Here are my top recommended waiver wire and streaming targets ahead of the coming week. Waiver Wire targets are designed to be multi-week roster-worthy options while streaming options are designed to be one-week lineup options based on matchup, injuries, and/or situation. To be eligible as a waiver wire target, streaming option, or stash, the player must be available in over 60% of Yahoo leagues.
See If They're Available:
There are always a few players that don't technically make the cut here as a waiver wire option as they're available in under 60% of leagues, but these players should be on a roster. If they're not on a roster yet, they should be a higher priority than those listed as waiver wire targets below.
Jerry Jeudy (WR - Cleveland Browns)
It's like beating a dead horse with how many consecutive weeks Jeudy has been on this list, but he still is here because he's flirting with a very low rostered percentage (45% on Yahoo).
Prior to his Week 10 bye, he had posted 6+ targets in each of the three games with Jameis Winston at QB, including back-to-back weeks of 8+ targets, 5+ catches, and 13+ fantasy points leading up to the bye.
He should be owned. Make sure he hasn't found his way onto waivers simply because of the bye week.
Tyler Allgeier (RB - Atlanta Falcons)
It's handcuffing season as we close in on the fantasy playoffs in the coming weeks and Tyler Allgeier is likely the top handcuff in fantasy football.
He's a standalone matchup-based FLEX option but has top-10 (and likely top-5) upside should Bijan Robinson go down to injury, seeing as the Falcons' star RB is coming off FIVE consecutive games of 100+ total yards and 21+ fantasy points.
Allgeier is floating around 40-50% owned depending on the site you're looking at. Make sure if he is somehow on waivers that you scoop him up, especially if you own Bijan.
Taysom Hill (TE - New Orleans Saints)
He was one of my top waiver wire targets last week and continued his stable floor in Week 10, posting his fourth straight game of 6+ fantasy points.
With the lack of receiving weapons (Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed on IR) and just Alvin Kamara in the backfield, Taysom Hill is back to his true 'jack of all trades' role but has seen it elevate to a new level with 6+ touches in each of his last four games.
On any given week, he can get a goal-line TD, but you know he's good for at least a pair of catches and a minimum of 4-5 carries out of the backfield. Not many TEs beyond the top guys can offer that stability.
He's available in 48% of leagues on Yahoo and 65% of leagues on ESPN. Make sure you stash him if he's available in your league.
Top Waiver Wire Targets of the Week:
These are your players to target on waivers this week - these aren't typically supposed to be a one-week solution but rather a longer-term answer for your team.
Demario Douglas (WR - New England Patriots)
Douglas has definitively been a FLEX option in PPR formats under Drake Maye. With Maye healthy and a starter, Douglas has posted games of:
6 catches (on 9 targets), 92 yards, and 1 TD: 21.2 fantasy points
2 catches (on 3 targets), 14 yards: 3.4 fantasy points
7 catches (on 9 targets), 35 yards: 10.5 fantasy points
4 catches (on 5 targets), 50 yards: 9.0 fantasy points
He's not blowing away the stat sheet, especially in terms of yardage or TD production, but he's established himself as a steady, stable option with production driven by volume.
If you're looking for a potential league-winner, you're better to roll the dice elsewhere (i.e. Ricky Pearsall), but if you're in need of a viable weekly FLEX/WR3 option or someone to strengthen your WR depth, Douglas is your guy.
Ricky Pearsall (WR - San Francisco 49ers)
He's been on my waiver wire targets list for a few weeks now, but he's now truly among the 'priority' options after a strong showing in Week 10, tallying 4 catches (on 6 targets) for 73 yards and a TD. That now makes back-to-back games of 4+ catches, 70+ total yards, and 11+ fantasy points.
It still looks like it will be Kittle, Deebo, CMC, Jennings, and then Pearsall in terms of the pecking order in the receiving game, but it's an offense where even modest volume (as Pearsall has gotten) can provide quality fantasy production, or at the very least a semi-consistent FLEX option.
The 2024 1st Round pick is now getting into the groove within the offense and that role could grow in theory as the season progresses. I like Pearsall as a WR3 the rest of the season with the potential to overtake Jennings as the team's WR2 by season's end (which would push him into a borderline WR2 category for fantasy purposes.
Audric Estime (RB - Denver Broncos)
I had been warning that this could happen in Denver a few weeks ago once the writing was on the wall with Sean Payton's claims to push for more involvement from the rookies as the season progressed.
That has come to fruition with Estime seemingly taking the starting RB job from Javonte Williams with the rookie leading the Broncos' backfield in carries (14), touches (14), and snap share (46%) by a wide margin in each category.
