Waiver Wire Express - Week 18 Lightning Round Including Elijah Mitchell, Khalil Herbert, Zamir White, Jamaal Williams, Wan'Dale Robinson

December 31, 2023

The Week 18 waiver wire pickups & adds lightning round for 2023 fantasy football. Our free agent list includes Elijah Mitchell, Khalil Herbert, Zamir White, Jamaal Williams, Wan'Dale Robinson & more.

Cheers to you, intrepid fantasy footballer who hits the new year with one last week to play. Don't think we've forgotten about you! This week is a messy one with evolving playing-time situations so let's take an early look ahead with the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 18.

As always, we're here as a rapid reaction to put names on your radar with the week's performances and injuries to Christian McCaffrey, Alvin Kamara, DeVonta Smith, Jayden Reed, and more. This column is published early every week and then updated daily. Each day of the week will also yield more in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions. 

Waiver pickups are listed in priority order (in a vacuum) and broken down by position. Players must be rostered in roughly less than 60% of Yahoo leagues and will range from shallow options in standard leagues to deep options in PPR formats.

Week 18 Running Backs To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Elijah Mitchell
Khalil Herbert
Zamir White
Jamaal Williams
Zach Charbonnet
Tyler Allgeier
Kareem Hunt
Justice Hill
Roschon Johnson
Jeff Wilson Jr.
Jaleel McLaughlin
Tyjae Spears
Chase Brown
Kenneth Gainwell
Michael Carter
Jordan Mason
Kendre Miller
Ameer Abdullah

Week 18 Wide Receivers To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Jerry Jeudy
Romeo Doubs
Wan'Dale Robinson
Demarcus Robinson
Demario Douglas
Greg Dortch
Curtis Samuel
Odell Beckham Jr.
Rashid Shaheed
Josh Downs
Rashod Bateman
Julio Jones
Darius Slayton
Cedrick Wilson Jr.
Quentin Johnston
Michael Wilson
Alec Pierce
Trey Palmer
K.J. Osborn
Brandon Johnson
Bo Melton
Cedric Tillman
Xavier Hutchinson

Week 18 Tight Ends To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Juwan Johnson
Taysom Hill
Tucker Kraft
Gerald Everett
Chigoziem Okonkwo
Tyler Higbee
Mike Gesicki

Week 18 Quarterbacks To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 18:

Joe Flacco
Jake Browning
Gardner Minshew
Derek Carr
Tyrod Taylor
Jarrett Stidham
Jaren Hall

Week 18 Defenses To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 18:

Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST
New England Patriots DST
Las Vegas Raiders DST
New Orleans Saints DST
Houston Texans DST

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