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Consider this the Week 9 waiver wire pickups & adds lightning round for 2016 fantasy football. Waiver wire analysis includes Charcandrick West, Ty Montgomery & more.
This column is published early every week, and then updated on a daily basis. Over the course of each week, we also publish more in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions.
But in efforts of bringing you timely information, as fast as possible, consider this the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 9.
Waiver pickups are in order of priority, broken out by each position. Players must be owned in less than 60% of leagues, and range from shallow options in standard leagues, to deeper options in PPR leagues.
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
Editor's Note: Once you're done here, be sure to read about even more Week 9 waiver wire recommendations, for all fantasy-relevant positions. Just click on any link: ALL - RB - WR - TE - QB - DEF - FAAB - CUTS
Running Backs (Priority Order):
Ty Montgomery (RB/WR)*
Darren Sproles
Charcandrick West
Mike Gillislee
James White
Matt Asiata
Tim Hightower
Antone Smith
Rob Kelley
Peyton Barber
Dion Lewis
James Starks
Alfred Morris
Ka’Deem Carey
DeAndre Washington
C.J. Prosise
Paul Perkins
Zach Zenner
Shaun Draughn
Terron Ward
Wide Receivers (Priority Order):
Ty Montgomery (RB/WR)*
J.J. Nelson
Cole Beasley
Corey Coleman
Kenny Britt
Jamison Crowder
Quincy Enunwa
Steve Smith Sr.
Brandon LaFell
Anquan Boldin
Pierre Garcon
Kendall Wright
Cameron Meredith
Russell Shepard
Robert Woods
Kenny Stills
Rishard Matthews
Adam Humphries
Tyreek Hill
Seth Roberts
Jeff Janis
Cordarrelle Patterson
Tight Ends (Priority Order):
C.J. Fiedorowicz
Eric Ebron
Cameron Brate
Ladarius Green
Vernon Davis
Virgil Green
Austin Hooper
Quarterbacks (Priority Order):
Jay Cutler
Josh McCown
Colin Kaepernick
Nick Foles
Sam Bradford
Check out RotoBaller's famous fantasy football draft sleepers and waiver wire pickups list, updated regularly!
