IDP Waiver Wire Targets for Week 10 (2021)

November 9, 2021 Nate Marcum

Get ready as we give you our weekly recap of our hits and misses from Week 9 as well as give you some IDP Waiver Wire Targets for Week 10 of the 2021 fantasy football season!

Just when I begin to think that I have a decent gauge for the NFL season, I am reminded that I don't know anything! While that is clearly an overstatement, Week 9 did teach us that the phrase "Any Given Sunday" holds true to this day. We saw the "other" Josh Allen step up against "the" Josh Allen. While the vaunted Los Angeles Rams lost to the Derrick Henry-less Titans, I can't wait to see them with Von Miller! Cleveland has learned you can spell WIN without the letters OBJ, and won the battle of Ohio. These are some of the stories around the league, but it's the IDP Waiver Wire Targets for Week 10 that you are all here for! But before I dive in, let's take a look back at the targets for Week 9 and how they fared.

Hits and Misses from Week 9

Randy Gregory: My biggest miss of the week was that Denver was going to trounce the Cowboys, thus making this pick even more difficult to hit....MISS

Emmanuel Ogbah: Follow up my biggest miss with my biggest hit. Ogbah was a monster. His 31 points on the heels of 2 Solo, 2 Ast, 2 TFL, and 2.5 Sacks were good for the DL4 on the week. HIT

Ernest Jones: Unfortunately for Jones managers, he was battling illness and could only play 36 snaps. MISS

Davion Taylor: Played 70% of the snaps and scored 16 points. 6 solo, 1 TFL, 2 ast. Finished as an LB2. I'll call that a....HIT

Baron Browning: Played in 100% of the snaps. Recorded only 11 points. Production-MISS. Playing Time-HIT

Elijah Molden: Lost in our "Flex Off", but won in his production. The process is correct. Picked on the corner that can tally some tackles. 14 points. Finished as a DB3..HIT

Deandre Houston-Carter: Played the expected snap share, but was ultimately saved by ST TD”.  It’s a Hit, but droppable with BYE week upcoming

Marcus Davenport-New Orleans Saints

After returning from the IR, he has been slowly eased back into regular snaps. It was Week 9 when he finally saw his snaps turn into fantasy points. Davenport got his 1st sack since Week 1 and added a FF for good measure. The Saints will get the Titans in Week 10, which have been stingy to opposing Edge rushers, but his schedule after that gets juicy. Eagles, Bills, Cowboys, and Jets. All of which have injuries across the O-Line!


Dawuane Smoot-Jacksonville Jaguars

Josh Allen (the other one) might get all the publicity from Week 9's shocking upset over Josh Allen (yes, that one) and the Buffalo Bills, but Dawuane Smoot deserves a lot of credit as well! Smoot absolutely owned the offensive line to the tune of 7 pressures, 3 tackles, 1 sack, and a forced fumble. Smoot and Jags get a tough divisional matchup with the Colts in Week 10. Look for Smoot to do his best to take advantage of Matt Pryor at RT, who appears to be in line for the start after starting RT, Braden Smith left the game with an apparent elbow injury.

Jonathon Cooper-Denver Broncos

Sometimes all it takes is for your team to trade away a perennial Hall of Fame linebacker to get your shot! Of course, as much as the Broncos fans hate to see Von Miller go, it does give Jonathon Cooper an opportunity to show his worth. In reality, he has had the past couple of weeks with Miller injured, but now it appears he has the rest of the season as the starting OLB.

Over the past 3 games in Miller's absence, Cooper has a 15% pressure rate, 11 tackles, and 2 sacks. Denver will travel to Philadelphia to face the Eagles but will be on a BYE the following week. If you have the roster space to hold, then Cooper makes a lot of sense. Kansas City and Detroit in Weeks 13-14 are worth waiting for.

Leighton Vander Esch-Dallas Cowboys

An opportunity has been knocking on a couple of different doors, but has LVE finally answered? While it's hard to say entirely considering the flow of the Week 9 game vs the Broncos, it does appear that the knocking has gotten loud enough for us to maybe pay attention. Not only has Keanu Neal seen his playing time dwindle before our eyes, but the loss of Jabril Cox has increased the snap share of LVE to be on the rise. With a 65% snap share in Week 9, LVE delivered a team-high 11 tackles and 21 fantasy points.

While the matchup in Week 10 vs the Falcons may not be my most ideal situation, Weeks 11-13 feature some ideal matchups in KC, LV, and NO.

Brandon Stephens-Baltimore Ravens

With the unfortunate news that DeShon Elliott is out for the season, it would appear that Brandon Stephens will get the first crack at significant snaps. While I do believe that Smith, Stone, and Levine could fill in some snaps, I fully expect Stephens to play the majority and have an impact over the next month. In just 19 snaps in Week 19, Stephens had 3 tackles. If we go back to week 5 vs IND, Stephens played in 100% of the snaps and had double-digit tackles and 16 fantasy points.

Stephens looks to have some nice divisional matchups against some run-heavy teams, which gives me hope that Stephens could give us DB2 upside going forward!

Thank You for reading, and as always, I welcome any comments or questions. You can reach me @natemarcum.

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Director of IDP Content. 2021 Top 5 IDP Ranker per FantasyPros ECR. 20+ year Fantasy Baseball/Football addict. Addiction manifested into obsession, which drove me to writing/podcasting. Obsession is still present, but now it’s directed at helping others around me get better!
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