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Week 3: BCS Waiver Wire Report

Contributed by: Joe Arpasi
Last Updated: Sep 19, 2011 1:35 PM

Need to bolster your college fantasy football roster? Here are a few players for your consideration. For our non-BCS list, click here. SNATCH EM UP These guys will be hot commodities on the wire this week. QB Russell Wilson, Wisconsin Wilson was big in the season opener against UNLV, and he followed that performance up with another strong

Need to bolster your college fantasy football roster?  Here are a few players for your consideration.  For our non-BCS list, click here.


SNATCH ‘EM UP
These guys will be hot commodities on the wire this week.

QB Russell Wilson, Wisconsin
Wilson was big in the season opener against UNLV, and he followed that performance up with another strong one against Oregon State. He accounted for 200 total yards but he did rack up three passing touchdowns. Wilson is a good fit for deep all-120 leagues as well as BCS only leagues.
 
QB Steele Jantz, Iowa State
Jantz didn’t raise any eyebrows in week one but in the rivalry game with Iowa he showed us the type of playmaking ability he brings to the table. He threw for 279 yards and four scores plus 42 more yards on the ground. He utilized his legs to extend plays and find open receivers down the field.
 
QB Zach Maynard, California
Maynard was vital in Cal’s come from behind shootout win against Colorado. He threw the ball 35 times for 243 yards and four touchdowns. He will be a better fit for fantasy owners in BCS heavy leagues, but you can still find some spot starts for him in an all-120 league format.
 
QB Mike Glennon, NC State
This may be the last week to find Glennon available on the waiver wire. Against Wake Forest he threw for 315 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception. The NC State defense has struggled out of the gates, and it forcing the offense to play in shootout fashion games. As long as the defense continues to struggle, expect Glennon to be slinging the ball around the field.
 
QB Marshall Lobbestael, Washington State
With Jeff Tuel out of action it’s the Lobbestael show for the Cougars. Against UNLV he showed he is capable of running the offense. He was 24-32 passing for 361 yards and five, count ‘em, five touchdowns. The Wazzu passing game was poised for a good season and it looks like Lobbestael will keep this machine humming in Tuel’s absence.
 
WR Aaron Pflugrad, Arizona State
It looks like we might have found out who’s going to catch the touchdown passes in the Arizona State offense. Pflugrad has caught two touchdown passes in each of his two games this season. He may not get a ton of receptions each week, but he eats up tons of yards and has a nose for the endzone.
 
WR Emory Blake, Auburn
Blake has stood out as the top receiver in Auburn offense. In week one he amassed 95 yards and a score, and in week two he totaled 108 yards and another score. His production has been reliable each week this season regardless of who the opponent is. Blake should make a nice WR3 in many leagues.
 
WR Dwight Jones, North Carolina
Jones has stepped up as the leader of the receiver corps for the Tarheels. He has broke 100 yards receiving and one touchdown in each game this season. Against Rutgers in week two he caught six balls for 135 yards and one touchdown. As new starting quarterback Bryn Renner improves throughout this season you can only expect Jones’ value to rise.
 
WR Paul Richardson, Colorado
Richardson shined in Saturday’s match-up with Pac-12 foe California. Richardson hauled in 11 passes and turned them into an astounding 284 yards and two touchdowns. Colorado should find themselves playing from behind frequently in Pac-12 play, so Richardson will have many more opportunities to shine.
 
TE Jacob Pedersen, Wisconsin
Pedersen is stepping into the go-to tight end role in the Wisconsin offense. In week two he caught six balls for 80 yards and two touchdowns. The tight end position is very thin so if Pedersen is available in your league make the space to fit him on your roster.

 
TAKE A CHANCE
If you have the roster room, these prospects are worth a look.
 
QB Tyler Hansen, Colorado
Running back Rodney Stewart has struggled carrying the offense through two games this season. This has allowed Hansen to be more involved in the offense through the air, and he came through in a big way against California. In a wild back and forth battle, Hansen threw the ball 49 times for 474 yards and three scores while adding 26 more yards on the ground. Since Colorado will most likely play from behind in Pac-12 play, Hansen may have plenty of more opportunities to throw the ball 40+ times again.
 
QB Keith Price, Washington
The Washington offense had “the light switch” turned on in week two as they faced Hawaii. Price came out firing early and he passed for 315 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception. Price should be a spot start quarterback at best for fantasy rosters, but he has a bevy of experienced receivers to throw the ball to.
 
