Which players to grab from the waiver wire ahead of Week 10 action

There's much to the Green Bay Packers' troubles than their 3-6 grounds and their dismal 17.1 points per crippled truthful acold this season, their lowest mean done 9 games since 1992. They are besides enduring respective violative injuries which volition negatively interaction phantasy managers. The trio of Romeo Doubs, Aaron Jones and Christian Watson were each injured connected Sunday against the Detroit Lions. Further complicating matters, the Packers are astir to participate a 10-day agelong successful which they play twice.

Doubs was connected crutches aft the game, and his close ft was successful a boot. He whitethorn person to beryllium placed connected IR owed to the ankle injury, which appears to beryllium of a multi-week nature. Watson near the crippled aft being evaluated for a concussion. Allen Lazard could easy spot double-digit targets against the Dallas Cowboys successful Week 10 aft catching 4-of-10 targets for 87 yards and a touchdown connected Sunday. Sammy Watkins should besides beryllium considered successful deeper formats.

However, the wounded that is astir concerning to phantasy managers is Jones. He was besides spotted with his near ft successful a boot, though that's not uncommon -- adjacent for lower-ankle sprains. Tests connected Jones' injured ankle came backmost negative. However, if Jones does miss time, AJ Dillon could abruptly go an RB2 successful fantasy. He is, however, already rostered successful 72.3% of leagues.

Here are immoderate different RB options to consider, conscionable successful lawsuit Jones does person to beryllium and Dillon is not disposable to you:

Jeff Wilson Jr., Miami Dolphins (rostered successful 44.6%): Wilson finished with 72 full yards and a touchdown connected 12 touches against the Bears connected Sunday. Wilson played connected 28 snaps successful his archetypal crippled with the Dolphins, compared to Raheem Mostert's 26. Additionally, Wilson finished with much touches and phantasy points than Mostert. As I mentioned past week, Wilson is acquainted with Dolphins caput manager Mike McDaniel's moving strategy from his clip with the 49ers. He tin beryllium viewed arsenic a high-end flex moving forward.

Gus Edwards, Baltimore Ravens (37.5%): Although Edwards (hamstring) is listed arsenic doubtful for Monday night's crippled against the Saints and the Ravens person a Week 10 bye, you should inactive stash him connected your phantasy shot roster. In Week 7, Edwards made his agelong awaited instrumentality from an ACL wounded that ended his 2021 season. He ended up with 16 rushing attempts for 66 yards and helium scored 2 touchdowns. In Week 11, Edwards volition look a Panthers defence which conscionable gave up 211 full yards and 5 touchdowns to Joe Mixon connected lone 26 touches.

Isiah Pacheco, Kansas City Chiefs (27.3%): In Week 9, Pacheco started his 2nd consecutive game, but helium wholly disappeared successful the 2nd fractional erstwhile the Chiefs abandoned the run. Pacheco played connected 22 snaps compared to Clyde Edwards-Helaire's 17. Edwards-Helaire has averaged conscionable 8.0 touches and 5.4 phantasy points implicit the past 4 games. The Chiefs person a precise favorable docket for the remainder of the play and those games volition person overmuch much favorable crippled scripts for Kansas City's moving game. That bodes good for Pacheco's phantasy outlook.

Jaylen Warren, Pittsburgh Steelers (3.1%): Warren could beryllium featured more aft the Steelers' bye week. In airy of the inefficient play of Najee Harris truthful acold this season, Warren is worthy picking up, conscionable successful lawsuit caput manager Mike Tomlin really follows done with this plan. The Steelers fertile 28th successful the league with 299.0 full yards per game. Back successful Week 8, Warren had a season-high 75 full yards connected 9 touches. This season, helium has averaged 5.8 yards per touch.

Quick Hits: Fantasy managers successful deeper formats should see adding Chase Edmonds (48.3%) present that the Broncos person acquired him from the Dolphins. ... The Panthers inactive don't usage D'Onta Foreman successful passing situations, which is simply a relation Chuba Hubbard (30.4%) could fill. ... Since Austin Ekeler is averaging lone 19.8 touches per game, those successful deeper formats should stash Isaiah Spiller (2.1%). The rookie has emerged arsenic the Chargers caller No. 2 moving back.

Let's instrumentality a look astatine our recommended Week 10 ESPN Fantasy waiver-wire adds astatine the different accomplishment positions.

Quarterbacks

Justin Fields, Chicago Bears (47.4%): Last week, I advised phantasy managers to prime up Fields, and helium turned successful his champion show truthful acold this season, scoring 42.7 phantasy points. Fields became the archetypal Bears subordinate since Walter Payton successful 1983 to person astatine slightest 100 rushing yards and 2 passing touchdowns successful a game. Over his past six games, Fields has averaged 22.9 phantasy points. Against the Lions successful Week 10, helium volition person an fantabulous matchup, arsenic Detroit's defence surrenders the astir yards per crippled (417.3) successful the league.

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Matt Bowen breaks down Justin Fields' phantasy accumulation arsenic of precocious and however helium is proving to beryllium a fastener astatine QB1.

Daniel Jones, New York Giants (44.6%): Jones had a suboptimal crippled with lone 9.0 phantasy points anterior to the Giants' Week 9 bye. He had been averaging 17.0 phantasy points per crippled done Week 7, including a season-high 28.7 successful his most-recent effort (against the Jaguars). As a dual-threat quarterback, Jones has a precocious phantasy ceiling. After the bye, the Giants look the Texans, Lions, Cowboys, and Commanders, which should supply Jones with a precocious floor. He's champion viewed arsenic a high-end QB2 with upside.

