Week 12 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include: Treylon Burks, Latavius Murray, Darius Slayton, James Cook

Welcome to Week 12 RotoBallers, and another round of waiver wire pickups! We have seen new injuries emerge for fantasy football, and players who may be breaking out. As you consider who to pickup for your rosters, as always we're here to help you sift through it. Each week our NFL team puts out a […]

Deon Jackson (RB, IND) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 12% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Deon Jackson will never be a must-start as long as he is healthy, but that's not the point. What fantasy managers need to realize is that Jackson has taken over for Nyheim Hines after he was traded to Buffalo. Yes, the Nyheim Hines […]

Eno Benjamin (RB, HOU) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 28% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Eno Benjamin made headlines this past week when he was released by the Cardinals out of nowhere. Unless there are behind-the-scenes details that haven't hit the media (which is very possible), it seems like Arizona didn't feel the need to roster the […]

Kyren Williams (RB, LAR) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 29% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Well, would you look at that? Another Rams running back makes the cut as a name to watch on the waiver wire this week. Kyren Williams offers what Cam Akers does not: snap share, burst, and receiving upside. As a result, it's […]

Is Mike Williams Healthy or Injured? Fantasy Football Injury Update

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams entered the year with a lot of excitement after flashing his upside in 2021. There were also discussions about whether he could overtake his teammate, Keenan Allen, to become the No. 1 option for this offense. After Allen exited their Week 1 contest, Williams put together four awesome […]

Mack Hollins (WR, LV) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS: One more week ahead, one more week in the Injured Reserve for TE Darren Waller and WR Hunter Renfrow. Don't get me wrong, Mack Hollins has done enough at different times to at least throw a dart his way, but the absence […]

Robbie Gould Kicks Five PATs And One Field Goal In Win

San Francisco 49ers kicker Robbie Gould made a field goal and five extra points in the Niners' 38-10 drubbing of the Arizona Cardinals. Since the addition of Christian McCaffrey, the 49ers offense has become one of the best in the league. They rank fourth in touchdowns scored over the past three games, giving Gould more […]

Should I Pickup and Start Logan Thomas For Fantasy Football Week 12? Waiver Wire Oulook

The Washington Commanders are one of the hottest teams in the NFL, and their top tight end is coming off his best game of the season. Logan Thomas had a breakout year in 2020. The quarterback-turned-tight-end came out of fantasy obscurity to set career-highs across the board when he racked up 72 receptions for 670 […]

Cam Akers (RB, LAR) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 27% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Cam Akers has a lot of pros and a lot of cons. Let's discuss them. On a positive note, he has led the Rams' backfield in touches over the last two weeks, rushing 20 times for 83 yards during that span. He also […]

James Cook (RB, BUF) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 17% of Leagues ANALYSIS: James Cook had the best performance of his young career on Sunday, rushing 11 times for 86 yards against the Browns. He even saw opportunities around the goal line, though he failed to score a touchdown. Buffalo has grown increasingly willing to […]

49ers Defense Limits Cardinals To 10, Picks Off Two Passes

The San Francisco 49ers defensive unit held the Arizona Cardinals to 10 points in a 38-10 victory on Monday Night Football in Week 11. Niners S Jimmie Ward and rookie CB Samuel Womack III both made interceptions in the blowout victory. DE Nick Bosa, LB Fred Warner, and DT Kevin Givens all made sacks. CB […]

Demarcus Robinson (WR, BAL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 4% of Leagues ANALYSIS: We all thought that Devin Duvernay was going to be the Ravens' no. 1 wideout (in both volume and most importantly performance) with Marquise Brown out of town, but things started to go south for the former starting in Week 6 and […]

Brandon Aiyuk Scores Two Touchdowns On Monday Night Football

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk caught two passes for 20 yards and two touchdowns in the Niners' 38-10 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Monday Night Football. Aiyuk was on the field for almost all of San Francisco's first-team snaps and led the team in routes run. He was targeted four times and […]

Jerick McKinnon (RB, KC) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 23% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jerick McKinnon underwhelmed on Sunday Night Football, totaling 24 rushing yards and zero receiving yards all while losing a fumble. However, over the two weeks prior, he was a key piece in the passing game, totaling 12 receptions for 96 yards through […]

Deebo Samuel Gains 94 Yards And Scores Touchdown

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel caught seven passes for 57 yards and ran for 37 yards and a touchdown in the Niners' 38-10 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. Samuel reversed direction across the field after a fake handoff to Elijah Mitchell for a 39-yard touchdown in the third quarter. He only ran the […]

