Waiver Hawk Week 8

Each week I will predict NEXT week’s hot waiver wire pickups so you can snag them before they become a hot commodity. I will continue to focus mainly on running backs and wide receivers because that is where your bread is buttered in fantasy football. The players are listed in order of relevance, and it is up to you to decide on which one is valuable enough to fit in a league your size. Make sure you don’t miss this article each week to become the waiver hawk in your league.

The two waiver wire darlings of this week are Alex Smith and Shonn Greene and are nice options if available now in your leagues.  Had I the ability to predict injuries, Shonn would of been a sure pickup last week.  Other than the Shaun Hill bad performance we put up a respectable performance week last week. Fargas was number one on my list last week and is being mentioned in many articles this week as Bush is rumored to be falling out of good faith in Oakland.  James Jones got in the endzone as promised. So did David Clowney as he had a nice day including 79 yards with that Touchdown. Beanie was one of the main pickups as well and was mentioned in my under owned section. On to week 8.

This Weeks Pickups

Mewelde Moore RB, Pittsburgh Steelers (8%)
Yes he is on a bye. This is in reality a pickup that won’t  show up in main fantasy circles for two weeks. I suggest snag him now if you can find room before someone smart finds a place to stash him. Mendenhall continues to have trouble with fumbling and Parker is struggling. Moore was very productive down the stretch last year and I expect Tomlin to turn to him to carry the load again. Pittsburgh plays against Oakland and Cleveland weeks 13 and 14 and would be a respectable playoff RB option you could stash now for nothing.

Mike Thomas WR, Jacksonville Jaguars (1%)
Mike was targeted 9 times in week 6 and takes on the weakest pass defense in the league. It is fairly clear to me that Thomas is being worked in more as the team is looking to develop their future.  We know that it is very hard to run against Tennessee and all three Jaguar receivers could be startable this week in deep leagues.

Kenny Britt WR, Tennessee Titans (11%)
Britt has seemingly unnoticed been the most targeted receiver in the Tennessee offense the last three weeks.  This offense has been poor so his value is limited.  But, he should see a lot of looks and has a great matchup against the 3rd worse pass defense in the league in Jacksonville. Britt has all the physical tools to breakout in his rookie year and this could be the week that he makes an impact.

Correll Buckhalter RB, Denver Broncos (38%)
Mentioned in my underowned section last week Correll is now featured. Coming off a bye, Denver takes on the Baltimore Ravens. Correll showed he is healthy last week and I believe could be a big part of a run first offense with a great offensive line this week. McDaniels is smart and I believe has figured out that Baltimore has allowed the second most receptions to RBs. Baltimore is not the great defense that we are used to and can be beat with the screen. I expect the screen to be featured heavily this week. Both Moreno and Buckhalter should see a nice jump in value.

Austin Collie WR, Indianapolis Colts (63%)
Sure, Collie is owned in a large majority of leagues.  This is the week that he truly becomes universally owned. Wayne is questionable against San Francisco. Even if he does not go I expect him to be limited.  Expect Collie to get most of the looks after San Francisco will try to limit Dallas Clark over the middle of the field.  Garcon is steadily losing more looks to Collie and Collie is looking like he has the ability to challenge Anthony Gonzalez for his starting gig. 
 
These guys should be owned in more leagues:

Anthony Gonzalez WR, Indianapolis Colts (44%)
Knowshown Moreno RB, Denver Broncos (83%)
Torry Holt WR, Jacksonvile Jaguars (64%)
Justin Fargas RB, Oakland Raiders (13%)
Carnell Williams RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (54%)
Mike Bell RB, New Orleans Saints (39%)
Hakeem Nicks WR, New York Giants (68%)
Beanie Wells RB, Arizona Cardinals (44%)
 
Biggest Movers from past articles:
The first percentatge is where I talked them up. The second percentage number is the highest percentage the players were owned.

Austin Collie WR, Indianapolis Colts (7%) (63%)
Carnell Williams, RB Tampa Bay Buccaneers (22%) (65%)
Fred Jackson, RB Buffalo Bills (49%) (85%)
Correll Buckhalter RB, Denver Broncos (22%) (42%)
Laurent Robinson WR, St. Louis Rams (5%) (23%)
Johnny Knox WR, Chicago Bears (1%) (63%)
Mario Manningham (9%) (88%), Steve Smith (28%) (93%) WR, New York Giants
Tashard Choice RB, Dallas Cowboys (10%) (46%)
Jerome Harrison RB, Cleveland Browns (2%) (38%)
Pierre Garcon WR, Indianapolis Colts (8%) (69%)
Mike Sims-Walker Jacksonville Jaguars (25%) (85%)
Miles Austin WR, Dallas Cowboys (18%) (84%)
Jermichael Finley TE, Green Bay Packers (8%)(27%)
Hakeem Nicks WR, New York Giants (13%)(55%)
Mohammad Massaquoi  WR, Cleveland Browns (0%) (24%)