Week 7 waiver wire? Yeah, it’s all about pass-catchers, plain and simple. If you’re hoping for a sleeper QB or RB who’s still widely available, you’re probably looking in the wrong place. These wideouts are popping off, and if you haven’t moved yet, you’re already playing catch-up.
Germie Bernard’s Week 6 Was Just UNREAL
Listen up, because this is your last call. Seriously. If you missed out on Germie Bernard last week, thinking his six receptions for 80 yards in Week 5 was a fluke, you just got a second chance. Don’t blow it, because a third isn’t happening. Bernard absolutely exploded this past Sunday. The rookie second-rounder hauled in 11 receptions for 87 yards and snagged a touchdown, all on a massive 12 targets. The Steelers gave him the rock, and he RAN with it. Pittsburgh won both games where this guy had a big outing, so why would they ever stop feeding him? He’s only 35 percent rostered right now, but that number’s gonna be sky-high by tomorrow morning. You gotta grab him now or forever hold your peace.
Omar Cooper Jr. Is Back From Injury and Not Wasting Time
Worth the wait. That’s it. That’s the tweet for Omar Cooper Jr.’s Sunday performance. After being out for four whole games with an ankle injury, this rookie first-rounder came back like a man possessed. He pulled in six catches for a whopping 103 yards and a score, all on a team-high seven targets. Nobody else on the Jets even sniffed 50 receiving yards. Garrett Wilson is still the WR1, no doubt, but Cooper Jr. just made a serious case for that WR2 spot, especially with Adonai Mitchell sidelined with that finger injury. If he keeps putting up numbers like this, he’s staying heavily involved, no matter who else is out there. He’s sitting at 14 percent rostered; that’s just disrespect for what this dude can do.
Kirk Cousins Trusts Tre Tucker, And So Should You
Okay, nobody had this on their preseason bingo card, but the Las Vegas Raiders’ passing game is straight-up lethal. Kirk Cousins is tied for the league lead with 14 touchdown passes and ranks fifth overall in passing yards with 1,582. When a QB is slinging it like that, you know the volume is there for fantasy relevance, and Tre Tucker is getting it. He’s pacing all Raiders receivers with 35 targets already, and Sunday wasn’t his first monster game. He caught five of seven targets for 97 yards and TWO scores this week, and don’t forget that 119-yard, one-score game back in Week 2. Cousins sees that legendary speed and is clearly eager to keep finding him deep. When a passer this productive has trust in his guy, that’s season-long gold right there. Sitting at 47 percent rostered, you know he’s flying off the board.
These guys aren’t flukes. They’re rookies showing up big and making immediate impacts. Don’t be the one watching them blow up on someone else’s roster.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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