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A backfield just flipped overnight, and the number one add this week could be the most important pickup of the week if you need a running back.

Every pickup in order, with how much FAAB to spend: the priority adds, the stashes to roster now, a few deeper adds, the names everyone is chasing that I am passing on, and the quarterback and tight end streamers for Week 9.

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25 start and sit calls for Week 8. Must-starts, desperate starts when you're stuck, three sits including a quarterback coming off a big game, and streaming quarterbacks and tight ends for when you're in a pinch.

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Seven weeks in, the trade deadline is getting closer, and a lot of these box scores are lying to you.

Five buys and three sells for Week 8, each with the usage behind it: target share, route participation, snap share and expected fantasy points, plus the receiver whose last two games came almost entirely in garbage time.

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A rookie receiver whose production finally caught up to his usage leads the list, plus a running back who took over his backfield in his first game back from IR.

Every pickup in order, with how much FAAB to spend: the priority adds, two tight ends getting real work, the stashes to grab before the trade deadline, a receiver you should not drop yet, the names we are passing on, and the streaming quarterbacks for Week 8.

Oh, and Zach is in for Faraz this week.

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Zach Rizzuto is back. In the first episode of the Upper Hand Fantasy Show, Zach and Faraz take the Week 7 questions that never fit in a 90-second reel and actually talk them through.

What do you do with Josh Jacobs now that he is off the commissioner's exempt list? Does A.D. Mitchell's return cap Omar Cooper Jr.? How does the Vikings backfield split with Jordan Mason returning? And is it finally time to bench a receiver we have backed all year? Then a rapid-fire round of start, sit and desperate-start calls to close it out.

Every take is built on usage, matchups and the numbers, the same process behind our weekly rankings.

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Do your new waiver adds go straight into your lineup? Answers on Germie Bernard and Woody Marks, plus 22 starts, sits and desperate starts for Week 7: running backs, wide receivers, quarterbacks and tight ends, each with the usage and the matchup behind the call.

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Six weeks in, one quiet box score shouldn't scare you off a great role, and one big box score shouldn't fool you into keeping a bad one.

Six buys and three sells for Week 7, each with the usage behind it: target share, route participation, snap share and expected fantasy points, plus the cheap running back worth a swing right now.

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This might be the most important waiver week of the season so far, with what looks like the best pickup of the entire year at the top of the list.

Every pickup in order, with how much FAAB to spend: the priority adds, the stashes that need to be rostered in way more leagues, a Monday Night Football update, a few deeper adds, the names everyone is chasing that I am passing on, and the quarterback and tight end streamers for Week 7.

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Should this week's top waiver pickups go straight into your lineup? Nine starts, seven desperate starts and three sits, including a rookie running back I'm sitting this week, then streaming quarterbacks and tight ends for a pinch. Every call comes with the usage, the coverage split and the Vegas total behind it.

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One of my sells this week is a quarterback coming off his best game of the year. Five weeks in, the usage tells you more than the box score, so here are nine buys and four sells with the reason behind every call: route participation, target share, expected fantasy points, and how to frame the trade.

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It is a rough waiver week, but a few adds really matter. The number one pickup in Week 6 is a rookie receiver who might have just broken out, and you could be using him all season long.

Every pickup in order, with how much FAAB to spend: a running back who took over his backfield, tight ends who keep getting targets, running back depth in case the injuries hit, streaming quarterbacks with two big names on bye, and the names on the wire to pass on.

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Four weeks in, injuries are piling up and plenty of lineups have two or three spots nobody is sure about. This one covers starts, desperate starts for thin benches, sits, and quarterback and tight end streamers.

Every call is built on usage, the coverage each defense runs, and how each player produces against it.

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One month in, this is about the time people start figuring out what they actually have. One of this week's sells is a guy a lot of fantasy managers are doing victory laps around after the single biggest performance of the fantasy season so far.

Six buys, six holds and six sells for Week 5, each built on route participation, target share and expected fantasy points per route run rather than last week's box score.

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The injury report this week is kind of a mess. The number one waiver add in Week 5 is a running back who is all of a sudden the healthiest guy left in his backfield, and if he gets the work, he has RB1 upside.

Ten pickups in order, with how much FAAB to spend on each: receivers stepping into bigger roles with injuries piling up, a value running back, a one week flyer, a safe PPR floor, an upside stash, a big name free agent we are not going crazy over, plus the tight end streamers at the end.

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The number one waiver add in Week 4 is a running back about to take over his backfield, just probably not the one you are thinking of. Breece Hall and Travis Etienne both went down, and a first round tight end finally broke out.

Thirteen pickups in order: who to prioritize, who not to overspend on, two stashes worth a roster spot, PPR flex plays for this week, plus a streaming tight end and two streaming quarterbacks at the end.

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Week 3 is the week the injury report starts making lineup decisions for you. Starters are out, a running back just went on IR, and a handful of stars have not practiced all week, so half your roster might be a game-time call.

Seventeen starts and sits across running back and receiver, a couple of desperate starts for thin benches, and one receiver going to the bench because of a single shadow matchup. Plus a tight end streamers segment at the end, with a deep flyer who could be startable for the rest of the year.

Every call is argued deeper than fantasy points allowed: safety coverage, where each receiver lines up, route participation, target share and the injury news behind each opportunity.

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Two weeks into the season is the best window to trade all year, because this is when managers panic off two box scores. Eight buys, six holds and four sells, including guys your league is actively trying to move and one seller coming off a two touchdown game.

Every call is argued on usage rather than points: target share, route participation, yards per route run and expected fantasy points per route run, plus the injury news behind each opportunity.

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Week 3 waivers are a lot better than last week. The Denver backfield is in flux with J.K. Dobbins and RJ Harvey both dealing with hamstrings, a rookie receiver in Cleveland is putting up WR1 numbers, and two tight ends just walked into bigger roles because of injuries.

14 pickups, from the priority adds down to the stashes, with a bid for each. Every call is built on target share, route participation, first-read share and the injury news behind the opportunity.

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Week 2 is where most managers make their first real mistake. One game of tape is enough to make people bench a guy who is walking into a far better matchup than the one he just had, and start someone whose production came in a spot that is gone this week.

17 calls, split into my starts, my desperate starts and my sits. Some of the starts are guys coming off quiet Week 1s that you are probably about to bench, and a couple of the sits are going to be uncomfortable after what those guys just did. One of them I told you to sit last week and I am starting him this week, and I explain exactly what changed.

None of it is gut feel. Every call is built on coverage splits, route participation, target share and what each defense actually gave up in Week 1.

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One week of football just rewrote what your league thinks every player is worth. Twelve calls: who I am trading for while everyone panics, who I am moving while the price is still inflated, and who I am holding through the noise. Every one backed by usage rather than one box score.

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