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Week 9 Waiver Wire: Charcandrick West, Robert Kelley Highlight Pickups to Know
- Updated: October 31, 2016
The fantasy football waiver wire goes through phases like anything else.
Some weeks the wire offers heaps of wide receivers while little at running back. Week 8? It was all about the Green Bay Packers, which turned into productive days for owners who swooped in and bought into the hype.
This week? It’s all about running backs.
Call it one of the rarest weeks around, as the running back position hasn’t had an overly dominant week on the wire yet. There have been a few recent hits such as Jay Ajayi, but nothing like the handful of worthwhile names shown below.
Here’s a look at the top waiver adds of Week 9.
Week 9 Waiver-Wire Targets
Nick Foles, QB, KC (0.0percent owned)
A backup quarterback stepping in for a starter is a rather hit-or-miss affair on the wire.
Owners could safely presume a miss when thinking of Nick Foles of the Kansas City Chiefs. He’s been unreliable over the years—hence his growing status as a journeyman backup at best.
Then Week 8 happened. Foles stepped in for the injured Alex Smith and looked solid, throwing two scores in limited playing time to tally 16 points.
Here’s where it gets interesting: Smith suffered a concussion. He took a wicked shot that made his helmet bounce off the turf and forced him to leave the game. After making it through protocol in the locker room, he came back in and suffered the same fate before leaving for good.
It’s hard to imagine Smith gets cleared in the span of a week, meaning Foles gets to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. It’s as attractive as it sounds, and if Smith misses more than one game, Foles gets easy Carolina and Tampa Bay encounters, too.
Clearly capable and more than a one-week add, Foles looks like a good option for owners in need.
Robert Kelley, RB, WAS (22.9 percent owned)
Washington Redskins running back Rob Kelley looked like a good add last week because the coaching staff started to sour on starter Matt Jones.
Jones wound up getting scratched from the lineup completely …
