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Week 9 saw the defense take control in a lot of games as fantasy points are getting hard to come by. Who could be available to provide some help to fantasy teams trying to improve their rosters for a playoff run, or maybe just to stay mathematically alive for the playoffs? As teams, players, and situations remain in flux, so do our fantasy rosters. As above, so below.
Here's a look at the big names you should be looking for this week:
Jordyn Tyson (WR-NO)
Bid Recommendation: 20-40% of Annual FAAB Budget
Tyson was only in for 18 snaps in his first NFL regular-season game, but he got five targets and caught four of them for 30 yards, including a fumble when the ball was punched out while he was diving for the goal line. His involvement should only go up against a Panthers defense that just got their coordinator fired in a showdown for first place in the NFC South. The Saints have a good second-half schedule and an aggressive downfield passing quarterback, so Tyson could be a big hit as long as he can stay healthy.
Emmett Johnson (RB-KC)
Bid Recommendation: 15-30% of Annual FAAB Budget
Johnson didn't average over 23 yards per touch on six touches as he did in Week 8, but he did score as he did in Week 8, and the Chiefs continue to lean into their blueprint as a conservative, run-first offense. Ken Walker III was marauding through the Jets' woeful defense, but he hasn't held up under a bell-cow workload for a full season so far in his career. Johnson has looked more than capable of being an every-week fantasy play if Walker goes down. He shouldn't be on the waiver wire in any redraft league.
Tank Dell (WR-HOU)
Bid Recommendation: 12-25% of Annual FAAB Budget
Dell caught a long touchdown and led the Texans in targets, showing his 43-yard catch in Week 7 after being sidelined for nearly two years was not a fluke. His speed is very much intact, and C.J. Stroud still loves to throw to Dell. The Texans' passing game is crowded, but this offense will run through Stroud as the team can not run the ball consistently, so Dell will be a WR3/Flex against the Browns this week, with room to grow as his snap count increases. He's a priority add this week.
Audric Estimé (RB-NO)
Bid Recommendation: 12-25% of Annual FAAB Budget
Estime looked as good running the ball as any Saints running back has this season, and he scored on one of his three red zone opportunities. Travis Etienne Jr. is coming back from injured reserve soon, but he's not a good goal-line option, so it's possible that Estime - who also played well in a short stint with the Saints last year - continues to be a flex option as the short-yardage back in an offense that should pick up steam in the second half of the season.
Corey Kiner (RB-NE)
Bid Recommendation: 10-20% of Annual FAAB Budget
Kiner shared the backfield with Lan Larison after Rhamondre Stevenson left with a knee injury in the loss to the Packers. Stevenson could miss extended time, and TreVeyon Henderson's return date is unknown as he battles a physical/neurological malady, so Kiner would be the early down and short-yardage back against the Lions in Munich, assuming Stevenson is out. That makes him a viable flex play at least and worth an RB2 spot in a pinch. Kiner could retain that value after the Week 11 bye, pending news on Stevenson's injury.
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