With Colston Out, Who Should You Grab?

When a receiver owned by nearly 98 percent of people goes down unexpectedly, it might not have the Tom Brady implications, but it sure can rattle your cage.

Saints Marques Colston will be out 4-6 weeks with a torn ligament in his thumb, which I heard isn't the greatest injury when your job is to actually catch the ball. With the Saints offense looking to rock like some predicted, this is a huge blow for most. So, while you wait a month before he gets back to Drew Brees' pattern boy, here are a few waiver heroes you should grab.

If you missed the Broncos Monday nighter against the Raiders, you probably have no clue who Eddie Royal is. The rookie receiver out of Virginia Tech looked to be Jay Cutler's guy, catching 9 balls for 146 yards and a touchdown, which equated to 22.5 fantasy points. He is probably the hottest waiver wire guy on the market right now, but is still only owned by 13 percent of fantasy teams on Fleaflicker. The only question will be the return of Brandon Marshall this week to the line-up. Marshall was suspended for the season opener but has proclaimed he will catch 9 or 10 balls a game, every game, this season. If that holds true (rolls eyes), then Royal will be second fiddle in Denver.
Also, if you want to stay with the Saints, why not pick up Devery Henderson, who was Brees' main guy not named Reggie Bush this weekend against the Buccaneers. Henderson is owned by just 5 percent of leagues and was a beast for the Saints, racking up 84 yards and a touchdown. Someone will have to pick up the slack at the receiver slot for the Saints, and Devery looks to be the guy to do it.

A ton of folks are lusting over this Donovan McNabb to DeSean Jackson duo in Philadelphia, but McNabb did look to Greg Lewis five times last week for 104 yards. The Eagles have as tough a schedule the next three weeks as you could ask for, at Dallas, home with the Steelers and then at Chicago, so if they are behind early they will need to air it out. If the secondaries key up against Jackson, McNabb might be forced to look for Lewis.

Hopefully Colston will be back sooner than later, but in the meantime, these lesser known receivers might be just what you need to stay afloat in your fantasy league.