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Fantasy managers will spend the next 24 hours working on the waiver, but obviously that’s just part of the process. In most cases, you will also need to deliver accordingly. And we’d like to help you make those tough cuts.
Most fantasy advice will never be the same for everyone, and that’s especially true for a trim list. You must apply this to your situation and the context of your league. A nifty stash in one league could become a see-you-later player in another room. And remember, if you never make a regrettable cut during the season, you’re probably playing too conservatively.
Isaiah Likely, TE, Ravens (59% on roster)
I have some Likely fantasy stocks and I’m not eager to give them up. But we have to accept that these days he’s simply a contingency reserve of value at tight end, not someone you can play with. He has only nine receptions since the first game of the season. Unless Mark Andrews gets hurt, Likely can’t be trusted in lineups. And in the middle of his farewell season, that could make him a casualty now.
Dontayvion Wicks, WR, Packers (47% on roster)
You used a good process when you added Wicks, but it didn’t work out on his last two opportunities and now the receiving room is recovering. The Packers also have two talented running backs and a standout tight end. Wicks is also dealing with a shoulder injury, giving him week-to-week status. In most formats, it’s not worth the wait.
Trey Sermon, RB, Colts (48% on roster)
Jonathan Taylor probably won’t be out for long, even if he can’t play in Week 7. But Sermon has a more immediate problem: Tyler Goodson is clearly outplaying him. Surely this does not go unnoticed by the Indianapolis coaching staff.
Antonio Gibson, RB, Patriots (49% on roster)
He failed in his starting opportunity last week (13 carries, 19 yards) and the Patriots will have Rhamondre Stevenson back when he’s healthy, no matter how much he misses. And some of New England’s speed production will also be distributed to the athletic and resourceful rookie QB Drake Maye.
Jerome Ford, RB, Browns (73% enrolled)
He’s dealing with a hamstring injury, the offense is scuttled by poor blocking and QB play, and Nick Chubb could return this week. Ford was a fantasy failure most of the year, and while much of that wasn’t his fault, he has a ceiling.
Daniel Jones, QB, Giants (21% on roster)
He made sense as a Week 6 sleeper, even though their home-road splits are starting to get too big to ignore (Jones, for some reason, plays poorly in New Jersey). It’s a home game against Philadelphia this week and then a trip to Pittsburgh. Even with Malik Nabers returning, we hope he has a better QB option to navigate the bye weeks.