Pierre Strong Jr. (RB, CLE) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 10% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jerome Ford (high ankle sprain), and Kareem Hunt (thigh) were both contending with injuries prior to Cleveland’s Week 8 matchup with the Seahawks. That elevated Pierre Strong Jr. into his most extensive workload of the season. Touches were distributed to all three backs when […]

Demario Douglas (WR, NE) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 14% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Demario Douglas got his first opportunity to play regular snaps last week and he made the most of them. In Week 7, he finished with six targets, four receptions, 54 receiving yards, and chipped in a rushing attempt for 20 yards. The […]

Marvin Mims Jr. (WR, DEN) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS: This past weekend Marvin Mims Jr. played just 41% of the snaps, ran a route on just 37.5% of the dropbacks, and had one target. However, he has been incredibly productive and efficient with the routes and targets he's been given. He […]

Jayden Reed (WR, GB) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 17% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Packers' entire offense has struggled mightily since Week 2, but Reed has played well. While Romeo Doubs continues to catch touchdown passes, he has just two games with more than 30 receiving yards. Is Doubs good or has he just been […]

Khalil Shakir (WR, BUF) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Starting tight end Dawson Knox being on IR with a wrist injury had a butterfly effect on the rest of their offense. This shifted rookie Dalton Kincaid from the slot position where he had typically been playing to a full-time, traditional in-line tight end role. […]

Devin Singletary (RB, HOU) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 20% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Devin Singletary became an enticing waiver wire target after he accumulated more snaps (31/21), and rushing yards (58/34) than Dameon Pierce in Week 6. Singletary’s average of 4.8 yards per attempt also exceeded the 2.6 per attempt that was attained by Pierce. He also […]

Jonathan Mingo (WR, CAR) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Mingo has yet to have that one big game, but his snap share, route participation, and target total indicate that the game is coming. He left Week 3 early due to a concussion, but in Weeks 1-2 and Weeks 5-6 (he […]

Brandin Cooks (WR, DAL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 41% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Dallas was on a bye in Week 7, but dating back to Week 6, Cooks has now found the end zone in back-to-back weeks. Fantasy managers would like to see his target total higher than it's been – in five out of […]

Royce Freeman (RB, LAR) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 22% of Leagues ANALYSIS: While Henderson took the lead in Week 7, Freeman ended up playing more snaps than Henderson this past weekend. However, despite playing more snaps, Henderson still had more targets and carries than Freeman. Considering the game script and the touch totals, we […]

Tyjae Spears (RB, TEN) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 50% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Tyjae Spears is somehow available in 50% of all leagues even though the incentive for having the explosive rookie contained on rosters in all leagues remains enormous. Spears has accumulated 197 snaps from Weeks 1-8. He has also generated 198 rushing yards […]

Sam Howell (QB, WAS) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 45% of Leagues ANALYSIS: This dude is absolutely balling out and it's being overshadowed by how many sacks he's taken, but we need to appreciate how well he's played. He's thrown for at least 249 yards in five out of eight games. He's scored more than […]

Zach Charbonnet (RB, SEA) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 42% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Zach Charbonnet was rostered in over 50% of all leagues entering Week 6. He was then limited to just five rushing yards on two attempts when the Seahawks traveled to Cincinnati in Week 6 and was sidelined by a hamstring issue in Week […]

Cam Akers (RB, MIN) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 57% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Even though Alexander Mattison has been functioning as Minnesota’s RB1 throughout the regular season his performances have been largely underwhelming. Mattison has failed to exceed 3.5 yards per attempt in four of his eight matchups. He has also averaged just 3.2 per attempt from […]

Darrell Henderson Jr. (RB, LAR) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 45% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It was initially unclear how Sean McVay would distribute touches within the Rams’ reconstructed backfield, following injuries that had sidelined Kyren Williams (sprained ankle), and Ronnie Rivers (knee). However, Darrell Henderson has now led the backfield in snaps (68), rushing attempts (30), and rushing yardage (97) […]

