Hello, and welcome to the Dynasty Do Podcast. I'm your holst Corey Evans,
thanks for listening. I'm this week's show. I'm talking about shopping for
waiver wire bargains. We all want to identify or at least try to find,
those hitting gems on the waiver wire, and I have five names that
I think could fit that criteria or mold for this upcoming season in twenty twenty
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though. The first name I'm shopping for in the wave wire to be a
bargain is Jeremy Rutger, tight end, New York Jets. He's twenty three
in August, third round pick at twenty twenty two out of Ohio States.
He had limited college output, or at least nothing that stood out on film.
Best campaign was in twenty twenty one with a twenty six three on nine
three log, which put him on the map to be drafted, and the
third round was actually impressive for what Rutger displayed in terms of box score totals
at the collegient level. He earned some Dalton Schultz comps. It's a prospect.
Rutger is six five two fifty Schultz is six five two forty four and
play styles are pretty similar. Can be a move tight end lineup as a
blocker or if you need to be stretched out either out wider in a slot
totally fine to do so. One main difference between Rugget and Schultz is that
Rutgert is known to be a good run blocker, where Schultz is more of
a pass catcher. So you keep that in mind that it could help Ruggert
see the field more moving forward due to his run blocking experience. He dealt
with plantar fesch Gidis last year, which limited him to one catch for eight
yards on two targets in nine games played, almost a red shirt season.
A bit of buzz has generated four Rutgert as of late. He reportedly impressed
in OTA's head coach Robert Solow's quote as the saying, quote, Jimmy Rutger
is awesome. He's hungry, he looks like a guy in a mission.
He's got a nasty streak to him. Excited about him in the direction he's
going end quote. Obviously, any praise from a head coach or decision maker,
if a player will be on the field or not, is encouraging.
Just take it with a grain of salt, because we're gonna hear a lot
of hyperbole and exaggeration from now until September, until the preseason concludes. What's
working against Rutgert is the Jets tight end depth. You have Tyler Conklint presumed
starter, CJ. Zama veteran presence, and then seventh round rookie Zach Coons,
who is off the charts athletic. So there's a lot of mounts to
feed and or tarred share up for grabs in this tight end room for the
Jets. I doubt that Rutger unseats Conklin. If you can become tight end
too, then a path to standalone value could be possible under the duo of
Aaron Rodgers and O. C. Nathaniel Hacketts. Think Green Bay tight end
usage in previous seasons with Robert Tungyan Marcedes Lewis. That's the path for Rutger
to carve out if it were to actually come to fruition in twenty twenty three.
Before I move on, you just wanted to preface that my voice might
sound a little off. I'm doing my best tires, so I'm gonna power
through. But I have a really bad sore throat that I'm recovering from from
COVID, so he's bear with me. I'm gonna get this content delivered.
The voice qualities might not be up to previous standards what you expect from me.
So the next player is the Nerik Prince. He's twenty three UDFA out
of Tulsa Mosta received seventh round or undrafted the grade, so his connection to
the Chiefs isn't far off from Isai Picccheco, last year's a late round pick.
The Chiefs seemed to identify talents running backs later on, adding much cheaper
price point then allocating early draft capital. They feel burned from doing so as
a first rounder, that being clads Layer years and years ago. So Prince
is six ft two hundred and sixteen pounds with a standout athletic profile four point
four one forty thirty five and a half ins vertical ten ft four inch broad
that's a great combination of size, speed, power explosion At six ft two
hundred and sixteen pounds. Prince has received starting reps at running back with Prochecco's
sideline. Pacheco is expected back four week one, at least tentatively, after
a late season hand injury and shoulder surgery in the off season. Denarik has
especially impressed as a pass catturing drills while displaying and ability to reach a second
gear of sorts, and as an interesting development since he was not used all
that extensively or consistently as a receiver at the college level, with only seventeen
career receptions. Instead, Prince emerged in twenty twenty two, spite missing some
time with injury, with a one twenty six seven twenty nine five rushing effort
for five point eight yards per carry. Other chief running backs of note besides
Prince and I mentioned Prochecco would be Jack McKinnon, who's been arguably the most
reliable Chiefs running back over the past few seasons, and then Clyde Everards de
Layer's. Recent reports from Beat reporters in Kansas City have indicated that Prince could
end up taking C's Roger spot on the fifty three man roster unless the Chiefs
find a trade partner or suitor for Cech's services. I'd be surprised if he
was outright cut. You never know. Crazier depth chart leaps have occurred.
Let's not expect, though, Prince to catapult himself into immediate fantasy relevancy.
Step one is actually making the team, and he appears to be on the
right track or head in the right direction in that regard. So if Prince
is still on the wave wider in your league, he's an automatic ad.
