5 Sneaky Fantasy Football Stashes That Could Pay Off BIG! (Ep. 2273)

October 17, 2026

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Stash Before the Breakout: Five Players to Grab Before Your League Mates Do

The key insight from this episode is that winning at fantasy football often means identifying players whose roles are about to expand before the production actually shows up on the scoreboard. Lucas Wentzel walks through five players rostered in under 30% of leagues who have specific, identifiable reasons for a potential breakout—not just hope, but structural changes in their offenses, injuries ahead of them on the depth chart, or snap-share trends that suggest more opportunity is coming.

Kendrick Bourne: The Garbage Time Specialist

Bourne is rostered in 28% of leagues, and the case for stashing him rests on two things: his role in 11 personnel and the Cardinals' upcoming schedule. The Cardinals run the 10th-most plays out of three-wide-receiver sets in the league, and when they do, they throw 78% of the time—top three in the NFL. Bourne has been mostly restricted to those packages, but that is where the volume lives.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:47) **Opening & Context** - Lucas Wentzel introduces the episode: five waiver-wire stashes to grab ahead of Week 6, targeting players rostered under 30%.
2 (00:57) **Stash #1: Kendrick Bourne (WR, Cardinals)** - Rostered in 28% of leagues, Bourne is a candidate for increased usage after Marvin Harrison Jr.'s trade to Houston.
3 (02:42) **Stash #2: Kamani Vidal (RB, Chargers)** - Rostered in 23% of leagues, Vidal's role is expanding as Amarian Hampton's snaps collapse.
4 (04:34) **Stash #3: Ryan Flournoy (WR, Cowboys)** - Rostered in 13% of leagues, Flournoy is a handcuff insurance policy behind CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens.
5 (06:03) **Trophy Smack Giveaway** - A brief ad segment for a custom fantasy football trophy giveaway, tied to subscribing to the FantasyPros YouTube channel.
6 (06:50) **Stash #4: Terrence Ferguson (TE, Rams)** - Rostered in 13% of leagues, Ferguson is on IR until Week 8 but is a high-upside stash for managers with a spare roster or IR spot.
7 (08:55) **Stash #5: Jalen Knowle (WR, Texans)** - Rostered in 8% of leagues, Knowle is a slot receiver whose value rises with Nico Collins and new addition Marvin Harrison Jr. drawing coverage.

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Show Notes

The best waiver wire pickups happen before the breakout. Lucas Wencl identifies five fantasy football stashes rostered in fewer than 30% of leagues.

Kimani Vidal's growing role with the Chargers and Kendrick Bourne's opportunity in Arizona headline the list, while Ryan Flournoy offers intriguing upside in Dallas.

Plus, two more overlooked players worth adding now instead of fighting for them on next week's waiver wire.

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Kendrick Bourne - 0:00:23

Kimani Vidal - 0:02:09

Ryan Flournoy - 0:04:01

Trophy Smack Giveaway - 0:05:31

Terrance Ferguson - 0:06:16

Jaylin Noel - 0:08:20

Outro - 0:10:02

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