Jake Ciely’s Top Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets For Week 9 (Ep. 1800)

Summary

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FantasyPros Fantasy Football Podcast

Episode: Jake Ciely’s Top Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets For Week 9 (Ep. 1800)
Date: October 27, 2025
Host: Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)
Guest: Jake Ciely (The Athletic)

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Episode Overview

In this episode, Joey P. and Jake Ciely break down the top waiver wire pickups for the pivotal Week 9 in fantasy football. With the NFL trade deadline looming and fantasy playoffs in sight, they analyze player evolutions, injury impacts, depth chart changes, and clarify which emerging talents are must-adds. The discussion features a mix of in-depth player analysis, strategic advice, and the hosts’ signature playful banter (including Batman voices, Halo helmets, and Mario hats in honor of Halloween).

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Gadsden’s Breakout & Role Evolution (00:53–03:50)

• Gadsden delivered another excellent week and is confirmed as a top-10 fantasy TE—his skillset is highlighted as "more wide receiver than traditional tight end."
  • Joey P.: “Gadsden looking like he is a guy that's going to continue to work in this offense. He's got a little more wide receiver in him than tight end. You know, he's more in that Antonio Gates-y kind of vibe right now.” (01:49)
• Jake Ciely likens him to a hybrid: “I actually compared him to a smash up between Mark Andrews and Kellen Winslow… called him Mark Winslow.” (02:45)
  • Both agree: even if he has a down game, don’t overreact—remain patient and keep starting him. (03:03)

Quote:

"Gadsden is a top tight end, but also be prepared for potentially... he's going to have some disappointing games." – Jake Ciely (03:40)

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2. Top Priority: Tyrone Tracy (04:08–05:20)

• With a clear path to lead back duties, Tracy is the no-doubt #1 waiver add, meriting the full FAAB budget or waiver priority.
  • Joey P.: “Tyrone Tracy is an automatic, you know, number one add of the week just based on volume.”
  • Jake Ciely: “This is 100% of your fab. This is number one waiver priority if he's somehow out there.” (04:34)
    • Cautioned he may not blow up every week but the opportunity is critical.

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3. Tajie Spears’ Emergence in Titans’ Offense (05:28–06:23)

• Spears now offers flex/RB3 value, especially as the Titans trail in most games; notable for his passing work.
  • Jake Ciely: “If you're talking about a 50/50 split with the pass game upside ... Tajie Spears, he's an RB3.” (05:37)

Quote:

“We saw him get a lot more work when trailing. Don’t we expect the Titans to basically be trailing every game at this point?” – Jake Ciely (05:37)

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4. Deep WR Adds: Troy Franklin & Volume Context (06:48–08:24)

• Troy Franklin had a big game vs. Dallas (6/89/2 TDs), but the weak opposing defense is noted.
  • Joey P.: “The question is, how aggressive are we going after this? Because we do have to put in context that it was against the 32nd ranked defense...” (07:18)
• Both hosts see Franklin as a viable WR4 with big-play/touchdown upside: worth an add if in need.

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5. Devin Neal’s Sneaky Value Amid Saints Uncertainty (08:24–09:56)

• Devin Neal emerges as a must-watch if Kamara’s injury lingers or he’s moved at the trade deadline.
  • Jake Ciely: “Even if not traded for Kamara, you got to figure that the Saints are probably going to start evaluating Devin Neal.”
  • Sees RB3/FLEX value, especially in deeper leagues with the possibility of an increased role.

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6. Mason Taylor: Jets’ TE Trending Up (11:26–13:32)

• Taylor is the clear #2 target (sometimes #1 with injuries) for the Jets and offers fringe TE1 value.
  • Jake: “Mason Taylor, we've been talking about this entire year as potentially the number two. And it's taken time… now he is the number two—yesterday he was essentially the number one.”
  • Caution over inconsistency from Justin Fields, but upside is notable for the rest of season.

