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Week 4: BCS Waiver Wire Report

Contributed by: Todd DeVries and 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 list of Non-BCS possibilities, click here. SNATCH EM UP If these guys are still available in your league, and you need help at their position, add them now. QB Marshall Lobbestael, Washington State This Cougar is making his second

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


SNATCH ‘EM UP
If these guys are still available in your league, and you need help at their position, add them now.

QB Marshall Lobbestael, Washington State
This Cougar is making his second straight appearance on our waiver wire recommendation list. In a game where some questioned if he could keep his high level of play going against a tough San Diego State team, he answered the bell by passing for 368 yards, three scores, and two interceptions. If he is still hanging out there in your league realize he won’t be available once waivers are processed.

WR Sammy Watkins, Clemson
Watkins’ role in the offense has grown each week this season. Besides being one of the top receiver targets he is growing into the “running receiver” in the Tulsa-like offensive scheme. Against Auburn he ran the ball seven times for 44 yards as well as hauling in 10 receptions for 155 yards and two scores. You can’t expect this type of aerial performance each week, but he has reached the endzone in every game this season.

TE Matt Furstenberg, Maryland
This guy is one of our new favorite under-the-radar tight end prospects.  He’s caught 11 balls in two games for 138 total yards.  Add him now if you are in a deep league.  Juicy match ups against Temple and Towson are next on the Terrapins' docket.
 


OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
If you have the roster room, these prospects are worth a look.

QB Colin Klein
Through two games, Colin Klein has rushed the ball a whopping 44 times for 217 yards and a pair of scores.  That’s the good news.  The bad news is that he’s only completing  an average of 11 passes per game.  Klein remains an intriguing option for those of you in deep BCS leagues.  After Miami this week, he faces a decent four games stretch of Baylor, Missouri, Texas Tech and Kansas.

QB BJ Daniels, USF
Daniels ripped apart Florida A&M and Ball State over the past two weeks for 741 passing yards and 6 total touchdowns.  He would make a nice spot start again this week against UTEP.

QB James Vandenberg, Iowa
Vandenberg had a great game against Pittsburgh throwing for 399 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Don’t be fooled by the output, though. Iowa is a running team, and don’t expect them to change their persona anytime soon.   Still, Ricky Stanzi passed for 3,004 yards with a 25-6  TD-INT ratio last year.  With Northwestern, Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan and Purdue still left on the slate, he could provide some nice games.

QB Tyler Hansen, Colorado
Hansen is 7th in the country in passing yards this season with 912 yards.  He’s also rushed for 2 TDs, and boasts a sparkling 7-1 TD-INT ratio.  The schedule begins to toughen up in the coming weeks, but in a BCS-only league he is a name you cannot ignore.

QB MarQueis Gray, Minnesota
Gray was one of our preseason sleeper QBs, and he is starting to find his groove.  After struggling mightily in the opener against USC, he’s rushed for 17-110-0 and 25-171-0 against lesser competition.  Next up on the docket is North Dakota State, Michigan and Purdue – three desirable matchups.
 
QB Keith Price, Washington
This is the second straight week that Price has made our waiver wire list. In a very tough road game at Nebraska, he threw the ball for 274 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions. He battled through a couple of injuries against Huskers, which is certainly something to monitor.  But a healthy Price is worthy of consideration in deeper leagues.

RB Iso Sofele, California
While not possessing he skill set of some of his Cal RB predecessors, Sofele has established himself as the Bears’ top rushing threat. He is averaging around 20 carries a game and he ran for 105 yards and two scores against Presbyterian in week three. He has only scored against non-BCS conference schools, and this might be the risky part of Sofele. If he can’t find his way into the endzone much in Pac-12 play his fantasy value will plummet.
 
RB Orwin Smith, Georgia Tech
Smith doesn’t get fed the ball much in Georgia Tech’s option offense, but he finds ways to be productive with it. In week one he had 127 total yards and two touchdowns. In week three he had 265 total yards and two scores. The problem is the Georgia Tech offense is hard to predict who will get the ball and who will score. One troublesome stat with Smith is that he has never touched the ball ten times in one game.

RB Darrell Scott, South Florida
Scott had a monster game in week three rushing for 146 yards and three touchdowns. But this was accomplished against Florida A&M. The week before he rushed for 82 yards and a score - but that was against Ball State. The toughest defense he has faced was Notre Dame in week one and he could only muster 33 yards. In all of these games he is averaging only 12 carries. Don’t be fooled by this week’s performance and let him pass by you waiver selections.
 
