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RotoBaller staff's fantasy football Week 14 waiver wire pickups for 2025. Expert advice for waiver wire RB, WR, TE, QB targets from Phil, Dan, Craig and Alex.
It's the final week of byes in the NFL, which also means it's the last week of the regular season in most fantasy football leagues. Whether you need a win for a first-round bye, a playoff spot, or to play spoiler, the suggestions below will help you find the top one-week streamers or playoff stashes.
Pivoting when your players are injured, underperforming, or on a bye is always the name of the game in fantasy football, and we're here to guide your waiver-wire decisions. In this article, we won't cover some of the top chalk options, such as Bam Knight, Chris Rodriguez Jr., Bhayshul Tuten, and Brenton Strange. Instead, we'll focus on some players deeper in the waiver wire rankings who can be more reasonably acquired.
Our RotoBaller experts Phil Clark, Alex Ciulla, Craig Rondinone, and Dan Fornek are here to help you identify the top RB, WR, TE, and QB targets ahead of Week 14.
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Running Backs Waiver Wire Week 14
Selections By Phil Clark
Kyle Monangai, Chicago Bears
Monangai’s availability currently remains above 40% in all leagues, although that percentage should decline this week. He has now secured a 49.4% snap share during his last two matchups, while accumulating 34 attempts (17 per game) and 178 rushing yards (89 per game). That includes Monangai's numbers when Chicago traveled to Philadelphia in Week 13. He operated with a 45% snap share and led the Bears’ backfield in attempts (22) and rushing yards (130). Monangai also accrued five attempts inside the red zone and generated a rushing touchdown.
Monangai has now eclipsed 44.9% and 12+ carries during five of his last seven contests, while accumulating 26 carries inside the red zone, averaging 72.9 yards per game. He has also produced a touchdown during four consecutive matchups. D'Andre Swift has registered a 48.8% snap share since Week 12, while accruing 26 carries (13.0 per game) and 140 rushing yards (70.0 per game). Ben Johnson should continue allocating touches to both backs, but Monangai’s ability to capitalize on his expanded role should preserve his viability as an RB2/RB3 option in your lineups.
Monangai is also primed to provide RB1 production if Swift is absent during any of the Bears' upcoming games. Chicago will have two matchups with Green Bay while also facing Cleveland and San Francisco.
Blake Corum, Los Angeles Rams
Corum has retained an ongoing role as the Rams’ RB2 throughout his second season. He has also secured an encouraging increase in his workload since Week 7, even though he continues to share touches with Kyren Williams. Corum registered a 21.9% snap share from Weeks 1-6, while averaging 4.8 attempts per game during those matchups. However, Corum's snap share has improved to 33.2% since Week 7, while he has also averaged 10.0 attempts per game.
Blake Corum punches it in for 6!
📺 @NFLONFOX | #ProBowlVote pic.twitter.com/8nwBnRfcwh
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) November 30, 2025
Corum also averaged 26.0 rushing yards per game during his first six contests, but that average has improved to 44.3 per game during his last six matchups. Corum has also accumulated 17 carries inside the red zone, including 12 since Week 7. Corum attained a 33% snap share when Los Angeles traveled to Carolina in Week 13. He also generated a season high 81 rushing yards, averaged 11.6 yards per attempt, accrued two carries inside the red zone, and generated his second rushing touchdown of the season.
Corum will retain his placement in a rotation with Williams. This also preserves his proximity to an extensive workload in Sean McVay’s offense if Williams is sidelined for any of the Rams' remaining contests. Los Angeles will travel to Arizona in Week 14, followed by matchups with Detroit, Seattle, and Atlanta.
Devin Neal, New Orleans Saints
Neal’s involvement in the Saints’ backfield rotation was limited to a 7.5% snap share and three touches from Weeks 1-7. However, Kendre Miller suffered a torn ACL in Week 7, which propelled Neal directly below Alvin Kamara on the New Orleans depth chart. Neal’s snap share rose to 40.3%, while he averaged 4.6 touches per game from Weeks 8-11. Neal operated as the lead back for New Orleans when Kamara sustained an MCL sprain in Week 12.
