Week 10 IDP Waiver Wire Targets

First off, sorry this article didn't hit the site earlier. A busy trade-deadline Tuesday meant lots of interruptions. You can check the fantasy football news section to see some of what claimed my time.

But we're here now, including one of the defensive players who moved.

As usual, this list of IDP waiver wire pickups is sorted by position, and then by priorty. 

Of course, IDP leagues vary widely by depth, scoring rules, and lineup settings. So to get the best measure of who to pick up in your league, check your Free Agent Finder.

Kaden Elliss, Micah McFadden, and Amani Hooker rank among the top IDP waiver wire targets for Week 10.

Carl Granderson, Edge, New Orleans Saints

Sometimes a 2-sack game comes out of nowhere. Other times it comes from a guy who had logged 1.5 sacks in each of his previous three outings.

Headshot of Carl Granderson

Can you guess which of those is true for Carl Granderson?

The veteran has 6.5 sacks over his past four appearances, with a Week 8 bye mixed in to help limit his Sleeper rostered rate to just 15%. That needs to change ahead of this week’s home date with the Panthers.

Bryce Young has taken 14 sacks over just his past three games and endured the league’s third-highest pressure rate to date.

Granderson also presents usability beyond this week with a visit to Chicago (fifth-highest pressure rate allowed) in Week 11 and upside matchups remaining at Carolina (Week 14) and at Tampa Bay (Week 15).

Trey Hendrickson, Edge, Baltimore Ravens

If you’ve used this guy at any point this season, then you’re probably scowling at this recommendation. I get it.

Headshot of Trey Hendrickson

I paid too much for Hendrickson on waivers in my primary IDP league a few weeks back and have gotten almost no return on my investment. (One sack at Cleveland. Thanks, Champ.)

Perhaps it’s just time to give up on squeezing value out of the aged veteran (32 on Dec. 5). But Hendrickson has averaged 4 pressures per game this season, even with the 0 he posted against Jacksonville last Thursday. And if he’s going to convert any of those into sacks, they should come over the next two weeks:

  • Week 10: Chargers (3.9 sacks per game, second most)
  • Week 11: Panthers (3.3 per game, fifth)

If Hendrickson doesn’t pay us back against L.A. this Monday night, we dump him ahead of that Carolina matchup and forget he exists.

Kaden Elliss, LB, New Orleans Saints

Kaden Elliss returned Sunday for the first time since Week 4 and immediately re-established himself as New Orleans’ lead LB.

Headshot of Kaden Elliss

He racked up 11 tackles (8 solo), 1 sack, and 2 tackles for loss in the OT win over the Browns. 

The absence helped make him available in 84% of Sleeper IDP leagues, and Week 10 holds a Panthers offense that has allowed 14 sacks over just the past three games.

That matchup gives him an upside boost for this week, but a healthy Elliss belongs in lineups on a weekly basis in most leagues.

Micah McFadden, LB, New York Giants

Honestly, I’m torn here. 

Headshot of Micah McFadden

Not on whether to pick up McFadden. I already did that wherever I could. My internal debate lies in whether to continue listing him here.

I’ve recommended him at every opportunity since Tremaine Edmunds’ season ended, yet McFadden remains available in 95% of Sleeper IDP leagues as of this writing. I hope that just means that you -- my loyal reader -- reside in the minority. But I also don’t want anyone following along to miss out.

McFadden’s two starts this season have delivered:

  • 10 solo tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 QB hit at Houston
  • 9 tackles (5 solo), 1 TFL, 1 sack, 2 QB hits, 1 fumble recovery at Philly

This week pits him against a Washington offense tied for sixth-most points per game supplied to LBs (depending on your format). Really, though, McFadden keeps appearing in this space because I believe he’s a weekly starter going forward.

And if his rostered rate stays south of 10%, I might just keep including him every week.

Drue Tranquill, LB, Kansas City Chiefs

Drue Tranquill posted his largest tackle total of the season (13) in Sunday’s win over the Jets, his second game of double-digit tackles among the past three. 

