The WK10 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire IDP Dime Drop And Bye-Week Plays are all about getting that early jump on the completion in our leagues. The players listed are either undervalued, becoming more relevant, or simply just have an upside for bye-week plays. And as we list them we’ll have a summary that will help members decide if they are worth a hold or just a one-week play.

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Short and sweet about our approach to these potential players that have something to offer at this time. Now that we are in-season and have accumulated data and trends concerning the NFL teams, we can gauge ahead and get the jump on who is who. A big part of this process is based on what we know and use in our IDP Start/Sits cheat sheet chart. And a lot of it is also knowledge-based by the author as he continues to run through every defensive unit’s players every week. The one thing users need to keep in mind is that is it is up to them to follow through with the normal start/sit charts later in the week for potential changes not available at the time of this publication. And By doing so the user will confirm or even may see a better option for their particular situation. 

We are looking for those deep players that do not have a high owned percentage according to The Tipster Leagues.

Looking for the Cornerbacks? There are always three streamable players listed in the CB Oddsmakers published on either Tuesday or Wednesday.

Notice: Some players may remain here for more than one week at a time based on ownership changes and their following week’s matchup.

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Disclaimer / Warning / Read

These are deep dive waiver wire or bye-week players that are likely a free agent in your league for a reason. And although the are suggested plays for this particular week, there is always a risk of them not working out. And most waiver wire articles only have four to eight players they potentially suggest. But we take it deeper than that and will always try to suggest at least twelve. Hence, the larger the number the greater the odds more of them can or will miss. It is solely on the user to pick and choose who they may like to gamble on. Nothing in fantasy football is a lock, and waiver wire pickups are certainly pushing that fact to its limit.

With this said and from this point. We suggest the user do their own due diligence and select their player not only by availability but by their weekly averages. And as members always follow up with the start/sit charts for matchup strength and updated info in notes. These are early in the week and for the mid-week waiver wires. And things can change on a dime and owners will want to adjust to those strengths and changes.

NEW…

There will be a change in the delivery, we will now try to forecast the floor of the player’s potential production based on his average output and matchup strength.

Defensive Lineman

• Lions DT Danny Shelton, owned in less than 2% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 65% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus Washington is: 4 combined < Carryover from week 9.
• Broncos DT/DE Shelby Harris, owned in less than 5% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 62% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Raiders is: 4 combined – 1 tackle for loss < Should be cleared from COVID list Wednesday.
• Vikings DT Jaylyn Holms, owned in less than 5% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 68% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Bears is: 5 combined
• Ravens DT/DE Derrick Wolf, owned in less than 1% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 68% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Patriots is: 4 combined
• Patriots DT/DE Deatrich Wise Jr., owned in less than 1% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 70% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Ravens is: 5 combined – 1 tackle for loss
• Washington DT Donald Payne, owned in less than 8% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 85% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Lions is: 5 combined

Edge Rusher Defensive Lineman

• Bills DE Jerry Hughes, owned in less than 3% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 60% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Cardinals is: 3 combined – 1 tackle for loss < Carryover from week 9.
• Bills DE/OLB Mario Addison, owned in less than 2% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 63% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Cardinals is: 3 combined – 1 tackle for loss – 1 sack< Carryover from week 9.
• Patriots DE John Simon, owned in less than 9% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 77% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Ravens is: 4 combined < Carryover from week 9.
• Eagles DE Derrick Barnett, owned in less than 2% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 57% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Giants is: 3 combined – 1 tackle for loss – .5 sack
• Eagles DE Josh Sweat, owned in less than 2% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 48% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Giants is: 2 combined – 1 tackle for loss – 1 sack

Take Note

The Bengals could activate DE Same Hubbard off the I.R. this week. And the matchup on paper versus the Steelers, for him, would be solid. He may be worth picking up to stash for the rest of the season if he has been dropped. And he had been recording stats no matter the matchups, so one could do worse to pick the stud up and play this week. Our only risk of having him in this coming week “if” the activate him is if they decide to ease him in. But with the injury being an elbow it’s in our favor they don’t. Keep all of that in mind with the following.

