RB Zac Stacy (St. Louis)

Percent owned (ESPN): 10.2%

For some reason, Zac Stacy is still un-owned in most leagues, despite starting at running back for the past 3 weeks. He’s rushed for 210 yards on 49 carries in the last 3 weeks and will continue to start going forward. He needs to be owned universally because he’s a starting running back in the NFL.

RB Mike James (Tampa Bay)

Percent owned (ESPN): 0.1%

Doug Martin hurt his shoulder and is out indefinitely. He’ll miss at least this week’s game against the Panthers and there is some speculation that he could be done for the season. Mike James rushed for 45 yards on 14 carries in relief of Martin this week and will be the lead back going forward. He’s a must own going forward.

TE Jordan Reed (Washington)

Percent owned (ESPN): 3.8%

Jordan Reed had a breakout game against the Bears this week, catching 9 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown and now he has 18 catches for 242 yards and a touchdown in his last 3 games. Fred Davis was a healthy scratch this week so Reed is now the every down tight end. The rookie has established himself as Robert Griffin’s #2 option after Pierre Garcon. He’s worth starting going forward.

WR Percy Harvin (Seattle)

Percent owned (ESPN): 22.8%

Percy Harvin began practicing this Monday during a long week and there’s a chance he could return for this Monday Night’s game against the Cardinals. He could easily be a weekly startable player once he gets right so he’s worth picking up and stashing on your bench, especially if you have a free injured list spot.

TE Heath Miller (Pittsbugh)

Percent owned (ESPN): 21.7%

Heath Miller, Ben Roethlisberger’s security blanket, has 14 catches for 171 yards and a touchdown in his last 3 games. He’ll continue being a low end starting tight end in fantasy football going forward.

WR Jarrett Boykin (Green Bay)

Percent owned (ESPN): 1.4%

With Randall Cobb and James Jones out, Jarrett Boykin was the #2 receiver and caught 8 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown. James Jones is probably going to be back next week, but Randall Cobb is on the short-term injured reserve list and Jermichael Finley is also out indefinitely so there will be plenty of targets going forward for Boykin in one of the league’s premier offense.

WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (Indianapolis)

Percent owned (ESPN): 3.8%

Reggie Wayne is out for the season with a torn ACL. Darrius Heyward-Bey isn’t very good, but he’ll be an every down receiver going forward on an explosive offense. He’s worth picking up for that reason and stashing in case he starts producing.

RB Peyton Hillis (NY Giants)

Percent owned (ESPN): 1.9%

I guess Peyton Hillis is worth picking up if Brandon Jacobs misses another week with injury. David Wilson, Andre Brown, and Da’Rel Scott remain out long-term so the Giants are literally scrapping the bottom of the barrel for running backs signing Special Agent Peyton Hillis. Hillis isn’t very talented (hence why he was at the bottom of the barrel) and he rushed for just 36 yards on 18 carries with a long of 8, but he scored on the ground and added 4 catches for 45 yards and he could be a starting running back for another week so he’s worth a look in deeper leagues.

 

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