Tre Mason (RB, STL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team leagues or deeper

Owned in 25% of Fleaflicker Leagues

ANALYSIS:  Three weeks ago for my weekly warning signs article, I wrote about Zac Stacy, the Rams being down in a lot of games, and the O-line being not so great. All of it meant that Stacy wasn’t doing so well and didn’t have a great outlook. I was too quick to blame the Rams for Stacy’s problems. Rookie Tre Mason has come in and made Stacy look incredibly bad for not being able to run behind this O-line. Not only did the Rams manage to pull off an impressive upset of the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, but Mason’s 18 rushes for 85 yards and a touchdown were a big reason why.

For those of who are unfamiliar with the 5'9'' 207-pound back let me give you a quick overview. He is in the 70th percentile for fastest 40-yard dash run by a running back, and is ranked in the 94th percentile for his quickness and balance, per PlayerProfiler.com. This is an explosive player we are talking about, who averaged 8 yards a carry in his first game and well over 4 yards a carry vs. one of the NFL’s most vaunted defenses.

Tre Mason should be one of your priority adds off the wire especially when you take into consideration that Stacy didn’t even register a single touch in week 7. He is building a name for himself in St. Louis, so don’t be slow like Zac Stacy (too soon?), and make the move now fantasy managers.