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7. Chimray DK Rising as Titans WRs Falter (13:32–15:01)

• With Ridley out and Lockett gone, DK stands to benefit in the short-to-intermediate game.
  • “He’s not sneaking onto rosters, but the volume is going to be there…” (Joey P.)
  • Both highlight DK as a solid add, especially if Ridley’s season is a lost cause or if he’s traded.

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8. Bonus Stashes: Bigsby, Isaiah Davis, Dylan Sampson (15:01–17:51)

• Tank Bigsby: Now the clear handcuff for Barkley; an injury to Barkley makes him an instant add.
• Isaiah Davis: Worth a stash amid Jets running back uncertainty and potential trades.
• Dylan Sampson: Good upside, especially for passing work if the current starter remains out.
  • Jake: “If you're holding onto a fifth or sixth wide receiver, you don't need a second tight end at this point. These running backs need to be rostered everywhere.” (17:46)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Jake’s Halloween Bit, Commitment to Bit:

  • “I did an entire episode with the Batman voice and couldn’t talk the next day because that was a really bad decision…” (16:06)
  • Joey: “I’m a trained actor and I commit to the role. That’s the answer. Jake’s not trained, which is why he gave up after 13 minutes.” (16:24)

• Roster Construction Tips:

  • “If you’re holding onto a fifth or sixth wide receiver, you don’t need a second tight end or QB at this point. These running backs need to be rostered everywhere.” – Jake Ciely (17:46)

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Quick Reference: Top Waiver Wire Priorities

| Player | Position | Reason to Add | Level of Priority | |-----------------|----------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------| | Tyrone Tracy | RB | Lead back, workload spike | Top priority, max FAAB| | Tajie Spears | RB | 50/50 split, pass game/volume upside | High | | Gadsden | TE | Emerging as top-10 TE, “WR-like” traits | High (esp. TE-needy) | | Troy Franklin | WR | Big-play upside, more viable w/ injuries | Medium (WR depth) | | Devin Neal | RB | Possible timeshare, more work w/ Kamara dinged | Medium (stashes) | | Mason Taylor | TE | Now top-two option for Jets, fringe TE1 | Medium-High | | Chimray DK | WR | Volume play as others exit | Medium (WR depth) | | Tank Bigsby | RB | Handcuff w/ Barkley injured | Watch-list/add | | Isaiah Davis | RB | Handcuff/possible role w/ Jets turmoil | Watch-list/add | | Dylan Sampson | RB | RB split but passing upside if starter out| Watch-list/add |

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Key Strategic Advice

• “Don’t overreact to a one-week dip from a breakout candidate—hold steady.”
• “Handcuff RBs are more valuable than extra depth at other positions this late in the season.”
• “Max FAAB or #1 waiver on a clear starter like Tracy; don’t hesitate at this point in the year.”

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Summary Table: Timestamps for Major Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |-----------------------------------------------|:--------------:| | Gadsden’s evolution and comp discussion | 00:53–03:50 | | Tyrone Tracy as this week’s top add | 04:08–05:20 | | Tajie Spears’ RB3/flex appeal | 05:28–06:23 | | Troy Franklin’s boom week, but with context | 06:48–08:24 | | Devin Neal value if Saints’ depth chart shifts| 08:24–09:56 | | Mason Taylor’s role in Jets’ passing game | 11:26–13:32 | | Chimray DK’s WR opportunity | 13:32–15:01 | | Bonus RB handcuffs and roster tips | 15:01–17:51 |

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Final Thoughts

The playoff push means key backups—especially running backs—are now among the most valuable waiver targets. Prioritize opportunity-driven adds (Tracy, Spears), don’t overthink breakout player dips (Gadsden), and clear out unnecessary roster clutter (extra QBs/TEs) for true league-winners down the stretch. And, as always, keep it fun—even if your league isn’t.

