Top Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 17: Marvin Jones Jr., K.J. Osborn, Allen Lazard, Isaiah McKenzie

It's fantasy playoff time and the NFL is a mess right now due to COVID. Are there any players left on the waiver wire wasteland heading into the final week for most fantasy leagues? Let's find out. Below, you'll find some wide receivers that you should be targeting on the fantasy football waiver wire ahead […]

Top Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 17: Gerald Everett, Foster Moreau, Cole Kmet, C.J. Uzomah, Austin Hooper

It is championship week in most fantasy football leagues! If your team is no longer alive, then stop reading and move on to your fantasy hockey and hoops leagues. Congratulations if you made your league’s title game! Kudos to you for navigating the treacherous combination of injuries, COVID, bye weeks, and awful NFL coaching decisions […]

Top Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 17: Ryan Tannehill, Jared Goff, Davis Mills, Mac Jones

Week 16 was a breath of fresh air for fantasy managers after Week 15’s offensive dumpster fire. Nine teams scored at least 30 points on offense this week, headlined by an offensive explosion from the Cowboys (56 points scored), Bengals (41 points), Texans (41 points), Chiefs (36 points), and Eagles (34 points). Five games also […]

Russell Wilson's Struggles Not Related To Injury

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll noted that quarterback Russell Wilson isn't dealing with the after-effects of his finger injury and doesn't believe that his recent struggles are related to offensive coordinator Shane Waldron's system "at all." "But the results are a little bit different," Carroll said, "and the accuracy thing, maybe there's a couple […]

Trey Lance Showing Improvement

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said that rookie quarterback Trey Lance has made progress while running the scout team in practices, with Shanahan pointing to improved decision-making and accuracy, among other things. "This last month of Trey has been his best consecutive four weeks at practice since we've had him," Shanahan said. With […]

No Plans To Shut Saquon Barkley Down For Final Two Games

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley will continue his fight through his second consecutive season that has been injury-filled. The former second-overall pick has been dealing with a nearly season-long ankle injury that he suffered in Week 5, just after he began to feel like himself again after returning from a torn ACL that […]

Bruce Arians Impressed With Ke'Shawn Vaughn

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Ke'Shawn Vaughn got some high praise from the team's head coach after his impressive performance in Week 16. Bruce Arians said he thinks Vaughn is a "lead dog" and not "just a third-down back," which could mean the 2020 third-rounder will be leaned on more without Leonard Fournette and Giovani […]

Jaylen Waddle On The Verge Of NFL History

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle is up to 96 receptions on the season, which puts him just six catches away from breaking Anquan Boldin's NFL record for receptions by a rookie. The former Alabama star has caught at least eight passes in four consecutive games, which makes him the third rookie ever to do […]

Mike Gesicki Finishes With 22 Yards

Miami Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki has been an inconsistent fantasy option lately. That trend continued versus the New Orleans Saints in Week 16. Gesicki hauled in three of his four targets for 22 yards in the win. He finished second on the team in targets, but that doesn't mean too much considering the Dolphins […]

Jaylen Waddle Snags 10 Receptions

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle put together an epic performance against the New Orleans Saints on Monday night. He hauled in 10 of his 12 targets for 92 yards and one touchdown in the Week 16 victory. Waddle saw nearly 50 percent of the target share considering quarterback Tua Tagovailoa only had 26 passing […]

Myles Gaskin Posts Dud Against Saints

Miami Dolphins running back Myles Gaskin has posted three straight disappointing outings, including the Week 16 matchup against the New Orleans Saints. Gaskin rushed three times for 10 times, while hauling in one of his three targets for six yards in the victory. Both Duke Johnson and Phillip Lindsay each carried the ball 13 times […]

Phillip Lindsay Gets Back In Action

Miami Dolphins running back Phillip Lindsay made his first appearance on the field since Week 12. Sadly, he wasn't able to return with a bang during the Monday night matchup against the New Orleans Saints. Lindsay rushed 13 times for 36 yards in this Week 16 victory. The Dolphins used a three-back committee, which limited […]

Duke Johnson Remains Involved In Week 16

Miami Dolphins running back Duke Johnson was coming off a career game last week and failed to carry that momentum into this week. He rushed 13 times for 39 yards in the Week 16 victory over the New Orleans Saints. The Dolphins decided to use a three-back committee, so there wasn't a ton of value […]

Tua Tagovailoa Does Enough To Beat Saints

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa wasn't exactly sharp during the Monday night matchup against the New Orleans Saints. However, he was able to get the job done against a team with 16 players on the COVID list and another 10 on injured reserve. Tagovailoa completed 19-of-26 passing attempts for 198 passing yards with one touchdown […]

