Waiver Wire Week 13 - Must Add Players

This is the Waiver Wire Week 13! Which players should you be prioritizing as the march towards the fantasy football playoffs continues?

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UPCOMING BYE WEEKS

Week 14

Baltimore

Denver

Houston

Indianapolis

New England Patriots

Washington

Shallow League Adds

(Players Rostered in 30-40% of Leagues)

RB Tank Bigsby – Jacksonville (39%)

Bigsby should be back this week. The direction the Jaguars take during the tail end of the season is anyone’s guess.

Bigsby had several strong performances earlier in the year, and the team could opt to ramp up his usage. He is worth rostering on the Waiver Wire Week 13.

QB Trevor Lawrence – Jacksonville (36%)

Lawrence should return soon and has a favorable Week 16 matchup against Las Vegas in the fantasy playoffs.

WR Demario Douglas – New England (31%)

A solid floor/low-ceiling option. Douglas has recorded at least four catches and 50 yards in three consecutive games.

RB Tyler Allgeier – Atlanta (31%)

Allgeier remains one of the top handcuffs in football, backing up Bijan Robinson.

WR Rashod Bateman – Baltimore (33%)

(Written before MNF) Access to Lamar Jackson and the Ravens’ offense is always valuable. Bateman has four touchdown catches this season and remains an intriguing option.

Standard Roster Size and Deep League Adds

(Players rostered in 30% of leagues or fewer)

Note: Every player is available in at least 70% of leagues. Each player has their roster percentage in parenthesis. For example, if a player has (25%) next to them, then they are available in 75% of leagues.

Quarterbacks

Drake Maye – New England (19%)

Maye had a rough outing in Sunday’s loss to Miami. He was sacked four times, fumbled, and threw an interception.

Things should get easier this week against Indianapolis, where he projects as a mid-QB2.

Jameis Winston – Cleveland (15%)

Winston and the Browns pulled off one of the most entertaining games of the year in the snow on Thursday night. Winston made some big plays, including a rushing touchdown, although his passing totals were limited due to the weather. With tough matchups ahead at Denver and Pittsburgh, he’s still a viable Superflex starter.

Will Levis – Tennessee (1%)

Levis continued to show improvement, passing for 278 yards and two touchdowns in Tennessee’s loss to Houston. Despite being sacked eight times and throwing an interception, he managed a serviceable stat line. If you have Lamar Jackson, Jayden Daniels, or Bo Nix on bye in Week 14, consider adding Levis for his matchup against Jacksonville on the Waiver Wire Week 13.

Cooper Rush – Dallas (5%)

Rush is firmly on the Superflex radar. He has thrown for 601 yards and 3 touchdowns over his past two games. The Cowboys face the Giants on Thanksgiving Day, offering Rush a favorable opportunity.

Bryce Young – Carolina (5%)

Young played well against Kansas City, throwing for 263 yards and a touchdown while adding 20 rushing yards. He has a fantasy-friendly home matchup against Tampa Bay this week.

Running Backs

Jeremy McNichols – Washington (1%)

McNichols could be in line for a spot start this week for the Commanders. Washington heads into their Week 14 bye with both Austin Ekeler (concussion) and Brian Robinson (ankle) banged up.

McNichols has scored four TDs this season and would be a viable flex option against Tennessee, his former team, on the Waiver Wire Week 13.

Ameer Abdullah – Las Vegas (25%)

I had Abdullah in my top 10 overall last week and recommended him as a streamer in my Sleepers article and podcast. It wasn’t rocket science, but he made the most of an open opportunity. Abdullah finished with five catches for 37 yards and a TD while adding 28 rushing yards. If Alexander Mattison and Zamir White miss another week, Abdullah will be back on the flex radar against Kansas City. His pass-catching ability gives him just enough value on the Waiver Wire Week 13.

Roschon Johnson – Chicago (28%)

Another rushing TD for Johnson, but not much else. He has carved out a role as the goal-line back under new OC Thomas Brown and has now scored in consecutive games.

Trey Benson – Arizona (27%)

Benson’s usage coming out of Arizona’s bye week was very disappointing, with fewer touches than in Weeks 9 or 10. While I had Benson as the top waiver wire addition last week, he now appears to be nothing more than a contingent upside play if James Conner misses time—too unreliable for your lineup otherwise.

Blake Corum – LA Rams (14%)

Corum remains the handcuff to Kyren Williams. He had just one touch in LA’s loss to Philadelphia but could be in line for more work. Kyren Williams fumbled twice in the game and has five fumbles in his last seven contests. Repeat fumbles by starters often lead to backups earning touches.

Braelon Allen – NY Jets (24%)

Allen is the handcuff to Breece Hall. While buried behind Hall recently, he still offers contingent upside in case of an injury.

