Last weeks endorsement of Nick Kwiatkoski paid off, as he delivered

OMAHA, Neb. -- Michael Phelps wondered whether the younger generation of swimmers is ready to fill his very large shoes. The 18-time Olympic champion is finding out that, yes, the new kids are all right.Hell be seeing several fresh faces on the U.S. team at next months Rio Games. Phelps was just 15 when he made the first of his five Olympic teams in 2000. Now hes 31 and getting ready to hang up his suit for good after Rio.With the trials halfway through, here are some of the Olympic newcomers in the pool:MAYA DIRADOThe 23-year-old Stanford graduate from Santa Rosa, California, made her first and last Olympic team. After the games, she plans on retiring from the sport and starting a business analysts job waiting for her in Atlanta. She will swim the 400-meter individual medley in Rio. I bring just a sense of calm, and because this is my last one, I feel Ill help people appreciate what theyre doing and the opportunity theyll get to have.LILLY KINGThe 19-year-old from Evansville, Indiana, has been rising over the past year. She broke the American record in the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes while winning a pair of NCAA titles at Indiana University in March.OLIVIA SMOLIGAThe 21-year-old swimmer from Glenview, Illinois, won NCAA titles in the 50 and 100 freestyles for Georgia in March. At 6-foot-2, Smoliga is one of the taller athletes on the womens team. Her biggest previous international competition was the 2015 Pan Am Games, where she won silver in the 100 back. Shell swim that event in Rio.KELSI WORRELLThe 21-year-old senior-to-be at Louisville owns two NCAA titles in the 100 butterfly. She won three medals at last years Pan Am Games. She is the oldest of six siblings, all of whom swim. The resident of Westampton, New Jersey, is deeply religious and says she hopes to share her faith with her Olympic teammates.JACK CONGERThe 21-year-old from Rockville, Maryland, won three medals at last years World University Games. He made the Olympic team in the 800 freestyle relay. Conger attends Texas and is on the same Nations Capital club team as Katie Ledecky.KEVIN CORDESFour years ago, he finished third in the 100 breaststroke at trials, missing the Olympic team by 43-hundredths of a second. The 22-year-old from Naperville, Illinois, broke the American record and swam the worlds second-fastest time this year in winning the 100 breast at trials.TOWNLEY HAASHe will be making his international debut in Rio. Haas won NCAA titles in the 200 and 500 freestyles in March for Texas. The 19-year-old from Richmond, Virginia, qualified for Rio in the 200 free and 800 free relay in his first trials.CHASE KALISZThe 22-year-old from Bel Air, Maryland, is a protege of Phelps and shares his coach, Bob Bowman. Now 22, Kalisz (KAY-lish) idolized Phelps as a youngster and used to pester him for autographs that he traded to get T-shirts from other swim teams. He qualified for Rio in the 400 IM, an event Phelps dominated for years but has since dropped. Kaliszs winning time at trials is second fastest in the world this year. He has plenty of international experience at worlds and Pan Pacific championships, and has been closely tutored by Phelps at their training base in Arizona.RYAN MURPHYThe 20-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida, will swim the 100 backstroke in Rio. He has a pair of bronze medals in the event from the Pan Pacific Championships and Pan Am Games.DAVID PLUMMERHe just missed making the Olympic team four years ago, finishing third in the 100 backstroke. 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Each week of the NFL campaign we sift through the deeper options at each position with an eye on identifying streaming fantasy commodities with valuable matchups to consider.Do you need replacement options for the fantasy playoffs? We have some choice names to consider for those seeking widely available options at each position.QuarterbackColin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ersManagers have understandably abandoned shares of Kaepernick in recent weeks, as he has produced 13 fantasy points and just 137 passing yards and a single touchdown over the past two games. There is then some inherent risk in deploying Kaepernick this week against the Falcons, but with the fourth-highest point projection in ESPN standard scoring among signal-callers for Week 15 and an ownership rate of 36.6 percent, hes an ideal streaming target to consider. The Falcons have surrendered the second-most points per drive to opponents this season and a touchdown on 27.7 percent of opposing drives, well above the league average of 20.9 percent. With the 49ers pace-driven scheme in place, Kaepernick could prove busy at the helm of a team positioned as sizable underdogs.Trevor Siemian, Denver BroncosStarted in just 1.3 percent of ESPN leagues last week, Denvers signal-caller qualifies a viable streaming option. The endorsement is truly fueled by impressive passing volume for Siemian, as he has averaged 40.5 attempts in four starts since the start of Week 9, fourth most in the NFL over this sample. With the Broncos running game proving inept, theyve turned to a concentrated passing offense, relying heavily on their tandem of proven outside wideouts. The results have been statistically impressive, as Siemian has averaged 310 yards per game and the fifth-most fantasy points per game since the start of Week 9. The Patriots have ceded 16.5 fantasy points per game to opposing arms, supporting a respectable outcome spectrum for Siemian in this conference matchup.Running backKenneth Farrow, San Diego ChargersSurely a popular waiver addition this week, Farrow consumed 22 touches in place of an injured Melvin Gordon in Carolina last week and could enjoy a role as the early-down back if