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Fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 12 of the 2022 NFL season. Top free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.
Welcome to Week 12 RotoBallers, and another round of waiver wire pickups! We have seen new injuries emerge for fantasy football, and players who may be breaking out. As you consider who to pickup for your rosters, as always we're here to help you sift through it.
Each week our NFL team puts out a complete array of fantasy football waiver wire articles, to compliment our slick new Who Should I Pickup? waiver wire player comparison tool. Here is a quick rundown of our articles. Our fantasy football waiver wire articles get published on Mondays and Tuesdays each week. First up is our overall waiver wire article by Rob Lorge, and the famous waiver wire express lightning round compliments of Nick Mariano. These give a nice overview of the waiver wire pickup options each week.
If you're in a league with FAAB waivers (blind bids), our top-notch FAAB waiver wire article by Nick Mariano is a must-read. He lists the players to target off the waiver wire, and how much of your remaining FAAB budget to spend. In addition to these articles, we also dig deeper for each position with individual waiver wire articles: running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, quarterbacks, defenses, kickers, IDP leagues and players to consider dropping.
Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:- 2025 fantasy football rankings
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- Wide receiver (WR) fantasy football rankings
- Tight end (TE) fantasy football rankings
- Quarterback (QB) fantasy football rankings
- Defense (D/ST) fantasy football rankings
- NFL rookie fantasy football rankings
- Best ball fantasy football rankings
- Superflex fantasy football rankings
- Dynasty fantasy football rankings
Who To Pickup for Fantasy Football Week 12?
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 and bolster your roster for Week 12! Let's get to it.
| Rank | Player Name | Pos. | % Ros. | Baller Move |
| 1 | Rachaad White | RB | 60 | Add in All Leagues |
| 2 | Treylon Burks | WR | 20 | Add in All Leagues |
| 3 | Samaje Perine | RB | 8 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 4 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | 44 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 5 | Gus Edwards | RB | 60 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 6 | Darius Slayton | WR | 51 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 7 | Latavius Murray | RB | 22 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Parris Campbell | WR | 40 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 9 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | 54 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 10 | Michael Gallup | WR | 47 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 11 | Nico Collins | WR | 27 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 12 | Juwan Johnson | TE | 30 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Cam Akers | RB | 27 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Greg Dulcich | TE | 61 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 15 | Jarvis Landry | WR | 22 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 16 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 26 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 17 | Zay Jones | WR | 19 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 18 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR | 11 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 19 | Foster Moreau | TE | 41 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 20 | James Cook | RB | 17 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 21 | Van Jefferson | WR | 29 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 22 | Randall Cobb | WR | 4 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 23 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR | 43 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 24 | Evan Engram | TE | 36 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Kendall Hinton | WR | 1 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 26 | Mike Gesicki | TE | 34 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Trey McBride | TE | 11 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Demarcus Robinson | WR | 4 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 29 | Kyren Williams | RB | 28 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 30 | Logan Thomas | TE | 6 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 31 | Richie James Jr. | WR | 1 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 32 | Trenton Irwin | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 33 | Austin Hooper | TE | 12 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 34 | Quez Watkins | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | Deshaun Watson | QB | 48 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 36 | Taylor Heinicke | QB | 14 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | Marcus Mariota | QB | 43 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | Jared Goff | QB | 52 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 39 | Kenny Pickett | QB | 11 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 40 | Matt Ryan | QB | 16 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
Week 12 Running Backs To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Rachaad White
Latavius Murray
Samaje Perine
Gus Edwards
Cam Akers
Jerick McKinnon
Kyren Williams
James Cook
Marlon Mack
Kenneth Gainwell
Week 12 Wide Receivers To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
George Pickens
Treylon Burks
Donovan Peoples-Jones
Darius Slayton
Parris Campbell
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Michael Gallup
Nico Collins
Jarvis Landry
Zay Jones
Terrace Marshall Jr.
Van Jefferson
Randall Cobb
Odell Beckham Jr.
Kendall Hinton
DJ Chark
Demarcus Robinson
Richie James
Trenton Irwin
Quez Watkins
Week 12 Tight Ends To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Juwan Johnson
Greg Dulcich
Taysom Hill
Foster Moreau
Logan Thomas
Evan Engram
Mike Gesicki
Trey McBride
Austin Hooper
Tre' McKitty
Week 12 Quarterbacks To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Deshaun Watson
Trevor Lawrence
Derek Carr
Taylor Heinicke
Marcus Mariota
Kenny Pickett
Jared Goff
Matt Ryan
Ryan Tannehill
Bryce Perkins
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