Headshot of Drue Tranquill

Week 10 brings a matchup with the Falcons, who rank fourth in fantasy points allowed to LBs. and after that comes …

  • Cardinals (third)
  • Bills (second)

Tranquill remains available in 75% of Sleeper IDP leagues.

Kendal Daniels, LB, Atlanta Falcons

Divine Deablo returned from a two-week forearm injury for Sunday’s loss to the Bengals, but you wouldn’t know it from the stat sheet. 

Headshot of Kendal Daniels

Deablo posted nary a tackle in the 17-point drubbing, while Daniels ranked second on the team with 8. That included 4 solos and a tackle for loss.

Daniels didn’t officially start, but he led the corps in playing time with an 89% snap share. Deablo checked in third at 53%, also trailing rookie Harold Perkins (60%).

It’s tough to know whether that will continue. Perhaps the Falcons liked the way their rookies played in Deablo’s absence. Or perhaps the veteran wasn’t ready for full duty in his first game back.

That keeps Daniels as more of a stash or deeper-league play. And keep in mind there’s just one more game before Atlanta’s Week 11 bye. But his Week 9 playing time keeps Daniels in the IDP mix.

Jeremiah Trotter Jr., LB, Philadelphia Eagles

Philly’s Week 10 bye means isn’t a pickup for everyone. But there will be potential upside for Trotter on the other side of the break.

Headshot of Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

The former backup played at least 90% of the defensive snaps each of the past two weeks and supplied 10+ tackles in each contest. He has now done so in all three of his starter-level appearances this year.

Trotter got his most recent opportunity thanks to Jihaad Campbell missing time with hamstring and quad injuries. If Campbell’s ready to return after the bye, then the duo might go back to splitting time. But Trotter has outplayed him to this point in the season.

The Eagles also lost LB Zack Baun to a back injury in Sunday’s loss to the Giants. We’ll see about his status as well for Week 11.

That pair of injuries makes Trotter a stashable asset while we wait.

Amani Hooker, S, Buffalo Bills

Matt, didn’t you just include this guy a week ago?

Headshot of Amani Hooker

Yep, but he still sits available in 83% of Sleeper IDP leagues. That might be aided by Tennessee’s Week 9 bye, but it’s too high even with that context.

Amani Hooker snatched 3 INTs from Joe Burrow last time he took the field, and he likely sits among the top 5 DBs in fantasy points per game in your league.

Now he joins a Buffalo D that faces more pass attempts (3.5 more per game so far) and features (arguably) weaker LBs.

Hooker’s fantasy outlook at least did not get worse with his trade to the Bills, and it might have improved.

Tre’Von Moehrig, S, Carolina Panthers

Tre’Von Moehrig sits well behind the tackle pace of his first season in Carolina. What’s the problem?

Headshot of Trevon Moehrig

That’s a tougher question to answer, but here’s what’s changed most about his dispersal of playing time:

  • 38.8% of total snaps in the the box this year vs. 54.7% last year
  • 41.8% in the slot vs. 30.2% last year

The top line especially is a killer for tackle chances, and Moehrig has especially lost out on “DL” snaps by PFF’s numbers. (I combine their DL and box totals into “box” for my purposes, because I don’t see a meaningful difference between those two areas for DB and non-edge LB alignment.)

So why’s Moehrig on this week’s list? Because his New Orleans matchup carries the potential to fix his box score for a week. The Saints arrive supplying more points per game to DBs than any other team. And they should keep Moehrig busier than usual for his slot plays.

WR Chris Olave has run 30.8% of his pass snaps from the slot, while WR Devaughn Vele and TE Juwan Johnson each spend more than 50% of their time in the slot. Rookie Jordyn Tyson even ran half of his routes from the slot in his Week 9 debut.

Look for Moehrig to get a solid share of opportunities this week … and then potentially not be playable again until the Week 14 rematch.

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