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Transcript

[Jake Sealey]

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[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

Welcome in everybody to fantasy pros. This is the fantasy football podcast. It is me, Joey P. Joe P. Zapia. And it's time to look ahead to the waiver wire for Week 9 of the NFL short form version with my good pal, of course, Jake Sealey from the Athletic, who, as you can tell here on the YouTube channel, it's been a rough season here in fantasy, in fact sometimes requires a helmet or in Jake's case, a halo helmet. So it's taken its toll. Fantasy football does feel a lot like a battlefield nowadays. Jake Seeley, how are you holding up here in your halo mask here? As we approach the spooky time of year, not just in fantasy football, but in real life, I'm holding up well.

[Jake Sealey]

The whole thing's gonna sound equity. Happy Halloween week. But the better costumes on Thursday. I just. We had to do something for today. Well, I had to do something. I thought you'd come dressed up too. I guess you're having a better week than I am.

[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

I mean, you know what I mean? Look, we can always, you know, I am the character.

[Jake Sealey]

There we go.

[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

Of, you know, fantasy pros here. I've always got lots of things around here. I don't know if the mustache will stick, but here we go. It's a me, Joey B. I'm back again. I'm for the Mario. The problem is the more I talk, the more this mustache starts to fall apart and then the audio guys will get mad at me, so I'll just leave the hat on.

[Jake Sealey]

Well, they're already gonna be mad at me.

[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

Oh, they're already pissed at you. But that's okay. I, I'm, you know, you still work for the Athletic. I still work here. So, you know, I have more people to answer for. All right, let's. Let's talk about what's going on here. Obviously, you know, around a gas and one of the guys who talked about last week had a huge week. So I just want to touch on that again. If he's still available in leagues. You gotta grab this guy. It was a, it was a two week strong trend. I don't know what people were waiting for this week, but apparently still some people did not pick him up. But Gad said, another terrific performance and I think you're seeing an evolution there in this offense and that is going to be very important for them because there's no guarantees. What a Marine. Hampton comes back to that. It just solves every problem that they had. But Vidal was good again and Gadsden looking like he is a guy that's going to continue to work in this offense. He's got a little bit more wide receiver in him than tight end. You know, he's more in that Antonio Gatesy kind of vibe right now where we're at. And I think that's a great thing for fantasy.

[Jake Sealey]

I do too, actually compared him to a smash up between Mark Andrews and Kellen Winslow in the draft process. So I called him Mark Winslow, which sounds like he should have.

[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

You know what, the Winslow comp is a really good one. I actually really like that.

[Jake Sealey]

Plus it sounds Mark Winslow like he was like the distant cousins that never showed up on family matters. Like he sounds like he should be.

[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

Where were they at Thanksgiving?

[Jake Sealey]

I don't know. But the point being here is like, I want to caution or be like, I agree with you, he's top 10. Go get him. You can start him every single week. But the biggest part I want to say about that is I'm sure you'll agree with start him every single week. If he goes out and gets 2 for 30 next week, keep him in the lineup the week after because it's the Chargers. We already saw lad. McConkey fell off at the beginning of the season and then it was Kenan Allen's turn and now it's Quentin Johnson's turn. At some point, Gadson's going to fall off and have a disappointing game or two because he's not good. Herbert, he's not going to support four guys every single week. It's just not going to happen. He's not going to go out and throw 55 touchdowns and 6,000 yards for the rest of the season. So you have to understand, yes, Gadson, it's not mutually exclusive to say Gadsden is the top tight end, but also be prepared for potentially, he's going to have some disappointing games.

[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

All right. By the way, I just want to point this out here. The mask actually makes you sound kind of, you know, robot ish. So I was like, I think for people even Just listening on the podcast version, they can kind of just get the mental picture of you in the Halo mask. It actually kind of works. All right, let's talk about the obvious guy here too. Tyrone Tracy. Because Cam Scatter.

