Week 10 brought a return to the awful offensive start we saw at the beginning of the year. Multiple teams, most notably the Cowboys and Jaguars, were forced to make significant offensive changes. New players emerged, and values shifted. 

This article will discuss deep league waiver additions, focusing on Dynasty league formats. 

Players will fall into four primary categories: 

• Short-term Starters - Players capable of providing immediate production in deep leagues. 
• Proactive Pickups - Players who need the depth chart to be clear before them but are more available than other players in a similar role. 
• Deep Darts - Speculative players who have a chance at value.
• Dynasty Buys - Players whose values have changed, and the market may not have caught up.

Quarterback

Short Term Starters

Trey Lance, Dallas (32% Sleeper rostered) 

Lance closed out Sunday’s lopsided loss to Philadelphia after Cooper Rush was ineffective. Progress. But Mike McCarthy announced Rush would start again on Sunday. 

There is very little here with Rush, especially in terms of fantasy. The Cowboys could not push the ball downfield against the Eagles, leading to Rush’s benching. Lance at least brings his legs to the table. Ideally, his rushing could open up the offense and allow some big plays from CeeDee Lamb while showing some fantasy relevance. 

Mac Jones, Jacksonville (32% Sleeper rostered) 

Jones has a higher pedigree than Rush, and no athletic, former Top 5 pick is banging down the door. 

Unfortunately, Jones’s first start experience was not dramatically different from the Cowboys game. The Jaguars have a difficult matchup against Detroit looming before their bye week. The Week 12 bye is particularly troubling for a player like Jones, who holds some value in Superflex formats, as six teams are off that week. Week 14 offers a similar bye-apocalypse; the Jaguars play the Titans there, and we will have some runway of performance.

We operate under a “roster any quarterback in Superflex” rule, so Jones should be added in those deep formats. But until something changes, he will be ranked outside of the top 24 weekly. 

Proactive Pickups

Drew Lock, NY Giants (32% Sleeper rostered) 

It has not happened yet. But it is coming. 

Tyson Bagent, Chicago (32% Sleeper rostered) 

Shane Waldron was fired as Bears offensive coordinator following Week 10. There is no real news to suggest the team will bench Caleb Williams. I am not suggesting they should bench Williams. But this stash is worth putting on the radar in very deep Superflex leagues.