Week 9 Waiver Wire: Michael Bush and Others You Must Add

The Oakland Raiders may be without running back Darren McFadden in their Week 9 matchup with the Denver Broncos. McFadden's mid-foot sprain kept him out of practice all of last week and he is not guaranteed to play against the Broncos.

That means fantasy owners should be rushing out to snag up McFadden's backup Michael Bush, who is already having himself a very good season. Against the Chiefs in Week 7, Bush had 17 carries for 99 yards and added two catches for 12 yards after McFadden left in the first quarter. The 27-year-old power back out of Louisville may be the most valuable backup running back in the league.

So far this year Bush has 237 yards and three touchdowns on 60 carries, while adding 111 yards on 11 catches. For a backup running back those are phenomenal numbers. 

The Raiders currently boast the NFL's second-best rushing attack, averaging 159.3 yards per game. They should be able to plug Bush in for McFadden and not miss a beat. While he's not as much of a home run threat as his fellow backfield partner, Bush can rack up yardage between the tackles as well as almost anyone in the league. 

If he's available snag him and thank me later.

The Tennessee Titans claim they haven't benched star running back Chris Johnson, but on Sunday backup Javon Ringer finished with 102 yards on 19 touches, while Johnson had just 51 yards on 17 touches.

Ringer played almost all of the fourth-quarter snaps in the 27-10 win over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 8 and coach Mike Munchak said it would be a running back by committee going forward.

The 24-year-old out of Michigan State has rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on 35 carries this season, while adding 122 yards on 16 receptions. Clearly he can play in the NFL and the Titans might as well give him an opportunity. 

You should give him an opportunity as well; he could be a top fantasy option moving forward.

I have been saying this for weeks, but Roy Helu will eventually get his chance for the Washington Redskins. He played a lot of third downs during the team's 23-0 loss to the Buffalo Bills. He didn't get any carries, but he did catch three passes for 20 yards. 

The Redskins do not seem to be in a hurry to give Helu consistent carries, but eventually the rookie out of Nebraska will break out, I promise.

Get Helu now and stash him on your bench because eventually head coach Mike Shanahan is going to give him a chance.