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Welcome to the Fantasy Football Waiver Wire for Week 16, which for most leagues is Week 2 of the fantasy playoffs. We can see the finish line, folks!
Did you make it out of Week 15? If so, you probably don’t have a lot of roster needs, and you probably don’t have Justin Jefferson on your team. But it’s still worth looking at what might be available – either for you to add or to block others – and especially after a Sunday that unfortunately featured multiple injuries. But sure, NFL, let’s add an 18th game.
The Process***:*** Each week, I try to identify the top Waiver Wire targets and evaluate the short- and long-term prospects of those players. I also do my best to reveal which players who are coming off a big week are fool’s gold. Finally, I look at streamers who might help you in a pinch.
For this week and next, I’m no longer focusing on the long-term. We’re past the point of worrying about what we might need in a month, and of trying to stash players who might pop later. “Win Now” is the word of the day. That’s two words, actually.
Note that I’m writing this column BEFORE the Week 15 Monday night game (MIA @ PIT).
Some players discussed won’t be available in your league. I try to list players who are available in more than 50% of leagues. But what does that even mean? A 10-team league with six bench spots will have a much larger Free Agent pool than a 14-team league with eight. Most leagues fall somewhere in between. This isn’t “one size fits all.” By way of example, I won’t list Trevor Lawrence, Jacoby Brissett, C.J. Stroud, Blake Corum, Mike Evans, Jayden Reed, or Harold Fannin, Jr., among others who probably aren’t available in any of your leagues.
WEEK 16 BYES: NONE
Week 16 Waiver Wire
Quarterback:
Quarterback availability varies widely between 1-QB and Superflex/2-QB leagues.
There are multiple QBs who might be able to help you over the next two weeks, if you need a streamer or second quarterback in a Superflex. Maybe you lost Patrick Mahomes this week, but somehow still won. Anything is possible.
I’ll start with three quarterbacks that have excellent matchups for the remainder of the fantasy playoffs.
J.J. McCarthy has put up two excellent fantasy outings in a row, against two truly terrible pass defenses (WAS and DAL). Well, guess what? He’s about to get two more. The Vikings face the Giants and Lions the next two weeks, and those teams have allowed the third and fifth most fantasy points per game (FPPG) to opposing QBs. How did “Nine” get this creampuff playoff schedule? I don’t know, but it’s ripe for exploitation.
In back-to-back weeks, Tyler Shough and the Saints have knocked off the two teams fighting for the NFC South title. Not only are they playing spoiler, but Shough is playing well, and emerging as a viable dual-threat QB2 for fantasy....
