Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

We are getting down to the wire for most of fantasy leagues. We only have 2 more games before the playoffs begin. Hopefully you are still in the running, if not still make sure to put in a full lineup. It keeps with the integrity of the league and gives everyone a fair chance at a playoff run. Don't be that person who just disregards their lineup. This late into the year, I don't see too many league winning adds other than getting the right streaming option in your lineup. Some of these adds I have already gone over during my playoff waiver article so hopefully you were able to get a step ahead. This will be the last week for byes and it is a big one for a lot of teams. Make sure you continue to prepare for the playoffs and just hope for the best! As always, I will be using ESPN ownership projections. Good luck this week and hopefully we all can secure a win.

QB:

Jacoby Brissett (50.2%)- I am going to cheat a little bit here since Brissett is over the 50% threshold. I most of these guys I will be writing up, I have already gone over in my waiver playoff article, so I won't be going in as depth. Brissett gets a matchup this week against the Texans. The last time he faced them he threw for 326 yards and 4 touchdowns. The Texans got destroyed by Lamar Jackson and the Ravens last week.

Nick Foles (19.7%)- He actually had a fairly good game last week against the Colts, which was his first full game all year. He threw for almost 300 yards and had 2 touchdowns. The Titans do have a solid defense but have been in the middle of the pack for fantasy points allowed to opposing QB. Foles has plenty of solid weapons around him and should have a solid day.

Baker Mayfield (45.3%)- If Baker can't get it done this week don't touch him again this year. He gets a shot at the Dolphins this week. He did manage to throw for 2 touchdowns against the Steelers and he should very well be able to at least do that again against the Dolphins. He now has multiple touchdowns in 2 straight games.

Sam Darnold (12.4%)- I wouldn't mind starting Darnold over Mayfield this week due to how bad he has been. Darnold had a huge game against Washington throwing for 4 touchdowns and almost 300 yards. I am not saying this will happen again, but the Raiders defense have given up the 8th most points to opposing QB. His next two matchups are even better.

Jeff Driskel (4.1%)- Who knew he would be so involved in the running game. On top of throwing for 209 yards and 2 touchdowns, he also had 51 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown. If he played like he did last week against the Redskins, he is in for a huge day. Sam Darnold just threw 4 touchdowns against the Redskins defense.

Notable Adds: Derek Carr (56.9%), Jimmy Garoppolo (58%)

RB:

Derrius Guice (46.8%)- Last week Adrian Peterson took a nice chunk of the workload that I was expecting Guice to have. I do think he will begin to out touch AP, but it doesn't look like that will happen right away. He did have a nice touchdown last week with a 45 yard touchdown catch. This team is going to want to run the ball and ask very little of their rookie QB. I think things will turn around from what we saw last week.

Bo Scarbrough (0.3%)- Out of nowhere, Scarbrough took over as the starting RB for the Lions. This wasn't even reported until around kickoff on Sunday. If the Lions are going to give him a full workload like last week, I like his chances against a beatable Redskins defense. My only concern was he had no work in the passing game. That was still JD McKissic's role. If the Lions get down to the goaline however, that's where Bo will get the ball.

Kalen Ballage (34.2%)- He is bad, like I am not convinced he will ever see a starting RB job after this year. Until then, he will be the lead back for the rest of the season with the Dolphins releasing Mark Walton. It baffles my mind how non-effective he has been. In the last 2 games he has 29 rushes for 52 yards and 9 catches for 10 yards. You may need a touchdown for him to gain any value, but he is still a starting RB.

Jordan Wilkins (0.5%)/Jonathan Williams (0.3%)- It was shaping up for Williams to be my number one add this week, but it looks like Wilkins is going to get in the way. He has returned to practice and will likely split the workload with Williams. It could be a messy situation with even Hines getting some work so I would personally fade these guys unless you have no other options. I would prefer to take a shot at Williams with the chance Wilkins actually misses this game.

WR:

Deebo Samuels (33%)- Over the last 2 games, he has had 8 catches and 100+ yards. He is my favorite waiver add for this week. You hopefully got him last week, so you should be pretty satisfied. His breakout is due to the amount Jimmy Garoppolo has had to throw. I don't see that changing in the near future with how bad their run game has been and their upcoming matchups.

Devante Parker (44.8%)- The Devante Parker breakout has finally happened. Since week 6 he is the WR11 in PPR scoring. He has also have double digit points in every game besides one. This team has a easy schedule to end the year. You need to get Parker in your roster. He is going to be startable for the rest of the year.

Kenny Stills (30.5%)- With Will Fuller likely to continue to be sidelined, Stills will operate as the WR2 for Watson. I could see Stills having a nice day if this games turns into a shootout like it did earlier in the year.

James Washington (20%)- It remains to be seen if Juju or Diontae Johnson will miss this weeks games. Both guys will be looking to recover from concussions, while Juju also has a knee injury. If both miss, Washington will become the teams WR1 against an awful Bengals defense. If one or both of these guys play, Washington isn't as interesting.

TE:

Jacob Hollister (15.2%)- He is off the bye and should continue his success against the Eagles. It is a difficult matchup, but Russell Wilson really likes to throw his way. After the last 2 weeks, I have began to view him as a every week starter. He is going to be a great add for teams without a decent TE.

Darren Fells (32.2%)- For those who played him last week, including me, you were disappointed. I am still going back to him this week against the Colts who have been susceptible to opposing TE this year. With Fuller and Coutee likely out again, Fells becomes the 3rd or 4th option on this team. I think he should get a nice amount of targets in this game to garner a start on fantasy rosters.

Dallas Goedert (28.3%)- He continued his success last week scoring a touchdown against the Patriots. He has been a decent option over his last 5 games and should continue the trend with how banged up this receiving core is. The Eagles should use a bunch of 2 TE sets, giving Goedert a solid shot of getting double digit fantasy points once again.

Ross Dwelley (10.5%)- If Kittle misses this week as well, I think you can start Dwelley again this week. He had a great game against the Cardinals but really which TE doesn't. It is another great matchup against the packers who have allowed the 3rd most fantasy points per game to the TE position.

Ryan Griffin (1.2%)- He had a monster game last week catching 5 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. If Darnold is going to continue his current success, Griffin will be one of the benefactors. Lucky for us he also has a great matchup. The Raiders have allowed the 5th most fantasy points per game to TE. There are a lot of solid streaming options at TE this week.

DEF:

Detroit Lions (7.6%)

Cleveland Browns (29.1%)

Seattle Seahawks (28.2%)

Oakland Raiders (32.1%)