Ray Davis – Buffalo (16%)

Davis is one of the more valuable handcuffs in football. Davis played behind Ty Johnson in Buffalo’s last game before their bye week, but if James Cook were to miss time, Davis would dominate the backfield touches.

Antonio Gibson – New England (13%)

Gibson out-snapped Rhamondre Stevenson and recorded seven touches for 45 yards. While he is currently the handcuff, this unusual usage could indicate that New England is considering a more evenly split backfield.

Cam Akers – Minnesota (24%)

Akers took a backseat to Aaron Jones in Minnesota’s overtime win against Chicago.

Although Akers combined for 26 touches in the previous two games, he saw just four this week. Treat him as a handcuff going forward.

Gus Edwards – LA Chargers (25%)

(Pending MNF) Edwards remains the handcuff to J.K. Dobbins.

Kenneth Gainwell – Philadelphia (2%)

Gainwell scored a TD in Philadelphia’s win over LA. He is the handcuff to fantasy football’s MVP, Saquon Barkley.

Jaylen Wright – Miami (6%)

Wright has surpassed Raheem Mostert as Miami’s No. 2 RB. If De’Von Achane were to miss time, Wright would immediately become a red-hot waiver wire addition.

Wide Receivers

Devaughn Vele – Denver (5%)

Vele is my top WR add this week. I may be ahead of consensus on him, but Denver needs a No. 2 target, and Vele seems to be stepping up in a major way.

He had a season-high nine targets, catching six for 80 yards. Bo Nix has been a top-4 QB over the last five games, and Vele has a great matchup this week against Cleveland on the Waiver Wire Week 13.

Ray-Ray McCloud – Atlanta (14%)

Keep an eye on Darnell Mooney, who is dealing with a hamstring injury. While it’s not considered serious, if Mooney is unable to play this week, McCloud would step into the No. 2 WR role.

Xavier Legette – Carolina (27%)

Legette was targeted six times, finishing with four catches for 56 yards. He has a fantasy-friendly matchup against Tampa Bay this week. With Bryce Young playing better, Legette could be poised for a strong rest of the season.

Marquez Valdes-Scantling – New Orleans (25%)

MVS is red hot, with 196 receiving yards and three TDs over his past two games. Coming out of their bye week, New Orleans may look to increase his targets. While it feels odd to add MVS this late in the season, he’s essentially playing the Rashid Shaheed/Chris Olave air yards role.

David Moore – Carolina (1%)

Moore stepped in for the injured Jalen Coker and delivered one of the best performances of his career. It’s probably not wise to chase this production, but he’s worth a speculative add in deeper formats. DEEP LEAGUES ONLY.

Adam Thielen – Carolina (25%)

Thielen makes his debut in the top 10 overall list after finishing with three catches for 57 yards. This was a promising start following a prolonged absence. Young relied heavily on Thielen early in his rookie season, and there’s potential for a strong finish to the year.

Dontayvion Wicks – Green Bay (15%)

Romeo Doubs is dealing with a concussion, which puts Wicks on the streaming radar for Green Bay’s Thanksgiving Day game against Miami.

Noah Brown – Washington (10%)

Brown had a season-high 10 targets, leading the Commanders’ receiving corps.

He caught six passes for 71 yards and has seen consistent target volume, with at least six targets in five of his last seven games.

Nick Westbrook-Ikhine – Tennessee (12%)

NWI scored another TD in Sunday’s loss to Houston, bringing his total to six TDs in his last seven games. While he’s a TD-or-bust option, he keeps finding the end zone.

Elijah Moore – Cleveland (11%)

Moore had a quiet outing in the snow bowl game but could see an uptick in usage if Cedric Tillman (concussion) misses this week.

Calvin Austin – Pittsburgh (1%)

Austin scored on a 46-yard TD in Thursday’s loss to Cleveland. He’s nothing more than a dart-throw flex option but could be viable in deep leagues during Week 14, when six teams are on bye.

Alec Pierce – Indianapolis (12%)

Pierce was held to one catch against Detroit. He had 155 yards and a TD in Indianaolis’ previous two games.

Tight Ends

Noah Gray – Kansas City (4%)

Gray has been red-hot over the last two weeks, recording eight catches on nine targets for 89 yards and an incredible four touchdowns. He needs to be rostered in all TE-premium formats and is worth adding as a speculative play to see if this usage continues. While his minimal targets make him hard to trust right now, TEs scoring at this rate cannot be ignored.

Luke Schoonmaker – Dallas (11%)

Schoonmaker has nine catches for 111 yards and a touchdown over his last two games, with 14 targets during that span. If Jake Ferguson misses more time, Schoonmaker is right back on the TE streaming radar for Thanksgiving Day.

He’s the top add at the position this week and cracks my top-10 overall.

Theo Johnson – New York Giants (2%)

Johnson is tough to trust with the Giants struggling, but he has been targeted six times in three straight games, keeping him on the radar in deeper leagues.