That propelled Neal to a season-best 73.8% snap share. He also assembled 18 rushing yards, and secured season-highs in attempts (seven), routes run (38), targets (seven), and receiving yards (43). Kamara’s continued absence also cleared the runway for Neal to operate as the Saints’ RB1 when New Orleans traveled to Miami in Week 13. Neal exceeded his previous season highs in snap share (81.9%), attempts (14), and rushing yards (47). He also ran 32 routes, while collecting all three of his targets.
Neal will function as the Saints' lead back if Kamara is unavailable during any of New Orleans’ upcoming contests, and Neal would become a viable RB3 for fantasy managers if that occurs. The Saints will face the Buccaneers, Panthers, Jets, and Titans in Weeks 14-17.
Wide Receivers Waiver Wire Week 14
Selections By Alex Ciulla
Jayden Higgins, Houston Texans
Houston picked up its fourth win in a row with quarterback C.J. Stroud back under center in Sunday's 20-16 defeat of the Indianapolis Colts. Stroud spread the ball around effectively, and rookie wideout Jayden Higgins again put together a productive outing.
Higgins played only behind Nico Collins in snaps for a fourth straight contest, posting another week of solid production. Despite tallying the third most targets on the team (five), the 6-foot-4 wideout notched his highest receiving total of the season (65 yards), tying a personal-best with five catches.
Volume could be scarce for the 22-year-old at times, as Houston has oddly been more balanced with Stroud starting as opposed to the pass-happy mentality displayed with Davis Mills calling signals. However, Higgins has asserted himself as a strong secondary option early on in his tenure. Higgins' ceiling may be capped, although he currently holds a decent floor. He'll get a stiff road test in the Kansas City Chiefs next Sunday night.
Jalen Coker, Carolina Panthers
Carolina came to play this afternoon, ending the Rams' six-game winning streak with a 31-28 upset at home. Third-year signal-caller Bryce Young looked superb against a tough LA defense, tossing three TD passes for the second time in three games. This week, Jalen Coker got in on the fun, corraling his first touchdown since Week 15 of the 2024 campaign. Coker was solid on Sunday, pacing Carolina in catches (four), yards (74), and targets (six). It marked the first time this season that the Virginia native led the team in receiving.
Interestingly, he did so on his lowest snap share since returning from a quad injury in Week 7 (54%). What's more puzzling is that he was out there on fewer plays than teammate Xavier Legette for the first time in five games. The Panthers are still figuring it out on offense, and there are reasons to believe fantasy goodness can be had outside of rookie Tetairoa McMillan in the passing game. McMillan's presence may perpetually restrict Coker's upside, although I've always been a bigger fan of his than Legette, and Coker is settling into a nice groove.
Owners who can't afford holding the Holy Cross alum through his Week 14 bye should check back on his availability following next weekend's slate of games. Young may continue building on his previous two outings.
Adonai Mitchell, New York Jets
Adonai Mitchell had trouble syncing up with Jets' QBs during his first two appearances with the team, but that wasn't the case in Sunday's 27-24 win over the visiting Atlanta Falcons. The 23-year-old was uber-impactful on the afternoon, acting as the driving force of New York's offense as they picked up their third win of the campaign.
Mitchell had a career day in Week 13, setting personal-bests across the board with an 8/102 line on 12 targets, all while scoring the first touchdown of his career -- a 52-yard strike from quarterback Tyrod Taylor as he easily streaked down the field past his defender.
Adonai Mitchell caught 7 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown when matched up against Falcons cornerback Mike Hughes.
Mitchell tied for the most catches and recorded the 4th-most yards of any receiver against a single defender in a game this season.#ATLvsNYJ | #JetUp pic.twitter.com/lO8mbbzDMQ
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) November 30, 2025
The former Indianapolis Colt was an out-route maven in the Jets' win, consistently working open on the perimeter and flashing his ability as a separator. I've always relished Mitchell's talent, so it was nice to see him finally notch a breakout game. As exciting as the output was, it's only one standout performance against an up-and-down Falcons' defensive unit. Moreover, Garrett Wilson (knee) could return as soon as Week 15, potentially limiting Mitchell's fantasy viability to one game. For now, fantasy managers can take a chance on him, as the volume has been there sans Wilson.
Tight Ends Waiver Wire Week 14
Selections By Craig Rondinone
Colston Loveland, Chicago Bears
Tight end teammate Cole Kmet was the one catching the touchdown toss on Black Friday, but Colston Loveland is still the more valuable Bears tight end in the short term and the long term. The rough rookie has racked up 20 receptions for 290 yards and three touchdowns over his last five contests.
