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Fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 17 of the 2022 NFL season. Top free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.
Welcome to Week 17 RotoBallers, and another round of waiver wire pickups! We have seen new injuries emerge for fantasy football, and players who may be breaking out. As you consider who to pickup for your rosters, as always we're here to help you sift through it.
Each week our NFL team puts out a complete array of fantasy football waiver wire articles, to compliment our slick new Who Should I Pickup? waiver wire player comparison tool. Here is a quick rundown of our articles. Our fantasy football waiver wire articles get published on Mondays and Tuesdays each week. First up is our overall waiver wire article by Robert Lorge, and the famous waiver wire express lightning round compliments of Nick Mariano. These give a nice overview of the waiver wire pickup options each week.
If you're in a league with FAAB waivers (blind bids), our top-notch FAAB waiver wire article by Nick Mariano is a must-read. He lists the players to target off the waiver wire, and how much of your remaining FAAB budget to spend. In addition to these articles, we also dig deeper for each position with individual waiver wire articles: running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, quarterbacks, defenses, kickers, IDP leagues and players to consider dropping.
Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:- 2025 fantasy football rankings
- Running back (RB) fantasy football rankings
- Wide receiver (WR) fantasy football rankings
- Tight end (TE) fantasy football rankings
- Quarterback (QB) fantasy football rankings
- FLEX fantasy football rankings
- Defense (D/ST) fantasy football rankings
- Kicker (K) fantasy football rankings
- Dynasty fantasy football rankings
Who To Pickup for Fantasy Football Week 17?
Are you looking for a more direct and structured list of prioritized players to add off the waiver wire?
This article is final piece of the weekly waiver wire pickups series, and its goal is to show you our weekly ranking for the relevant waiver wire pickup options including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size).
So below you will find the overall rankings list, and below that each individual position in priority order. Hopefully this helps you win your waiver wire this week and bolster your roster for Week 17! Let's get to it.
| Rank | Player Name | Pos. | % Ros. | Baller Move |
| 1 | Zack Moss | RB | 44 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Deon Jackson | RB | 26 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 3 | Brandin Cooks | WR | 54 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 4 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 49 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 5 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 38 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | Drake London | WR | 60 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 7 | James Cook | RB | 52 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Taysom Hill | TE | 55 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Jahan Dotson | WR | 23 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 10 | Isaiah Hodgins | WR | 2 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 11 | Hunter Renfrow | WR | 22 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 12 | Rashid Shaheed | WR | 8 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 13 | Juwan Johnson | TE | 31 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Gus Edwards | RB | 41 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Noah Fant | TE | 24 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 16 | Tyler Conklin | TE | 27 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 17 | Royce Freeman | RB | 8 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 18 | Treylon Burks | WR | 46 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 19 | Parris Campbell | WR | 32 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 20 | Demarcus Robinson | WR | 19 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 21 | Marquise Goodwin | WR | 21 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 22 | Richie James | WR | 17 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 23 | Kendrick Bourne | WR | 1 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 24 | Chase Edmonds | RB | 22 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 25 | Mack Hollins | WR | 28 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 26 | Dante Pettis | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 27 | Daniel Bellinger | TE | 3 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 14 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 29 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 40 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Shane Zylstra | TE | 0 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | Trenton Irwin | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 32 | T.Y. Hilton | WR | 4 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 33 | Raheem Blackshear | RB | 0 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Brock Purdy | QB | 36 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | Gardner Minshew | QB | 27 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | Baker Mayfield | QB | 9 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | Mike White | QB | 17 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | Kenny Pickett | QB | 12 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 39 | Sam Darnold | QB | 7 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 40 | Nick Foles | QB | 4 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
Week 17 Running Backs To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Zack Moss
Tyler Allgeier
Chuba Hubbard
Hassan Haskins
James Cook
Gus Edwards
Royce Freeman
Chase Edmonds
Kenneth Gainwell
Khalil Herbert
Jordan Mason
Pierre Strong Jr.
Salvon Ahmed
JaMycal Hasty
Week 17 Wide Receivers To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Brandin Cooks
Drake London
Jahan Dotson
Isaiah Hodgins
Hunter Renfrow
Rashid Shaheed
Treylon Burks
Demarcus Robinson
Marquise Goodwin
Richie James
Kendrick Bourne
Parris Campbell
Mack Hollins
Dante Pettis
Trenton Irwin
T.Y. Hilton
Week 17 Tight Ends To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Taysom Hill
Juwan Johnson
Tyler Conklin
Noah Fant
Daniel Bellinger
Shane Zylstra
Cade Otton
Trey McBride
Jordan Akins
Mitchell Wilcox
Week 17 Quarterbacks To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Brock Purdy
Gardner Minshew
Baker Mayfield
Mike White
Kenny Pickett
Sam Darnold
Teddy Bridgewater
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