D'Onta Foreman (RB, HOU) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN:  13% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Houston Texans running back D'Onta Foreman is scheduled to begin practicing this week, which is the first step in a return from the PUP list. It's unclear when Foreman will see game action, but those with space to stash and a need at RB […]

Sam Darnold (QB, NYJ) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: If you watched any of the Dolphins-Jets game, you want no part of New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold and his four-pick self. The bad field conditions and Spencer Long's inability to snap the ball can excuse some of it but Darnold still made […]

Eli Manning (QB, NYG) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It doesn't matter if the Giants' offensive woes are quarterback Eli Manning's fault or even whether he finishes the year as the starting quarterback. For Week 10, Manning is still viable as a streamer to replace Kirk Cousins or Deshaun Watson if needed. Manning entered Week 9 as […]

Josh Rosen (QB, ARI) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Arizona Cardinals quarterback Josh Rosen had the best game of his young career in Week 8 against San Francisco, throwing for a career-high 252 yards and posting his first multi-touchdown game. Arizona had a bye week after this game and Rosen’s performance flew under the […]

C.J Uzomah (TE, CIN) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 23% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It's hard to imagine a tight end having a better schedule than Cincinnati Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah. It continues with a home game against the Saints, who are fresh off a win in which they allowed 35 points and 391 passing yards. If Gerald […]

Jamaal Williams (RB, GB) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN:  23% of Leagues ANALYSIS: This backfield may belong to Aaron Jones soon enough but Green Bay Packers running back Jamaal Williams will be in the mix still. With Ty Montgomery gone, Williams is set to see more work on passing downs since the team prefers him for pass protection over Jones. […]

Week 9 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2018 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Below are RotoBaller's Week 9 defense tiers and rankings, or which defenses to stream, start and target off the waiver wire for Week 9 of the NFL and fantasy football season. Our weekly tiered defense rankings are a guide to making waiver wire pickups to improve your lineups, and to decide which defenses to start, […]

Courtland Sutton (WR, DEN) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Adds

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 46% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The time is officially here for all you Courtland Sutton fans. Whether you drafted him in your dynasty rookie drafts or grabbed him in the last few rounds of redraft leagues, this is the best opportunity he’s getting all year. Demaryius Thomas is […]

Devante Parker (WR, MIA) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 13% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Since the Dolphins are dealing with injuries to Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson, wide receiver Devante Parker exploded for six receptions on nine targets and 134 yards. There was one fluky play where Jakeem Grant came down with the ball, but it popped loose and flew into Parker’s arms. […]

Keke Coutee (WR, HOU) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10-Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 20% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Another name that has made its way back to the list is Houston Texans wide receiver Keke Coutee who was a hot add after his 11-reception performance in Week 4 against the Colts. Coutee hasn’t come close to that production since and has […]

Tyrell Williams (WR, LAC) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Tyrell Williams hasn't seen his target share increase at all, yet over the last two games he has turned in huge gains for touchdowns on multiple occasions. He has an extremely high 16.3 aDOT and a fairly small 121 […]

Jack Doyle (TE, IND) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 25% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Bad timing for Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle to return and catch a touchdown, as the Colts now have their week off. He's a big part of the offense when healthy, even with Eric Ebron performing well. Doyle is a smart stash for those without a […]

Jamaal Williams (RB, GB) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN:  23% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Green Bay Packers running back Jamaal Williams scored a touchdown against the Rams on Sunday and appears to be the 2nd choice at running back in Green Bay. Aaron Jones had 12 carries for 86 yards and a score against Los Angeles, but that […]

Cole Beasley (WR, DAL) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 23% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Cole Beasley has been pretty good this season. He hasn’t been a huge fantasy asset and has had some up and down performances (much like the Cowboys offense as a whole) but he now has a new teammate that […]

Marquez Valdes-Scantling (WR, GB) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The debate for the WR2 in Green Bay all off-season was between Randall Cobb and Geronimo Allison, but a dark horse candidate may have emerged. After injuries to Cobb and Allison, Marquez Valdes-Scantling has stepped up the past three games. Since Week 5, Valdes-Scantling has 12 catches […]

