Who's Hot or Not & Waiver Wire Fantasy Football Pickups

Hello Fantasy Football Fans!

Welcome to the 7th week of the waiver wire 'who is hot and who is not' column of the year. I thank everyone for reading and hopefully this will assist your team on the way to the playoffs.  I won't list anyone who was on previous lists, but if  Keenan Allen, Zac Stacy, Andre Ellington, Nick Foles or Harry Douglas are still out there, please do yourself a favor and grab them.  Let’s get to the list!

Who is Hot:

• Eagles QB – It is fantasy gold and top 5 in points this year.
• Zac Stacy – He has grabbed the RB1 job on the Rams, but does have a tough schedule.
• Brandon Jacobs – He was partying like it was 2008 but they have no one else.
• Jordy Nelson – He is now clearly the WR1 in the fantasy world.
• Cam Newton – He had a huge week and gets the leaky Rams defense next.
• Vernon Davis – Kaep' has finally figured out the best way to make himself look good.
• Stevan Ridley – It looks like he has finally got his job back.
• Arian Foster – The team is struggling but he is getting a ton of touches.
• Philip Rivers – He continues to put up QB1 numbers.
• Keenan Allen – He has emerged as the WR1 target with the Chargers and doesn't look like a rookie.

Who is not:

• DeMarco Murray – Another year, another major injury.
• Eli Manning – He is fantasy irrelevant.
• Calvin Johnson – Trying to play hurt and is a shell of himself.
• Randall Cobb – He looks to be out 6-8 weeks.
• Aaron Rodgers – He is having an average year and with more Lacy will come less passes.
• Marques Colston – It looks like father time has caught up to him.
• Roddy White – He played hurt and now missing more games.
• Steven Jackson – Still not practicing!
• Tavon Austin – With only 4 snaps he does not fit into the power offense the Rams are now running.
• Tom Brady – He is another overrated fantasy QB living by his name.
• C.J. Spiller – He is not getting the touches while struggling with injuries.
• Ray Rice – He is getting the touches, but it looks like the wear and tear has caught up to him.
• Trent Richardson – He continues to be a role RB at best in the Colts offense without the TD’s.
• Chris Johnson – He has also hit the wall and is not startable.

Average Size Leagues Waiver Wire pickups

• Joseph Randle – He is the RB1 for the Cowboys with a great matchup this week.
• Aaron Dobson – He got almost every snap for the Patriots last week.
• Brandon Jacobs – There is no one else at this time in an easy division.
• Kendall Wright – He is not flashy but is putting up 5 catches for 50 yards or so every week.
• Riley Cooper – He has great matchups during the next few bye weeks.
• Percy Harvin – Sounds like he is only a few weeks away.
• Kris Durham – Matt Stafford’s college teammate is getting a ton of looks.
• Chris Ogbonnaya – He has gotten more touches than Willis McGahee.
• Khiry Robinson – He seems to be the Saints RB that is now favored.
• Brandon LaFell – 2 out of 3 good weeks, not a bad chance to take in a bye week.
• Kyle Rudolph – He has a great matchup this week if you need a bye week fill in.
• Denarius Moore – He is the favored target for Pryor.

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Good Luck this week!

Fantasy Mike