Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire: Bid FA budget on Zach Charbonnet, Jahan Dotson, Trey McBride, more

Quarterback was presupposed to be the deepest place in Fantasy this season, however that depth is being examined past our wildest creativeness heading into Week 9. With 4 groups on a bye (Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville and Jacksonville) and several other key accidents, it is going to be powerful for managers in Superflex and two-quarterback leagues to search out sufficient high quality starters. Even managers in one-quarterback leagues are scrambling.

First, let’s begin by who’s lacking, and you do not have Jared Goff, Trevor Lawrence, Brock Purdy or Russell Wilson in Week 9 due to the bye. Then, attributable to accidents, we’re down Kirk Cousins (Achilles), Justin Fields (thumb) and sure Matthew Stafford (thumb) and Deshaun Watson (shoulder). Kyler Murray (knee) additionally is not going to be activated in Week 9.

Buckle up as a result of listed below are a number of the quarterbacks scheduled to start out in Week 9. You would possibly assume I am making these names up because you most likely have not heard of a few them. 

Brett Rypien (Rams), Clayton Tune (Arizona), Tyson Bagent (Chicago) and P.J. Walker (Cleveland) may all be beginning quarterbacks this week. And although the Vikings traded for Joshua Dobbs on Tuesday, Minnesota nonetheless plans to start out rookie Jaren Corridor.

Now, fortunately Will Levis regarded nice in his Titans debut in Week 8, and he’s beginning once more Thursday evening at Pittsburgh with Ryan Tannehill (ankle) nonetheless out. And Daniel Jones (neck) is scheduled to return for the Giants with Tyrod Taylor (ribs) damage, so we have now some potential upgrades there.

However quarterback took an enormous hit in Week 8, particularly with Cousins misplaced for the season, and Stafford will possible miss a couple of video games. We hope Fields can return in Week 10, and Murray is scheduled to make his 2023 debut in Week 10 as effectively, so excellent news is hopefully coming.

For this week, nonetheless, you may be taking part in the waiver wire for replacements, and the most effective choices in one-quarterback leagues are possible Derek Carr, Gardner Minshew, Baker Mayfield and Levis. It is somewhat more durable in Superflex and two-quarterback leagues.

In these codecs, you are hoping for Levis, however you even have Taylor Heinicke, who might be beginning for Desmond Ridder in Atlanta, after which Rypien or Tune. Dobbs additionally turns into somebody so as to add since he ought to begin for the Vikings for the remainder of the season, beginning in Week 10.

Quarterback may not be as deep as we thought. However we’ll provide help to discover choices off the waiver wire for Week 9.

Editor’s observe: For this waiver wire column, we’re solely taking a look at gamers rostered in lower than 65 p.c of CBS Sports activities leagues.

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Week 8 Waivers

• On a bye: Jared Goff, Trevor Lawrence, Brock Purdy and Russell Wilson.
• Accidents: Kirk Cousins (Achilles), Matthew Stafford (thumb), Deshaun Watson (shoulder), Justin Fields (thumb), Ryan Tannehill (ankle), Daniel Jones (neck), Tyrod Taylor (ribs), Baker Mayfield (knee), Kenny Pickett (ribs) and Kyler Murray (knee).
• Verify to see if out there in shallow leagues: Kyler Murray (76 p.c rostered) and Sam Howell (68 p.c). Murray will hopefully make his 2023 debut in Week 10, and we hope he is again to type coming off final 12 months’s torn ACL. He might be a league-winning Fantasy choice to shut the season, so add him now when you’ve got an open roster spot. … Howell continues to shock us as a Fantasy choice, and he simply had a season-high 38.9 factors towards the Eagles in Week 8. That is now 5 of eight video games with at the very least 21.6 Fantasy factors this 12 months.
• Drop candidates: Kirk Cousins (100% rostered), Matthew Stafford (87 p.c) and Deshaun Watson (70 p.c). Cousins was having a standout season, and it stinks that he is now finished for the 12 months. He completed the season averaging 23.2 Fantasy factors per sport. … We do not understand how lengthy Stafford can be out together with his thumb harm, however Sean McVay did not sound optimistic. When wholesome, Stafford had only one sport with greater than 20 Fantasy factors this season. … We do not know when Watson will return, and if he does play quickly, he may not be 100% together with his injured shoulder. There is not any purpose to roster him in one-quarterback leagues proper now. 