The Broncos' starting RB is far from the most favorable RB position from a fantasy perspective, especially with the team drawing a bottom-5 playoff SOS for fantasy, but starting RBs definitely do not grow on trees for fantasy.
Especially if you have a need at the RB position, Estime should be a priority pickup.
Bo Nix (QB - Denver Broncos)
Don't look now but Bo Nix is quietly a top-10 fantasy QB on the season, having strung together 16+ points in 6 of his last 8 games, including four games of 19+ points in that stretch.
Week 10, even though not a crazy figure on the surface (16.1 points) may prove to be an indicator that his top-10 play could realistically hold through the end of his rookie season. That comes as a result that his 'down' 16-point performance (his 2nd-lowest total since Week 4) came against the very stout Chiefs' defense in a relatively negative game script and with an abnormally low rushing output (-5 yards, compared to a previous average of 33 rushing yards per game).
The floor has been established as a mid-QB2 and the schedule the rest of the way is rather favorable (including a top-12 playoff SOS). He's worth a look as a high-QB2 at a minimum.
Gus Edwards (RB - Los Angeles Chargers)
Are we beginning to see the shifting of the guard back to a 1A/1B split in Los Angeles? Perhaps so.
Even in his first game back from a five-week absence due to an ankle injury, Gus Edwards racked up 10 carries to J.K. Dobbins' team-leading 15. Edwards did end up leading the team in rushing yards (55) but didn't get the receiving work or the majority of the snaps, so it's pretty certain for now that he's still the 2 (or 1B) in L.A.
However, with that role in a Jim Harbaugh run-heavy offense, that offers some potential and some value for fantasy, not to mention the potential should J.K. Dobbins (who has a lengthy injury history) miss any time the remainder of the season. Edwards is worth a stash.
Adonai Mitchell (WR - Indianapolis Colts)
Has Mitchell finally emerged in his rookie season? He did post career bests in catches (6), yards (71), and fantasy points (13.1) all without a reception over 20 yards, but it came with Michael Pittman Jr. out of the lineup.
The potential is there for Mitchell to have stepped into a more prominent role in the Colts' offense for when Pittman returns, but it's not necessarily something I would bet much money on, especially with the possibility the Colts go back to Anthony Richardson if Joe Flacco continues with his current play (2 TDs, 6 turnovers in his last two games).
It's a high-upside gamble, but in a weaker waiver wire week, he may be the move if you're in need of some potential on the bench.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling (WR - New Orleans Saints)
It looks like the Saints may have found their temporary (likely slightly lesser version of a) Rashid Shaheed replacement.
MVS posted a career-high 25.9 fantasy points in Week 10, but it came in the form of 3 catches for 109 yards and 2 TDs that included a 40-yard TD and another 67-yard catch.
He's the purest version of an all-or-nothing player at the moment, similar to Rashid Shaheed of past years, not knowing if you're going to get 2 or 3 points or 20+ points.
Will Dissly (TE - Los Angeles Chargers)
Cam Akers (RB - Minnesota Vikings)
Trey Benson (RB - Arizona Cardinals)
Top Streaming Options of the Week:
These aren't the same as waiver wire targets. Yes, you are still getting these players off waivers, but these are purely the best options for this week and this week only. Players can be a streaming option and a waiver wire target, which means they're a solid option to play this upcoming week and potentially beyond.
Quarterbacks:
Bo Nix (vs ATL)
Russell Wilson (vs BAL)
Drake Maye (vs LAR)
Runningbacks:
Audric Estime (vs ATL)
Cam Akers (at TEN) - if Aaron Jones is inactive
Gus Edwards (vs CIN)
Wide Receivers:
Demario Douglas (vs LAR)
Ricky Pearsall (vs SEA)
Elijah Moore (at NO)
Tight Ends:
Taysom Hill (vs CLE)
Jonnu Smith (vs LV)
Zach Ertz (at PHI)
Defense/Special Teams:
Miami Dolphins (vs LV)
Green Bay Packers (at CHI)
Los Angeles Rams (at NE)
Top Stashes Ahead of Next Week:
These aren't players that you should be playing this week, but rather ones that have greater potential to be a solid option and likely end up being a waiver wire target sometime down the line. You won't see immediate value but these are the guys that possibly could go under the radar and see a notable role shortly.
Jalen Coker (WR - Carolina Panthers)
Theo Johnson (TE - New York Giants)
Parker Washington (WR - Jacksonville Jaguars)
Noah Brown (WR - Washington Commanders)