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Frankie Soler profiles wide receiver Tavon Austin as a waiver wire pickup for Week 3 of the 2018 NFL season.
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ANALYSIS: What year is it? This is a name that makes me question that whole bizarro NFL thing. Dallas Cowboys wider receiver Tavon Austin is the ultimate hype train that never really panned out. Marred by injuries and sporadic usage, Austin was always disappointing sleeper.
Yet here we are talking about him coming off a 17.4 fantasy point performance for the Cowboys. If Austin had done this for almost any other team in the NFL, I would have ignored it entirely. But since the Cowboys are so pressed for receiver help, this does demand our attention. Austin isn't going to soak up targets the way a Jarvis Landry would. Austin does his damage on big plays and by tricking the defense. If Dallas values playmaking ability, Tavon Austin could very well be worth a waiver wire add. I can't imagine a scenario where you would actually consider starting him without seeing him string together a couple decent games, but it shouldn't take much in terms of volume. You're hoping for one big play that nets you a double digit fantasy performance. Austin has that potential, but his floor is essentially zero.
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