


You are going to witness an exorbitant number of overreactions to what went down in Week 1 of the fantasy football universe.
Those who lost their first game are already freaking out and are primed to make a few transactional mistakes this week.
No one likes to open their season with a loss, but to double-down on it with panic trades or poor waiver wire decisions is only going to put you further into the hole.
You need to be smart and strategic with your picks, and when it comes to adding wide receivers you need to follow the snaps and the targets.
The first place you should be looking for receiver help is with the Rams.
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Cooper Kupp was placed on injured reserve over the weekend, which sent fantasy managers rushing to their waiver wire to add Van Jefferson.
The fourth-year wideout may have led the receivers with a 93 percent snap share, but he ranked third in targets.
Tutu Atwell and Puka Nacua saw their snap-shares spike to 79 and 78 percent, respectively and combined for 23 targets.
Nacua actually saw the most with 15 and did a great job turning them into 10 catches for 119 yards.
The Rams’ offensive attack is built on speed, and both have more than Jefferson.
Though he may be listed as the No. 1 on the team’s depth chart while Kupp is out, Nacua and Atwell are going to be the ones you want for fantasy.
In the same game, the Seahawks lost Tyler Lockett to a concussion. Everyone knew rookie Jaxon Smith-Njigba was going to step into a larger role, and it was reflected well in both his 50 percent snap share and team-leading five targets.
It’s doubtful he is available in your league, but Jake Bobo is, and he saw a 24 percent snap share once Lockett left the field. Keep an eye on Lockett’s medical status before putting in your waiver claims, but if he’s out, Bobo might be a solid contingency pick after the Rams.
Other situations that bear monitoring include Quentin Johnston, who saw more targets than Joshua Palmer after Mike Williams got hurt, Allen Robinson, who replaced Diontae Johnson in Pittsburgh, and maybe even Hunter Renfrow in Las Vegas, should Jakobi Meyers be out long term.
None of these players should cost too much in FAAB dollars, nor should you be using your No. 1 waiver priority on them.
But if you can build up your bench depth on the cheap with them, you will strengthen your team enough to carry you through more injuries and upcoming bye weeks.
Howard Bender is the head of content at FantasyAlarm.com. Follow him on X @rotobuzzguy and catch him on the award-winning “Fantasy Alarm Radio Show” on the SiriusXM fantasy sports channel weekdays from 6-8 p.m. Go to Fantasy-Alarm.com for all your fantasy football advice.