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[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

I mean, we can't have fun. And apparently 2025, it's just. It's just. It's not fun. It's not fun. I mean, it's a little fun, but it's not as much fun as it should be. Cam Scatter made it fun and now Tyrone Tracy is up next. And Tyrone Tracy, I think we know what he is, but what he's going to be now is the lead back there. I don't know if you see Devin Singletary getting some work too, but it certainly feels like at this point, you know, Tyrone Tracy is an automatic, you know, number one out of the week just based on volume. Would you agree with that sentiment?

[Jake Sealey]

100 and he's not going to be a top 12 running back. He'll be what he was similar to last year. Devin Singletary get mixed in at times because they're not just going to give Tyrone Tracy 90% of the workload. But on this team with Jackson Dart and there's going to be some struggles. As we saw against the Eagles yesterday, he's still an RB2, which means at this point of the season for an RB2 for people out there to say like, I still have blank in my budget, how much? This is 100% of your fab. This is number one waiver priority if he's somehow out there. And it's also a cautionary tale. We'll bring up some bonus players at the end. But again, cautionary tale like don't forget these guys at this point in the season. I understand we just went through by McGed and by Apocalypse, whatever you want to call it, but now we're past it. They need to be on rosters because all it takes is one injury like this and that next guy is up.

[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

Yeah. All right, let's get to some more guys on the list here. So with Tasha Spears of the Tennessee Titans, not a lot of his working for the Titans this year.

[Jake Sealey]

It's.

[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

It's just kind of brutal. So why is Tajie, I mean if. If Tracy is the no brainer number one, why is he the 1A this week to talk about?

[Jake Sealey]

Because he's already get. He already, first of all had more yards over the past few games than Tony Pollard. Tony Pollard's just eh. And the fact is we saw him get a lot more Work when trailing. Well, don't we expect the Titans to basically be trailing every game at this point? So if you're Talking about a 5050 split with the past game upside and the upside of Spears versus Pollard at this point, Tajie Spears, he's an RB3 because he plays for the Titans and he is sharing some with Tony Pollard. And if by all means they shock us and somehow have a lead one of these weeks, it will be more Tony Pollard. But on that off CH, he's at least in RB3 again when people are chasing running backs. So put it this way, Joe, just coming up week, bam. Knight versus Taj Spears. Coming off the buy that being bam, I'd have a hard conversation in my own mind of being like, I probably go Spears for the upside.

[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

Well, Spears also worked in the passing game a little bit. 3 for 23. He had the touchdown yesterday too. What's funny is Pollard and Spears combined yardage totals. Let's see, can even add in. Yeah, you could even add in the passing. All their work. Still less than Jonathan Taylor's rushing total. So just kind of putting. You go back and look at the.

[Jake Sealey]

Tweet of this stud, I mean, stud lineup I put together yesterday that scored less than Jonathan Taylor combined.

[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

It's. This is crazy, man. Jonathan Taylor's just getting the culture for real. Real. That was my big takeaway and out of bounds last week, I was like, you know what? They're not just good, they're like NFL good. They're not just, they're not just AFC south good. I think, I think that's a different standard. Like, oh, they're good for the AFC South. Like, oh, you're a, you're adorable. You know, like. But now I think we're in a place where you start to look at the Colts and you know, they've done a good job on defense. I know it was the Titans yesterday, but they really started coming around here. Also coming around Troy Franklin, big day for him. Now again, context matters. And, and you know, there was the Dallas secondary, which is the absolute worst. But Troy Franklin had himself a day yesterday, six catches for 89 and two touchdowns. The question is, you know, how aggressive are we going after this? Because we do have to put in context that it was against the 32nd ranked defense there in the league.

[Jake Sealey]

Well, that's part of it. Part of it is we do this not talking about the bigger names that people already rostered if they're watching us or assume that they are. So we're going a little bit deeper and some people might say Troy Franklin's not deep enough. But the big thing coming away here is he's been the two the entire year, similar to your boy K. Shawn Booty, he's been the one or two for the Patriots the entire year. It hasn't hit all the time, but the bigger thing coming out of this too is Marvin Mims got hurt. So it helps just clear things up. And I know Mims was out there about 50% of the time of what Troy Franklin was out there, but it just helps clear things up, that big playability. Yeah, he won't face the Cowboys every single week, but as a wide receiver, four very similar to K's on Booty. Like the big play, you look for the touchdown and you just kind of keep those guys in your lineup because you don't want to miss the good games. And that's the kind of wide receiver you expect. So this isn't like blow your fab, go nuts for Troy Franklin, but he's worth considering if you need help.

