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Week 12: BCS Waiver Wire Report

Contributed by: Todd DeVries and Joe Arpasi
Last Updated: Nov 14, 2011 3:28 PM

Need some roster help for the college fantasy football playoff push? Give these BCS prospects a look. Its all about schedule matching down the stretch, so take a look at each player below to see what fits your needs. For this weeks Non-BCS possibilities, click here. RB Andre Ellington, Clemson Ellington was banged up in his week 9 game against

Need some roster help for the college fantasy football playoff push?  Give these BCS prospects a look.  It's all about schedule matching down the stretch, so take a look at each player below to see what fits your needs.  For this week's Non-BCS possibilities, click here.
 
RB Andre Ellington, Clemson
Ellington was banged up in his week 9 game against North Carolina. He then sat out against Georgia Tech in week 10. In week 11 he returned to the tune of 25 carries for 98 yards and two scores on the ground to go along with 42 yards receiving against Wake Forest. He will play against NC State in week 12 which is a very nice match-up, but follows it up with a difficult game at South Carolina in week 13. If you’re lucky and Ellington was dropped while injured in your league, snatch him up now.
 
RB Chris Rainey, Florida
Rainey is another guy who was banged up recently and may have been dropped in many leagues. Against South Carolina in week 11 he ran the ball 17 times for 132 yards, and caught three passes for 30 yards. Next on the schedule is Furman, a game where he is bound to break some big plays. Many leagues list him as a RB/WR combo, and he can serve as a big boost to your receiver corps if you have the option in your league set-up.
 
RB Jonas Gray, Notre Dame
Despite splitting time in the backfield with Cierre Wood Gray has been putting up some very nice numbers over that past three weeks. His yardage hasn’t been huge, but he currently has a nose for the endzone. Over the past three weeks he has ran for 297 yards and reached the endzone six times. Next week The Irish host Boston College in a game where he should reach the ednzone yet again. But that might be the only time to use Gray since Notre Dame travels to Stanford in week 13.
 
RB Fitz Toussaint, Michigan
Michigan has found it's top running back in Fitz. He's posted 20-170-2, 16-58-0 and 29-192-1 rushing statines over the past three weeks.  The match ups aren't great down the stretch (Week 12 - Nebraska, Week 13 - Ohio State) but he is worth a look in deeper BCS leagues.

RB Le’Veon Bell, Michigan State
Bell has come on strong the last two weeks, rushing for a combined 208 yards and three touchdowns. His next two games are very attractive playing Indiana at home then Northwestern on the road. Against lower level competition Bell has been automatic for touchdowns, reaching the endzone against teams like Youngstown State, Florida Atlantic, Central Michigan, and Minnesota.
 
RB Kendial Lawrence, Missouri
Lawrence raised his head out of the back-up spot last week to carry the ball 18 times for 106 yards and one touchdown against Texas. It’s uncertain if he will continue this size of a workload, but before entering the Texas game he has averaging only seven carries a game. His upcoming match-ups can’t be ignored though. He gets a Texas Tech defense at home that is giving up tons of yards on the ground right now and then he gets Kansas at home in week 13.
 
RB Brandon Pendergrass, Wake Forest
If you’re in need of some serious running back help in the first round of the playoffs and don’t mind taking on a risky play, Pendergrass might be a guy to target. Against Clemson he rushed the ball 20 times for 134 yards and two scores. This is well above his season average, but he does get a tasty match-up with Maryland in week 12. You might wait to see if you can get some other guys on the waiver wire before targeting Pendergrass, but if you strike out on other guys he can serve as a back-up option.
 
WR Alec Lemon, Syracuse
Lemon is not the typical fantasy receiver you want to ride into the playoffs with, but if you’ve been hit with a batch of injuries or have too many week 13 byes than you can count Lemon might be a solution. In the last two games he has caught a total of 19 passes for 336 yards and three touchdowns. He will finish out the season with a week 12 bye, and Cincinnati at home in week 13. With the week 12 bye there’s a good chance he will get passed over this week on the waiver wire and you could snag him up later in the week for free.
 
WR Toney Clemons, Colorado
Clemons is another receiver who might not be your first pick in the playoffs but he does bring a hot hand to your line-up. Over the last two weeks he has a combined 227 receiving yards and three scores. He will get UCLA in week 12 and Utah in week 13 with both games on the road. These are not ideal match-ups, but they provide games where Colorado will have to thrown to stay in the game.
 
WR Nick Toon, Wisconsin
Toon’s production slipped over the last several weeks as he was playing hurt, but he came back to health and put up big numbers in week 11. Against Minnesota he caught eight passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Outside of the weeks he was injured Toon was a fixture for at least one touchdown a game. It looks like he is back to that form, and these next two match-ups should provide opportunities for him to continue to catch the ball with game at Illinois and at home against Penn State.

WR Tevin Reese, Baylor
At the expense of Kendall Wright and Terrance Williams owners, Reese has posted 7-163-1 6-127-2 receiving stats over the past two weeks.  He's a risky play due to the presence of Wright and Williams against Oklahoma and Texas Tech over the next two weeks.  Still, if you're desperate at the WR position, he's worth a serious look.

WR Griff Whalen, Stanford
Andrew Luck loves throwing to his tight ends, but Whalen has also become a top target over the past few weeks.  After being non-existent in the first month of the season, he has racked up 92, 76, 76, 102, 87 and 107 receiving yards the past six weeks.  He has three touchdowns in the last two weeks.  Cal and Notre Dame are up next.

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