Player value in dynasty football reminds me of watching ocean waves. They ebb and flow, always in a state of flux. Competitive dynasty players anticipate these movements before they happen and act by picking up, buying, or selling players as the situation demands. Dynasty general managers have previously been at the mercy of regular waiver segments to assist in dynasty pickups, but these fail to account for the long-term view necessary to dynasty success. This weekly column will focus on identifying assets that will help dynasty teams build for the future, as well as players that may plug a hole at a position of need on an otherwise strong squad.
Welcome to the Week 6 edition of Waivers of the Future! Thankfully, it was a relatively quiet week on the major injury front. The bad part about that is it did not generate many new opportunities for pickups across an already barren landscape. We will have to dig deep this week and keep working to be preemptive in our pickups.
IN THE SKY
Players on this list have previously appeared in this article as pickups, but have had value spikes at points in the season that make them unlikely to be out there in your league. If they are still available and you need help contending, consider spending 30-50%+ of your budget on them.
Here are other players that have been featured in this article that are likely to be owned, but are worth only a smaller percentage of your budget.
- Case Keenum
- Joe Flacco
- Frank Gore
- Alfred Morris
- Phillip Dorsett
- Ito Smith
- Peyton Barber
- Ian Thomas
- Vance McDonald