RB De’Anthony Thomas, Oregon
Thomas is a talented freshman that many people think could be the next great Oregon running back. With running back Kenjon Barner not suiting up, Thomas was given a chance to shine. He carried the ball eight times for 81 yards and caught two passes for 93 yards and two scores. When Barner returns it may be difficult for Thomas to see the ball. But at the same time if he continues to play like this he might just muscle his way into the running back rotation. If you’re in a BCS format Thomas is risky when it comes to being a steady fantasy option, but if you have the room on your roster it may not be a bad idea to roll the dice on him.
 
RB Marc Tyler, USC
The USC running back situation is a headache waiting to happen.  There's a 50 percent chance Tyler pans out and becomes a viable fantasy starter, and there's a 50% chance he becomes a part of a nasty RBBC situation.  Roll the dice if you have the roster room in a deep league.

WR Dan Buckner, Arizona
Buckner stepped up as receiver Juron Criner missed the week two showdown due to appendicitis. Buckner hauled in 10 receptions for 142 yards and a touchdown. The Arizona running game is non-existent and that will have quarterback Nick Foles throwing the ball over and over. As long as Criner is out of action, Buckner is worth taking a shot on.
 
WR Darius Reynolds, Iowa State
Reynolds led all Iowa State receivers with six receptions for 85 yards and two scores. Multi-touchdown performances like this will not be the norm with Reynolds, but if he continues to see a lot of passes his way you can expect to see him highlighted in the offense once Big XII plays rolls around.
 
WR LaRod King, Kentucky
King was the deep threat for the Wildcats gaining 100 yards on only five catches and reached the endzone once. King will be the top receiver for Kentucky, but we put him in the take a chance category due to the up and down play of quarterback Morgan Newton. Newton only passed for 114 yards in week two. King dominated the receiving yards but if Newton can’t find a way to start posting some 200+ yard outings King will remain hard to plug into your starting line-up.
 
WR Michael Campanaro, Wake Forrest
While Chris Givens is gaining a lot of attention by fantasy owners, Campanaro has silently been producing. Against NC State he caught five passes for 93 yards and one touchdown. In week one against Syracuse he caught seven passes for 79 yards and a score. With Givens stretching the field on the outside Campanaro is getting room to work from the slot to make plays over the middle.


WAIT AND SEE
Need to see more from these guys before pulling the trigger.
 
QB Willie Stein, Louisville
Stein put up some nice numbers in his match-up with Florida International. He accounted for 349 passing yards, two touchdowns and one interception. The problem is that even though the stats are nice, the Louisville offense hasn’t looked very good this season when judging them by the eye test. The safe thing to do might be leaving Stein out there for somebody else.
 
RB Le’Veon Bell, Michigan State
Bell has had two nice outings now as he continues to eat into Edwin Baker’s carries. Against Florida Atlantic Bell rushed for 69 yards and a score. Last season the running backs split carries early in the year, then Baker got the bulk of the carries once Big Ten play rolled around. This could be the case this year and next week’s match-up with Notre Dame should tell us how the carries will be divided out once Big Ten plays hits.
 
WR Devin Aguilar & TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington
Aguilar was spectacular in week two catching five passes for 131 yards and a touchdown. Seferian-Jenkins is a talented freshman who caught three passes for 91 yards and a touchdown against Hawaii. The problem with receivers from the Washington offense is that the ball gets spread around a lot from week to week. It will be very hard to predict the games when these two should reach the endzone. This will give fantasy owners headaches throughout the fantasy season.
 
TE Anthony Miller, California
Miller will be popping up on fantasy radars this weekend after posting a two touchdown performance against Colorado. The problem is that he only had those two touchdown catches in a game that was a shootout. In week one he only registered two catches but failed to reach the endzone.


CUT ‘EM LOOSE
Throw them back into the player pool.
 
QB Stephen Garcia, South Carolina
Some fantasy owners decided to take a chance on Garcia as a draft day sleeper. Through two games he has looked poor throwing the ball and is not finding the endzone much in the air. He has only passed for a total of 252 yards and two touchdowns to go with two interceptions. Although his running ability is giving him a little fantasy value the best thing to do is ignore the “name factor” Garcia brings to the table and just move on to somebody else.
 
RB Savon Huggins, Rutgers
The running game for Rutgers has struggled behind an offensive line that can’t open up running lanes on a consistent basis. Huggins put up decent fantasy numbers in week one due to his two rushing touchdowns, but through two games he has only carried the ball ten times for 32 yards. It’s beginning to look like Rutgers will rotate running backs this season and it will be very hard finding the right time to plug Huggins into your line-up.

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