Add on this order:

• On a bye: Christian McCaffrey, Elijah Mitchell, Jahmyr Gibbs, David Montgomery, Travis Etienne, Tank Bigsby, Javonte Williams, Jaleel McLaughlin and Samaje Perine. 
• Accidents: Derrick Henry (ankle), Tyjae Spears (ankle), David Montgomery (ribs), Kyren Williams (ankle), De’Von Achane (knee), James Conner (knee), Khalil Herbert (ankle), Damien Harris (neck) and Keaton Mitchell (hamstring).
• Verify to see if out there in shallow leagues: A.J. Dillon (81 p.c rostered), Tyjae Spears (79 p.c), Chuba Hubbard (78 p.c), Emari Demercado (72 p.c), Elijah Mitchell (68 p.c) and Khalil Herbert (67 p.c). Dillon has been the most effective Packers working again of late, and he is scored at the very least 10.2 PPR factors in three video games in a row, together with the previous two with Aaron Jones on the sector. Whereas we hope Jones will get again to 100% after coping with a nagging hamstring harm, Dillon can be utilized as a flex choice, together with in Week 9 towards the Rams. … Spears stays a viable handcuff to Derrick Henry, and if Henry have been to overlook any time then Spears might be a league-winning Fantasy choice. … Hubbard appears to be like like the most effective working again in Carolina for the close to future, and he performed 67 p.c of the snaps in Week 8 towards Houston, even with Miles Sanders wholesome. Now, Hubbard managed simply 15 carries for 28 yards and two catches for 26 yards on two targets towards the Texans, however he might be a flex if he stays on this position. … James Conner (knee) is eligible to return from injured reserve in Week 10, but when he stays out longer than that then Demercado ought to proceed within the lead position for the Cardinals. He had 20 carries for 78 yards and one catch for 1 yard on one goal in Week 8 towards Baltimore, and that workload makes him a viable flex choice in Week 9 at Cleveland. … I would prefer to stash Mitchell on my bench throughout his bye in Week 9, and he stays probably the greatest handcuffs you will discover because the backup to Christian McCaffrey. Ought to McCaffrey miss any time then Mitchell would grow to be a must-start Fantasy choice in all leagues. … Herbert (ankle) is eligible to return from injured reserve in Week 10, and that might be nice because the Bears play the Panthers that week. We’ll see what Chicago does with its backfield when Herbert is wholesome in relation to D’Onta Foreman and Roschon Johnson, however I would prefer to stash Herbert now, even with out an IR spot.
• Drop candidates: Miles Sanders (90 p.c rostered), Ezekiel Elliott (67 p.c) and Jeff Wilson (62 p.c). Sanders solely had two carries in Week 8 towards Houston for no yards, and he did not get a goal. Chuba Hubbard outsnapped Sanders 45-12, and it seems like Hubbard would be the No. 1 working again for the Panthers within the close to future. It is OK to drop Sanders when you want a roster spot. … Elliott has one sport this season with greater than 9.7 PPR factors, and he is solely scored two touchdowns on the season. He has one reception on two targets in his previous three video games, and there is restricted upside with Elliott so long as Rhamondre Stevenson is wholesome. … Wilson would be the No. 2 working again for Miami in Week 9 towards Kansas Metropolis in Germany behind Raheem Mostert, after which the Dolphins have a bye in Week 10. By Week 11, De’Von Achane (knee) must be wholesome, and Wilson will possible be No. 3 on the depth chart behind Mostert and Achane. There’s little purpose to roster Wilson proper now.

Add on this order:

• On a bye: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Josh Reynolds, Jameson Williams, Christian Kirk, Calvin Ridley, Zay Jones, Brandon Aiyuk, Deebo Samuel, Jerry Jeudy and Courtland Sutton.
• Accidents: Puka Nacua (knee), Drake London (groin), DeAndre Hopkins (toe), Kendrick Bourne (ACL), DeVante Parker (concussion), Deebo Samuel (shoulder), Justin Jefferson (hamstring), Curtis Samuel (toe), Zay Jones (knee) and Robert Woods (foot).
• Verify to see if out there in shallow leagues: Josh Downs (78 p.c rostered) and Jaxon Smith-Njigba (70 p.c). Downs must be added in all leagues, and he continues to stack high quality outings on a weekly foundation. He scored 14.2 PPR factors in Week 8 towards New Orleans with seven catches for 72 yards on 9 targets, and he has now scored at the very least 13.1 PPR factors in 4 video games in a row. Gardner Minshew has made Downs right into a standout Fantasy receiver, and he is value beginning in all codecs in Week 9 at Carolina. … Smith-Njigba did not have an enormous sport in Week 8 towards Cleveland with three catches for 36 yards on 4 targets, however he did rating a landing for the second sport in a row. Hopefully some momentum is constructing for Smith-Njigba, and he can begin being trusted as a No. 3 Fantasy receiver in all leagues, even when DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett are wholesome. And if both have been to overlook time then Smith-Njigba can be a possible starter in all leagues.
• Drop candidates: Josh Reynolds (71 p.c rostered), Kendrick Bourne (70 p.c), Jameson Williams (70 p.c), Curtis Samuel (65 p.c) and Tutu Atwell (59 p.c). Reynolds has scored eight PPR factors or much less in three video games in a row, and he has seven complete targets over that span. Williams has scored 3.6 PPR factors in three of 4 video games since getting back from his suspension. Neither Lions receiver is value carrying in your roster with Detroit on a bye in Week 9. … Bourne is out for the season with a torn ACL, which stinks. Previous to getting damage, he had scored at the very least 12.6 PPR factors in three video games in a row. … Samuel is coping with a toe harm, and he may not play in Week 9 at New England. He is additionally mixed for simply 13.7 PPR factors in his previous two video games, and the Commanders produce other weapons to lean on with Terry McLaurin, Jahan Dotson, Logan Thomas and even Jamison Crowder now if Samuel is out. … Atwell has scored 10.1 PPR factors or much less in 4 video games in a row since Cooper Kupp returned from his hamstring harm, and now Matthew Stafford (thumb) is damage. There’s little purpose to roster Atwell within the majority of leagues, and the Rams have a bye developing in Week 10.

Add on this order: 

• On a bye: George Kittle, Evan Engram and Sam LaPorta
• Accidents: Darren Waller (hamstring), Dawson Knox (wrist), Pat Freiermuth (hamstring), Gerald Everett (quadriceps), Zach Ertz (quadriceps) and Greg Dulcich (hamstring).
• Verify to see if out there in shallow leagues: Dalton Kincaid (80 p.c rostered), Jake Ferguson (79 p.c) and Cole Kmet (78 p.c). Kincaid has regarded like a Fantasy star over the previous two weeks, and Dawson Knox (wrist) shouldn’t be coming again any time quickly. In his previous two outings towards the Patriots and Buccaneers, Kincaid has 13 catches for 140 yards and a landing on 15 targets. He is a must-start tight finish till additional discover. … Ferguson got here off the bye with 4 catches for 47 yards and a landing on 4 targets towards the Rams. That is now 4 video games this 12 months with at the very least 9.8 PPR factors, and he must be thought-about a No. 1 Fantasy tight finish for the remainder of the season. … Kmet went from no targets within the first sport with Tyson Bagent in Week 7 towards Las Vegas to 10 targets for 10 catches and 79 yards in Week 8 on the Chargers. That is now three video games in his previous 5 outings with at the very least 15.2 PPR factors, and he must be nice as soon as Justin Fields (thumb) is again, which can hopefully be in Week 10.
• Drop candidates: Tyler Higbee (51 p.c rostered) and Luke Mugrave (43 p.c). We do not understand how lengthy Matthew Stafford (thumb) can be out, and Higbee has struggled the previous 4 video games since Cooper Kupp has been again. He is scored 9.5 PPR factors or much less in 4 video games in a row. … Musgrave continues to be in search of his first landing this season, and he may not grow to be a constant Fantasy choice. He is solely value rostering in deeper leagues because the Packers have a crowded receiving corps and a struggling Jordan Love proper now.

Add on this order: 

• Chargers (at NYJ) 64 p.c rostered
• Commanders (at NE) 50 p.c rostered
• Packers (vs. LAR) 32 p.c rostered
• Vikings (at ATL) 22 p.c rostered
• Rams (at GB) 15 p.c rostered

• Blake Grupe (vs. CHI) 24 p.c rostered
• Ka’imi Fairbairn (vs. TB) 63 p.c rostered
• Evan McPherson (vs. BUF) 39 p.c rostered
• Dustin Hopkins (vs. ARI) 50 p.c rostered