Right now, there's enough daily reports circulating as to where we can understand that
the Chiefs either have a role in Vision four prints or at least want to
be a part of the franchise as a steal potentially u DFA. Up next
is David Bell wide receiver Cleveland Browns. He's twenty three in December, a
third round selection out of Purdue last year a twenty four two fourteen receiving log
with thirty five targets for eight point out yards Pertetch. As a rookie,
Bell could be phased out of Cleveland's passing an attack or even demoded. With
Amari Cooper and seemingly Elijah Moore locked in as a Brown's top wideouts, that
leaves a competition between Bell, Donovan People's Jones was coming off a career year
third round rookie start for Tilman, even speedster Downfield Brett Marky's goodwin. So
the path for Bell to even make the team isn't clear, let alone carve
out a week tweek or even season long role. Bell actually reminds me,
though a lot of Jordan Addison in the sense that they both were complete products
out of school with subpar athletic ability. David broke out in twenty twenty one
with a ninety three twelve eighty six six receiving law for thirteen point yards.
Pertetch the usage was actually there for Belle and I get to that shortly,
but the consistency and execution wasn't. And that's not all his fault. But
let's not forget that this time last year, Cleveland head coach Kevin Zafanski was
literally pounding the table for David Bell and even stated the franchise had to do
whatever it took to draft him at paaraphrasing. But you can go back and
watch videos or interviews. Cleveland was so sold on Bell as a prospect.
Therefore, I doubt Stefanski is willing to give up on a talent he was
so adamant about or sold on so quickly, which gives Bells some post type
sleeper appeal at a basement level cost. Then, of course, we have
to factor in DeShawn Watson having a full offseason to grasp the offense, shake
off the rust, and Stefanski making it quite evident that Cleveland be a more
past focused offense. If that is the case, and the pastor run ratio
favors throwing the football, then suddenly there's a lot more up for grabs in
terms of tart distribution that Bell could be a part of. We're not expecting
him to be inserted into our lineups week one or at all. This is
a stash off the waiver wire that we should be shopping for right now.
Is a bargain because he's being cast aside, written off in the dynasty landscape.
So perp PF, Bell actually led all Cleveland wideouts and snaps from the
slot last season with two thirty six. So the issue with that for twenty
twenty three is that Elijah Moore is fully expected to man the slot for Cleveland.
So can Bell play outside? Yes, he did up for due both
inside and outside. Again, it's basically going to come down to a competition
at wide receiver three between the likes of Bell, DPJ Sega, Tillman,
and Marky's Goodwin. The other dilemma in terms of just pure opportunity is Nick
Chubb, Jerome four, David and Joku, even Harrison Bryant. Cleveland is
loaded on offense. It's going to either thrive or fail with the Shawn Watson
and I tend to think he's going to rebound to quarterback one value and this
offense will look entirely different in twenty twenty three than it did in twenty twenty
two. And Bell is arguably one of the cheapest ways into the offense.
So why not check if he's a free agent and pick him up accordingly?
Time for a quick break and I'll be back for two more players that I'm
shopping for on waiver wires and dynasty as potential bargains. That next name is
McCole Hardman, and he actually might be the one outlier or he's not available
in as many leagues as the other names I've brought up or will bring up.
But I have seen him dropped, so you never know. Check your
waiver wire. He's twenty five check around pick at twenty nineteen out of Georgia.
Was stopt to be Tiree Hill's replacement in Kansas City when he was set
the phase league discipline, but Harbin never surfaces anything more than a rotational wide
receiver for the Chiefs offense across four INFL seasons. Mccole's best offensive achievements in
a campaign are fifty nine receptions, six hundred nine three yards, receiving six
touchdowns, a three targets, and then twenty point seven yards pertect That is
actually one You could put an asteridt next too, because it was his rookie
year and nothing else came close to that over the past few but still he
did it, which means it's a career mark. His snappercenting shairs I think
are most telling forty five percent, forty five percent, fifty two percent,
and fifty three percent annually. Those limited reps have capped this sealing in volume.
You want to see that close to seventy eighty percent a full time player,
if not close to it. Right now, McCole is entering a new
system with the Jets as only a part time player in the NFL. Does
that change. If it does, then suddenly he could be a breakout candidate.
That really nobody's talking about. The sudden intriguer peover McCole is indeed the
connection to or presence of Aaron Rodgers because he elevates all pass catcher floors and
ceilings for fantasy purposes. Harman's elite speed four point three three forty yardash also
helps create a situation for fantasy upside, since Jets O se Nathaniel Hackett will
surely find opportunities to manufacture touches for him. McCole isn't all that large and
there's a ton of weight to him, but if utilize correctly, his speed
could literally change the course of one game or one week in fantasy. The
other issue to bring up is that the Jets bid receiver room is packed.