• Bengals DE Sam Hubbard, owned in less than 10% (went down while on I.R.) of Tipster leagues. And he was averaging about 75% of the available snap counts before the injury in week 5. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Steelers with at least 50% of the snaps would be: 3 combined – 1 tackle for loss – 1 sack

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Safety

• Ravens FS Deshon Elliott, owned in less than 5% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 100% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Patriots is: 6 combined < Carryover from Week 9 With Even Better Matchup!
• Ravens FS Eric Harris, owned in less than 2% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 95% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Broncos is: 5 combined
• Vikings FS Anthony Harris, owned in less than 4% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 100% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Bears is: 6 combined
• Saints FS/SS C.J. Gardner-Johnson, owned in less than 5% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 90% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the 49ers is: 5 combined
• Cardinals SS Jalen Thompson, owned in less than 1% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 95% of the available snap counts last contest he played in (just came of I.R. for week 8). And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Bills is: 5 combined
• Buccaneers FS Jordan Whitehead, owned in less than 7% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 85% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Panthers is: 6 combined
• Washington SS Kamren Curl, owned in less than 1% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 100% of the available snap counts last contest he played in (in the first game replacing Landon Collins (IR) and had 70% in the contest that Collins went down with the injury). And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Lions is: 6 combined

Take Note

The Panthers have been using ILB/S Sam Franklin as the starting SS. And there is a couple of reasons he didn’t make the list this week. One, ILB/S Chinn was out last contest and that opened up a lot of opportunities for Franklin in week 9. And we do not know if Chinn will be out again this week, at this time. Second, the matchup on paper isn’t as solid as we like in week 10 versus the Buccaneers and did not meet our criteria. And third, it is possible that the original starter, Juston Burris (ribs), comes off the I.R., and that clutters the scenario even more at this time. As we can see there is plenty of options at safety this week. So why chase points and plan on playing them if it isn’t for sure going to be there. 

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Inside Linebackers

• Eagles ILB T.J Edwards, owned in less than 3% of Tipster leagues and took over as one of the main ILBs for the Eagles in week 8 with about 80% of the snaps. Assuming that sticks coming out of the bye week, his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Giants is: 8 combined
• Eagles ILB Alex Singleton, owned in less than 7% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 78% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Giants is: 7 combined 
• Washington ILB Cole Holcomb, owned in less than 3% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 75% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Lions is: 7 combined
• Bills ILB A.J. Klien, owned in less than 1% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 80% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Cardinals is: 6 combined

Take Note

The Giants might activate Tae Crowder, who was killing it next to Blake Martinez before he was injured a few weeks ago. And there is no reason we shouldn’t figure he’ll be back in the mix sooner than later. And that he’ll be a value down the road. As for this week, if they activate him, we don’t suggest risking a play. It’s more based on the idea they’ll eas him back and the idea we haven’t been able to trust what the Giants do this season across the board. This is more of a reminder right now that he is out there and he was making an IDP name forhimself at one point.

Don’t forget…

Don’t forget as we go through the season the options will dwindle on all IDP options for the bye week. Especially at the ILB position. And all the ones marked above could or should hold some value in deeper formats going forward. And don’t forget that we had many ILBs listed like that in last week’s article. Which can be seen HERE for a recap. And if you have picked up one of those available ILBs we’ll have them marked versus the matchups in our start/sits charts. It’s a fine line to walk when dealing with bye weeks.And we never suggest chasing points if you don’t need to force it.

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Deep Edge Rusher 3-4 Outside Linebackers By Unit

Warning! Only suggested for deep formats with designated Edge Rushers or in real heavy sack format for general Linebackers. The user should not reach here if unfamiliar with the designation of the position.

• Rams  OLB Leonard Floyd, owned in less than 5% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 92% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played in. And his week 10 forecasted floor production range versus the Seahawks is: 3 combined – 1 tackle for a loss 

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Gary VanDyke

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