Week 8 Waiver Wire: Antonio Brown and the Top Pickups to Help Capture Your Title

I would like to cordially welcome Antonio Brown to the world of fantasy football ownership.

The second-year receiver has teased us thus far, but finally had his breakout performance in Week 7, catching seven balls for 102 yards with a 14.6 YPC average. He also churned out 113 yards in the return game.

This versatile speedster is beginning to earn the trust of QB Ben Roethlisberger and is getting more targets every week.

After Sunday’s spectacular performance, coupled with the declining Hines Ward leads me to believe this is only the beginning for Brown. Pick up him now and use him for the rest of the season.

Here are two other sensational pickups for Week 8.

Bernard Scott- Cincinnati Bengals

He gets the start this week against the Seattle Seahawks because of Cedric Benson’s one game suspension, and I think he makes the most of it.

The elusive back isn’t big enough to get 20-25 carries for 16 games—but for one game it won’t be a problem.

The Bengals run the ball more than they pass, and will be trying to minimize the noise of Seattle’s Qwest Field.

The Seattle run defense is a top five unit in the NFL, but I think Scott, with his ability to also catch passes, gets enough touches to yield at least 70 total yards and a TD. You could do much worse for a guy filling in for a player on a bye.

Delone Carter- Indianapolis Colts

The one guy that looked impressive for the Colts on Sunday, Carter was able to get double-digit fantasy points despite the epic blowout.

He only got 10 carries because of how lopsided the score was, but still had 89 yards and a TD. Even with a healthy Joseph Addai, it appears as if Carter is now the main back that coach Jim Caldwell trusts.

Expect him to only get more carries as the season goes along, as Carter becomes the featured back on a Colts team that needs to keep up the run to minimize the pressure on the shoulders of Curtis Painter.