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Week 12 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Zach Charbonnet, AJ Dillon, Tutu Atwell, Jayden Reed, Rondale Moore, Isaiah Likely, more

AJ Dillon - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 12 of the 2023 NFL season. Top free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.

Welcome to Week 12 RotoBallers! It's time for another edition of waiver wire rankings. More injuries have emerged, and we are starting to see some players hitting their stride. We are here to break it down and help you decide which player to pick up with our Week 12 fantasy football waiver wire rankings for the 2023 NFL season. 

The good news is that there are no bye-weeks for Week 12. However, the fantasy football playoffs are right around the corner, and it's time to start building those championship rosters. As always, there are plenty of NFL injury updates to keep up with and tough decisions to be made.

One of the industry's sharpest fantasy football minds, Nick Mariano, brings you his weekly waiver wire rankings and priority adds for the top 60 potential available options. Here's where key pickups such as Zach Charbonnet, AJ Dillon, Chuba Hubbard, Tutu Atwell, Jayden Reed, Rondale Moore, Isaiah Likely, and Leonard Fournette rank in Week 12.

Editor's Note: Access RotoBaller’s trusted fantasy football rankings for PPR, Standard, Dynasty, Super Flex, and Best Ball formats. Get tiered cheat sheets, expert analysis, and player outlooks to dominate your draft from every angle.

 

Week 12 Waiver Wire Articles

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. First up is our overall waiver wire article by Robert Lorge and the famous waiver wire express article compliments of Nick Mariano. These give a nice overview of the waiver wire pickup options each week. Then we look at FAAB waiver wire bidding recommendations from Nick Mariano as well. We also dig deeper for each position with individual waiver wire articles:

 

Who To Pickup for Fantasy Football Week 12?

Below, you'll see our weekly rankings for the relevant waiver wire pickup options, including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size). Quarterbacks and Defenses (D/ST) are grouped together at the bottom of the list:

Rank Player Name Pos. % Ros Baller Move
1 Zach Charbonnet RB 44 Add in All Leagues
2 AJ Dillon RB 62 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
3 Romeo Doubs WR 54 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
4 Tutu Atwell WR 26 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
5 Tyler Allgeier RB 56 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
6 Brandin Cooks WR 55 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
7 Josh Downs WR 50 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
8 Chuba Hubbard RB 63 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
9 Odell Beckham Jr. WR 29 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
10 Jayden Reed WR 36 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
11 Demario Douglas WR 32 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
12 Isaiah Likely TE 3 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
13 Rashid Shaheed WR 45 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
14 Pat Freiermuth TE 53 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
15 Jameson Williams WR 20 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
16 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB 11 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
17 Ty Chandler RB 44 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
18 Keaton Mitchell RB 58 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
19 Leonard Fournette RB 16 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
20 Rondale Moore WR 15 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
21 Khalil Shakir WR 10 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
22 Michael Wilson WR 12 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
23 Elijah Mitchell RB 17 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
24 Rico Dowdle RB 16 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
25 Zay Jones WR 18 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
26 Michael Mayer TE 11 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
27 Robert Woods WR 7 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
28 Elijah Moore WR 42 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
29 Ezekiel Elliott RB 38 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
30 Miles Sanders RB 53 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
31 A.T. Perry WR 0 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
32 Tyjae Spears RB 40 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
33 Kenny McIntosh RB 0 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
34 Tanner Hudson TE 4 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
35 Curtis Samuel WR 31 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
36 Cade Otton TE 20 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
37 Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR 0 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
38 Tucker Kraft TE 0 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
39 Rashaad Penny RB 8 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
40 Donald Parham Jr. TE 5 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
41 D'Ernest Johnson RB 0 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
42 Chris Moore WR 0 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
43 Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB 1 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
44 Greg Dortch WR 0 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
45 Dontayvion Wicks WR 0 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
46 Kylen Granson TE 1 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
47 Trey Palmer WR 1 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
48 KaVontae Turpin WR 1 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
49 Baker Mayfield QB 48 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
50 Matthew Stafford QB 47 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
51 Jordan Love QB 45 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
52 Gardner Minshew QB 13 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
53 Will Levis QB 29 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
54 Jake Browning QB 1 Add in 2QB Leagues
55 Desmond Ridder QB 5 Add in 2QB Leagues
56 Denver Broncos DST 32 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
57 Tennessee Titans DST 4 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
58 New England Patriots DST 25 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
59 New York Giants DST 3 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
60 Cincinnati Bengals DST 29 Add in 14+ Team Leagues

 

Week 12 Running Backs To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Zach Charbonnet
AJ Dillon
Tyler Allgeier
Chuba Hubbard
Jeff Wilson Jr.
Ty Chandler
Keaton Mitchell
Leonard Fournette
Elijah Mitchell
Rico Dowdle

 

Week 12 Wide Receivers To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Romeo Doubs
Tutu Atwell
Brandin Cooks
Josh Downs
Odell Beckham Jr.
Jayden Reed
Demario Douglas
Rashid Shaheed
Jameson Williams
Rondale Moore

 

Week 12 Tight Ends To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Isaiah Likely
Pat Freiermuth
Michael Mayer
Tanner Hudson
Cade Otton
Tucker Kraft
Donald Parham Jr.

 

Week 12 Quarterbacks To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 12:

Baker Mayfield
Matthew Stafford
Jordan Love
Gardner Minshew
Will Levis
Jake Browning
Desmond Ridder

 

Week 12 Defenses To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 12:

Denver Broncos
Tennessee Titans
New England Patriots
New York Giants
Cincinnati Bengals

 



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