[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

Yeah, I mean, and all these guys we're talking about, Tyrone Tracy's only 35 rostered right now. Tasha Spears, 46 roster on Sleeper, and sleeper's usually the highest in terms of roster percentage you're gonna find. And Troy Franklin, 33 roster. So these guys are more readily available in leagues than people realize. Let's talk about Devin Neal, another guy to discuss here. With Kendra Miller out, obviously Devin Neal has more potential going forward. You know, we don't think they're going to trade Camara, but you never know. They the next week or so is going to be really interesting. I do think there's going to be a ton of movement in the NFL. That trade deadline is getting much hotter every single year. So why is Devin Neal somebody that people should be looking at to add in week nine?

[Jake Sealey]

Even if not traded for Calvin Camara, you got to figure that the Saints are probably going to start evaluating Devin Neal. Who? There was a lot of people on this network, myself included, that thought like, hey, he could be at least a timeshare piece in the NFL. And you saw that yesterday. He got more work in the second half. Part of it was Kamara also got banged up. And there's talk about the fact of it's the same injury he's been dealing with or as a new one, on top of things, soft tissue. So whether or not Camara's with this team, Devin Neal can at least get into the conversation of what Kendra Miller was doing. And in deeper leagues as an rb, three somebody who again, they saw more work when they were trailing. Which was interesting because you would say, hey, Alvin Camara passing game. But as we've seen with Kellen Moore, he mutes the passing game for running backs. He's done it with every team he's been with, and now he's done it with Alvin Camara. So Devin Neal is an RB3. If you need some help, he'd probably be in the conversation most weeks of like until to go back to the Cardinals conversation until Trey Benson's back in that Michael Carter role on the Saints.

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[Jake Sealey]

Well, I mean, can it be both? I mean, a turning point in the fact that, like, it looked like the best offense they've had pretty much this entire year. And Justin Fields, you're good, you feel good for him after hearing the story about crying in the closet, everything like that. But at the same time, we know Justin Field, he's still going to be inconsistent. But the one thing that will be consistent, I know it was without Garrett Wilson. But as we've seen, they need options. And Mason Taylor we've been talking about this entire year is potentially the number two. And it's taken time. He's a rookie tight end, but he's developed and now he is the number two. He has been the number two. Yesterday he was essentially the number one. But Josh Reynolds is on the ir. So it just secures the fact that Taylor's going to be two. But when Justin Fields has his ten attempt, terrible game. You have to understand the downside. But I would say Mason Taylor is a fringe tight end one for the rest of the season at this point.

[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

All right, last guy we're going to talk about, the Chimray dk, who is a guy that we talked about in last week's wafer wire pod here. We do have a couple bonus guys just want to throw at Jake, but this is the last of kind of the, the big five or six to talk about here today. DK another guy that once, once again we talked about the Tennessee Titans and the limitations that they have, but it seems like with Calvin Ridley season feeling all but lost for fantasy managers, DK might be kind of a guy that's sneaking up on people and again, not one that's sneaking up onto rosters.

[Jake Sealey]

No, that was interesting. We kind of threw him out as like, hey, remember him? As long as Ridley's out, Lockett's gone now with the Raiders. They released him and he signed with the Raiders. So there's a clear path here. The interesting thing is going to be that he's the more to short to intermediate game. I Manor is more downfield. Cam Ward has a great arm and he's getting some shots downfield. But as seen, the Titans still don't always give him that opportunity. Which means in games like yesterday where you can see like volume for dk, obviously if Ridley does come back, this is going to hamper things. But I think that Calvin Ridley at this point would just kind of make it kind of a cluster, unfortunately. But you would still have the appeal of Ridley is going to be more downfield than just like IU Manor, than dk DK similar like granted he might only be out there in three wide receiver sets if Ridley is back, but he's going to absorb that short to intermediate where Cam Ward doesn't have time. And that's the appeal here, is that hopefully, as you said, that Ridley is either a lost season or on another team and that either way the volume is just going to be there because of how the Titans offense is struggling to give Ward anytime any given week.

