James Starks (RB, GB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 42% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: James Starks continues to leave his mark thanks to his pass-catching abilities, as he caught five-of-six targets for 46 yards and a hilariously wide-open TD scamper. He only collected 25 rushing yards on nine totes, but total numbers are all we care about. This […]

Tim Hightower (RB, NO) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 40% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Tim Hightower did much of the heavy lifting in New Orleans’ Thursday night loss to Carolina (12-69 rushing, 8-57 receiving), as Mark Ingram is dealing with a possible concussion and is in question for Week 12. Hightower is more of an RB3 if Ingram does […]

Jack Doyle (TE, IND) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 46% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: After Jack Doyle led the Colts in targets in Week 9, he only saw two come his way in a Week 11 victory that saw most of the action funneled through Indianapolis’ WRs. Doyle’s upside takes a hit with a healthy Dwayne Allen in the fold, but […]

Matt Asiata (RB, MIN) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 35% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: It is the nasiest, ugliest, grossest feeling in the world to rely on Asiata, but Week 11 was yet another example of how the goal-line running back holds value, no matter what his surroundings are. He only touched the ball six times, but collected […]

Kenneth Dixon (RB, BAL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 29% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Dixon didn’t really see much work against Dallas in Week 11 with only six carries, but he still turned in 40 yards on the limited touches. The man has talent, but the Ravens offensive line is simply too beaten up to help him out […]

Alex Collins (RB, SEA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 5% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: In case you missed something, the Seahawks have lost three running backs in the past week while gaining back one. Seattle waived Christine Michael, and just lost C.J. Prosise for the rest of the regular season alongside an injury to Troymaine Pope. The math is no […]

Austin Hooper (TE, ATL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 14% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Atlanta’s tight end Jacob Tamme is officially out for the season after getting shoulder surgery, so the top tight end for 2016 fantasy MVP candidate Matt Ryan from here on out will be third-round rookie Austin Hooper. Hooper has had nine receptions for 95 yards and a […]

Gary Barnidge (TE, CLE) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 66% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The Browns have been easier to laugh at this season than Louie C.K. or Dave Chappelle. Meanwhile, Barnidge has been one of the bigger busts at tight end in 2016. After a breakout 2015 campaign that saw him sneak out of obscurity to record 1,043 […]

Jared Cook (TE, GB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 29% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Fantasy owners have been waiting for Cook to live up to his potential for eight long years now. And while he has had his shining moments here and there, for the most part, Cook has been as helpful to fantasy owners as a windbreaker would […]

Jared Cook (TE, GB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 29% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: It’s no secret that Cook put up the best numbers for a tight end in Week 11 through Sunday despite it being his first game back since Week 3, as he punished Washington’s defense to the tune of six catches for 105 yards and a […]

Vance McDonald (TE, SF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Dancin’ Vance McDonald caught his fourth touchdown of the season in San Francisco’s Week 11 loss to the Patriots, and most notably saw six targets for the fourth-consecutive time on Sunday. Colin Kaepernick isn’t shy about finding McDonald out there. With the 49ers always […]

Austin Hooper (TE, ATL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 14% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Jacob Tamme is out for the year, and so the starting TE duties on the NFL’s highest-scoring offense now fall to Austin Hooper. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the rookie has horrible matchups bearing down on him. Week 12 brings a date with Arizona, […]

Will Tye (TE, NYG) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Will Tye had shown enough recently for the Giants to list Larry Donnell as an inactive for Week 11, which Tye has translated into 20 targets over his last three games. His touchdown against the Bears was his first of the season, though it only […]

Jermaine Gresham (TE, ARI) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 3% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I know this is such a stretch that you may want me ousted as the writer of this weekly column, but Gresham is facing the 30-ranked pass defense in the NFL (Atlanta) this weekend and is coming off scoring his first touchdown of the […]

Jermaine Gresham (TE, ARI) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 3% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: If you’re even more desperate than Tye, Arizona’s Jermaine Gresham has topped 30 yards in each of his last three games now. Since that inspires nobody, the important piece here is that Arizona’s Week 12 matchup against the Falcons pits Gresham against an Atlanta defense […]

