Bye weeks have been mostly a nuisance so far this season. That changes this week with a half-dozen NFL teams on hiatus.
Say goodbye, for one week, to the Lions, Rams, Seahawks, Jaguars, Cardinals and Raiders. That means the fantasy talent pool will be missing many:
Top running backs: Detroit’s Jahmyr Gibbs, Las Vegas’ Ashton Jeanty, Seattle’s Kenneth Walker III.
Top receivers: Detroit’s Amon-Ra St Brown, Seattle Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Jags’ Brian Thomas Jr.
Top tight ends: Cards’ Trey McBride, Lions’ Sam LaPorta.
Top quarterbacks: Rams’ Matthew Stafford, Cards’ Kyler Murray.
Who’s left on the waiver wires near the season’s midpoint? Here’s our picks for some fellows you still might be able to grab:
Joe Flacco (Bengals QB) — It’s amazing what working with Ja’Marr Chase can do for an