[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

All right, bonus tracks here on the program today. Saquon Barkley did have a groin issue. They said he could have probably gone back in the game. We'll see. I mean they do have, you know, they're buy ahead of them. So you know that that's interesting. So I don't know if Tank Bigsby is somebody you want to stash. Isaiah Davis of the jets is a guy that I know we've talked about quite a bit too last week. Davis is a player. Yeah, that with Breeze hall potentially still in the trading block have coming off a huge game. If that wasn't an audition to get me off the Jets, I don't know what was. It was a tremendous performance by him. But it's also what the jets were supposed to be. A team that, you know, goes out there, runs a football, runs a football and runs a football some more no matter what the score is. And when you get away from that, you lose your identity a little bit. And then Dylan Sampson of the Cleveland Browns, another guy worth discussing. I know we talked about him on the long form waiver wire pod that you can watch here on the channel as well. So talk to me about these three guys in particular to what the value of Bigsby, Davis and Sampson are going forward.

[Jake Sealey]

The warning shot, as you can tell, it was starting to fog up. I don't know how Master Chief does this.

[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

We couldn't see the fog, but there you go. So, Jake, just for the record, you made it 13 minutes in the mask.

[Jake Sealey]

I made it 13 minutes. Hey, I made it through an entire. I've done an entire episode with the Ant man and the Darth Vader. I did an entire. You'll remember this. We were working at the same company. I did an entire episode with the Batman voice and couldn't talk the next day because that was a really bad decision to do an hour podcast with the Batman voice.

[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

Well, I did the Thanos mask for a whole show once, which was a good time. And I just eliminated fantasy players, which was fun. But the only one I stay in character for was a couple years that I did the Dr. Evil stuff here on the channel, which mostly everybody enjoys. But there's always people who are like, why did you have to do it the whole hour? I'm like, because I'm a trained actor and I commit to the role. That's the answer. Jake's not trained, which is why he gave up after 13 minutes.

[Jake Sealey]

Just, oh, I would have kept going if I could have seen through it.

[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

That's the.

[Jake Sealey]

I don't know how Master Chief does it.

[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

He can't.

[Jake Sealey]

You can't see through the mask. Anyway, this is a testament to, like I said the before with. Well, not Tank Bigsby, I got all tied up with this. Now, Tyrone Tracy, of these backups, we talked about Isaiah Davis last week, and not just because of the trade, because if Breece hall gets hurt, boom. You saw what Isaiah Davis did in his timeshare. Tank Bigsby, you brought it up. Like, Bigsby aside, we weren't sure that he was the next man up, but they made that clear yesterday. So if anything were to happen, Barkley's injury carries through the buy, and then all of a sudden, he's out for week 10. That's something to monitor. And then who else do we have on this list? Oh, Dylan Sampson, because unfortunately, they're on a bias, so we're not going to get a lot of news. But as we've seen before. If the situation with judges is he's out, he's going to split with Jerome for that being Sampson. But there's more upside with Samson, especially in the passing game. So again, all these guys are basically at this point of the season, if you're holding on to a fifth or sixth wide receiver, you don't need a second tight end at this point like these. These running backs need to be rostered everywhere.

[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

Or a second QB too. Sometimes I see people who are like, I've got Dak Prescott and Josh Allen. I keep saying why? Why do you have them like, or.

[Jake Sealey]

Daniel Jones and like Sam Dardle. I'm like, what? What? No, stop.

[Joey P. (Joe P. Zapia)]

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