Willie Snead (WR, BAL) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 33% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Willie Snead continues to see targets for the Ravens and in PPR leagues, this guy is a must add for me this week. He is still only owned in 33% of leagues because Michael Crabtree and John Brown are the flashier players. He has […]

David Moore (WR, SEA) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Seattle Seahawks wide receiver David Moore has our attention. We are a little late to the party, but better late than never. We had our concerns that it was a fluke to start and then Doug Baldwin returned, so he couldn’t keep it up, right? Well, […]

D.J. Moore (WR, CAR) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 15% of Leagues ANALYSIS: That fact that Carolina Panthers wide receiver D.J. Moore is still 15% owned is slightly shocking to me. Moore hasn’t done anything impressive this season, but it appears some owners are still holding out hope that the rookie wide receiver breaks out. Moore […]

Frank Gore (RB, MIA) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 22% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After an already incredible fourteen seasons in the NFL, longtime veteran Frank Gore is still shouldering the load of the backfield in Miami, where he was once a member of the infamous "U". He got off to a rough start for the 2018 […]

Elijah McGuire (RB, NYJ) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Jets have officially designated running back Elijah McGuire for return from injured reserve, and he has already been practicing with the team. The 24-year-old back had been contending with a broken foot, but New York now has a three-week window to add him to […]

Ed Dickson (TE, SEA) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS:  Seattle Seahawks tight end Ed Dickson made us look sillier than someone who turns on the Hallmark Channel expecting to see an Avengers movie. Dickson had 54 receiving yards and a touchdown in his Seattle debut this past weekend after I had pegged Dickson as an […]

Jakeem Grant (WR, MIA) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jakeem Grant has caught 20 of his 31 targets this season and is coming off of a career-best eight targets against the Texans on Sunday. Grant caught four of those targets for 36 yards and has averaged 12.6 yards per catch […]

Ryan Fitzpatrick (QB, TB) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 26% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Buccaneers benched quarterback Jameis Winston after Winston threw four interceptions in a 37-34 loss to Cincinnati during Week 8. Ryan Fitzpatrick then came in and made up an 18 point deficit to tie the game, only for Cincinnati to kick and a game-winning field goal […]

Chris Herndon (TE, NYJ) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS:  New York Jets tight end Chris Herndon has caught Sam Darnold touchdown passes in three consecutive contests and is one of the few healthy pass catchers left on the Jets’ injury-ravaged roster. His next game is against a Miami defense that is allowing 265 passing yards […]

Devontae Booker (RB, DEN) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Denver Broncos running back Devontae Booker was included among the suggested roster additions in last week’s column, in anticipation of the expanded workload that he would receive if Royce Freeman’s ankle issue forced him to the sideline in Week 8. However, even after it […]

Trenton Cannon (RB, NYJ) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN:  9% of Leagues ANALYSIS: New York Jets running back Trenton Cannon will likely get more playing time in New York with Bilal Powell out for the season. This is a very good thing for fantasy owners, as Cannon had four catches for 69 yards against the Vikings […]

Derek Carr (QB, OAK) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2-QB Leagues OWNED IN: 26% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr bounced back in a big way this week, going 21-for-28 passing for 244 yards and three touchdowns against Indianapolis last week. Carr gets a quick turnaround in Week 9 on Thursday Night Football and also takes on the San Francisco […]

Josh Doctson (WR, WSH) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 7% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Washington Redskinds wide receiver Josh Doctson doesn’t make this list based on his performance but more along the lines of injuries depleting the pass catching options in Washington. Chris Thompson finally made it back in Week 9 and Paul Richardson was also able to suit up, but Jamison Crowder is […]

Anthony Miller (WR, CHI) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of Leagues ANALYSIS: As a rookie out of the University of Memphis, Anthony Miller got off to a slow start with the Chicago Bears, accruing just 25 receiving yards off of four receptions from six targets (with the first TD of his career) through the first […]