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RotoBaller staff's fantasy football Week 10 waiver wire pickups for 2025. Expert advice for waiver wire RB, WR, TE, QB targets from Phil, Dan, Craig and Alex.
After nine weeks of NFL action, the waiver wire is predictably thin. That said, whether you're fighting hard for a playoff spot or are coasting to a top seed, you should always be looking to improve the depth of your roster. You never know when you might need to call on one of your bench stashes, so continue to dive into the waiver wire all season long.
Pivoting when your players are injured, underperforming, or on a bye is always the name of the game in fantasy football, and we're here to guide your waiver-wire decisions.
Our RotoBaller experts Phil Clark, Alex Ciulla, Craig Rondinone, and Dan Fornek are here to help you identify the top RB, WR, TE, and QB targets ahead of Week 10.
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Running Backs Waiver Wire Week 10
Selections By Phil Clark
Bhayshul Tuten, Jacksonville Jaguars
Tuten had only reached a double-digit touch total once in his first seven matchups while also failing to exceed 28 total yards during six of his contests during that sequence. However, Tuten secured 10 touches when Jacksonville traveled to Las Vegas in Week 9, which was also his highest total since Week 2. Tuten secured a 22.1% snap share and was limited to 29 rushing yards but also accumulated six carries inside the red zone. Tuten also generated his first rushing touchdown since Week 3, ran six routes, and captured his ninth target of the season.
Tuten had previously operated with a 21.6% snap share from Weeks 2-7. He had also accrued 29 attempts (4.8 per game) and 119 rushing yards (19.8 per game) during that sequence. He also ran 44 routes, while collecting six of his eight targets, and amassing 59 yards as a pass catcher.
The attributes that fuel Tuten’s potential to explode for big plays could entice Liam Coen to expand Tuten’s workload even further during the Jaguars’ upcoming matchups, even though he would share touches with Travis Etienne. Tuten’s prospects of capitalizing on his touches also supply the rationale for stashing the dynamic rookie this week.
Devin Singletary, New York Giants
Singletary had operated with a 15.9% snap share from Weeks 1-8, while averaging 3.5 attempts/10.5 rushing yards per game during those contests. However, Brian Daboll expanded Singletary’s role when New York hosted San Francisco in Week 9. Singletary paced the Giants’ backfield while establishing season highs in snap share (55.4%), attempts (eight), and rushing yards (43), while averaging 5.4 yards per attempt. Singletary also ran 15 routes and secured both of his targets from Jaxson Dart.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. appeared primed to sustain his newly attained role as New York’s lead back entering Week 9, after he had secured a 63.5% snap share in Week 8. Tracy had also accumulated 13 touches/53 total yards during that contest. However, Tracy only attained a 44.6% snap share in Week 9. He also carried five times, was limited to 18 rushing yards, and averaged 3.6 yards per attempt. Tracy also ran 19 routes, was targeted four times, and assembled 19 yards as a pass-catcher.
Daboll’s allocation of touches to both backs has presented the likelihood that Singletary and Tracy will operate in a timeshare during New York’s upcoming games. That justifies pursuing Singletary from this week’s waiver wire.
Isaiah Davis, New York Jets
Davis began the season in a crowded backfield while sharing touches with Breece Hall and Braelon Allen. However, the sprained MCL that Allen sustained in Week 4 transformed the Jets’ distribution of touches into a consistent rotation between Davis and Hall. That also leaves Davis primed to resume his current role as the Jets’ RB2 when New York hosts the Browns in Week 10. Davis has functioned as the backup to Hall during the Jets’ last four matchups, while operating with a 40.4% snap share during that span.
He has also surpassed a 40% share during three of his last four contests, and has also generated 79.8% of his yards after contact according to Fantasy Points Data. Davis was also 11th among all backs in targets (14/3.5 per game) and receiving yards (93/23.4 per game), from Weeks 5-8.
Davis would vault into an extensive workload if Hall is forced to the sideline during the Jets’ remaining matchups. He would also soar into a lead-back role if Hall is extracted from the backfield before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline. Those factors elevate Davis among this week’s backs to seize from the waiver wire.
Wide Receivers Waiver Wire Week 10
Selections By Alex Ciulla
Christian Watson, Green Bay Packers
Aside from the Falcons, there might not be a more puzzling team in 2025 than the Green Bay Packers. At times, they've looked unstoppable. Others? Well, their only two losses this season are to the Cleveland Browns and the Carolina Panthers. Despite one of the offense's rougher outings of the campaign in Sunday's bout with Carolina, it's still one we're betting on.
Christian Watson again saw precisely four targets (2/58), although his snap share went up considerably. Whether he was ready for a larger workload or not, the team was forced to react when teammates Tucker Kraft (knee) and Matthew Golden (shoulder) left mid-game with injuries. Golden is likely due for more testing, but the worst is feared for Kraft -- a torn ACL.
As of now, Green Bay might be without both for a primetime matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles next Monday night. Better days are ahead for the Pack's passing attack, and Watson should slot in as a top-two option in the offense for at least as long as Golden is forced to sit.
Alec Pierce, Indianapolis Colts
I finally laid off the Colts' wide receivers in last week's feature, but Alec Pierce has forced my hand again for Week 10. Indianapolis was steamrolling teams, though Sunday was a different story as they fell to the Steelers 27-20. Daniel Jones looked to be in over his head, but still found a way to support three fantasy-relevant pass-catchers. Despite not writing him up, I'd decided earlier in the week that Pierce was the Colts' wideout I was pushing my chips in on this season. If you'd have asked me that a year ago, the answer would have been his teammate Josh Downs. I like the former's involvement, and it's clear he's upped his game.
