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10 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets Heading Into Week 6

Jacob Gibbs  —  @jagibbs_23 Oct 10th, 2016
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Eddie Royal, WR, Chicago Bears

ESPN Ownership: 41.2%
Yahoo Ownership: 50%

With Kevin White on the IR, Eddie Royal has stepped into a prominent role for the Chicago Bears and needs to be owned in all leagues. For whatever reason, Brian Hoyer has developed a strange aversion to throwing to his top receiver, with just 11 of his 79 pass attempts over the past two games going Alshon Jeffery's way.

As a result, Royal has stepped into the role of a top receiver for a pass-heavy offense. Royal has seven catches in each of his past two games and has averaged 77 receiving yards with a touchdown.

Even after sitting out the entire week of practice, Royal was able to turn in a productive line last week, and he should be featured heavily going forward. Conveniently, he gets back to back juicy matchups against the Jacksonville Jaguars and Green Bay Packers, who have been destroyed by opposing receivers this season, both ranking in the bottom-10 in fantasy points allowed to the position.

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