We hope you all had a wonderful, successful weekend in the fantasy football trenches! Halloween is approaching so let us help you find more treats than tricks in the upcoming waiver run. There's plenty to cover so let's rev up our fantasy football waiver wire pickups lightning round heading into Week 8 of the 2024 NFL season.This article provides rapid reactions to put fantasy-relevant players on your radar for this next week after Week 7's action and injuries to Brandon Aiyuk (knee), Deebo ...

BALLER MOVE: Bench if at all possiblePOSITIONAL VALUE: RB3/FLEXANALYSIS: Mattison had a short-lived run as the feature back for the Las Vegas Raiders, but Zamir White practiced in full on Friday paving the way for him to return for Sunday's contest against the Rams.Mattison struggled to get it going the last two weeks in tough matchups against Pittsburgh and Denver, averaging just 2.4 yards per carry. He did score a touchdown against the Steelers, which saved his Week 6 output and caught five ...

Las Vegas Raiders running back Alexander Mattison will square off against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 7. He's had two consecutive solid fantasy weeks, but the return of Zamir White (groin), who practiced in full on Friday, could cap his upside yet again. Mattison averaged 2.5 and 2.4 yards per carry in his two weeks with White absent. That level of inefficiency won't earn him a workhorse role. The Rams defense allows the eighth most fantasy points per game to opposing running backs, but in a ...

BALLER MOVE: Start if Zamir White (groin) doesn't playPOSITIONAL VALUE: RB3/RB4ANALYSIS: Las Vegas Raiders running back Alexander Mattison is one of the more frustrating fantasy players to own this season. He's been extremely boom or bust. Granted, the booms haven't been huge, but when he's the lead back, he's at least somewhat startable. He scored 17.1 PPR fantasy points last week.Alexander Mattison can be used in deeper leagues or if you are flat out desperate at the RB position.It starts with...

Las Vegas Raiders running back Alexander Mattison has had an up-and-down season fantasy-wise in 2024. He's combined weeks of low, single-digit scoring with nice double-digit performances and has not shown much consistency in between. He's one of the tougher codes to crack for fantasy managers this season.He has two games scoring under 6.2 PPR fantasy points but four in which he's tallied 10 or more. He's been a frustrating player to manage, and his role in the offense has been unpredictable to ...

Somehow, we're already onto Week 7 of the fantasy football season. Whether you're out to a hot start or are struggling, there is plenty of time for things to change. Our half-PPR fantasy football rankings for Week 7 of the 2024 NFL season are here to help. Use our early overall Week 7 rankings for all positions (QB, RB, WR, TE, FLEX, K, D/ST) to assist close start-sit calls.As always, we will update the rankings as the latest injury reports come out and if there are any expected changes in a ...

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team LeaguesROSTERED IN: 21% of Yahoo LeaguesANALYSIS: Las Vegas Raiders running back Alexander Mattison is the RB23 for the year, averaging 10.4 half-point PPR fantasy points per game. However, he has been a touchdown or bust type running back, scoring 11.8 fantasy points per game when finding the end zone. By comparison, the veteran has averaged 7.6 fantasy points per game when not scoring a touchdown.Mattison has been the lead running back over the past two weeks, with ...

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team LeaguesPOSITIONAL VALUE: RB3/FlexANALYSIS: Las Vegas Raiders running back Alexander Mattison was deployed as the lead runner last week with Zamir White (groin) held out of the lineup.In this game, Mattison logged a season-high 15 carries but ran for just 38 yards. He added 23 yards on two receptions. It was great to see Mattison earn that volume after being in the No.2 role through the first four weeks. However, he did not produce well from a fantasy standpoint ...

Multiple key running backs are out of action via injury or bye week, so start-or-sit decisions are becoming tougher as the middle of the 2024 fantasy football season approaches. If you're struggling with your lineup calls, we're here to help with our NFL team's updated Week 6 TNF fantasy football running back rankings for 2024. Let's see where key RBs such as Tank Bigsby, Rico Dowdle, Chase Brown, Alexander Mattison, and J.K. Dobbins rank for the Week 6 slate of games.Our running back fantasy ...

Las Vegas Raiders' running back Alexander Mattisonhad his first opportunity as the team's lead rusher against the Denver Broncos in Week 5, but Denver's defense mostly stifled him. The sixth-year pro had just 38 yards on 15 carries, good for 2.5 yards per carry, and added two receptions on three targets for 23 yards in Sunday's 34-18 loss. Mattison also rushed for a two-point conversion on a touchdown by his backup, Ameer Abdullah. Running room has been challenging for the former Viking to find,...