Gordon sits out this choice matchup with the Raiders. Oakland has surrendered 107.5 rushing yards per game to tailbacks this season, third most in the NFL, in addition to the second-most yards per carry to tailbacks (4.68). Getting additional shares of this divisional matchup with an implied total hovering around 50 points, per the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, could prove rewarding.Kenneth Dixon, Baltimore RavensThe transition is finally underway, as Dixon played on a career-high 60 percent of the Ravens snaps in Week 14 and Terrance West played a season-low 14 snaps against the Pats. Game script played a factor, but its clear the team has increased trust in allocating meaningful snaps and touches to its talented rookie. Dixon led all draft-eligible backs last season in yards per route run, per College Football Focus, thus we find a stable fantasy floor for the Louisiana Tech product in PPR formats for Week 15 and the remainder of the campaign.Wide receiverDontrelle Inman, San Diego ChargersAvailable in nearly 70 percent of ESPN leagues as of Tuesday morning, we can realistically add and stream Inman and get another stake in this potential divisional shootout. The Raiders have allowed the fifth-most yards and fourth-most yards per reception to wideouts this season, while Inman has scored in three straight and leads the Bolts in routes on the season. Exposure and opportunity shouldnt be an issue for Inman, especially as the Chargers could prove compelled to trend pass-happy in the wake of the injury to Gordon.Adam Thielen, Minnesota VikingsRanked 27th in points per game among wideouts in PPR formats since the start of Week 9, Thielen has consumed a rewarding 18.3 percent share of the teams targets with an efficient 77.5 percent reception rate over this sample. The decimated Colts defense ranks 32nd in pass coverage on Pro Football Focus this season, supporting strreaming upside for this gifted possession valve.ddddddddddddTight endLadarius Green, Pittsburgh SteelersIts quite possible the crowd moves on from Green after last weeks modest production in Orchard Park, but we should recognize his usage, if not fantasy output, remained impressive against Buffalo. Green was targeted on 20 percent of Ben Roethlisbergers attempts, second on the team, resulting in a rich target-per-route rate of 28.6 percent, also second-best on the team. Green leads all tight ends with 20.2 yards per catch over the past three weeks, while the Bengals have yielded the most yards per game to tight ends on the season. When usage and matchup align this well, we should pay attention at such a shallow position.Charles Clay, Buffalo BillsClay claims the highest target share on the Bills this season at 17.7 percent. This one is all about the value of the matchup, however, as the Browns have ceded the most fantasy points to tight ends in the AFC (10.77 per game).A.J. Derby, Denver BroncosAvailable in more than 99 percent of ESPN leagues, Derby has produced at least 43 yards in two of his past three outings and has usurped Virgil Green as the go tight end in coach Gary Kubiaks friendly scheme for the position. With a target on 14.1 percent of his routes and having caught all his targets over the past three games, Derby is viable, given his potential to net a rewarding share of Siemians uptick in passing volume.D/STMiami DolphinsOnly the Chargers have a higher turnover-per-drive rate than the Jets, while Miamis Cameron Wake and Ndamukong Suh combined for an impressive 12 pressures on Carson Palmer last week, per Pro Football Focus. The Dolphins are third in the NFL with a pressure created on 32 percent of opposing dropbacks, while Bryce Petty?has averaged just 3 yards per dropback when pressured this season.Tampa Bay BuccaneersStreaming against the Dallas Cowboys elite offense doesnt seem so attractive, but consider the Bucs lead all D/ST units with 14.4 fantasy points per game in standard scoring since the start of Week 10. Tampa has surrendered just 1.13 points per drive over this dominant defensive sample, fewest in the NFL. The Bucs also lead the NFL in forcing a turnover on 26.4 percent of opposing drives, well above the league average of 11.7 percent over the past five weeks. Its bold, but in deeper leagues this angle proves viable.Individual defensive playersLinebackerDenzel Perryman, San Diego ChargersWhile hes mostly a run specialist, Perryman is elite in this role, as he has tallied at least eight tackles in three straight and faces a productive offensive opponent that could feed him a steady stream of tackle opportunities this week. Last weeks endorsement of Nick Kwiatkoski paid off, as he delivered eight tackles and a sack. As an every-down asset in the middle of the Bears front seven, I continue to advise cheap shares of Kwiatkoski.Defensive backKeith Tandy, Tampa Bay BuccaneersIn place of an injured Chris Conte, Tandy has proved productive over the past two weeks. The hard-hitting safety could prove busy again this week, as Tampa faces the clock-dominant Dallas offense.Jaquiski Tartt, San Francisco 49ersShares of Chip Kellys defensive rosters have often proved rewarding over the years, as his defenses spend so many snaps on the field. Safety Tartt is a recent example, as he played on all 84 of the teams defensive snaps in Week 14 en route to 12 tackles and a sack. Facing a top offense this week, Tartt is a top streaming option among safeties.Defensive lineDeForest Buckner, San Francisco 49ersSticking with the snap-happy theme for the San Francisco defense, Buckner has proved steady in the tackle department and just recently is flashing upside in the sack department. Shares of Miamis Wake appear attractive for those willing to assume his sack-or-bust pattern. Aiding his upside is the fact he has produced a sack in all but one of his past seven outings. ' ' '