WR Antonio Brown- Pittsburgh
Percent owned (ESPN): 5.9%
Brown was everyone favorite deep sleeper in the preseason after a huge preseason. He’s quietly had 25 catches for 364 yards in 7 games this season, including 7 catches for 102 yards last week. Hines Ward is injured so Brown should continue to get more and more targets from Ben Roethlisberger, who loves throwing to him.
WR Jabar Gaffney- Washington
Percent owned (ESPN): 6.5%
Gaffney has 23 catches for 361 yards and a score in 6 games this year and that was with Santana Moss opposite him. Moss is done for at least a month and John Beck is comfortable throwing to him. Look for Gaffney to become the #1 receiver in this offense.
RB Delone Carter- Indianapolis
Percent owned (ESPN): 17.0%
It’s clear Carter is the best running back Indianapolis has. He rushed for 89 yards and a score on 10 carries last week. Joseph Addai is hurt and Donald Brown sucks.
WR Greg Little- Cleveland
Percent owned (ESPN): 9.0%
Greg Little has 17 catches for 160 yards in his last 3 games and seems to be Colt McCoy’s favorite receiver. He’s worth a pickup because he does have upside.
RB Alfonso Smith- Arizona
Percent owned (ESPN): 0.1%
Chris Wells is hurt, so Alfonso Smith would be the lead back in his absence. He doesn’t have a ton of value this week, but if Wells misses more than a week, Arizona plays St. Louis’ miserable run defense next week and Smith could be startable. Stash him on your bench for now.
WR Michael Jenkins- Minnesota
Percent owned (ESPN): 2.5%
Jenkins has 27 catches for 332 yards and 3 touchdowns this season. Percy Harvin, for whatever reason, is not a starter and Bernard Berrian was just cut so Jenkins, who was Christian Ponder’s favorite target against Green Bay and had his first career 100+ yards game, looks like Minnesota’s best receiver as their offense gets better under Christian Ponder.