Fantasy Football Week 10 Waiver Wire: Deeper League Pickups (QB, RB, WR, TE)

Dan's top fantasy football Week 10 waiver wire pickups, sleepers, stashes for deeper leagues for 2025. His waiver targets include J.J. McCarthy, Parker Washington, Isaiah Davis, and more

For many, now is the time to start churning your roster on the waiver wire to improve your roster to make a push for a fantasy title. Thankfully, injuries and bye weeks have ensured that there are plenty of strong options on the waiver wire.

We saw strong performances from young, ascending players in Week 9. Unfortunately, there were several major injuries (Tucker Kraft, Brian Thomas Jr.) that will allow unheralded options to be fantasy relevant going forward.

This article will focus on fantasy football players who are at or below a 40% roster rate on Yahoo! -- and can be considered deeper league waiver wire options. We'll cover a few players from the QB, RB, WR, and TE positions. Let's get to it!

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Quarterback Fantasy Football Waiver Wire

All QBs are rostered in 40% of leagues or less

J.J. McCarthy, Minnesota Vikings- 29% rostered

It was far from perfect, but J.J. McCarthy’s return in Week 9 showed that he can be a contributor for fantasy managers down the stretch of the regular season.

McCarthy has made three starts this season. In two of them, he’s thrown for two touchdowns (plus an interception) and had a rushing score. His overall rushing production in Week 9 (12 yards and a touchdown) wasn’t anything special, but his volume (nine carries) suggests that his ankle is healthy and his legs will be a factor.

McCarthy has two top-12 finishes in his three starts this season. There will be plenty of frustrating moments and missed throws, but his supporting cast is too good to ignore, and the added rushing upside raises his floor in fantasy, even if the results on the field aren’t always consistent.

Marcus Mariota, Washington Commanders- 5% rostered

Jayden Daniels suffered a gruesome elbow injury during Sunday night’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks, which once again puts Marcus Mariota under center for the Washington Commanders.

Mariota has played in four games this season, including three starts. In those games, he’s completed 63.6% of his passes for 639 yards, four touchdowns, and four interceptions. More importantly (from a fantasy perspective), he’s also had at least 20 rushing yards in all four appearances.

As a starter, the veteran quarterback has three top-20 finishes, including one top-10 game. He is set to face off against Detroit and Miami, two exploitable secondaries for fantasy, before Washington’s Week 12 bye.

Even if Daniels is not ruled out for the season (as of this article, it is not certain), it seems extremely unlikely he returns to the field until after the bye week. Mariota has appeal as a starting quarterback for the next two weeks in matchups that should feature a steady dose of passing.

Running Back Fantasy Football Waiver Wire

All RBs are rostered in 40% of leagues or less

Devin Singletary, New York Giants- 5% rostered

The Cam Skattebo injury opened an opportunity for Devin Singletary to have a role once again in the New York Giants’ backfield. Tyrone Tracy Jr. was viewed as the unquestioned lead back, but it was Singletary who led the backfield in Week 9.

Singletary paced the backfield in snaps (32), carries (eight), and rushing yards (43) while Tracy had a heavier role as a pass catcher (three receptions for 19 yards). That suggests an evenly split backfield that will ultimately be game script dependent going forward. It is also worth noting that Tracy limped off the field at one point, but he did return to the game.

Regardless, we now know that the Giants will split their backfield touches between Tracy and Singletary going forward. New York’s Week 10 opponent, the Chicago Bears, will give the Giants plenty of opportunities to be in game scripts that allow both players to be fantasy relevant.

Singletary should be rostered in all formats going forward.

Isaiah Davis, New York Jets- 13% rostered

The Jets had a bye week in Week 9, so many fantasy managers may be forgetting the impact Isaiah Davis had in Week 8. Davis had his best rushing production of the season against the Bengals in Week 8 (seven carries for 65 yards) while continuing his strong role as the team’s primary pass-catching back (five targets, five receptions, and 44 yards) with Braelon Allen injured. That production allowed Davis to finish as the RB10 in fantasy in Week 8 with 17.9 PPR points.

Isaiah Davis breaks off for 50 yards!