Rex Burkhead (RB, CIN) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 16- and 18-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 0% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: With Giovani Bernard reportedly done for the season with a torn ACL, it would be Burkhead that stands to gain as the man to help spell Jeremy Hill. While Hill will surely see an uptick in touches moving forward, Burkhead is a quiet benefactor […]

Akeem Hunt (RB, HOU) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 16- and 18-Team Leagues as a handcuff for Lamar Miller OWNED IN: 3% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Akeem Hunt came off the practice squad last week and promptly rushed for 52 yards on only eight carries. He is clearly the next man up behind Lamar Miller, and did so well that head coach Bill O’Brien […]

Lance Kendricks (TE, LA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The jury is out on whether Case Keenum’s demotion to backup and Jared Goff’s promotion to starting signal caller will help or hurt Kendricks’ fantasy value. Kendricks was doing well with the erratic and inaccurate Keenum at the helm, but if Goff turns out to […]

Kenjon Barner (RB, PHI) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 16- and 18-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 3% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: If it turns out that Darren Sproles will be joining Ryan Mathews on the shelf for an extended period of time, Kenjon Barner is likely to complement rookie Wendell Smallwood in a committee for Philadelphia. His coaches have already shown a willingness to trust […]

Fitzgerald Toussaint (RB, PIT) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 16- and 18-Team Leagues as a LeVeon Bell handcuff OWNED IN: 2% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: With DeAngelo Williams healing from his knee surgery, Toussaint is now the next man up for Pittsburgh should something happen to LeVeon Bell. While we’re not touting Toussaint as a big talent, the opportunity in Pittsburgh’s high-octane offense is […]

Kenneth Farrow (RB, SD) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 16- and 18-Team Leagues as a Melvin Gordon handcuff OWNED IN: 2% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Another handcuff reminder, as Farrow is the only man left standing behind Melvin Gordon now that Dexter McCluster is done. Farrow is a UDFA out of Houston who won the MVP Award at the 2015 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces […]

Vance McDonald (TE, SF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: McDonald is in the midst of a three-game hot streak, during which he has caught 10 passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns. For McDonald to do this while Colin Kaepernick is his quarterback makes it even more impressive. Check out RotoBaller's famous fantasy football […]

Pierre Garcon (WR, WAS) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 23% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: DeSean Jackson made his return to the Redskins on Sunday after missing last week’s game with a shoulder injury. Though he received six targets in what ended up being a shootout, he did little to deter Pierre Garcon from having his finest […]

Tyreek Hill (WR, KC) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 40% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Tyreek Hill didn’t have his best game of the season in the Chiefs' loss to the Buccaneers, but still led all wideouts in yards receiving despite being third on the team in targets behind Travis Kelce (nine) and Chris Conley (eight). Hill […]

Cameron Meredith (WR, CHI) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 57% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Last week, the surprise suspension to Alshon Jeffery made Cameron Meredith a popular player to add. Jeffery’s available targets were expected to help Meredith, Zach Miller and Eddie Royal. Miller was an early beneficiary, catching three passes for 61 yards and a […]

Tyler Boyd (WR, CIN) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 6% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: A.J. Green left this game on the first Bengals drive of the game, after he and Stephon Gilmore went up for a jump ball and Green landed awkwardly. He was diagnosed with a torn right hamstring, though he is getting an MRI on […]

Kevin White (WR, CHI) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 11% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Before Kevin White went down with a leg injury earlier in the season, he was averaging nine targets per game with Jay Cutler and Brian Hoyer at QB. The earliest expected return for White would be Week 13, when the Bears take […]

Marqise Lee (WR, JAC) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 6% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Marqise Lee finally found the end zone on Sunday for his first touchdown of the season. Lee caught four of his team-leading eight targets for 52 yards and a nifty, three-yard score. The TD catch was a nice one, with Lee barely keeping […]

Adam Thielen (WR, MIN) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Before the game on Sunday it was announced that Adam Thielen would have a bigger role in the offense with stud cornerback Patrick Peterson covering Stefon Diggs. Thielen didn’t disappoint; he ended the day catching all five of his targets for 65 […]

Marquise Goodwin (WR, BUF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 6% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Robert Woods left the game on Sunday against the Bengals after sustaining a knee sprain, and was later seen on crutches. Woods will likely miss next week’s game against the Jaguars, and maybe more. If he does miss extended time, the Bills will be […]