Author name: Seth Woolcock

Staff Writer for @DFF_Redraft & Editor for @DFF_Dynasty. #DFFArmy #DynastyFootball #FantasyFootball Host of the "In-between Fantasy Football" podcast.

In the Scope: Week 15 Targets, “All-In the Scope Team” Announced

With most competitive redraft fantasy leagues ending next week, this week our “In the Scope” targets will be back-end players who should still be out there available for nothing, that you could play in Week 16 – whether you’re vying for a title or just trying not to get last.Also, as this will be our final “In the Scope” column of the season, I’d like to introduce the 2019 “All-In the Scope Team.” This is a roster filled entirely with players we have mentioned in this column before they were priority adds.

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In the Scope: Week 14 Championship Cache

Players who weren’t priority claims this week, but whether it’s an arising opportunity, a return from the sidelines or just favorable matchups, they should cost you nothing at the moment and could be next week’s top priority claims in addition to winning you a championship. players who weren’t priority claims this week, but whether it’s an arising opportunity, a return from the sidelines or just favorable matchups, they should cost you nothing at the moment and could be next week’s top priority claims in addition to winning you a championship.

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In the Scope: Week 12

With Week 12 of the NFL and fantasy football regular season just on the horizon, matchups are more season-decisive than ever.Name and draft value no longer matter. Instead, it’s simply outscoring your opponent with whatever means necessary.If it means picking a lesser-valued player off the waivers and throwing him in your lineup to win games, so be it. At least at the end of the day, you can say you tried.That’s what this week’s “In the Scope” targets are focused on. Players, who still won’t be seen as priority claims, but are players you can stick in your lineup over the next two weeks and help you vie for a spot in the fantasy football playoffs come Week 14.So, as always, here are your Week 12 “In the Scope” candidates who have the potential to be next week’s priority waiver claims.

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In the Scope: Week 11 Re-emerging Targets

Timing is one of the most crucial factors when it comes to considering adding any player to a fantasy football roster.Sometimes stats and trends mislead us to believe that a breakout for a player is coming. And while sometimes as analysts we just flat-out whiff, Dante Pettis for example, a majority of the time we just miss on the timing – often predicting a breakout too early.This week’s edition of “In the Scope” is all about players who are or could be re-emerging back into the fantasy landscape.Still, players who have the potential to be next week’s priority claims, this week’s “In the Scope” targets are some familiar faces that could help your team make a run to the coveted fantasy football playoffs.

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In the Scope: Week 10

It seems that with every passing week of the NFL regular season, more and more previous “In the Scope” candidates wind up being priority waiver claims down the road. Ronald Jones, Zach Pascal, and Kareem Hunt are just a few of our recent targets that were sought after on waiver wires this week. So, to keep you ahead of the pack, here are your Week 10 “In the Scope” candidates who have the potential to be the priority ads of the future.

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In the Scope: Week 9

After another fairly-uninteresting waiver wire class hitting the scene this week, this is the perfect opportunity to save your priority for when one does.And with the fantasy football playoffs now just about a month away, it’s the time to take some big swings and find some potential league-winners that could cost you next-to-nothing to acquire.Without further ado, here are your Week 9 “In the Scope” candidates who have the potential to be tomorrow’s top waiver claims.

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Kerryon Johnson heads to IR, “Next man up” in Detroit Backfield

“Next man up!”Often what’s said after a player goes down to injury in the NFL, also holds true in fantasy football as well.Today, ESPN NFL reporter Adam Schefter announced Kerryon Johnson, the Detroit Lions’ second-year running back, underwent surgery and will be placed on injured reserve (IR) after suffering a knee injury in the first quarter of Sunday’s matchup against the Vikings.

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In the Scope: Week 8

Due to recent injuries, breakouts, and trades, there seems to be a buzz around the waiver wire for the first time in a while heading into Week 8.And while you’re still using your FAAB and waiver claims on priority adds like Ty Johnson and Kenny Stills (both of whom were featured in this column earlier this season), it’s still important to take your chance on a flier to fill out your bench once the waivers have cleared.As always, here are your Week 8 “In the Scope” candidates who have the potential to be next week’s top waiver claims

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In the Scope: Week 7

With no blockbuster waiver-wire targets hitting the scene this week, it should be in the best interest of most redraft team owners to continue to save their waiver wire position or FAAB budget for when one does.But with that being said, it is still crucial to constantly be working the free-agent market to find the players that could lead to value and wins down the road.Here are your Week 7 “In the Scope” candidates that could soon be the top waiver claims of tomorrow.

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In the Scope: Week 6

Have you ever got to the bottom of a beer that’s been in the sun for too long?It’s not too refreshing, too great-tasting – but hey, it’s still beer.That’s exactly how the free-agent market feels heading into Week 6 of the fantasy football regular season.Not spectacular, nothing that’s going to knock your socks off – but hey, it’s still an opportunity to find that one diamond in the rough that could be a potential league winner down the road.And with that being said, here are your Week 6 “In the Scope” candidates who could soon be the top waiver claims of tomorrow.

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In the Scope: Week 5 Swings

To be honest, it feels great to have one of Week 4’s “In the Scope” candidates lead one of the major network’s Week 5 waiver wire columns because that’s exactly what this column aims to do – hook you up with next week’s waiver wire targets a week early.However, just like baseball, we’ve had far more misses than hits. But we’re just going to keep swinging anyway.Here are your Week 5 “In the Scope” targets to help to keep you a week ahead of the pack.

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In the Scope: Stealthy Free Agent Finds

Holdouts, retirements, trades, extensions, and a whole lot of Antonio Brown drama made this preseason one for the books.And Week 1 of the regular season only followed the trend. Big Plays, coming-out parties, injuries, and total disappointments rocked both the NFL and the fantasy world Sunday.But, if we thought we saw it all in the preseason and Week 1, Week 2 should be just as exciting.The waiver wire and free agency should be in full effect this week. And while we know you are going to need a top waiver pick or an excessive amount of FAAB to acquire the likes of John Ross, Marquise Brown, and Malcolm Brown, “In the Scope” has got you covered with some stealthy additions that have great chances of being next week’s top waiver claims.

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In the Scope: Undrafted Week 1 Breakout Candidates

More times than not in redraft leagues, following Week 1 of the fantasy football season, a player appears.A player, although nearly forgotten in all drafts, is now so sought after that whoever holds the first waiver spot has the opportunity to claim a player, who not only holds value over players drafted rounds deep into the draft, but could essentially change the league’s season narrative. Sometimes these players are exactly what you’d hope they would be. Devonta Freeman, Alvin Kamara, and Phillip Lindsay are a few of these home-run, undrafted gems.

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