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

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 13% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Vance McDonald can only do so much when Colin Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert are his quarterbacks.  That terrible twosome has never been known for improving the fantasy values of their pass catchers.  But McDonald is doing the best he can to prosper these days when the erratic Kaepernick […]

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

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 13% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The good news is that McDonald has seen six targets in each of San Francisco’s last two games, with the latest yielding a nice 3-84-1 line for fantasy owners. The bad news is that he has only four catches on those 12 targets, and has benefited from […]

Dominique Jones (TE, MIA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12-team leagues OWNED IN: 0% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: If you’re absolutely pressed against the wall for a tight end, then perhaps Mr. Dominique Jones can help you. Jordan Cameron may have to retire thanks to his concussion history, and Dion Sims is also dealing with a concussion ahead of him on the depth chart. Jones caught three-of-four […]

Dominique Jones (TE, MIA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12-team leagues OWNED IN: 0% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Dominique Jones only had a half-dozen career catches coming into last weekend, so his three receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown against the New York Jets caught fantasy owners totally by surprise.  With Miami’s top two tight ends concussed, Jones and his bulky 270-pound frame could […]

Chris Ivory (RB, JAX) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10-team leagues OWNED IN: 58% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: It took a couple of weeks and a change at offensive coordinator, but Ivory finally became an important part of the offense. Chris Ivory saw a season-high 18 carries which translated into 107 yards. He should have registered a touchdown as well, but it was inexplicably denied […]

DuJuan Harris (RB, SF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 10% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Carlos Hyde is once again proving to be injury prone, so it was recent acquisition DuJuan Harris who contributed the most in Week 9 against New Orleans. He did most of his damage in the passing game, racking up 83 yards and a TD in […]

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

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 23% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: As promised, Kenneth Dixon saw a bigger workload after the bye week. The good news: he saw 20 snaps, compared to 30 for Terrance West. The bad news: he only produced 13 yards on nine rushing attempts and zero yards on two receptions. West didn't do much […]

Dwayne Washington (RB, DET) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 12% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: 10 carries for 26 yards won't make you run out and stake a waiver claim for a player, nor should it. The Lions are on bye in Week 10, so Dwayne Washington isn't worth adding just yet anyway. He did surpass Zach Zenner and Justin Forsett […]

Dion Lewis (RB, NE) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10-team leagues OWNED IN: 41% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: There's a decent chance Lewis suits up this week, although it's the worst possible matchup with Seattle coming to town. PPR owners with fond memories of Lewis' production late last season may want to take a chance on a repeat. Lewis put up 83 fantasy points in […]

Thomas Rawls (RB, SEA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-team leagues OWNED IN: 38% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Week 11 is now looking like a realistic return date for Thomas Rawls, although it is still a moving target. Whether he will be the same game-changing back he was last year upon return is a matter of question. Rawls started seven games in the […]

Peyton Barber (RB, TB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-team leagues until Doug Martin returns OWNED IN: 15% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: At the moment, Peyton Barber might literally be the only healthy body in the Tampa Bay backfield. Doug Martin's return from a hamstring injury suffered in Week 2 remains a mystery. Jacquizz Rodgers is trying to recover from a sprained foot. […]

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

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-team leagues OWNED IN: 25% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: After experimenting with receivers and practice squad players at the RB position, it's possible the Packers get James Starks back in Week 10. He has never been much of a rushing threat, averaging 33.8 yards per game on the ground for his career. He will catch […]

Ronnie Hillman (RB, MIN) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-team leagues OWNED IN: 10% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Ronnie Hillman has now joined the RBBC developing in Minnesota, which has been largely ineffective this season. He ran for 30 yards in seven attempts against the Lions and turned in a 32-yard reception. None of the running backs in Minnesota have been able to replace […]

Rob Kelley (RB, WAS) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10-team leagues OWNED IN: 27% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Remember, Rob Kelley just totaled 87 rushing yards on 21 carries in Week 8 before Washington hit their bye. The obvious issue entering Week 10 is Matt Jones’ health and where he fits in when he’s healthy. Head coach Jay Gruden said that Jones could “come back in […]

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

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10-team leagues OWNED IN: 43% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: After Tim Hightower tallied 26 carries and 102 yards against Seattle last week, he turned 23 carries into 87 yards and a TD. He also chipped in a 15-yard catch. While Mark Ingram easily had a better day (15-158-1 rushing, 2-13-1 receiving), Hightower touched the ball more and […]