I still expect some irregularities here on a week-to-week basis. However, when healthy, Pierce has played as many snaps as running mate Michael Pittman Jr., and sometimes more. Pittman Jr. is the unquestioned No. 1 option in Indy, but Pierce is emerging as a nice compliment. In an ideal world, the Colts want to establish and perpetuate the run, so the former Cincinnati Bearcat will be prone to outings like he had in Week 8 (2/56). Still, he's racked up at least 98 yards and ten or more targets in two of the last three games.
DeMario Douglas, New England Patriots
DeMario Douglas popped off as the Patriots barely eked out the Falcons 24-23, piling up a sixth consecutive victory in the process. Fellow wide receiver Kayshon Boutte (hamstring) exited early with an injury, allowing Douglas to pick up 100 yards and a touchdown on 4-of-6 receiving. The yardage total was a career-high, while his reception and target figures tied him for the team lead.
While the performance is encouraging, particularly with Boutte out of the contest, this situation isn't as cut-and-dry as it seems. For starters, Douglas didn't even place third in snaps, as Mack Hollins, Stefon Diggs, and Kyle Williams all ran ahead of him. Williams may not do so weekly, but it's a nod to the slight volatility here.
Another concern is that New England used 11 personnel at the league's fifth-lowest rate (47.22%) heading into Week 9. If Boutte misses time, that won't be a problem. If he doesn't, the 24-year-old will find it challenging to push Diggs from the slot. He's the only other wideout on the team to clear 70 snaps from that alignment (116).
All in all, Douglas' dependability will be reliant on how long Boutte is affected by his hamstring injury. If the latter misses a game or more, the former moves up in the pecking order. I like him over Hollins for the rest of the season either way.
Tight Ends Waiver Wire Week 10
Selections By Craig Rondinone
Theo Johnson, New York Giants
Theo Johnson is scoring touchdowns like he is LaDainian Tomlinson circa 2006. New York’s talented tight end has five touchdowns over his past six games and has vaulted to the top of Jaxson Dart’s red-zone target list. The touchdown trips should not stop this week as Johnson faces a Chicago defense that just allowed 600-year-old Joe Flacco to throw for 470 yards against it this past Sunday.
With WR Malik Nabers (knee) and RB Cam Skattebo (ankle) out with season-ending injuries, Johnson is one of the few playmakers left for the Giants, and he will be counted upon heavily the rest of the way.
Harold Fannin Jr., Cleveland Browns
Cleveland’s bye came at the wrong time for sensational rookie Harold Fannin Jr., who has 21 receptions for 192 yards and two touchdowns in the month leading up to his week off. He should be refreshed and re-energized to rack up serious fantasy points this weekend against the 1-7 New York Jets. Fannin will rack up even more if tight end teammate David Njoku gets sent packing at the trade deadline.
Fannin cannot be ranked as high as Johnson in this section of the column because he plays with an inferior quarterback and is not scoring touchdowns at the clip Johnson is these days. But Fannin remains one of the top-three available tight ends in many fantasy leagues and should only perform better as the games in fantasy leagues become more crucial.
Mason Taylor, New York Jets
You never know what you are going to get from Justin Fields, Mason Taylor, and the Jets offense from week to week. There are just too many variables, and most of them are bad. Taylor has been targeted at least five times in five of his last six contests, however. I think he has to be picked up in deeper leagues due to the upside he has shown.
Quarterbacks Waiver Wire Week 10
Selections By Dan Fornek
Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks
Sam Darnold bounced back from a poor Week 8 start against the Houston Texans, throwing for over 300 yards and three touchdowns against the Washington Commanders in Week 9. Darnold continues to operate at a high level with the Seattle Seahawks, putting together his third 22.0+ fantasy performance in his last four games. Darnold has over 1,100 passing yards and 12 touchdowns since Week 4 and has definitively proved his strong 2024 with the Vikings wasn’t a fluke.
Sam Darnold against the Commanders:
🔹8/10, 127 yards, 3 TD, INT against man coverage
🔹13/14, 203 yards, TD against zone coverageHe becomes the only QB in any game this season with 10+ attempts and 12+ yards per attempt against both coverage types.
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The veteran quarterback is probably closer to a high-end QB2 going forward due to his lack of rushing ability, but he continues to prove that he’s got a top 10 ceiling each week in Seattle’s offense.
J.J. McCarthy, Minnesota Vikings
J.J. McCarthy did his best to silence the belief that his time missed this season was due to a “soft benching”. The second-year quarterback didn’t light it up on the field, but he put together a solid game in a key divisional win against the Detroit Lions.
McCarthy still has plenty to work on as a passer, completing 14 of 25 passes for 143 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception through the air. He also added nine carries for 12 yards and a touchdown on the ground. McCarthy’s 18.9 fantasy points were his second-highest total this season.
The Vikings have excellent fantasy matchups in the coming weeks, with five matchups against teams allowing the most fantasy points per game to quarterbacks (Baltimore, Chicago, Washington, Dallas, and the New York Giants). There can be some big fantasy performances on the horizon as the Vikings look to make a playoff push.
Marcus Mariota, Washington Commanders
Jayden Daniels suffered a brutal elbow injury in the fourth quarter of the Commanders' loss to the Seattle Seahawks. The injury almost certainly puts the rest of his 2025 season in doubt and pushes Marcus Mariota back into the starting lineup for the foreseeable future.
Mariota has been solid in spot starts throughout the season, completing 63.6% of his passes for 639 yards, four touchdowns, and four interceptions. More importantly (for fantasy), Mariota has at least 20 rushing yards in every game he's played this season (minus Week 9). At the very least, Mariota is set to have good matchups against the Lions and Dolphins before Washington's Week 12 bye.
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