MAR-A-LAGO ACQUIRES DE DANIELLE HUNTER & WR MICHAEL CRABTREE
PHOENIX ACQUIRES TE EVAN ENGRAM
The Grabbers gain the top defensive lineman in the game to date (adjusting for Aaron Donald's impending bye week) who has scored a sack in all but one of his games- and a TFL in all of them. Danielle Hunter was a force for the Uprising, but after investing a fourth round pick in Joey Bosa (0 games played to date) and then their top waiver claim on Chandler Jones, Phoenix had to move someone. He'll reinforce the pass rush on a team looking to play spoiler in the late season, as well as solidify a spot in the consolation bracket.
The team also added veteran receiver Michael Crabtree who has shown a bankable floor but not much in the way of upside, scoring between 10.3 and 11.9 in five of nine games, 19.8 once, and between 4.9 and 5.3 three times. Coming off a bye week and with the potential for a new quarterback throwing the ball, Crabtree's stock is unlikely to waver too much in either direction over the course of the season, though if he can cut down on the drops there is still some more production to be had from his target share.The Uprising's addition of Evan Engram gives them a second underperforming Tight End, as he joins Jordan Reed in jumbo packages. Each player has shown high upside and a penchant for making the sort of big plays that are rare at the position, but neither has been able capitalize on a regular basis this year. Phoenix will hope at least one gets rolling, while also substantiating depth at the spot before the deadline: the wire is a scrap heap of broken dreams unlikely to yield any hope to a team that loses its starter in the end game. Should the Phoenix receivers get (and stay) healthy, AJ Green, Amari Cooper, Allen Robinson II, and Doug Baldwin would likely be their starting four, rendering Crabtree superfluous, and a Reed/Engram platoon a productive coin flip.
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