Frey’s Fantasy Focus: Week 14 Waiver Wire
Josh Frey
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We have officially passed the bye week stage of the season, so all your all starters should be available. That is, unless you got hit by a COVID or injury bug. If so, there are still plenty of players with favorable matchups available to you on the waiver wire. Here are a few that stand out to me this week.
Keke Coutee- Texans WR (23.3%)
That’s right, Coutee is back. If you were fortunate enough to pick him up after my last waiver wire report, you should keep him this week. (By the way, I am taking full credit for his jump from a 0.9% rostered rate to the current 23.3%.) He was Deshaun Watson’s favorite target last week against Indianapolis, and he should continue to be productive against a reeling Bears team. Not only was he efficient by catching eight of his nine targets, but he was a huge deep ball threat against a very good Colts defense. He averaged over 17 yards per reception on the day.
If you are wary about starting him against Chicago’s defense, don’t let that be the thing stopping you. The Colts have allowed fewer total passing yards this season than Chicago. Not only that though, but Chicago is the eighth-worst defense in terms of explosive passing plays allowed, per sharpfootballstats.com. Expect to see Coutee get lots of attention from Watson on Sunday.
Adrian Peterson- Lions RB (48.1%)
Peterson has come alive over the past couple weeks in the absence of D’Andre Swift, scoring twice in each of the last two games. This week, he gets a matchup with a porous Green Bay defense.
He should figure to be the lead back if Swift is out again, and he should feast for the third week in a row. The Packers run defense has given up over 100 yards in five of their last six games, and they have given up an explosive rushing play 11% of the time, per sharpfootballstats.com.
Allen Lazard- Packers WR (42.0%)
Lazard has not been as effective since coming back from injury, having yet to break double digits in fantasy output in the last three games. However, the Packers have played good defenses in Indianapolis, Chicago, and Philadelphia. You may question Philadelphia’s defense given their record, but last week was the first time they’ve given up 250 or more passing yards since week four. It was also the first time they’ve given up 30 points since week six.
This week, Green Bay has a much more favorable matchup in Detroit. Aaron Jones was the go-to guy in week two against Detroit, scoring three times, but I expect Aaron Rodgers to perform better than he did in that game. Lazard should get a few more balls thrown his way this weekend.
Will Dissly- Seahawks TE (3.1%)
This one is a long shot given the Seahawks have not used their tight ends often this season. However, if you have struggled to find a consistent tight end this year, you might as well take a shot on Dissly this week. The Jets have been the worst defense against the position all season, but to make things more enticing, they have given up five touchdowns to tight ends in their last three games. If there was ever a team to take a flyer on a tight end, it’s the Jets.