The fantasy football week is getting ready to start up in full after the game on Thursday night and some of the top names heading into matchups on the waiver wire as solid picks includes Rashad Jennings, Harry Douglas, Ben Tate, Riley Cooper and Andre Brown.
The group is made up of solid options to use on Sunday and Jennings could be one of the best if Darren McFadden can't go due to his hamstring injury. Jennings has rushed for over 180 yards the past two weeks combined and he has nine receptions during that span and for PPR owners that makes him a very valuable option. Jennings has proven to the Raiders that the team can get by without McFadden and while they have lost three of the past four games, the team has performed well rushing the ball and Jennings has been a huge part of that. Jennings is a very versatile running back and he is averaging over 4.0 yards per carry and that has been huge for the Raiders as they try to pull themselves out of the hole they are in.
Jennings came in for McFadden in full after the Steelers game and against the Eagles in a bad loss he had a huge game, putting together a 170-yard plus day total with receiving and rushing yards and for PPR owners he could be a huge boost. Jennings is coming off of an 88 yard day against the Giants and even though New York played solid defense for most of the day, he still managed to gain over four yards per carry and that makes it three weeks in a row and four out five games that he has been that high. Jennings is a solid pick to start as long as McFadden is out and even with McFadden in, Jennings should be looked at as a starting option since McFadden can't really stay healthy and he has also done enough to prove that he deserves starting carries.
Harry Douglas has been dealing with a knee injury and after missing practice on Thursday, he was back in action on Friday and that likely means he will be playing for the Falcons this week and with Julio Jones out and Roddy White banged up, he could be the best option for the Falcons on Sunday. Matt Ryan has been working well with Douglas while completing nearly 70 percent of his passes targeted his way and now he is coming into the game after four straight solid performances. Douglas had seven catches for 49 yards last week and in the previous game he had just three but they went for 82 yards and in the two games before that he went over 120 yards, making 12 catches on 18 targets for 121 yards and before that he went seven for seven for 149 yards and he should be in line for another big day on Sunday.
Riley Cooper has been one of the best wideouts in the league this season, putting up some crazy numbers, including nearly 500 yards receiving when Nick Foles is at QB. Cooper is coming off of a three catch, 102 yard game with two touchdowns and that makes five in the past two weeks. He is a solid start on Sunday.