Emari Demercado (RB, ARI) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 36% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Emari Demercado has now played on 91 snaps while operating with 33 attempts and assembling 136 rushing yards during Arizona’s last two matchups. The undrafted free agent has also eviscerated any lingering concerns surrounding his role as the Cardinals’ temporary lead back. […]

Bryce Young (QB, CAR) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 12% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Bryce Young continues to be a safe but productive quarterback play for the Carolina Panthers. Young completed 22 of 31 passes for 235 yards and a touchdown in his first career win against a solid Texans defense. It was Young’s fourth straight performance […]

Baker Mayfield (QB, TB) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Baker Mayfield has been solid in his first year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Mayfield has scored at least 16 fantasy points in five of his seven starts in Tampa Bay, including two games with over 20 fantasy points. While Mayfield isn’t […]

Rashid Shaheed (WR, NO) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 36% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I'm not usually big on players who don't get a lot of targets, because their production depends heavily on them getting a lot of production on limited looks. However, Rashid Shaheed has been a really intriguing boom/bust play all season. He […]

Tank Dell (WR, HOU) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 50% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Tank Dell didn't have a lot of yards in his return, but I liked the way the Texans worked to get him the ball. He was targeted four times, catching three passes for 16 yards, but the Texans also got him three […]

Jahan Dotson (WR, WAS) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 51% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Curtis Samuel exited Sunday's loss to the Eagles with a toe injury and didn't return. Meanwhile, Jahan Dotson had his best game of the season, catching eight of his 10 targets for 108 yards and a score. After seeing his role drop off […]

Michael Mayer (TE, LV) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 18% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Las Vegas Raiders rookie tight end Michael Mayer was a popular TE sleeper in preseason, but he wasn't able to find his footing to open the year. Through the first four games, Mayer had two targets, catching just one of those […]

Jake Ferguson (TE, DAL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 58% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It feels like we've been waiting on Dallas Cowboys second-year tight end Jake Ferguson to break out all season. That's not to say that Ferguson hasn't had some good games, though. For example, on Sunday against the Rams, he caught all four […]

Trey McBride (TE, ARI) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 20% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Arizona Cardinals placed Zach Ertz on IR this week, elevating Trey McBride to the lead tight end role for the team. McBride made the most of that on Sunday against the Ravens. The second-year tight end was targeted 14 times in […]

Taysom Hill (TE, NO) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 9% of Leagues ANALYSIS: What do we do about Taysom Hill? The Saints continue to use him in a myriad of ways, which makes for an intriguing question about how fantasy football managers should be using the tight end. On Sunday against the Colts, Hill had […]

Logan Thomas (TE, WAS) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 45% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Washington Commanders tight end Logan Thomas continues to play a key role in the Washington offense. On Sunday, Thomas was targeted eight times in the team's 38-31 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, catching six of those for 44 yards and a touchdown. […]

Kenneth Gainwell (RB, PHI) - Fantasy Football Weekend Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 33% of Leagues ANALYSIS: There was a lot of buzz early in the season about Gainwell being the lead back for the Eagles, especially after head coach Nick Sirianni wore a t-shirt with Gainwell on it on the first day of training camp. However, D'Andre Swift has […]

Marvin Mims Jr. (WR, DEN) - Fantasy Football Weekend Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 17% of Leagues ANALYSIS: We know the fantasy community is beyond frustrated with how Sean Payton is utilizing Mims, but just hear us out. With the NFL trade deadline looming next week, there is still a chance that WRs Jerry Jeudy or Courtland Sutton find themselves traded elsewhere. […]

Ezekiel Elliott (RB, DAL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 46% of Leagues ANALYSIS: When the New England Patriots signed Ezekiel Elliott, the expectation seemed to be that he was really more of a depth option behind Rhamondre Stevenson. Stevenson was coming off a 1,040-yard season in 2022 and looked firmly established as the team's lead […]

Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR, SEA) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 59% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jaxon Smith-Njigba had a lot of hype entering the NFL after a stellar 2021 season at Ohio State. Smith-Njigba was picked in the first round of the 2022 draft despite missing most of his final collegiate season due to injury. Fantasy managers […]