Waiver wire · after Week 9
Who to pick up this week
The top picks are rostered in fewer than 20% of leagues, so they're likely on your wire. Cards with no tag took a bigger share of the work in the last two games; cards tagged Pickup project well this week without a bigger role yet; cards tagged "If he's still out there" are on 20–60% of rosters and project inside the pickup range. Each card says why and for how long.
Tight ends
Tommy Tremble TE · CAR · Pickup · rostered in 16–22% of leagues, available in most leagues — Tommy Tremble sits at TE24 this week and is there for the taking in most leagues. Touchdowns supplied about 42% of the recent production from Tremble. He's climbing: 2, 3 and 12 points in his last three. New Orleans ranks among the easiest matchups for tight ends, with the 7th-most points allowed. Worth a bench spot for now. Our projection4 targets · 3 receptions · 29 receiving yards · 0.3 touchdowns7 PPR pointsLast week: scored 12.410.48.4, projected 5.54.13.0.
Eli Raridon TE · NE · If he's still out there · rostered in 33–39% of leagues, available in many leagues — Eli Raridon has a good draw this week against Detroit. Over the last two games his share of the targets moved from 9% to 19%. Stash him for now. Over his last three he has 15, 2 and 8 points. Our projection4 targets · 3 receptions · 33 receiving yards · 0.2 touchdowns8 PPR pointsLast week: scored 8.26.75.2, projected 7.96.34.9.
Colby Parkinson TE · LA · If he's still out there · rostered in 29–35% of leagues, available in many leagues — See if Colby Parkinson is free in your league: he's TE22 this week. This is a good draw, since Arizona has given up the 9th-most points to tight ends. Add him and hold for now. Parkinson missed Week 8 and returned in Week 9. Our projection4 targets · 3 receptions · 30 receiving yards · 0.3 touchdowns8 PPR pointsLast week: scored 5.33.31.3, projected 5.74.02.9.
If he's still out there: Chig Okonkwo (56–62%), Darren Waller (39–45%), Greg Dulcich (40–46%), Michael Mayer (54–60%), AJ Barner (44–50%)
Stash only (deep leagues): Brevyn Spann-Ford (8–14%), Sam Roush (5–11%)