Buy Low, Sell High: Week 9

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Buy Low

Tony Pollard (RB-DAL) - Pollard can't continue to run this cold, can he? A closer look reveals that three of his last four games were blowouts. In the one tight affair against the Chargers, he posted 110 total yards and six receptions. He also had a 122-yard rushing game in a decisive loss to the Cardinals and 109 total yards and seven receptions against the ferocious Jets defense. With a potentially high-scoring and almost certainly competitive game up this week at Philadelphia, look for Pollard to bounce back.

Zach Charbonnet (RB-SEA) - It went under the radar that Charbonnet actually got more snaps than Ken Walker III last week. Walker missed two practices but wasn't listed on the final injury report. The Seahawks are not the most trustworthy about injury reports, so it is possible that Walker isn't as healthy as his lack of a designation indicates. Charbonnet should be much fresher than Walker for the stretch run. Walker missed some time last year in the second half of the season, even though he didn't become the starter until Week 5. If Walker goes down, Charbonnet could be a league winner, and he's probably available in redraft for injury-upside backup prices even though it appears he is moving into a committee.

Demario Douglas (WR-NE) - The Patriots lost Kendrick Bourne for the rest of the season last week. He has one fewer target than the next two leading receivers on the team combined. The #2 targeted receiver, Douglas, has done that despite only getting above 50% in snap share in the last two weeks. He could easily become a full-time player in the wake of the injury, and he is definitely the best receiver on the team at actually getting open. The Patriots offense's limitations could mean that Douglas has a similar PPR run as Adam Thielen, Jakobi Meyers, and Alvin Kamara, who have been reliable short-range targets in pass offenses that can't get much going in the downfield passing game.

Jordan Addison, Justin Jefferson (WR-MIN), T.J. Hockenson (TE-MIN) - Do a price check on these players in redraft leagues to see if there is a despair discount after the Kirk Cousins season-ending injury. Of course, they will all take a big hit in value without Cousins, but maybe not as much as expected. The pass offense is highly structured, and Week 9 starter, fifth-round pick Jaren Hall, fell in the draft more because of a lack of tools than a lack of an NFL quality processor. If he flops, Joshua Dobbs at least sustained the value of Marquise Brown, and Nick Mullens could be back soon from injured reserve. Jefferson should be available in redraft if his team is 3-5 or 4-4. The Vikings also only have two outdoor games left this season as the weather is getting colder.

Devin Singletary (RB-HOU) - Yes, we are going back to the Texans running game for more. Singletary is a good minor running back target in a trade or a throw-in as part of a larger trade. With Dameon Pierce ailing, he should get the majority of the backfield work this week, and he always seems to show teams that they should have been playing him more all along when he does get a larger opportunity. The Texans offense isn't as bad as they looked against the Panthers last week, so C.J. Stroud and Nico Collins are also buy lows.

Josh Jacobs (RB-LV), Davante Adams (WR-LV) - Will the Raiders offense come alive with Josh McDaniels finally gone? It sure seems like the players brought that change about, so they should get an emotional boost after ownership validated their value and viewpoint. Aidan O'Connell could actually be an improvement over Jimmy Garoppolo, and Jacobs had his best fantasy outing of the season (a 30-point PPR game!) in O'Connell's only start. Adams posted an 8-75 line in that game, and he seems to be one of the players most invested in going forward without McDaniels.