- Add Jake Browning: Browning is the Cincinnati Bengals‘ starting quarterback for the foreseeable future. He graded well and averaged 20 fantasy points per game in his last stint as a starter.
- Drop Marvin Mims Jr.: The Denver Broncos had room for one more fantasy-relevant receiver outside of Courtland Sutton. It appears Troy Franklin will be that receiver instead of Mims.
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This piece is a fantasy manager's one-stop shop for managing their fantasy roster early in the week. For more players to add, check out the weekly waiver wire, and for more on this past week's games in general, check out the fantasy football recap.
5 PLAYERS TO ADD
1. RB Woody Marks, Houston Texans
Marks surpassed Dameon Pierce on the Texans' depth chart and could become the starter as early as next week.
The Texans used Joe Mixon as their starting running back last season, with Dare Ogunbowale playing on passing downs and Pierce serving as the primary backup. Houston drafted Marks in the fourth round for running back depth, and then signed free agent Nick Chubb to help replace the injured Mixon. In Week 1, Chubb was the clear starter on early downs, taking 70% of the early-down snaps. Ogunbowale remained the third-down back, while Pierce maintained his role as the primary backup on early downs. Marks played five of 40 snaps on early downs and two of 11 snaps during two-minute drills.
This week, Houston shook things up by making Pierce a healthy inactive. Fullback British Brooks was a healthy inactive last week but was active this week, presumably to play on special teams. This made Marks the clear backup. Chubb started the game, but Marks received his first snap on the first drive and took the majority of snaps on the second drive. The two continued in a rotation on early downs throughout the first half. In the second half, the team went back to Chubb as the primary back, despite Marks’ strong play. Marks averaged more yards per carry, even after a Chubb 25-yard touchdown run in the final three minutes, and had a 37-yard reception. Chubb has had only one reception of 37 or more yards in his career.
Marks now becomes the top waiver-wire pickup at running back. He could even be the starter next week, given how much better he’s played than Chubb so far this season. With uncertainty shrouding Mixon’s situation, Marks may be the starter for the rest of the season.
2. WR Troy Franklin, Denver Broncos
Franklin smashed his career high in offensive snaps and caught eight passes for 89 yards and a touchdown.
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