Waiver Wire Express - Week 16 Lightning Round Including Ty Chandler, Noah Brown, Zamir White, Clyde Edwards-Helaire

December 18, 2023

The Week 16 waiver wire pickups & adds lightning round for 2023 fantasy football. Our free agent list includes Ty Chandler, Noah Brown, Zamir White, Clyde Edwards-Helaire & more.

Week 15 kicked off many of your playoff rounds, with all of us now one step closer to that sweet championship. Whether you battled your way through an opening round or are coming off of a bye, be sure you're set for success. Let's stay hot with the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 16.

We're here as a rapid reaction to put names on your radar with the week's performances and injuries to Ja'Marr Chase, Jayden Reed, Marquise Brown, and more. This column is published early every week and then updated daily. Each day of the week will also yield more in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions. 

Waiver pickups are listed in priority order (in a vacuum) and broken down by position. Players must be rostered in roughly less than 60% of Yahoo leagues and will range from shallow options in standard leagues to deep options in PPR formats.

Week 16 Running Backs To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Ty Chandler
Zamir White
Trey Sermon
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
Jerick McKinnon
Roschon Johnson
Tyjae Spears
Kenneth Gainwell
Rico Dowdle
Chase Brown
Latavius Murray
Jamaal Williams
Tyler Goodson
Jordan Mason
Isaiah Spiller
Ameer Abdullah
Chris Rodriguez Jr.

Week 16 Wide Receivers To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Noah Brown
Curtis Samuel
Romeo Doubs
Joshua Palmer
Jerry Jeudy
Dontayvion Wicks
Zay Jones
Jameson Williams
Demario Douglas
Tyler Boyd
Rashid Shaheed
Greg Dortch
Quentin Johnston
Treylon Burks
Jonathan Mingo
Demarcus Robinson
Michael Wilson
Robert Woods
Tre Tucker
Cedric Tillman
Parker Washington
Darius Slayton
David Moore
D.J. Montgomery

Week 16 Tight Ends To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Hunter Henry
Tucker Kraft
Gerald Everett
Juwan Johnson
Tyler Higbee
Tanner Hudson
Michael Mayer

Week 16 Quarterbacks To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 16:

Baker Mayfield
Jake Browning
Gardner Minshew
Joe Flacco
Derek Carr
Nick Mullens
Aidan O'Connell

Week 16 Defenses To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 16:

Denver Broncos DST
Green Bay Packers DST
Chicago Bears DST
Cincinnati Bengals DST
Los Angeles Rams DST

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