And he is doing so with real-world efficiency. Herbert is beating Patrick Mahomes (24.5). After another prolific output of 347 passing yards, 66 rushing yards, and four total touchdowns against the Jaguars on Sunday, he is up to a 25.8-fantasy point average this season that trails just Russell Wilson, Kyler Murray, and Dak Prescott at the position. Herbert's fantasy point totals make that latter point a difficult one to argue against. With Tua Tagovailoa poised to start for the first time in Week 7, we should soon learn whether the 2020 draft class was so historically great that Herbert could deserve to be drafted third among the quarterbacks and still become a clear top-10 fantasy starter less than halfway into his rookie season. 1 waiver priority on him: No Justin Herbert, QB, Los Angeles Chargers And at this point, I don't think there is any doubt that Lindsay is that player.

That latter rate may be the result of a Broncos offensive scheme that limits their backs' receiving efficiency, but that is more reason for the team to rely on their better rusher. And to the second, Gordon has a dreadful -52.2% receiving DVOA. To the first, Gordon has just a 42.7% success rate versus Lindsay's 59.0%, which is sixth-best of all running backs with 25 or more carries. Well, despite counting stat success this season, Gordon has fallen short of Lindsay in those two previous virtues. In the preseason, I believed that Gordon would out-produce Lindsay in fantasy because, despite a typically lower yards-per-carry-average, he more frequently avoided negative plays and because he contributed more as a receiver. But Lindsay almost definitely will have temporary value when Melvin Gordon takes the three-game suspension the CBA mandates for his recent DUI, and I'm growing increasingly optimistic that he can take the Broncos' RB1 job from Gordon even when the latter is available. Lindsay may in fact miss Week 8 after suffering an apparent concussion in the third quarter of Sunday's game against the Chiefs. There are a handful of running back waiver options for Week 8 that have clearer short-term paths to playing time than Lindsay. 1 waiver priority on him: Yes Phillip Lindsay, RB, Denver Broncos And while the 5-foot-10 and 183-pound Johnson is less obviously a red zone threat than the bigger Fulgham, Johnson still leads the Steelers with 2.28 opportunity-adjusted receiving touchdowns despite his missed time, which suggests that his actual rate of three scores in five games is mostly sustainable. His team-leading 15 targets on Sunday boosted him to a 31.4% target share in Weeks 1, 2, and 7 - the three games that he mostly made it through healthy - which is nearly double teammate Chase Claypool's 15.1% since his breakout Week 5 performance and more than 10% ahead of JuJu Smith-Schuster's 19.7% rate for the season. Health is really the only thing that has held him back from WR1 status this year. Fortunately, Johnson believes this one is a bruise that should not affect his availability in Week 8 and beyond. Johnson's shortfall of an 80% roster rate surprises me less than Fulgham's since the former's ankle injury late in Week 7 was his third injury in a game so far this season. I'd recommend you spend your entire FAB to add him if his current 70% roster rate didn't suggest a public underrating of the Eagles' new No. It seems strange to say of a sixth-round draft pick that the Lions let go after his rookie season, but Fulgham is the total package. Moreover, the 6-foot-2, 215-pound Fulgham has produced 2.61 opportunity-adjusted touchdowns the last three weeks, the most of any receiver and a number that suggests his actual total of two scores in that time is, if anything, unlucky. And his 29.3% target share since Week 5 is the sixth-highest of all wide receivers in football. His 11 for the week were three more than any other Eagles player and five more than any other Eagles wide receiver.

But I suspect that even the fantasy players in the 30% or so of holdout leagues can see through those statistics to Fulgham's third straight game with 10 or more targets. On Thursday night against the Giants, he caught five passes for 73 yards and failed to score. Travis Fulgham, WR, Philadelphia Eaglesīy production, Fulgham just had his worst game since his Week 5 breakout. But for the waiver wire, this week features a diverse set of players whose increased value comes from their recent breakouts, recent signings, and recent returns from injuries themselves in addition to likely role increases due to teammate injuries.

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