Plugging the Gaps: IDP Waiver Wire for Week 2
Ryan Kerrigan, Outside Linebacker
Recency bias is an amazing thing. Washington outside linebacker Ryan Kerrigan has lit up the league since he joined it in 2011, averaging 62 tackles, 9.5 sacks, and 6 stuffs per season over the first four years. In 2015, even, Kerrigan played through injuries and still picked up 9.5 sacks and four stuffs. So why is this high-octane week winner available on waiver wires? He demonstrated that upside again in Week 1 with two tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble (yet another skill he has demonstrably repeated over his career).
Week 2 will be a big test for Kerrigan and the Washington defense, going up against the stalwart Dallas Cowboys’ offensive line. The Cowboys have five first-round talents as starters on their line and gave up no sacks on quarterback Dak Prescott's first 45 passing attempts in Week 1. In addition, they have the 12th-lowest stuff percentage allowed so far in the 2016 season, paving a path for Ezekiel Elliott in the run game. Kerrigan is a good player and might be able to bust up this barricade, but it won’t be easy.
Kerrigan is available in 98.2% of ESPN IDP leagues, and we project him for 4.87 tackles, 0.79 sacks, 0.32 passes defended, and a total score of 7.64 fantasy points in Week 2.
