Fantasy Football: 10 Waiver-Wire Players to Target Early in the Season

Jermaine Kearse, WR, Seattle Seahawks

The hyped receiver for the Seattle Seahawks is return specialist Tyler Lockett, who is being drafted in the late sixth round and is owned in 90.7% of ESPN leagues. But Jermaine Kearse did sign a three-year deal this offseason and is looking like Seattle's second receiver.

Kearse is going undrafted in fantasy drafts and is owned in just more than 6% of ESPN leagues, making him someone you don't have to target aggressively. However, his career Reception NEP per target of 0.77 on 182 targets places him comfortably above the league average receiver, and he caught six of nine red zone targets last year for three scores.

If that efficiency leads to more looks near the end zone, Kearse could become a viable deep-league receiving option even if he doesn't end up outperforming the explosive Lockett over the full season.