Listed in order they should be picked up
WR Brandon Lloyd- Denver
Percent owned (ESPN): 12.8%
Not sure why no one’s picking him up, but for the 3rd straight game Lloyd has had a strong game, catching 6 balls for 169 yards and a score, and he’s actually now 2nd in the league in receiving behind (of all people) Austin Collie. He has 339 yards and a score this season and appears to be the Broncos #1 receiver, even with the emergence of rookie Demaryius Thomas.
TE Aaron Hernandez- New England
Percent owned (ESPN): 18.3%
For the 2nd straight game, Hernandez led the Patriots in receiving yards. Brady loves to spread it around so his production won’t be consistent, but with Kevin Faulk out, the Patriots are going to be looking to their tight ends over the middle of the field more often. Hernandez has proven over the last 2 weeks that he’s a better pass catcher than Rob Gronkowski.
WR Josh Cribbs- Cleveland
Percent owned (ESPN): 12.2%
With Brian Robiskie out with an injury, kick returning extraordinaire Cribbs got the start at wide receiver and caught 5 balls for 58 yards, in addition to his two carries for 20 yards. The Browns are struggling for offense so they would be smart to keep putting the ball in this guy’s hands, whether it be as a receiver, or on an end around, or as a wildcat, in addition to his normally kick returning duties. This means that Cribbs could finally start putting up legitimate fantasy points in league others than ones that count kick returns.
RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis- New England
Percent owned (ESPN): 1.9%
In the wake of Maroney’s trade to Denver, the man with 4 names (Ben, Jarvus, Green, Ellis) is getting a large increase in carries. BJGE will, of course, give carries to all of New England’s other backs and the Patriots love to mix it up in their backfield so he won’t be consistent, but after running for 98 yards on 16 carries week 3, and getting 10 carries before that week 2, BJGE looks like a solid fantasy option, especially if Fred Taylor’s injury is serious.
RB Kenneth Darby- St. Louis
Percent owned (ESPN): 0.2%
With Steven Jackson going down early with a groin injury, Darby had 57 yards on 15 touches and a score against Washington. If Jackson’s injury is serious, as speculation suggests it is, Darby would be the lead back in St. Louis.
RB Ryan Torain- Washington
Percent owned (ESPN): 0.2%
With Larry Johnson and Willie Parker gone, Torain is the favorite to get carries behind Clinton Portis/steal Portis’ job when the Broncos realize Portis is ancient. Torain was drafted by Mike Shanahan in Denver and then brought to Washington with him so it’s obvious that Shanahan likes this kid. Torain actually led the team in rushing with 46 yards against the Rams week 3. He could be their lead back soon. He’s worth a pickup in deep leagues and he’s someone to keep your eye on in normal leagues.
RB LeGarrette Blount- Tampa Bay
Percent owned (ESPN): 0.2%
Blount led the Bucs in rushing yards with 27 and in rushing attempts with 6 against Pittsburgh. He also scored a touchdown and got the goal line looks at 6-0 247. Stash him in deep leagues as he could become the new lead man in Tampa soon.
RB John Kuhn- Green Bay
Percent owned (ESPN): 3.8%
Kuhn has led the Packers in rushing yards in each of the last two weeks, with Ryan Grant and James Starks out and Brandon Jackson stinking up the joint. The only problem, his rushing totals over the past two weeks, 36 and 31. The Packers simply don’t run the ball much. They didn’t with Ryan Grant and they certainly don’t when they don’t trust the running game. One of these weeks they may run the ball a lot and Kuhn would be the one to benefit from that most, and Kuhn also gets the goal line carries, which is huge in an offense like Green Bay’s.
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