By Post-NFL trade deadline, four teams on bye weeks, and the push for the fantasy playoffs is upon us.
Let's look at 10 players who are widely available and who you can stream in Week 10 if your lineup is in need of help.
(Streamers are players who are rostered in 50% or fewer of Yahoo leagues.)
Quarterback
Drew Lock, Seattle Seahawks
Among quarterbacks with at least 50 dropbacks, Lock leads the league with 0.33 EPA/play. Of course, it's a much smaller sample size for him overall, but he's performing well so far, and that should continue against the Las Vegas Raiders. In three games this season (two starts), he's posted 12.7, 21.4 and 12.6 fantasy points. They're not massive numbers, but with the Raiders allowing the third-most fantasy points to quarterbacks (20.4), Lock is in another good spot.
Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers
With an over/under total of 49.5 points, we have to consider options from this game for streaming. The Steelers are coming off their bye week and face a Bengals defense that has allowed 17.3 points per game to quarterbacks. Rodgers put that on full display in Week 3 when he posted 23.68 fantasy points with 292 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, which was a huge showing. That's certainly his ceiling, but seeing 14-18 points from Rodgers as a streamer is very viable at this point in the season.
Running back
Audric Estime, New Orleans Saints
Estime played on 47% of the snaps last week compared to 49% for Alvin Kamara, but Estime is the option you want. Kamara only posted 7.9 PPR points on nine touches, while Estime posted 14.7 on 16 touches. Estime out-carried Kamara 15-6. It's an elite matchup for Estime, since the Carolina Panthers have allowed a whopping 27.6 PPR fantasy points to running backs, which is the second-most in the NFL. With D'Andre Swift, Saquon Barkley, Bucky Irving and Jonah Coleman all on bye weeks, Estime is a solid streaming option this week.
Kaleb Johnson, Green Bay Packers
Johnson stepped in last week to lead the team with 14 carries for 68 yards and a touchdown after Jacobs went out with a finger injury. While MarShawn Lloyd is expected back this week, he's been largely ineffective overall, posting more than 10.0 PPR points just one time this season. Johnson doesn't have any pass-catching upside, but in a huge divisional matchup, seeing the Packers commit to the run game against the Vikings' defense shouldn't come as a shock. We saw James Cook on the Bills have success last week, providing a blueprint for the Packers.
Wide receiver
Ryan Flournoy, Dallas Cowboys
With George Pickens still listed as questionable, Flournoy could be in for another starting role opposite CeeDee Lamb. While Flournoy had that role last week and ended with only 7.3 PPR points, he played on a season-high 97% of the offensive snaps and ran 38 routes, which was tied with Lamb. It's certainly a tougher matchup against the San Francisco 49ers' defense, but the role and playing time are there, which can't be said about all streamers in the free agent pool.
Quentin Johnston, Los Angeles Chargers
I know the Chargers don't inspire any confidence, but with four teams on bye weeks there are several normal starting wide receivers that aren't available this week. Ladd McConkey wasn't able to go last week and it allowed Johnston to post his best game of the season with 12.80 PPR points. The Ravens allow the 11th-most PPR points per game (34.0) to wide receivers, making this a decent matchup for Johnston if your league is deep and you are desperate for a starter.
Tutu Atwell, Los Angeles Rams
Matthew Stafford has to throw the ball to someone, right? Davante Adams is still out, and Puka Nacua is now out. That makes Atwell and Konata Mumpfield the two starting wide receivers. Some people might have forgotten that the Rams reacquired Atwell at the end of August after he signed with the Miami Dolphins during the offseason. Last week, Atwell played on 47% of the snaps, ran 25 routes and saw five targets. Those numbers don't jump off the page, but Nacua did play last week. Atwell has some experience with Stafford, and this matchup against the Arizona Cardinals is too good to pass up.
Tight end
Darren Waller, Carolina Panthers
Waller has been an absolute roller coaster of fantasy production this season. There's no other way to put it. In eight games, he has had four with 10 PPR points or more and four with 6 PPR points or fewer. Total boom or bust, but sometimes you need to roll the dice and shoot for upside. His 12.8% red zone target share makes him a viable touchdown option every week, even though he might not rack up a ton of yards.
Greg Dulcich, Miami Dolphins
Malik Willis is out for the Dolphins and Kyle McCord is stepping into the starting role. We're digging deep for Dulcich, who could prove to be a bit of a safety net for McCord. While Malik Washington and Caleb Douglas have been solid this season, both of them sit at 10.5 air yards per target or higher. Dulcich, on the other hand, sits at 6.2 air yards per target, meaning he's targeted much closer to the line of scrimmage. That might play into the hands of McCord, as he will look to get the ball out quickly and not take deep seven-step drops with his pass attempts.
Defense
Buffalo Bills
Call me crazy, but the Bills' defense has gotten much better as the season has gone on. Since Week 5, the Bills' defense sits at -0.093 EPA/play, which is seventh in the NFL. The matchup is good against the New York Jets' offense, which is only scoring 20.2 points per game, eighth-lowest in the league. The Bills have a 20.1% pressure rate, which is the fourth-highest in the league, presenting a nice bit of upside against Geno Smith, who has taken 28 sacks this season, which is the third-most in the NFL.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Fantasy football Week 10 streamers: Who can save your lineup from bye weeks?
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fantasy-football-week-10-streamers-202628217.html
