By Andrew Banks

Quarterbacks

Ryan Tannehill, Miami Dolphins- If you have been keeping track, Tannehill has made my waiver wire posts twice now. Not trying to pat myself on the back, but actually I am I’m not going to lie. The Dolphins are 3-0 and Tannehill has completed 70% of his passes. His offense has been clicking in real life football and in fantasy football he has increased his scoring every week. He put up 26.16 points against Oakland and gets the generous Patriots defense this week. We will see if the Dolphins are for real if they beat Tommy and the Pats and Tannehill would be a good streaming option with Cam Newton on bye.

Andy Dalton, Cincinnati Bengals- Dalton has been a regular in my waiver posts for a good reason. The Bengals offense is much improved and surprisingly Dalton is 3rd in the NFL in touchdown passes. Averaging 38 pass-attempts per game this season, Dalton has been rock solid this year minus his four interception game last week. He still put up 18.08 and 26.60 in week 2. He is a guy I’ve been telling you to pick up for weeks now and you should pick him up before someone else does. He’s a great streaming option if you have Cam Newton this week and going forward.

Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens- There seems to be a theme happening here. I have been talking Flacco up in these posts for a couple weeks now. We can now say with confidence that Flacco has three legitimant receivers and he has been slinging the ball around much more than last season. He has the third-most pass attempts in the NFL and he take his high-volume offense to Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh has been a train wreck on defense so far. Normally when the Ravens play the Steelers its not a game that lights the scoreboard up, but this week could be different. The Steelers have given up the second-most points to quarterbacks this season.

Case Keenum, Denver Broncos- I don’t have much to say about Keenum. But he plays the Chiefs silly string defense this week at home so by default he has to make this post. I think it is safe to say he bounces back this week.

Baker Mayfield, Cleveland Browns- He came in relief of Tyrod Taylor and looked great in leading the Browns to their first win in over a year. Everyone on offense should play closer to their ADP now that he has been named the starter and he has intriguing upside going forward. He is not afraid to throw it deep and challenge the defense. This week he gets the Raiders who have been generous to quarterbacks to the tune of 8.7 yards per attempt and have just five sacks this season. Mayfield could end the year as a top 12-15 quarterback.

Running backs

Latavius Murray, Minnesota Vikings- I know Murray laid an egg but so did the entire Viking offense. Dalvin Cook is still unsure if he will play even though he did practice on Tuesday. Cook is a true game-time decision and if he doesn’t play, Murray becomes a top 20-25 running back this week. He has been surprisingly efficient in the passing game this year which bumps his floor up. If Cook suits up I would leave him on waivers but if he doesn’t Murray is worth a start.

Chris Ivory, Buffalo Bills- Another running back that has some appeal due to an injury. LeSean McCoy sat out last week and Ivory won the bulk of the carries. He had 20 carries for 56 yards and caught three of four targets for 70 yards through the air. He is undoubtably the back-up to McCoy and if he misses another game Ivory would be in flex consideration this week against a bad Packers run defense.

Wide Receivers

Kelvin Benjamin, Buffalo Bills– Remember when we all saw Benjamin as a top-20 wide receiver? It seems like that was years ago. He has not been good this season but he has seen 23% of the Bills targets. The next closest is Andre Holmes at 18%. Josh Allen played well last week and I believe he will get better as the season progresses. Talent and opportunity is what makes a good fantasy football option. Benjamin still has talent and he has opportunity as the best option in the Bills offense. He’s worth a flier if you’re in a deep league.

Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers- To be honest I am not the biggest Chris Godwin fan. He did make my first waiver post and he has produced every week. He has also left a lot of plays out on the field with drops and fumbles. The eye test tells me that he is getting better but still has not put it all together. I just cannot ignore the numbers. He has as many fantasy points as Baltimore break out receiver John Brown and more points than Quincy Enunwa, Keelan Cole, Ted Ginn Jr. and Michael Crabtree. He’s scored a touchdown in every game this year so he’s worth an add in every league.

Christian Kirk, Arizona Cardinals- Christian Kirk makes this post for the simple fact that Sam Bradford is no longer the starter. This is clear speculation here but Kirk could be worth a look. He finished last week with seven catches on eight targets and 90 yards. Josh Rosen is the new starter and in the two drives Rosen lead, Kirk saw three targets each series. He is someone to keep an eye on if Rosen can have the same effect Baker Mayfield had on his offense. The Cardinals desperately need an offensive jump and Rosen and Kirk could provide that.

Tyler Boyd- He has come into his own this season after a 2017 rookie season where he showed flashes. He has surpassed his yardage total already from last year and matched his touchdown total as well. He had the best game of his career last week with six catches on seven targets for 132 yards and a score. This Bengals offense has improved under offensive coordinator Bill Lazor and I think can support two fantasy relevant receivers. What’s noteworthy this week is A.J. Green being banged up. He left early last week and if Green cannot suit up this week, Boyd would be my number one waiver pick up. Go get him.

Tight Ends

Ben Watson, New Orleans Saints- If not for the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes historic start to the season, the Saints would have the best offense in the league. So even an average tight end like Ben Watson has some fantasy appeal. Especially when you look how hard it has been to find decent tight end production this year. Watson had his best game last week with five catches for 71 yards

Tyler Eifert, Cincinnati Bengals- Tyler Eifert is back? He has yet to find the end zone but we finally saw the target share that we are used to seeing from him. He drew eight targets for easily his best game of the year last week. He had six catches for 74 yards and if A.J. Green is forces to miss week 4, Eifert becomes even more inticing. If he puts together a similar yardage total to last week and gets into the end zone this week he can be considered a fringe TE1 the rest of the way.