Waiver Targets 14.25

Your weekly roadmap to the wire. Each Tuesday, Tony Kneepkens highlights the top adds across positions — complete with FAAB recommendations and context to help you prioritize based on your league size and format.

These are the top players to consider adding from waivers this week. Unless otherwise noted, all players below are available in greater than 50% of Yahoo leagues (as of Sunday evening). Priorities and FAAB recommendations are meant to differentiate between some of the options available and are assuming 12-team, single-QB, fantasy formats.

Week 14 teams on bye: 49ers, Giants, Panthers, Patriots

Week 14 is the final week of the fantasy regular season in most formats. While there are a few notable teams and players on bye, this week can/should be as much about setting your team up for playoff success in Weeks 15-17 as finding a one-week spot starter. Start to look ahead at some of your key players’ playoff schedules and begin to map out where you might be looking for a streaming QB or D/ST unit, etc. in the fantasy playoffs; look to add them now if you have the room on your bench and save yourself from a future waiver or FAAB battle with a leaguemate.

This week specifically, I don’t have any true high-priority waiver recommendations and felt there were pretty flat tiers to consider at RB, WR, and TE. I’ve ranked the players in order of my own personal preference, and provided some context as to why. Good luck this week wrapping up the fantasy regular season everyone!

QB Streamer of the Week

J.J. McCarthy, MIN, Week 14 vs WAS

• The Vikings have already said they will be going back to JJM after UDFA Max Brosmer struggled mightily in last week’s spot start, assuming McCarthy clears concussion protocol. The four teams on bye this week shouldn’t leave fantasy managers scrambling too much for a QB streamer, but if you’re in need, the VIkings’ upcoming schedule of home vs. WAS, at DAL, at NYG looks pretty appealing.
• Low-priority add. JJM is my favorite widely-available streaming option to cover the last week of byes, and if he looks good at home against the Commanders, he should have some opportunities to build on it the following two weeks, as well.
• 3% or less of FAAB.

RB Pickups

Blake Corum, LAR, Week 14 at AZ

• Corum had his best rushing production of the season (7-81-1) and scored his first TD since Week 2 in the Rams’ surprising loss to the Panthers last week. Rams starter Kyren Williams (13-72-1) had a solid game of his own but also left with an ankle injury before returning in the second half.
• Medium-to-high priority add. Corum’s standalone value is nearly irrelevant as we head down the home stretch of the fantasy season. He’s this week’s top waiver priority, for me, for his immense contingent value as a primary backup on a productive Rams offense.
• 15 – 30% of FAAB.

Bhayshul Tuten, JAX, Week 14

• Tuten handled 40% of the Jags’ RB carries last week, including a short-yardage score. He wasn’t especially productive with an 8-17 rushing line, but starter Travis Etienne (12-28) didn’t fare any better. Both backs added a catch on a single target last week.
• Medium-priority add. Without any obvious, high-priority waiver targets, this week is all about setting up benches for a deep playoff run. Tuten makes for another strong bench stash in any format as a player with some standalone value and incredible contingent upside.
• 10 – 20% of FAAB.

Chris Rodriguez, WAS, Week 14 at MIN

• Rodriguez leads the Commanders in carries over their last four games, rushing 44 times for a 201-3 line over that stretch. He’s been the team’s clear first-choice rusher over their last two games, which have been their contests going into and coming out of their Week 12 bye.
• Medium-priority add. C-Rod, like teammates Jacory Croskey-Merritt and Jeremy McNichols, has seen his role bounce around all year, but he seems to be the team’s current top rushing option. Rodriguez is a safer short-term option for a spot start than the RBs I have listed ahead of him, but he remains in a three-way RB committee and has one catch on two targets all year.
• 5 – 15% of FAAB.

Some additional lower-priority RB options to stash on fantasy benches ::

• Emanuel Wilson (GB) – Wilson has dipped back below 50% rostered after Josh Jacobs’ return to the GB lineup, but he showed he’s a legitimate fantasy starter in a scenario where Jacobs misses a game. My type of bench stash.
• Brian Robinson Jr. (SF) – Capable backup to CMC, B-Rob would be another no-brainer RB starter if CMC happened to miss a game down the stretch.
• Tyler Allgeier (ATL) – A similar asset to B-Rob who actually has a stronger standalone role, but I prefer Robinson on what I think is the superior offense overall.
• Keaton Mitchell (BAL) – The explosive runner turned his four Turkey Day touches into 31 scrimmage yards and a TD. 

WR Pickups