Waiver Wire Week 16 Pick-ups: Offense

Let's take a look at who might possibly be left to pick up on the waiver wire Week 16 from @DynastySanta!

A few reflections from last week prior to the waiver wire Week 16 suggestions:

D'Onta Foreman, Gabriel Davis, & Amon-Ra St. Brown all smashed from the obvious section. The two main highlighted players, Rashaad Penny & K.J. Osborn are TBD.

Allen Lazard & Rashod Bateman were misses from the obvious. Frustrating considering both game scripts, Bateman especially after Tyler Huntley hyper-targeted him the previous week. Jalen Guyton salvaged his day with a TD, but even with that did not reach 10 fantasy points.

From the bold section, Braxton Berrios was a nice little surprise, scoring a rushing TD and catching one 26-yard pass, along with staying active in the special teams' return game. Royce Freeman was a total bust, as David Johnson AND Rex Burkhead returned healthily. Oops.

Regretful I hadn't thrown out Duke Johnson there, but he was a later-in-the-week target for me. I picked him up everywhere but then soured on him when news of Myles Gaskin would be active from COVID. He was benched or dropped Johnson in every league I had picked him up. NOT GREAT! Par for the course during the hell week that Week 15 has been.

Most of the traps were correct, or haven't played yet. The biggest miss was Craig Reynolds, but that was based on rumors that D'Andre Swift was returning. He did not. As long as Swift is out, Reynolds seems to be the real deal. I will remain skeptical if or when Swift returns, however.

The Obvious

Duke Johnson, RB, Miami Dolphins

You HAVE to take the chance that Duke Johnson might have earned a role as a significant RB for the Dolphins to finish out the season. It's also entirely possible that the Dolphins took it easy with Myles Gaskin just barely getting activated from the COVID/reserve list prior to the game. Who knows at this point. But if there's any chance Johnson retains the usage he saw in Week 15, he's absolutely a must-add.

Gabriel Davis, WR, Buffalo Bills

Davis was named in this section last week, just not as one of the top-two heavily featured obvious pick-ups. Well, he has touchdowned his way to the feature section by scoring four TDs in the past three weeks. Emmanuel Sanders is likely to remain out, and Davis is obviously a red-zone favorite of Josh Allen. He is not only a top pick-up this week, but should be strongly considered for fantasy WR2 or FLEX duties moving forward.

Other obvious candidates

Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, Detroit Lions - Continues to be a target hog and is scoring now. Yes, there's going to be week-to-week duplicates here, as waivers are slim pickings and Yahoo tells me St. Brown is somehow still only 30% rostered

Russell Gage, WR, Atlanta Falcons - Finally producing on a consistent basis. Hopefully, the zero burgers from earlier in the season are over with

Marquez Valdes-Scantling, WR, Green Bay Packers - I am ready to be hurt again. It's probably going to be flippy-floppy weeks between MVS and Allen Lazard, so both should probably be rostered (Lazard was named here last week)

Ameer Abdullah, RB, Carolina Panthers - in PPR he's in this obvious tier. 1/2 PPR or standard, he's bold

Craig Reynolds, RB, Detroit Lions - I wasn't a believer based on information that D'Andre Swift might come back. It seems more and more likely he might be shut down instead. That puts Reynolds into a league-winner potential category. Hopefully, he can start scoring

The Bold

Jeff Wilson, RB, San Francisco 49ers

Jeff Wilson lands in this section due to the uncertainty surrounding Elijah Mitchell's health status and outlook moving forward. It only took 15 weeks, but it FINALLY paid off holding onto Wilson this year. If Mitchell continues to miss time, Wilson could, similar to Craig Reynolds, enter the league-winner conversation. If Mitchell returns, Wilson becomes a frustrating roster clogger.

Ronald Jones, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Thinking about it, Ronald Jones might more appropriately belong in the obvious category. He's set to take over as the lead back and potentially inherit a bell-cow workload as Leonard Fournette is in danger of missing a game or two. If that in fact happens, ROJO may finally get a second chance to shine after a very productive season in 2020. Temper expectations, however, as this Buccs offense just got decimated by injuries and may not look the same at all moving forward.

Other bold stash candidates (deep rosters only):

Marquez Callaway, WR, New Orleans Saints - If he has won over Taysom Hill as his favorite target, he's worth rostering again

Justin Jackson, RB, Los Angeles Chargers - Saw a season-high in carries in Week 15 as Austin Ekeler is playing with a nagging injury that could take him down at any time. Jackson should be rostered by Ekeler owners

James O'Shaughnessy, TE, Jacksonville Jaguars - He continues to see consistent targets. I'd roster and start him over Evan Engram

Laquon Treadwell, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars - A PPR consistent producer and target leader recently

Foster Moreau, TE, Las Vegas Raiders - Darren Waller can't seem to shake this injury. Moreau is talented and should continue to improve with consistent playing time

Dontrell Hilliard, RB, Tennessee Titans - Monitor D'Onta Foreman's injury status, but Hilliard is still getting targets in the passing game regardless

The Traps

These guys I just simply don’t believe in. They are going to be even more inconsistent than the above stash players. Let someone else in your league take the bait.

Josh Reynolds, WR, Detroit Lions - Hard to trust to keep up consistent production

Zay Jones + Bryan Edwards, WR, Las Vegas Raiders - I think we all know what we're dealing with here. #TEAMRENFROW

Jauan Jennings, WR, San Francisco 49ers

Tim Patrick, WR, Denver Broncos - Drew Lock takes over, plus he was saved by a TD this week

Devontae Booker, RB, New York Giants

Best of luck with your waiver wire Week 16 claims!

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