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Week 17 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Derrick Gore, Elijah Moore, Marquez Valdes-Scantling

Rex Burkhead - Fantasy Football Rankings, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

Fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 17 of the NFL season. These are free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.

Welcome to Week 17 of the fantasy football season -- aka the fantasy football championships. Congrats to everyone who made it this far, now let's win it! Like any other week, we have put together a full assortment of fantasy football waiver wire articles. We are with you until the end, and are going to do our best to help you bring home the trophy.

For those who are not familiar, our team's fantasy football waiver wire articles get published on Mondays and Tuesdays each week. First up is our overall waiver wire article, by lead editor Pierre Camus, and the famous waiver wire express lightning round compliments of Nick Mariano. These will give you an overview of the waiver wire options.

If you're in a league with FAAB waivers (blind bids), this top-notch FAAB waiver wire article by Nick Mariano is a must-read. He lists the players to target, and how much of your FAAB budget to spend (if any is left). In addition to these articles, we also dig deeper for each position with individual waiver wire articles: running backswide receiverstight endsquarterbacksdefenseskickers, IDP leagues and players to consider dropping.

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

Who To Pickup for Fantasy Football Week 17?

Are you looking for a more direct and structured list of prioritized players to add off the waiver wire? This article is final piece of the weekly waiver wire pickups series, and its goal is to show you our weekly ranking for the relevant waiver wire pickup options including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size). So below you will find the overall rankings list, and below that each individual position in priority order. Hopefully this helps you win your waiver wire this week! Let's get to it.

Rank Player Name Pos % Ros Baller Move
1 Darrel Williams RB 60 Add in All Leagues
2 Rex Burkhead RB 13 Add in All Leagues
3 Dare Ogunbowale RB 0 Add in All Leagues
4 Jordan Howard RB 16 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
5 Isaiah McKenzie WR 1 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
6 Derrick Gore RB 2 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
7 Boston Scott RB 15 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
8 K.J. Osborn WR 34 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
9 Elijah Moore WR 55 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
10 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR 40 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
11 Jamaal Williams RB 59 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
12 Rashod Bateman WR 37 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
13 Byron Pringle WR 2 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
14 Tevin Coleman RB 18 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
15 Zay Jones WR 1 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
16 Kendrick Bourne WR 27 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
17 Robby Anderson WR 37 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
18 Ke'Shawn Vaughn RB 1 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
19 Allen Lazard WR 24 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
20 Gerald Everett TE 42 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
21 Antoine Wesley WR 0 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
22 Mecole Hardman WR 34 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
23 Emmanuel Sanders WR 50 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
24 Mark Ingram II RB 47 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
25 Nico Collins WR 2 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
26 Joshua Palmer WR 5 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
27 T.Y. Hilton WR 18 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
28 Braxton Berrios WR 6 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
29 Foster Moreau TE 22 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
30 Devontae Booker RB 23 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
31 Cole Kmet TE 34 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
32 Tavon Austin WR 0 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
33 Brevin Jordan TE 1 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
34 Cyril Grayson WR 0 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
35 Trey Lance QB 12 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
36 Justin Fields QB 23 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
37 Tua Tagovailoa QB 41 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
38 Carson Wentz QB 48 Add in 2QB Leagues
39 Zach Wilson QB 8 Add in 2QB Leagues
40 Davis Mills QB 3 Add in 2QB Leagues

 

Week 17 Running Backs To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Darrel Williams
Rex Burkhead
Dare Ogunbowale
Jordan Howard
Derrick Gore
Boston Scott
Jamaal Williams
Tevin Coleman
Ke'Shawn Vaughn
Mark Ingram II
Devontae Booker

 

Week 17 Wide Receivers To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Isaiah McKenzie
K.J. Osborn
Elijah Moore
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Rashod Bateman
Byron Pringle
Zay Jones
Kendrick Bourne
Robby Anderson
Allen Lazard
Antoine Wesley
Mecole Hardman
Emmanuel Sanders
Nico Collins
Joshua Palmer
T.Y. Hilton
Braxton Berrios
Tavon Austin
Cyril Grayson

 

Week 17 Tight Ends To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Gerald Everett
Foster Moreau
Cole Kmet
Austin Hooper
Brevin Jordan
C.J. Uzomah

 

Week 17 Quarterbacks To Add

Pickups are in priority order

Trey Lance
Justin Fields
Tua Tagovailoa
Carson Wentz
Zach Wilson
Mac Jones
Davis Mills



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