Matthew Golden, Green Bay Packers
G-RANK RoS: WR27
Few people are going to be valuing Matthew Golden super highly after 12.5 and 7.8-point half-PPR finishes in his first 2 weeks. But the target share (26% through 2 weeks, 18th in the NFL) has been there, and Jayden Reed looks like he's going to miss significant time, locking Golden into the WR2 role. If I lost a WR to injury, I'd be looking to go after Golden as a WR2 or borderline flex play for the rest of the season, and he may not cost you an arm and a leg just yet.
Josh Downs, Indianapolis Colts
G-RANK RoS: WR29
Downs has mustered up mediocre 4.7 and 10.7-point half-PPR finishes to start the season, but his opportunity share looks a lot brighter going forward. Alec Pierce expects to miss some time, and Keenan Allen went from a 67% snap share in Week 1 to just 51% in Week 2, indicating he may be less important to this offense than originally anticipated. Downs got 9 targets against the Chiefs, and while he didn't turn those targets into a meaningful fantasy performance, I expect the breakout to be coming soon.
Jaylen Warren, Pittsburgh Steelers
G-RANK RoS: RB20
I won't sugarcoat it - it's been an abysmal start to the season for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and your league-mates might be looking to offload Jaylen Warren. I'd be a buyer of stock while the price is low. He's basically split the carries with Rico Dowdle so far, but Dowdle has averaged an atrocious 2.5 yards per rush compared to 4.2 for Warren. Not to mention, the RB targets favor Warren 10 to 7. There will be games where the Steelers find their offensive rhythm, and when they do, I expect Rodgers to pepper the RB room with targets like he did last year. If you're willing to be patient, acquiring Warren as your RB3 is a move that I think will pay off in the coming weeks.