Loevland is really benefiting from head coach Ben Johnson’s expert game planning and the improvement of franchise quarterback Caleb Williams. Loveland is a no-doubt pickup in keeper leagues if he is somehow still available, and remains one of the top options in standard redraft leagues even though he will probably be better in 2026 and beyond.
Dalton Schultz, Houston Texans
Dalton Schultz turned his disappointing season around in recent weeks when backup QB Davis Mills took over for the injured C.J. Stroud, so it was a little disconcerting for Schultz lovers when Stroud returned this past Sunday. But Schultz kept the fantasy train on the tracks with seven catches for 55 yards against Indianapolis.
Schultz has a tough matchup this upcoming week against a desperate Kansas City team, but games against Arizona and Las Vegas’ below-average pass defenses are on the horizon, and make him as attractive to fantasy managers as a strip steak is to a carnivore. Pick him up, and he will fill your tight end void admirably.
Darren Waller, Miami Dolphins
Remember this guy? Darren Waller did not disappear for a month-plus to record another album. He was out due to yet another injury, which has kept him on the sidelines for the better part of his career. The good news is he is back and has scored four touchdowns in the five games he has played this year. Two of those TDs were against the New York Jets, who he faces for a second time this Sunday.
Quarterbacks Waiver Wire Week 14
Selections By Dan Fornek
Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars
Trevor Lawrence is a roller coaster as an NFL quarterback, but since the Jaguars' bye week, he has been stellar for fantasy managers. Since Week 8, Lawrence has had four games with at least 16.0 fantasy points scored. He also has three games (including Week 13) where he scored over 20.0 points.
Week 13 was Lawrence’s first game without an interception since Week 7, and while the passing volume wasn’t elite against the hapless Tennessee Titans (229 yards and two touchdowns), Lawrence continued to flash as a rusher (three carries for 25 yards). It was the fourth time in five games since the bye that Lawrence racked up at least 20 yards.
Trevor Lawrence's 156.5 passer rating today is a career high for a single half
His previous career high was 152.1 against the Patriots in London last year pic.twitter.com/p1m0c7icfT
— Gus Logue (@gus_logue) November 30, 2025
The Jaguars’ passing attack is finally getting healthy with Brian Thomas Jr. and Brenton Strange back on the field. While the team won’t be getting rookie Travis Hunter back in 2025, the addition of Jakobi Meyers at the trade deadline gives Lawrence another target downfield. Lawrence has a solid fantasy schedule over the next four games, facing off against Indianapolis twice (possibly without Sauce Gardner both times) in Weeks 14 and 17 and the Jets in Week 15. A matchup against Denver in Week 16 is the only difficult matchup on paper.
Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins
Putting your faith in Tua Tagovailoa (and the Dolphins’ offense in general) is a big ask. However, it is impossible to argue that Miami doesn’t have one of the best end-of-season schedules for fantasy quarterbacks this season. Starting in Week 14, the Dolphins face off against the New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That is four straight matchups against teams that are in the top 12 of fantasy points allowed to quarterbacks during the 2025 season.
It is fair not to trust Tagovailoa in the short term since he has just six games with more than 10.0 fantasy points this season. He also has just two touchdowns and four interceptions since Week 8. That said, if you can stash him on your bench to wait and see if he’s capable of putting together some strong fantasy performances, he could have league-winning potential.
Tyrod Taylor, New York Jets
It hasn’t taken long for Tyrod Taylor to justify the New York Jets’ decision to bench Justin Fields to get the offense back on track. In two games as a starter, Taylor has thrown for 394 yards and two touchdowns with just one interception while adding 13 carries for 63 yards and a touchdown. The veteran quarterback has been a steadying force for the offense, even if he isn’t putting up huge passing numbers with young passing weapons like John Metchie III and Adonai Mitchell trying to find their footing in new homes.
Taylor’s 23.2 fantasy points were his highest output of the season in a tough matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. The Jets have much friendlier matchups over the next two weeks against the Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars before closing out the season against the Saints and Patriots. New York hasn’t indicated that it will turn back to Fields, which gives Taylor a chance to be fantasy relevant to close out the season, thanks to his rushing upside and steady production as a passer.
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