Vikings "Hopeful" Dalvin Cook Will Be Cleared For Week 17

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said he's "hopeful" running back Dalvin Cook (illness) will clear COVID-19 protocols ahead of Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers. Cook was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on December 23 after testing positive for the virus. The Vikings star running back will be activated on Saturday if he […]

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

Week 16 was headlined by Joe Burrow who set a Bengals record with 525 yards and four touchdowns and Dak Prescott who threw four touchdowns while leading the Cowboys to 42 points in the first half against Washington. Aaron Rodgers went off in the first half against the Browns with three touchdowns, but his day could have […]

Derek Carr Dealing With Sore Ribs

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (ribs) is dealing with sore ribs and not a chest contusion as reported initially, per interim head coach Rich Bisaccia. He is expected to play in Week 17 against the Indianapolis Colts. The 30-year-old said it hurts when he coughs, and Carr could be limited in practice this week. […]

IDP Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 17

Many were excited by the news. You had waited all week for news on the best fantasy DB in the game, and finally they told you what you wanted to hear. Derwin James was active again! Rejoice, for he is an automatic starter the second he’s activated. Right? As those who follow my Twitter timeline may […]

Tre'Quan Smith Sustains Chest Injury In Monday's Loss

New Orleans wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith (chest) sustained a chest injury in Monday's 20-3 loss to the Miami Dolphins. He exited to the locker room in the first half and wasn't targeted before leaving Monday's game. The 25-year-old is considered day-to-day. Smith has caught 27 passes for 301 yards and two touchdowns over 10 games […]

Jimmy Garoppolo (QB, SF) - Fantasy Football Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 38% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Update: after this post was written it was reported that Garoppolo got a thumb injury and might not be able to play this upcoming weekend. Keep an eye on the news as there has not been any clear report yet about his potential […]

Dare Ogunbowale (RB, JAX) - Fantasy Football Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It took 16 weeks and a very long time, but the moment you all had been waiting for has arrived: we have another RB1-injury to take advantage of... just in time for Championship Weekend! Will you be the brave fantasy GM to roster […]

Rex Burkhead (RB, HOU) - Fantasy Football Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 13% of Leagues ANALYSIS: If something is clear in Houston, that is Rex Burkhead's role becoming more prominent each of the few past weeks: the rusher has gone from playing 24 snaps to log 35, 38, and lastly 42 in consecutive weeks from W13 through last Sunday. […]

Josh Palmer (WR, LAC) - Fantasy Football Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 5% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Rookie WR Josh Palmer, truth be told, wasn't much more than an afterthought prior to his Week 14 explosion. The Charged picked Palmer with a third-round selection, but only used in 197 snaps prior to that aforementioned W14 game. That means he […]

K.J. Osborn (WR, MIN) - Fantasy Football Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 34% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Vikings are a three-man offense built around the very talented Dalvin Cook, Adam Thielen, and Justin Jefferson. Too bad for Minny, the first two couldn't feature (entirely in the case of Cook, partially in Thielen's case) as they would have […]

Isaiah McKenzie (WR, BUF) - Fantasy Football Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Buffalo Bills faced New England this weekend without any of their WR2 and WR3 guys available. That meant that Isaiah McKenzie was going to feature heavily for an Emmanuel Sanders/Cole Beasley-less Bills... and then some. Not only did McKenzie play a […]

Allen Lazard (WR, GB) - Fantasy Football Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 25% of Leagues ANALYSIS: If you're still alive in the playoffs, and need a boost entering the final game day of the fantasy season, I don't think you can find a tastier player than Allen Lazard at the wide receiver position still available in three of […]

Davis Mills (QB, HOU) - Fantasy Football Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: One thing has been made clear throughout the season: no quarterback from the 2021 class has played to any substantially good levels in their freshman campaign. It looked like the Patriots might have stolen the best passer of them all, but at the […]

Carson Wentz (QB, IND) - Fantasy Football Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 48% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Can't argue about Wentz's downtick in production during the second half of the season. It is what it is, but it is also what has him available in more than half of Yahoo leagues and as a viable option sitting on the WW […]

Donovan Peoples-Jones (WR, CLE) - Fantasy Football Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 13% of Leagues ANALYSIS: We're entering the once-last week of the season this upcoming slate, but the championship fantasy week in most leagues these days. It's not that with 16 weeks already on the books you can expect to find glossy, flashy players sitting in the […]