Adam Humphries (WR, TEN) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: When the Tennessee Titans signed former Buccaneers wide receiver Adam Humphries this offseason, most observers saw it as a bad move for Humphries in terms of on-field production, as he went from a prolific passing offense that had just hired Bruce Arians to the anemic Titans offense.

Through the first two weeks of the season, this was looking true. Three targets. Three catches. Four yards. But between Week 1 and Week 2, Humphries also saw his snap share jump from 34 percent to 56 percent, and that trend continued when the Titans faced Jacksonville in Week 3.

Humphries was on the field for 68 percent of Tennessee's snaps, which was second on the team at the wide receiver position behind Corey Davis. Humphries was targeted nine times, tying him for the team lead with tight end Delanie Walker. He brought in six of those targets, finishing with 93 yards. He had 21 percent of the team's air yards in Week 3, tying him with Tajae Sharpe for first on the team, but his volume meant that he was actually the lowest-ranking wide receiver on the team in aDOT. Humphries isn't going to build his value through long plays, but instead through accumulation. In other words, he's going to need targets to succeed.

With quarterback Marcus Mariota consistently ranking outside the top-25 in air yards, the Titans are a team where someone can make a big impact without needing big plays. Mariota isn't going to be spreading the ball out to Corey Davis and A.J. Brown on deep routes very often; instead, he'll make the safe throws, which means Humphries and Walker should eat in PPR scoring. I think we can expect six or seven targets per game moving forward, and Humphries sure hands make him a viable player in deeper leagues.