The fantasy football week is gearing up to start on Thursday night with the Bengals taking on the Dolphins and heading into the week, fantasy owners will be looking for value free agents and additions and some players coming back from injury are good options, including Percy Harvin, Andre Brown, Michael Crabtree, James Starks and Jonathan Stewart.
Harvin is the best player to add and while he may have had a minor set back at practice, with Sidney Rice now done for the season, he will be the number one option once he returns for Russell Wilson. Golden Tate has been very solid for the Seahawks this season and now that Rice will be done for the year, he becomes even more valuable and so does Harvin. The Seahawks are 7-1 this season, but as they showed on Monday night, they have weaknesses as well and not having Rice for the rest of the season could be a big blow for the team hoping to make it to the Super Bowl.
Tate is currently leading the team with 32 catches for 439 yards and three touchdowns and he is tops over Doug Baldwin, who has 23 catches for 372 yards and a score as well. Both players will be expected to step up for Russell Wilson and the season for the Seahawks could now depend on how good Harvin is once he returns. Harvin was electric for the Vikings last season with 62 catches and 677 yards despite missing most of the season and the Hawks are hoping he can be a factor after signing him to an extension. Wilson has over 1,600 yards this season with 13 TDs and he needs to have as many weapons as he can get.
The Seattle offense has been very good with Marshawn Lynch rushing for over 600 yards and six touchdowns this season, but without Rice in the lineup things could get tougher, making Harvin and Tate solid fantasy adds for the rest of the season. Funny enough, the last game Harvin played in was for the Vikings, against the Seahawks. Andre Brown is a huge ADD player this week even though the Giants are on a bye, as he is expected to return in Week 10 against the Oakland Raiders and that game will be a huge test for Brown.
The Giants have been one of the worst teams rushing the ball this season and adding him back should be a great help, as he was expected to be the starter this year ahead of David Wilson. The team has Peyton Hillis and Brandon Jacobs, but if Brown comes back and is healthy, he could be a very good option moving forward. Michael Crabtree and James Starks are both good options as well, with Starks coming back already and Crabtree on his way for the 49ers, who desperately need his services.
Starks came back from a knee injury and had 57 yards and a touchdown, giving him two scores in the last three games he played and with the Packers rushing the ball well this season, he should continue to produce. Crabtree is not quite ready yet, but he should be returning soon and he could be a great number one option for fantasy owners.