Dion Lewis (RB, NE) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10-team leagues OWNED IN: 41% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Dion Lewis returned to practice on Oct. 27 after being removed from the PUP list, and the hope remains that he’ll put on the pads and play in New England’s Week 10 matchup against Seattle. He’s a better pickup in PPR leagues, but the Patriots generate lots […]

Alfred Morris (RB, DAL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues as a handcuff for Ezekiel Elliott OWNED IN: 35% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Alfred Morris rushed the ball 17 times for 56 yards in Dallas’ Week 9 rout of Cleveland, as they really didn’t need to risk rising star Ezekiel Elliott with the game in hand. This is not about Morris’ potentially being useful as […]

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

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-team leagues OWNED IN: 25% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: James Starks is supposedly targeting Week 10 for a return, which would give him a matchup against the Titans as a “welcome back”. Tennessee has been much better against the run than the pass this season (9th in run DVOA, 24th in pass), but we’re […]

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

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 23% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: There can’t be anyone that feels good about stashing Kenneth Dixon at this point, but at least he touched the ball 11 times in Week 9 after only racking up nine total touches over his first three games in the NFL. He only collected 13 […]

C.J. Prosise (RB, SEA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team leagues OWNED IN: 22% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: With Seattle set to play on Monday night, we don’t have much more to add to last week’s blurb. In a nutshell, C.J. Prosise rushed four times for 23 yards and caught all four of his targets for 80 yards, including a 43-yard reception on a nifty […]

Paul Perkins (RB, NYG) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team leagues OWNED IN: 17% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The breaking news of Week 9 is that the Giants still suck at running the ball, but at least Paul Perkins racked up 32 yards on 11 carries and added in two 15-yard catches to give him 62 total yards. No one would’ve been happy playing him […]

Peyton Barber (RB, TB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-team leagues until Doug Martin returns OWNED IN: 15% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay is really pushing the limits of “next man up” here. While Doug Martin does have a chance to return for the Bucs’ Week 10 home date with the Bears, he’s light years from a sure thing and is unlikely […]

DuJuan Harris (RB, SF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 10% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: DuJuan Harris stepped up in San Francisco’s shootout with the Saints, a game that saw 64 total points go up on the board with DuJuan garnering 23.2 PPR points. As we said with Kaepernick, expectations will need to be tempered for these next few matchups, especially […]

Ronnie Hillman (RB, MIN) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-team leagues OWNED IN: 10% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Matt Asiata failed to get any sort of stranglehold on Minnesota’s backfield with Adrian Peterson and Jerick McKinnon out, and even though McKinnon is back now, it’s a dark-horse candidate that ran the best in Week 9. Hillman, the Denver castoff, totaled 30 rushing yards […]

Kapri Bibbs (RB, DEN) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in deep leagues as a handcuff for Devontae Booker OWNED IN: 5% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I’m sure eyebrows were raised by his 69-yard TD on a screen pass, but this is still just a handcuff type who only saw three touches on Sunday night. Denver isn’t sporting a great offense, and while Bibbs may have earned […]

Terron Ward (RB, ATL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in deep leagues or as a handcuff for Devonta Freeman OWNED IN: 3% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Tevin Coleman is still hurt, so Ward is still the cuff. While Devonta Freeman obviously dominates the touches on this potent Atlanta offense, Ward would enjoy some fantasy relevance should he miss any time. The Falcons will tussle with the […]

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

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues as a handcuff for Melvin Gordon OWNED IN: 2% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Here’s a guy I’d much rather scoop compared to Ward, as Farrow is the only man left standing behind Melvin Gordon now that Dexter McCluster is done for the season. Gordon limped off the field for one play in […]

Mike James (RB, TB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in very deep leagues OWNED IN: 1% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Plain and simple, if Doug Martin and Jacquizz Rodgers are both still out for Tampa Bay in Week 10 then James is the only warm body at RB for the Bucs behind Peyton Barber. It’s unlikely that they’ll utilize the green Barber as a workhorse, so […]

Week 10 NFL Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

Welcome to the post-Week 9 installment of the Waiver Wire weekly series for the 2016 fantasy football season. Week 9 didn’t see any big names go down, and so there really aren’t any big-name adds. Week 10 yields a four-team bye, with Buffalo, Detroit, Indianapolis and Oakland hitting their hammocks for a breather. Let’s check in […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 10 Lightning Round

This column is published early every week, and then updated on a daily basis. Over the course of each week, we also publish more in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions. But in efforts of bringing you timely information, as fast as possible, consider this the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 10. Waiver […]