Plugging the Gaps: IDP Waiver Wire for Week 14
Corey Nelson, Inside Linebacker
Everyone likes a locked-and-loaded fantasy stud, and fortunately for you, you can find a week winner on your waiver wires in Denver Broncos inside linebacker Corey Nelson. Nelson is the injured Brandon Marshall's direct backup, and with the impressive Marshall looking more likely to miss Week 14 with a hamstring injury, Nelson should take the majority of his snaps.
While playing a limited 23.2 snaps per game, Nelson has earned a very strong 13 percent tackle rate, which would put him well over 120 tackles in a full season’s complement of snaps.
In Week 14, Nelson will get to take on the Tennessee Titans, who are quite proud of their ground-and-pound approach to offense, rushing the ball as many times as DeMarco Murray can handle. In addition, they allow the 12th-highest stuff rate in the league, so if Nelson does make the most of his chances in this game, he could earn some big-play consideration too.
Nelson is available in 98.9% of ESPN IDP leagues, and we project him for 6.04 tackles, 0.00 sacks, 0.20 passes defended, and a total score of 6.72 fantasy points in Week 14.
