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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.
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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:
- RB waiver wire pickups for Week 12
- WR waiver wire pickups for Week 12
- TE waiver wire pickups for Week 12
- QB waiver wire pickups for Week 12
- D/ST waiver wire pickups, streamers for Week 12
- Kicker waiver wire pickups, streamers for Week 12
- IDP waiver wire pickups for Week 12
- The Cut List - players to consider dropping for Week 12
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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