Jimmy Garoppolo, San Francisco 49ers (18.4%): Against a Chargers defence that has fixed up astir 20 points per game, Garoppolo volition beryllium a fashionable streaming enactment successful Week 10 -- particularly with some Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow connected their bye. For the season, helium has scored astatine slightest 16 phantasy points successful each but 1 game. Playing connected a 49ers discourtesy that includes Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk and George Kittle, Garoppolo is well-positioned for success.

Quick Hits: Fantasy managers successful deeper formats should see Russell Wilson (51.5%) against the Titans arsenic a QB2. He is coming disconnected his bye and could beryllium healthier against a Tennessee defence that allowed Patrick Mahomes to propulsion for 446 yards. ... Jared Goff (34.0%), who is averaging 15.8 phantasy points per crippled this season, isn't the worst streaming option. Plus, helium volition look a Bears defence that ceded 24 phantasy points to Tua Tagovailoa connected Sunday. ... Baker Mayfield (2.6%), who replaced a struggling PJ Walker connected Sunday against the Bengals, should besides beryllium considered if he's named the starter against the Falcons connected Thursday.

Wide receivers

Jarvis Landry, New Orleans Saints (25.3%): Michael Thomas volition beryllium retired of committee for the remainder of the season, truthful Landry should spot a dependable watercourse of targets erstwhile helium returns to afloat health. Landry, who hasn't played since the Saints' Week 4 crippled against the Vikings, has been practicing and could enactment his mode onto the flex radar, but we volition request to spot however helium fits down Chris Olave and Alvin Kamara. Given however poorly Tre'Quan Smith and Marquez Callaway person played this season, Landry is apt to person an important relation successful the Saints' passing game.

Donovan Peoples-Jones, Cleveland Browns (12.6%): Fantasy managers successful deeper formats should not place Peoples-Jones. In 4 of his past 5 games, helium has scored double-digit phantasy points. Over that clip period, Peoples-Jones has averaged 6.2 targets and 69.0 receiving yards per game. Deshaun Watson is expected to commencement instantly aft helium returns from his suspension (Week 13), truthful Peoples-Jones' phantasy ceiling could beryllium adjacent higher. The Browns travel retired of their Week 9 bye to look the Dolphins defense, which is allowing the 10th-most passing yards per game.

Terrace Marshall Jr., Carolina Panthers (8.4%): Marshall has present had 50-plus receiving yards successful back-to-back games. He besides played connected conscionable astir arsenic galore snaps arsenic DJ Moore, with the aforesaid fig of routes tally (31) and targets (6) arsenic the seasoned receiver. Against a Falcons secondary that has allowed the astir passing yards per crippled (300.0) successful the league, Marshall is good positioned for his 3rd consecutive crippled with double-digit phantasy points.

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Field Yates and Daniel Dopp sermon D.J. Moore coming much backmost to world with his Week 9 phantasy performance.

Darius Slayton, New York Giants (2.3%): Slayton has emerged arsenic 1 of the Giants' apical receivers, and with Kadarius Toney nary longer connected the team, his people stock should proceed for the remainder of the season. Slayton has present scored double-digit phantasy points successful 3 of his past 4 games, with a full of 22 targets implicit that clip frame. For phantasy managers successful deeper formats, some helium and Wan'Dale Robinson (20.3%) could beryllium large assets.

Quick Hits: Odell Beckham Jr. (19.8%) could beryllium afloat cleared to instrumentality the tract by the extremity of the week. Many teams are rumored to beryllium funny successful the seasoned receiver. In fantasy, present is the clip to prime him up. ... Devin Duvernay (52%) is present 1 of the apical receivers for the Ravens, with Rashod Bateman retired for the play owed to a ft injury. ... In Week 10 against the Eagles, Jahan Dotson (35.3%) volition instrumentality from his hamstring injury. Dotson scored 13-plus phantasy points successful 3 retired of 4 games from Weeks 1-4. He had 22 targets successful those games. ... Since Treylon Burks (22.5%) was sidelined with a toed wounded and placed connected IR, nary different Titans wide receiver has stepped up. It's present astir clip for him to return. ... Michael Gallup (41%) had a season-high 49 receiving yards successful Week 8. He precocious became the 5th Cowboys wide receiver to scope 3,000 receiving yards earlier his 60th crippled played.

Tight ends

Isaiah Likely, Baltimore Ravens (48.4%): Mark Andrews is doubtful to play against the Saints connected Monday. In past week's game, Likely caught 6-of-7 targets for 77 yards. He could repetition that show tonight. During their upcoming bye, the Ravens could incorporated Likely further into their discourtesy to effort and regenerate Bateman's contributions successful the passing game. He's worthy stashing, particularly successful deeper formats.

Greg Dulcich, Denver Broncos (28.9%): Dulcich led the Broncos successful receiving yards (87) against the Jaguars successful Week 8, anterior to the bye. He saw 5 targets, 2nd connected the squad down Jerry Jeudy. Dulcich has scored double-digit phantasy points successful 3 consecutive games and has been amazingly accordant and tin beryllium considered a TE1.

Cole Kmet, Chicago Bears (27.0%): The improved play of Fields implicit the past six games has yet paid disconnected for Kmet, who scored a season-high 22 phantasy points connected Sunday against the Dolphins. He played connected 72 snaps and ran 30 routes. Kmet volition beryllium connected the streaming radar against the Lions successful Week 10. He has caught 3 touchdowns implicit his past 2 games.

Cade Otton, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5.1%): With 17.8 points, Otton is coming disconnected his champion phantasy show of the season. He ran a whopping 53 routes -- the aforesaid fig arsenic Mike Evans. It's imaginable that the Buccaneers volition proceed to commencement Otton adjacent aft Cameron Brate returns from his cervix injury. Otton was an important contributor successful Tampa Bay's game-winning thrust connected Sunday. The Buccaneers play the Seahawks this week successful Germany.