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The Week 17 waiver wire adds lightning round for 2025 fantasy football. Our free agent list includes Chris Rodriguez Jr., Emanuel Wilson, Tyjae Spears, Raheim Sanders, Parker Washington, Troy Franklin, Isaac TeSlaa, Taysom Hill, Tyler Shough, more.
Week 16 brought the boom for an intense semifinal slate, which we hope you emerged victorious from! We'll consider it a strong sign of success that you're back here reading this for the week ahead, as many of you now face your fantasy football championship matchup. Let's secure every single title with our fantasy football waiver wire pickups lightning round heading into Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season.
This quick reaction is for fantasy-relevant players going into Week 17, where we know many leagues will be decided! Key injuries to monitor are Quinshon Judkins (leg), Josh Jacobs (knee), Lamar Jackson (back), TreVeyon Henderson (head), J.J. McCarthy (right hand), Marcus Mariota (right hand/quad), Jordan Love (concussion), Malik Willis (shoulder), Romeo Doubs (wrist), Gardner Minshew II (knee), Kimani Vidal (neck), Ryan Flournoy (knee), and more. Bookmark our league-leading news feed and set up those app alerts for the best and most accurate information around.
This column will be published early in the week and will be updated daily as the site brings you in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions. Waiver pickups are listed in priority order and broken down by position, covering those rostered in roughly 70% or fewer of Yahoo! leagues, from shallow standard options to deep PPR options. We've expanded the list to a whopping 100 names, as we want to be sure everyone's covered!
Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:- 2025 fantasy football rankings
- Running back (RB) rankings
- Wide receiver (WR) rankings
- Quarterback (QB) rankings
- Tight end (TE) rankings
- Defense (D/ST) rankings
- Kicker (K) rankings
- FLEX rankings
- Dynasty rankings
Week 17 Running Backs To Add
Pickups are in priority order
Michael Carter
Emanuel Wilson
Blake Corum
Kenneth Gainwell
Kyle Monangai
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
Rhamondre Stevenson (monitor TreVeyon Henderson's head injury on Sunday night)
Isiah Pacheco
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
Nick Chubb
Raheim Sanders
Sean Tucker
Audric Estime
Tyler Allgeier
Samaje Perine
Brian Robinson Jr.
Tank Bigsby
Tyjae Spears
Keaton Mitchell
Malik Davis
Devin Singletary
Kareem Hunt
Jawhar Jordan
Jaleel McLaughlin
Rachaad White
Jaylen Wright
Emari Demercado
LeQuint Allen Jr.
Trayveon Williams
Zavier Scott
Hassan Haskins
Ameer Abdullah
Week 17 Wide Receivers To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Quentin Johnston
Jayden Reed
Chris Godwin Jr.
Parker Washington
Troy Franklin
Adonai Mitchell
Romeo Doubs
Kendrick Bourne
Jerry Jeudy
Jalen Coker
Chimere Dike
Olamide Zaccheaus
Jayden Higgins
Tre Tucker
Adam Thielen
Josh Downs
Cooper Kupp
Jahdae Walker
Matthew Golden
Marvin Mims Jr.
John Metchie III
Darius Slayton
Isaac TeSlaa
Jack Bech
Jalen Nailor
Andrei Iosivas
KaVontae Turpin
Mack Hollins
Jalen McMillan
Week 17 Tight Ends To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Harold Fannin Jr.
Dalton Schultz
Colston Loveland
Juwan Johnson
Brenton Strange
Darren Waller
Colby Parkinson
AJ Barner
Taysom Hill
Mike Gesicki
Luke Musgrave
Chig Okonkwo
Terrance Ferguson
Week 17 Quarterbacks To Add
Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 17:
Jacoby Brissett
Trevor Lawrence
J.J. McCarthy (great matchup if healthy)
Sam Darnold
Tyler Shough
Marcus Mariota (great matchup if healthy)
C.J. Stroud
Geno Smith
Aaron Rodgers
Bryce Young
Kirk Cousins
Quinn Ewers
Cam Ward
Tyler Huntley (minotir Lamar Jackson's back injury on Sunday night)
Josh Johnson (monitor Marcus Mariota's injury)
Malik Willis (monitor Jordan Love's injury)
Max Brosmer (monitor J.J. McCarthy's injury)
Shedeur Sanders
Chris Oladokun
Week 17 Defenses To Add
Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 17:
Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST
New Orleans Saints D/ST
New England Patriots D/ST
Los Angeles Chargers D/ST
Tampa Bay Buccaneers D/ST
Tennessee Titans D/ST
Detroit Lions D/ST
Dallas Cowboys D/ST
New York Giants D/ST
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