RB Henry Josey, Missouri
The running back position at Missouri is decimated by the injury bug. The rash of injuries has helped Josey see the field after he was buried on the depth chart at the start of the season. Against Western Illinois he toted the rock 14 times for 263 yards and reached the endzone three times. There’s still a lot of risk involved with Jones being a viable fantasy option, and the risk will just keep getting higher as the other running backs get healthy.  Bu his eye-popping Week 3 performance makes him someone to stash away to see if he can become the No. 1 man in he RB rotation.

RB Giovani Bernard, North Carolina
Bernard is getting more touches than Ryan Houston this season.  He’s put up 20, 24, and 16 fantasy points to start the season.  Not too shabby.  Houston will continue to share time with Bernard, but if you are in a BCS-only format Bernard is a very attractive prospect.
 
WR Kevin Dorsey, Maryland
Dorsey has led the Maryland receivers in each of the team’s first two games. Against West Virginia in week three he caught nine passes for 79 yards and a touchdown. The new spread offense is giving the receiving corps a boost in stats and Dorsey will surely benefit from the scheme. Although he may not blow you out of the water with his stats, he can serve as a good spot start WR, especially in PPR leagues.

WR Darius Reynolds, Iowa State
Over the pas two weeks, Reynolds has snagged 10 balls for 213 yards and 4 TDs.  And that was agains good competition in Iowa and UConn.  He has a bye week and Texas coming up, so he might not a great pick up a the current time, but certainly keep him on your watch list.
 
WR Keenan Davis, Iowa
Davis has emerged as a co-No. 1 receiver (along with Marvin McNutt) for the Hawkeyes.  Against Pitt, he caught 10 balls for 129 yards and a TD.  Last week against Iowa State, he posted a 5-95-1 statline.  Granted, both of these games turned into unexpected shootouts, and we aren’t likely to see too many more of these types of games on the Iowa schedule.  But still, Davis is a name to remember if you are desperate for WR help in a Big Ten heavy format.

WR Nick Toon, Wisconsin
Toon is the top receiving threat for Russell Wilson and the Badgers.  He’s caught 12 balls for 144 yards and 3 TDs over the past two games, quality stats for someone in a Big Ten-heavy format.

WR T.J. Graham, North Carolina State
Graham has hauled in 11 balls for 245 yards and 2 scores over the past couple weeks, scoring 20.70 and 21.30 fantasy points in the process.  He’s clearly the No. 1 target for new QB Mike Glennon.  Cincinnati, Georgia Tech and Central Michigan are his next three opponents.
 
WR La’Rod King, Kentucky
Not much has gone right for the Wildcats offense in the early going, but King is stepping up to become a decent fantasy option.  He’s scored a TD in each of this first three games, and over the past two weeks has caught 12 balls for 184 yards.

WR Ivan McCartney, West Virginia
The Mountaineer receivers rotate quite a bit when it comes to fantasy production, but it’s not a bad thing to throw your hat in the ring and snag one of them.  Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey appear to be the top two options, but McCartney is emerging as the No. 3 guy.  He’s scored 11.6, 15.9 and 14.1 fantasy points over the first three games.

TE D.J. Grant, Texas
Grant probably won’t be one of the more consistent tight ends in the nation moving forward, but he needs to be mentioned in this piece after blowing up on Saturday with a 6-77-3 statline.  The new QB situation appears to be helping him out in a big way.  Grab him in Big 12 heavy formats.

TE Zach Ertz & Levine Toilolo, Stanford
As long as Coby Fleener is out (concussion on Saturday), Toilolo holds fantasy value in deeper leagues.  He caught 4 balls for 102 yards and a score in his absence.  Ertz, already a fantasy contributor, becomes an even bigger asset if Fleener misses more time.  Ertz has a 9-127-3 statline on the year.

TE Dwayne Allen, Clemson
Allen was one of our preseason sleepers.  After a quiet start to the season, he snagged 7 passes for 80 yards and a TD against Auburn on Saturday.

TE Nick Provo, Syracuse
Provo caught 8 balls for 85 yards against USC Saturday night.  With Toledo, Rutgers and Tulane up next, he could be a nice stop-gap option over the next three weeks.

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