Waiver Targets 10.25

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 10 teams on bye :: Bengals, Cowboys, Chiefs, Titans

This week’s four teams on bye include three teams filled with fantasy starting options, and the Titans. While managers will be looking to replace several starting options, especially at WR, I don’t have any high-priority recommendations at any position this week, but there are still some solid streaming options and some longer-term holds to consider adding to fantasy rosters.

QB Pickups

J.J. McCarthy, MIN, Week 10 vs BAL

• JJM tossed a pair of TDs and ran in another, but he completed just 56% of his passes for 143 yards in the Vikings’ win in Detroit. He wisely threw more than half of his 25 passing attempts to his star WR duo of Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison.
• Low-priority add. McCarthy’s ceiling potential in this Vikings offense is what keeps me coming back to him as a QB waiver recommendation. He can be considered for spot starts either of the next two weeks, when the Vikings host the Ravens and Bears.
• 5% or less of FAAB.

Other QB spot-start options ::

• Marcus Mariota (WAS) – The dual-threat veteran will return to the lineup after Jayden Daniels’ elbow injury. The Commanders host the Lions as significant underdogs, but in one of the higher-total games of the week (49.5).
• Justin Fields (NYJ) – HC Aaron Glenn hasn’t named a starting QB for this week at home against the Browns. The matchup is tough, but if Fields is named the starter, his rushing upside could be worth a fantasy spot start as well.

RB Pickups

Isaiah Davis, NYJ, Week 10 vs CLE

• Last time we saw the Jets, in Week 8, Davis racked up 109 scrimmage yards in their first victory of the season including a 50-yard run and a 26-yard catch. He’s been carving out a nice complementary role alongside starter Breece Hall in the wake of Braelon Allen’s knee injury.
• Medium-priority add. Despite his well-rounded skill set, Davis isn’t my favorite RB add this week for his matchup with a tough Browns defensive front. My interest lies in Allen’s combination of existing role and contingent upside behind Hall as a longer-term hold. While I’m not betting on Hall being traded, it’s a more realistic scenario than it would be for most backup RBs ahead of today’s (Tuesday 11/4) NFL trade deadline
• 10 – 20% of FAAB.

Devin Singletary, NYG, Week 10 at CHI

• Singletary out-touched (10-8) and out-gained (51-37) last week’s waiver darling, Tyrone Tracy Jr., in the Giants’ Week 9 loss. He’s made his own case for fantasy relevance in the wake of rookie Cam Skattebo’s season-ending injury.
• Medium-priority add. My money is still on Tracy as the better fantasy option the rest of the way, but Singletary seems to have a standalone role and at worst, he’s the new injury-away option at RB behind Tracy for the Jaxson Dart-led Giants down the stretch.
• 5 – 15% of FAAB.

Tank Bigsby, PHI, Week 10 at GB

• Bigsby rushed nine times for 104 yards spelling Saquon Barkley after he left with a groin injury in Week 8. He appeared to be the preferred option to Will Shipley among the Eagles’ backup RBs. Barkley claimed to be “fine” after the game, and it is possible he could/would have returned if the score had been closer.
• Medium-priority add. Bigsby should be a priority for managers who roster Barkley with the Eagles playing on Monday Night Football. You’ll want to have your bases covered in case Saquon winds up as a game-time decision.
• 5 – 15% of FAAB.

Some additional lower-priority RBs to consider ::

• Tyjae Spears (TEN) – Continues to play to a near-even RB split with veteran Tony Pollard. The Titans are on bye this week.
• Dylan Sampson (CLE) – The NFL’s youngest player could have an increased role, likely in the passing game, if starter Quinshon Judkins misses the game or is limited with his shoulder injury. Judkins is reportedly day-to-day with the Browns coming off of their bye.
• Devin Neal (NO) – The rookie is carving out a complementary role to Alvin Kamara, albeit on one of the worst offenses in the league. He’s a bench stash for now to bet on increased volume down the stretch for a Saints team that should have every reason to want a longer look at their young players.

WR Pickups