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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire 2013: Top 10 Week 8 pickups

By Zachary Thompson

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Oct 20, 2013; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Harry Douglas (83) catches a touchdown pass in the first half against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Shirey-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 20, 2013; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Harry Douglas (83) catches a touchdown pass in the first half against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Shirey-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Harry Douglas-WR-Atlanta Falcons (37.7%)

Coming off the bye week, the Falcons were going through a wide receiver crisis of their own with both Julio Jones and Roddy White missing week 7 due to injury. Into the gap stepped Harry Douglas who had been the team’s third WR and had shown flashes of potential in the past but never gotten consistent enough looks to be productive on a weekly basis. The injures changed all that, though, as Douglas was targeted seven times and caught all seven passes for 149 yards and a touchdown last week against the Bucs.

Douglas has a solid rapport with Matt Ryan having been in the system for several years and showed he can produce if the targets come his way. Jones isn’t coming back this season, and Roddy White hasn’t been 100% yet this year meaning that Douglas is in a nice position going forward to get plenty of targets for Atlanta.

Douglas is in another favorable matchup this week against the Cardinals who were beaten badly at home last week by Russell Wilson and the Seahawks. As long as White is limited, Douglas will be the best option for Matt Ryan making him a solid WR3 with serious upside with all the receivers on bye’s this week.

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