
17:23My only knock on Michael Mayer is that it drives me absolutely insane when you have two tight ends with such similar
17:29frames and builds and they wear numbers like 89 and 87.
17:32Because I keep thinking all my Brock Bowers shares are cooking and then he gets up and it's Michael Mayer.
17:37I'm like, come on. Dude, I can't tell you how many times this year I've heard a commentator say, Bowers!
17:43And it's actually Mayer. Like it confuses the broadcast team as well.
17:47Yeah. If it's confusing them, it's certainly confusing me.
17:49But Melo, I'm going to take a page out of your book.
17:52I want to talk about your guy, Terrence Ferguson.
17:55Let's go. We literally just talked about him in our rest of season tight end rankings as more of a speculative asset in fantasy football.
18:02But he could be really valuable if we ever saw Puka miss time because of the health.
18:07Turns out it's Devante Adams who unfortunately is going to be out until at least after the Rams week 11 bye.
18:13And Terrence Ferguson has one more week on the IR, but eligible to return in week eight.
18:18And I think you could see some extremely usable weeks from the electric tight end who in 58% of his snaps in
18:24week two, the only full game with no Puka Nakua.
18:27He went for six catches, 54 yards and a touchdown on nine targets.
18:30Not only that, he has an incredible schedule coming up here once he's back.
18:34Starting in week nine, they've got the Chargers, Commanders and Cardinals all in a row.
18:38If you've been streaming tight ends and you need help, I think Ferguson's the rare opportunity at getting like a serious difference maker.
18:45And I have him like almost the exact same fab amount, like 10%, if it makes sense for you.
18:50That does make sense. The upside is there. We saw how good he was without Puka Nakua.
18:55I mean, he had some huge plays, some huge games without Puka Nakua.
18:59Now no Devante Adams. You figure he's going to be a bigger part of this offense once he's healthy.
19:04And tight end, like we talked about earlier with Mayer, like it's such a crap shoot anyways.
19:09Why not shoot for that ceiling of the guy who could be really involved and could give you a top five or six finish any given week?
19:16Yeah, absolutely. And let's get out of here with the position that gets streamed the most in fantasy football, our defenses.
19:22Give me your favorite defense pickup this week. Let's go.
19:25My wife's going to be so happy. Her work league, she's like, why don't you guys talk defenses?
19:30I don't know what defenses to pick up. We're talking defenses today.
19:34We're so back. We're so back. And people who know me know I like my fantasy defenses, like Gen Xers like their TV.
19:40Streamed. Just stream every week. I tried to workshop a piss joke there.
19:44Didn't work out. I couldn't make it land. Wait, what was...
19:47There's some synergy. Streaming, piss. I don't know. Oh, streaming.
19:50Okay. Yeah. You know, I'm not... No one's mistaking me for a stand-up comedian show.
19:54I'll take my corny dad Gen X stream joke over a piss joke today.
19:58But let's talk about the Browns, who are available in 83% of leagues.
20:02The Browns defense is about the defense 11 overall, depending on your scoring.
20:05So they've been pretty damn good. And they've especially been great against the run, allowing the sixth fewest fantasy points to opposing running backs this year.
20:13And this is the part I really like. And this is why I stream defenses.
20:17They get Tennessee next week, which is just a layup of a matchup.
20:20I just keep thinking about when Cam Ward said to keep it a buck, we ask.
20:25I... That's just like the mantra of the Titans.
20:27I know they won last week, but I don't really care.
20:31And then after that, Tennessee gets Pittsburgh and New Orleans.
20:33They've both been inconsistent offenses. We've seen really big flashes, but really, real...
20:37Really low lows as well. So if you wanted to hold the Browns beyond one week, I'm okay with that.
20:43But I'm certainly starting them in week seven. And I'll throw 3%, maybe 2, 3, 4.
20:47I don't know. Somewhere in that range to get the Browns defense.
20:51Yeah. I think that's such a good point. Like, we obviously...
20:54You gotta just be looking at the week ahead of you.
20:57It's a week-by-week league here in fantasy football. But when you get the opportunity to pick up a defense that could potentially
21:03be startable for multiple weeks, that's when you can really make your money in the waiver wire.
21:08So I think this is an awesome pick. I'm gonna go with the New York Jets mellow.
21:13And this is the one I teased at the beginning of the episode.
21:16Available in 87% of your leagues. And this breakdown is pretty quick and dirty.
21:20They play the Miami Dolphins. But also, they are the number 5 defense in fantasy football.
21:25They're at home in week 7. And like you said, if you feel like stashing them, you're gonna get a crack at Miami again.
21:31You're gonna get the Chargers before they're by in week 13.
21:35I think you could get a lot of usable weeks out of the Jets here.
21:39I got them right around $3 for my fab suggestion.
21:42Yeah, I think that's what they're worth. And it is interesting they're available in so many leagues.
21:46They have been a pretty solid fantasy defense. And playing Miami, I would trust like a D2 college defense against Miami Dolphins at this point.
21:53Absolutely. And those were our 10 best waiver pickups going into week 7.
21:57Like we said, if you have any questions about your waivers, starts, hits, trades, anything, we're so happy to answer everything down below.
22:04We appreciate you guys in the community so much leaving us all these questions and giving us an opportunity to chop it up with you down there.
22:11But Mello, before we get out of here, did we miss anything?
22:15I got nothing. All right. We'll catch you guys tomorrow for a very, very fun episode.
22:19And then a great episode on Thursday with Joe Pizzapia.
22:22We'll see you then.
