RADIO
Deon Jackson is a fantasy football waiver wire pickup option for running backs. Target him as a free agent add off waivers for Week 7 of the 2022 NFL season.
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 43% of Leagues
ANALYSIS: This is a savage and ballsy move in equal parts. Deon Jackson entered the fantasy talk just a couple of weeks ago ahead of Week 5 when it was confirmed that Indianapolis' RB1 Jonathan Taylor would miss that game. That, along with Nyheim Hines' injury woes, boosted Jackson's rostership up to outer space. What now with Hines and Taylor still banged up... but Jackson joining them on the sidelines too?
Just in case you missed it, Jackson left the field in the fourth quarter last Sunday. He was on the field for the majority of the game and clearly out-touched Phillip Lindsay carrying the rock 12 times for 42 yards and a touchdown, while also going a perfect 10-for-10 on receptions for 79 more yards receiving. The result: 28.1 PPR points and an RB1 finish pending MNF.
With Taylor/Hines out, this was the case a week ago too when Lindsay logged 15 opportunities (8.4 PPR points) to 17 (13.1). Now everything is back up in the air when it comes to who will lead the Colts in Week 7. Of course, if Taylor misses that game then you should make sure to grab as many shares of Deon Jackson as you can no matter what happens to him or any of Lindsay/Hines.
If it's announced that Jackson will miss some time with Taylor back in the mix, though, you might still want to consider rostering him as Taylor's main backup and handcuff ROS.
Jackson is coming off the absolute best RB game of Week 6 and he already posted a 13.1-PPR score in Week 5 for another top-25 finish among players at the position. Hines had not even cracked the top 30 in the first three weeks of play, so Jackson's couple of explosions might have already relegated him to RB3 in the Colts' depth chart at running back.
More Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups
Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups - Josh Downs, Darnell Mooney, Cooper Kupp Fantasy Football Outlooks
The wide receiver position sees a lot of variability in scoring week-to-week, meaning there's a ton of waiver activity as fantasy managers pick up and drop wideouts in anticipation of them being fantasy-relevant assets. Indianapolis Colts WR Josh Downs, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Darnell Mooney, and Seattle Seahawks wideout Cooper Kupp have all had fantasy-relevant […]
Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups - Bam Knight, Tyjae Spears, Tyler Allgeier Fantasy Football Outlooks
Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season brought a historic number of blowouts. Only one game so far has been decided by one score, and it was between the Jets and Bengals. That benefited some of the league's workhorses, with Jonathan Taylor, James Cook, Saquon Barkley, and Breece Hall all exceeding 30 PPR points this […]
Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups - Tez Johnson, Chris Godwin, Xavier Legette Fantasy Football Outlooks
The NFC South has a trio of wide receivers, Tez Johnson and Chris Godwin (fibula) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Xavier Legette of the Carolina Panthers -- that are interesting considerations for waiver wire pickups in Week 9. While Godwin missed Week 8 with a leg injury, both Johnson and Legette played, to varying […]
Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups - Oronde Gadsden II, Harold Fannin Jr., Colston Loveland Fantasy Football Outlooks
As we continue to make our way through the bye week portion of the season, every fantasy manager's depth is tested. If you've had to scramble for tight end options over the last few weeks or are looking for help to get through the next few weeks, a few rookie tight ends have emerged as […]
Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups - Tre Tucker, Alec Pierce, Chimere Dike Fantasy Football Outlooks
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Tre Tucker, Indianapolis Colts wideout Alec Pierce, and Tennessee Titans WR Chimere Dike are three players likely on the roster bubble in many fantasy football leagues. They're unlikely to have much value in shallower leagues, as none of them are their teams' starting receivers, but they could be valuable to […]
Download Our Free News & Alerts Mobile App
Like what you see? Download our updated fantasy football app for iPhone and Android with 24x7 player news, injury alerts, rankings, starts/sits & more. All free!
Check out RotoBaller's famous fantasy football draft sleepers and waiver wire pickups list, updated regularly!