Joshua Palmer (WR, LAC) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 58% of Leagues ANALYSIS:  Joshua Palmer might be slightly over-rostered for the type of player we write about in these weekly WW columns, but he's well worth checking in most (if not all) fantasy football leagues out there as a priority to add off waivers given the […]

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 12

After having to deal with bye weeks for the past six weeks, fantasy managers everywhere will get a short reprieve in Week 12 with zero teams on a bye. This will give fantasy managers more options than they've had for a long time and with the injuries piling up, it'll be a much-needed break. With […]

George Kittle Blows Up For Two Big Touchdowns

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle caught four passes for 84 yards and two touchdowns in the Niners' 38-10 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Mexico City. The 29-year-old got open on third-down inside Cardinals territory in the second quarter and rumbled into the end zone for a 39-yard touchdown, his longest of the […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 12

With 11 weeks in the books, your league's playoff picture should be taking shape. There's no prize for having playoff stashes on the bench if you don't do what it takes to enter the party. To steal from poker, we just need a chip and a chair once the playoffs begin! Let's do what it […]

Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds – All Positions

While there's nothing we can do about the injuries, the bye weeks will finally get a pause this upcoming week. There is not a single team on bye in Week 12, so fantasy managers will have more options at their disposal than they've had in recent weeks. Now that bye weeks are almost done, fantasy […]

Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 12: Jameson Williams, Julio Jones, Demarcus Robinson, Tutu Atwell, Austin Hooper

The waiver wire is as thin as ever and there are no teams on a bye in Week 12, but there's never a time to stop searching for late-season upside as the fantasy football playoffs are just around the corner. These fantasy football waiver wire pickup suggestions are for fantasy managers in deep leagues of […]

Samaje Perine (RB, CIN) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 5% of Leagues ANALYSIS: An opportunity has emerged for Samaje Perine after Joe Mixon was diagnosed with a concussion in Week 11. While it's too early to rule Mixon out for next Sunday's game against the Titans, concussions tend to come with a one-to-two-week recovery period, […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12: Top Free Agent Adds Include Latavius Murray, Samaje Perine, Jerick McKinnon, James Cook, Kyren Williams

After 11 weeks of the regular season, some fantasy managers feel quite content about the running back slots on their rosters. If that's the case for you, congratulations, because you're one of a few. Unfortunately, an increasing number of fantasy managers have encountered injuries, while others have contended with disappointing output due to a collection […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12: Top Free Agent Adds Include

Does your fantasy team need one final push to get you into the postseason, especially with fantasy trade deadlines past in a lot of leagues? Below, you'll find some wide receivers that you should be targeting on the fantasy football waiver wire ahead of Week 12. Not all of these waiver wire options are the […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12: Top Free Agent Adds Include Juwan Johnson, Taysom Hill, Foster Moreau, Greg Dulcich

Week 12 of the NFL season will have no tight ends on bye, but there might be some tight end turkeys to avoid when figuring out your fantasy football lineup. Thanksgiving Week is one of the best in fantasy football since every NFL team is playing, and it is crucial in determining which fantasy squads […]

Top Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 12: Trevor Lawrence, Taylor Heinicke, Ryan Tannehill

There were several high-scoring teams in Week 11, especially a 67-point combined shootout between the Steelers and Bengals. Five total teams scored at least 30 points, keeping with the positive trend we’ve seen in recent weeks. Five quarterbacks surpassed the 300-yard passing threshold this week, but only three quarterbacks (Joe Burrow, Jacoby Brissett, and Andy […]

Christian McCaffrey Gains 106 Scrimmage Yards In Win

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey carried the ball seven times and caught seven passes to combine for 106 scrimmage yards in the Niners' 38-10 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Monday Night Football. The 26-year-old gained 39 yards on the ground on seven carries and gained 67 yards through the air. He tied […]

Andy Dalton (QB, NO) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 10% of Leagues ANALYSIS: As sour as Jameis Winston might be about his current situation and losing his QB1 job because of injury, the only truth here is that Andy Dalton is the Saints starting quarterback. Barring a catastrophe and with the Saints still having (minimal […]

Latavius Murray (RB, DEN) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 23% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Latavius Murray operated as the Broncos' lead back in Week 11, rushing 17 times for 49 yards and one touchdown while also adding four receptions for 23 yards through the air. Murray played 50 percent of snaps while Melvin Gordon played 45 […]