You have Garrett Wilson, Alizard, Corey Davis, Randall Cobb. Even so,
Harbin's free agent contract of one year for four and a half million four
point zero eight zero million guaranteed figures should keep him locked in at least start
in three receiver sets for this upcoming campaign. We shouldn't expect Harman to suddenly
become a possession wide, however, but there's week winning, if not league
winning, potential if he's able to find the end zone or routinely make big
plays. And that is purely based on Aaron Rodgers. I know you're thinking
the same logic applies or applied with McCole. Harman receiving passes for Patrick Mahomes
at the city. While that may be true, Kansas City never gave him
the snap share to flourish or benefit from expanded volume. That could change with
the Jets, just based on the structure and composition of the offense, where
Kansas City, like you, spread the ball around a lot. We don't
know what the softim to look like with Rodgers and Hackett, but if we
have any baseline of data, go back and look at what Green Bay has
done for so many years when both Rogers and Hackett were together under that organization.
One more quick spin would be that McCole Hardman could be a discount of
version of Christian Watson, Mike Williams, James Williams, Gabriel Davis for the
sake of plane style and roll. Again, he might not be a free
agent any waiver wire, but I see him dropped in already two leagues this
offseason, and that was before the Rodgers trade for some context, but still
you get the idea. You get the picture that Acole Hardman isn't going to
cost you an arm in a leg could be a third, even a fourth,
and at that price point, based on everything I discussed, I think
it's well worth trading a mint to late round picked for him or adding him
available waiver wire based on what the ceiling could be if it all clicks with
the Jets. And last, but not least, Kevin Harris running back New
England. I've seen him on plenty of waiver wires. Now as of this
recording, we found out that Ezekiel Elliott is visiting New England and could end
up signing there. That has really changed the course of my thought process when
it comes to Harris, because Zeke has not had much of a market and
time. Montgomery already is injured, So the Patriots complicity for camp bodies or
just more depth in general alet to dive deeper onto why I think Harris is
good to shop for right now on the waiver wire as potential bargain. He's
twenty three in November, so we have Harris and Pierre Strong as the leading
running back candidates to back up and Mondre Stevenson for the Patriots with Damien Harris
out of the batfield picture now in Buffalo as a sixth round rookie. Last
year, Harris appeared in five games within eighteen fifty two one rushing line only
two point nine yards per Cary not much to base off there, but at
five to twenty five, Kevin drew comparisons to Carlos Hides, a prospect out
of South Carolina with an entreating a lot of profile, most notably thirty eight
and a half inch vertical in ten foot six inch broad jump. Those two
metrics to me in the Kate most there's explosion and burst that if given the
football as an early don rusher, Harris could easily achieve and display on the
NFL grid iron. His college output was average or slightly better than average is
best campaigns in twenty twenty with a one eighty five eleven thirty eight fifteen log,
six point two yards per carry, and displayed good versatility with thirty five
pre receptions. In a best case scenario, Harris could become the direct handcuff
to Stevenson while Pierre Strong, Time Montgomery or another veteran brought in makes it
on passing downs or even change your pace duties. If Zeke does sign,
by the time you're listening, you'll know that answer most likely, or we'll
all find out soon enough. Then it does put a damper on Kevin Harris,
but running back depth is crucial for real life and fantasy, so you
can never have enough of it is basically the point when I get across and
Harris being only twenty three November. If Zeke does sign with New England,
it doesn't necessarily spelled the end of Hairs's tenure with the Patriots. If anything,
it makes him Eving cheaper to acquire in Dynasty from here on out.
Now, early indications from training camp in New England that's Strong has a leg
up on Hairs for RB two duties in terms of just pure reps and snaps
with starters. There's a lot that can change that chart wise between now Meek
one, preseason being the most important, and that's what Bill Belichick has continually
said is that the backup running back competition between Hairs and Strong will most likely
be decided in the preseason based on performance and just evaluation of all three facets
rushing, receiving, and pass protection. So a lot to be determined as
a result. Let's all stash Harris as a possible diamond in the rough on
a run first Patriots offense or Montre Stevenson is the alpha in this backfield,
But make no mistake that an injury can happen to any running back and you
want exposure to a volumb driven running back, and we know the Patriots do
like to establish the ground game regularly, which is why I think Harris is
an excellent pickup off the waiver wire if you shopping for a running back.
Besides Time Montgomery, Harris is also the cheapest Patres running back to roster right
now in Dynasty and offers the closest body frame to replace Stevenson if needed.
Harris again five ten to twenty five or mind right, six feet two twenty
seven. Is Harris going to save you if your week at running back?
Probably not, but for the sake of this episode, if you're shopping for
a gap or avoided that position. If he's available as a free agent,
there's plenty of upside and factors working in his favor to see actual game reps
in voluhim in twenty twenty three to Warren a rosterspot and at this point Kevin
Harris should probably be universally rostered outside of very shallow league formats. Thanks for
listening, hope you'll enjoyed this week's episode. A quick recap of shopping for
wave wire bargains. Jimmy Ruckert Denieric Prince, David Bell, Mcole Hardman,
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