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— NFL (@NFL) October 26, 2025

Davis has surpassed a 40% snap share in three of his last four games, carrying the ball 12 times for 82 yards and catching 11 of 14 targets for 93 yards. He will continue to be a steady presence on the football field, especially as the pass-catching running back on a bad Jets’ team.

The second-year running back is not a strong play against the Browns in Week 10, but he is worth stashing with matchups against the Patriots, Ravens, Falcons, and Dolphins on the horizon.

Wide Receiver Fantasy Football Waiver Wire

All WRs are rostered in 40% of leagues or less

Parker Washington, Jacksonville Jaguars- 18% rostered

Parker Washington has once again carved out a solid role with the Jacksonville Jaguars thanks to attrition. Washington was targeted nine times in Week 9, catching eight passes for 90 yards. It was his second straight game with double-digit fantasy points.

Jacksonville’s passing attack is hurting for production. Travis Hunter is on the injured reserve and will miss at least three more weeks. Brian Thomas Jr. suffered an ankle injury in Week 9, leaving his status up in the air going forward. Dyami Brown suffered a concussion during Week 9 as well.

Even if Thomas and Brown can play in Week 10, Washington is a fixed part of Jacksonville’s passing attack with Hunter out of the equation. Week 10’s matchup against the Houston Texans is far from ideal, but Washington needs to be on the fantasy radar going forward.

*Note: The Jaguars traded for Jakobi Meyers ahead of the 11/4 trade deadline.

The acquisition of Meyers doesn't completely destroy the upside of Washington in the short term, with Hunter and Thomas Jr. injured, but it caps his long-term upside for the remainder of the season.

Christian Watson, Green Bay Packers- 28% rostered

Christian Watson has had at least four targets, two receptions, and 50 receiving yards in back-to-back games since returning from the injured reserve in Week 8.

The Packers' pass catchers were banged up in Week 9’s game against the Carolina Panthers. Matthew Golden suffered a shoulder injury in the third quarter and didn’t return to the game. Tight end Kraft suffered a torn ACL and is lost for the season. Those injuries allow Watson to earn a more consistent target share going forward.

We still don’t know when Jayden Reed will return to the field (he’s eligible to return any time now), and Dontayvion Wicks is still working his way through a calf injury. That leaves Watson and Romeo Doubs as the two most dependable pass catchers for Jordan Love.

The Packers play the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 10, which sets Watson up for a big week, especially if the rest of the team’s pass catchers are injured.

Tight End Fantasy Football Waiver Wire

All TEs are rostered in 40% of leagues or less

Colston Loveland, Chicago Bears- 23% rostered

Colston Loveland showed why he was worth a top-10 pick in the NFL Draft this spring against the Cincinnati Bengals. Loveland caught six of seven targets for 118 yards and two touchdowns, including a game-winning 58-yard catch and run through contact in the fourth quarter. Loveland finished as the TE2 in fantasy with 29.8 points.

COLSTON LOVELAND 58 YARDS! WOW! pic.twitter.com/JRZOV8ih3J

— NFL (@NFL) November 2, 2025

The game flashed all the reasons why Loveland was considered a first-round pick. The rookie flashed excellent route running, strong hands, and long speed. He was certainly aided by Cole Kmet leaving the game early with a concussion, but it is also the kind of performance that earns young players more opportunities.

Loveland won’t get the benefit of playing the Bengals' defense every week, but he has the skill set that will allow him to take a more modest target share and turn it into a boom week in fantasy. He can be a regular contributor for fantasy managers going forward.

Luke Musgrave, Green Bay Packers- 1% rostered

Kraft’s ACL injury means that fellow third-year tight end Luke Musgrave will have an expanded role in Green Bay’s passing offense for the remainder of 2025.

Musgrave was drafted higher than Kraft in 2023, but ultimately got buried behind his draftmate thanks to Kraft’s ability to function as a blocker and versatile weapon after the catch. Still, Musgrave has excellent size (6-foot-6, 253 pounds) and speed (4.61 40-yard dash) to make an impact as a pass catcher. Musgrave immediately had his most productive game as a receiver since 2023 (three receptions for 34 yards) once Kraft left the game.

It isn’t fair to expect Musgrave to be a one-for-one replacement for Kraft going forward, but he’s certainly worth rostering in a Packers passing attack that is navigating numerous injuries and has a willingness to spread the ball around.

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