Players to consider dropping for your Week 14 waiver wire pickups

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It’s eradication time for your fantasy football rosters, as we’re one week from all systems go for the postseason. Our squads need to be trimmed of all the fat and what-ifs so they are streamlined for success.

Below is a look at a handful of players who are drop-zone-worthy as we head down the stretch of the NFL and fantasy seasons. Some of these may be too aggressive for larger leagues or teams who have bye week issues, but these are the guys I think you’re better off without moving forward.

Jahan Dotson, WR – Commanders (68% rostered on Yahoo)

To be honest, teammate Terry McLaurin can likely be dropped, too, but I’m not into the backlash that would come with including him in this column this week. Despite plenty of offseason hype, Jahan Dotson has been underwhelming this season outside of a few spike weeks. He popped in Weeks 8 and 9 as the WR4 in half-PPR scoring per game, but it’s becoming clear that was due to Curtis Samuel exiting with a toe injury 14 snaps into the Eagles contest and remaining sidelined through the next week’s tilt.

In the four games since, Dotson is averaging just 4.25 targets which he’s turned into 2.5 receptions for 24.5 yards per contest, while Samuel is leading the Commanders in fantasy production in that time frame. Washington is off this week, then get the Rams and Jets, who are both top-7 defenses in WR aFPA.

Josh Downs, WR – Colts (62% rostered)

Like Dotson, Josh Downs had some clutch fantasy moments this season, but sadly, he’s trending in the wrong direction. The Colts WR hasn’t found the end zone since Week 7 and in the last four games, he hasn’t eclipsed 43 receiving yards, with an average of just 26.8 per contest. After the Bengals this week —which is a solid matchup as Andy Behrens references in the video above — Indy faces the Steelers, Falcons and Raiders, whose defensive units all rank within the top 11 in WR aFPA this season.

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Publish date : 2023-12-05 17:23:16

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