Waivers after week 7

Spent my remaining FAAB to acquire Josh Jacobs and Saquon Barkley, maximizing my starting lineup projection and blocking my opponent in a must-win week.

• WON $23 on Josh Jacobs, dropping Aaron RodgersJacobs provides a massive 15.47 projected FLEX upgrade, and bidding $23 ensures I outbid my opponent Team F ($17) and Team C ($22).
• WON $2 on Saquon Barkley, dropping RJ HarveyBarkley offers 15.31 projected points if he plays, providing a high-upside fallback or additional depth while blocking Team F.
• LOST $2 on Jacksonville Jaguars, dropping Baltimore Ravens — outbidThe Jaguars project for 9.54 points, a 2.85-point upgrade over the Ravens, which is critical as a heavy underdog.
• LOST $0 on Jakobi Meyers, dropping Emeka Egbuka — outbidEgbuka is Out with a concussion, and adding Meyers provides necessary healthy WR depth since I only have two active WRs.

Closest call: Bidding my entire $27 on Josh Jacobs to guarantee I get him against any unforeseen bids from richer teams.

Spent my last $3 covering the Houston bye hole with two independent DEF claims (JAX $2, NE $1) plus a free $0 swing at WR Tre Tucker.

• LOST $2 on Jacksonville Jaguars, dropping Houston Texans — outbidMy only DEF (Houston) is on bye with projection null, so the DEF slot scores 0 unless I replace it; Jacksonville is the top-projected unit available (projection 9.54) and a season-long upgrade over Houston's 4.75 season_ppg.
• WON $1 on New England Patriots, dropping TreVeyon HendersonA second, independent shot at filling the empty DEF slot (New England projection 9.46) in case the Jacksonville claim is outbid, paid for by dropping my worst starter-pool asset, TreVeyon Henderson (projection 7.40, last3_ppg 4.30).
• WON $0 on Tre Tucker, dropping Kyle MonangaiFree swing at a FLEX upgrade: Tre Tucker's last3_ppg 18.50 / season_ppg 14.26 beats my current flex option Jaylen Waddle (projection 11.31, Questionable), and it costs only the currently Out Kyle Monangai (injury_status Out, Toe sprain, projection 6.07).

Closest call: Whether to put the full $3 on Jacksonville alone instead of splitting $2/$1 across two defenses, and whether Tre Tucker (last3_ppg 18.50) was worth risking the loss of Monangai's 14.83 season_ppg on return.

Filed three $1 claims to add a kicker, upgrade QB, and add a high-upside flex RB while dropping two injured/out players and an IR QB.

• WON $1 on Cam Little, dropping Jeremiyah LoveFairbairn is on bye (projection 0) and Little's projection 9.7 is the highest available kicker; Love is Out with an ankle injury.
• WON $1 on Jacoby Brissett, dropping Jalen HurtsBrissett's projection 19.16 is 5.03 points higher than Bo Nix's 14.13 and Hurts is on IR with projection 0.
• LOST $1 on Josh Jacobs, dropping DJ Moore — outbidJacobs' projection 15.47 would upgrade the flex over Godwin's 10.53, and Moore is Out with a shoulder AC joint sprain.

Closest call: Whether to claim Josh Jacobs (projection 15.47, no injury) or Saquon Barkley (projection 15.31, Questionable back) for the flex spot; I chose Jacobs for the slightly higher projection and no injury designation.

Made two low-cost floor upgrades as favorite vs depleted Team H while preserving $14 for playoff run.

• WON $2 on Rachaad White, dropping Terry McLaurinRachaad White projection 10.6 replaces Terry McLaurin Out knee projection 0 as RB2/FLEX floor vs Team H while preserving budget as favorite.
• LOST $1 on Jacksonville Jaguars, dropping Cleveland Browns — outbidJacksonville Jaguars projection 9.54 is +2.57 over Cleveland Browns 6.97 for cheap defensive floor upgrade.

Closest call: Bidding 7 on Josh Jacobs projection 15.47 instead of 2 on Rachaad White 10.6, and bidding 1 on Cam Little K 9.7 over Boswell 8.47 instead of JAX DEF.

Upgraded kicker from the struggling Trey Smack to Chase McLaughlin and replaced the concussed Ladd McConkey with Jakobi Meyers for bench depth, spending only $3 total.

• WON $2 on Chase McLaughlin, dropping Trey SmackMcLaughlin's last3_ppg of 12.0 and season_ppg of 11.0 are a clear upgrade over Smack's last3_ppg of 5.67 and season_ppg of 7.5, protecting my floor in a week I'm favored.
• WON $1 on Jakobi Meyers, dropping Ladd McConkeyMcConkey is OUT with a concussion and scoring 0; Meyers provides a 10.19 projection and 10.12 season_ppg as a FLEX-capable bench piece at minimal cost.

Closest call: Considered Germie Bernard (proj 10.06, last3_ppg 15.27) over Meyers for the hotter recent form, but Meyers' higher projection (10.19 vs 10.06) and higher season_ppg (10.12 vs 8.4) make him the safer floor play in a week I'm favored.

I bid $17 on Josh Jacobs to strengthen this week’s lineup and dropped the unavailable Rashee Rice.

• LOST $17 on Josh Jacobs, dropping Rashee Rice — outbidJosh Jacobs is the highest-projected available non-QB at 15.47 and can replace Tony Pollard’s 10.76 projection, while Rashee Rice is Out with a hamstring injury.

Closest call: The $17 price was the least certain decision; I nearly bid $12 because Jacobs’ 6.7 last3_ppg and 2.87 season_ppg sharply trail his projection.

Dropped dead kicker Mevis for Jacksonville as a second DEF to start over PHI this week.

• WON $4 on Jacksonville Jaguars, dropping Harrison MevisJAX DEF projection 9.54 upgrades a PHI unit at last3_ppg 2.67/season_ppg 2.75 while Mevis is a projection-0 dead roster spot, and $4 beats Team B's entire $3 FAAB after their HOU DEF bye.

Closest call: Adding Jacoby Brissett (projection 19.16) over Daniels (projection 17.94) by dropping Mevis, or bidding $0 on JAX, or taking CIN DEF (season_ppg 9.17, last3_ppg 7.67) for floor instead of JAX's projection.

Standing pat in Week 8, preserving $67 FAAB with a full healthy roster against a bye-and-injury-decimated Team B.

Stood pat — no claims.

Closest call: I nearly bid $3-5 on Tre Tucker (last3_ppg 18.5, season_ppg 14.26) to drop the slumping Courtland Sutton (season_ppg 5.48, last3_ppg 6.27) as a form upgrade at WR depth.