Week 3 Street FA Report
Each week we will recommend a group of players that are owned in less than 75% of RSO leagues that should be rostered. Depending on roster and league sizes not all of these players may be available. For that, we will offer one (1) player that is owned in <25% of leagues as our Sleeper add.
Add of the Week
Cordarrelle Patterson, RB – ATL (Owned 42%)
Week 2: 5 Car/11 yards, 1 TD, 5 Rec/58 yards, 1 TD
Congratulations to the 30 percent of owners who took my advice last week to add Cordarrelle Patterson as a secondary option in case your FAAB budget did not allow you to win Elijah Mitchell. Hopefully, you started Patterson as well because he exploded for 23.9 PPR points, good for RB4 overall in week 2. Mike Davis is still seeing the majority of snaps (64%:33%) and touches (34:21) but Patterson has been able to find the end zone twice which gives him the much more flashy stat line. Do not go full FAAB this time if you missed out on Patterson last week but he has stand-alone RB3 in his current situation and would elevate to the full-time starter if Davis was to miss games.
Suggested Bid: $4,000,000
WR Add
Quintez Cephus, WR – DET (Owned 39%)
Week 2: 4 Rec/63 yards, 1 TD
New Detroit Lions’ quarterback Jared Goff seemed to have an eye for Quintez Cephus on Monday night while Tyrell Williams was sidelined with an injury. The big-bodied receiver produced well on the first drive, securing a long third-down reception and capping the drive off with a touchdown. He also played on 89 percent of the team’s snaps and received 20 percent of Goff’s targets. The Lions will continue to be in pass-favoured situations as they have found themselves the first two (2) weeks which bodes well for Cephus to remain a WR4 each week and worthy of being on most rosters. Knowing when to start/sit him will rely on who is likely guarding him on the other side of the ball, however.
Suggested Bid: $1,000,000
K.J. Osborn, WR – MIN (Owned 31.5%)
Week 2: 5 Rec/91 yards, 1 TD
A sleeper last week to add to practice squads, K.J. Osborn graduates to full roster spot this week after another strong performance to start the season. Obsorn is entrenched as the WR3 option in Minnesota with only one (1) other target going to receivers not named Jefferson or Thielen. He has also played on 71 percent of the Vikings’ snaps through two (2) weeks which shows that Kirk Cousins and the offense will be using 3WR sets a lot in 2021. His ceiling is capped because of the two players ahead of him on the depth chart but it may not matter if the Vikings keep getting into shootouts like last week.
Suggested Bid: $1,000,000
TE Add
Albert Okwuegbunam, TE – DEN (Owned 23%)
Week 2: 4 Rec/24 yards
Albert O (no I am not going to try and spell it correctly again) has shown progression this season playing on over 50 percent of the snaps after not going over 40 percent at any point last year. He also is fourth on the Broncos in targets with seven (7) thus far. He is still behind Noah Fant on the depth chart but we all know that the tight end waiver wire is reserved for Hail Mary’s anyways. We never know where the injury bug will strike next so for a player that has back-of-roster scores now Albert O could become a must-add later in the season. He’s also a player that can still be stored on practice squads so he would not require a full roster spot until needed.
Suggested Bid: $100,000 (PS)/ $500,000 active roster
Sleeper Add (<25%)
Jacques Patrick, RB – SF (Owned <1%)
Week 2: N/A
Two (2) weeks into the season, how desperate are you already at running back? Did you start 0-2 or lost one or both of your starting RBs already? Well, the 49ers are in just as desperate a spot as you are at the running back position and have signed Jacques Patrick off the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad this week. With Elijah Mitchell nursing an injured shoulder, Trey Sermon in concussion protocol, JaMycal Hasty already ruled out with an ankle injury, and Raheem Mostert and Jeff Wilson Jr on IR it is desperation time for Kyle Shanahan to find a healthy body to lineup in the backfield in week 3. Especially with Patrick profiling similar to Sermon and Hasty, it does not look like either will be returning soon. If there is any offensive scheme that could pick up a player and run him for 15 carries his first week it is Shanahan’s so push your chips all-in on Jacques Patrick and see what happens over the next few weeks.
Suggested Bid: $500,000
