Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups & FAAB Advice: Wide Receivers (Week 10)

Check out our top waiver wire targets for Week 10 of the 2022 fantasy football season. And here is our full waiver wire advice article for the week.

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Wide Receivers

Terrace Marshall (CAR): 6% rostered

• Next opponents: ATL, @BAL, DEN
• True value: $3
• Desperate need: $7
• Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: My truther heart can’t be contained. HE’S ALIVE! HE’S ALIVE! After being proclaimed deceased by the fantasy community, Marshall has shown signs of life over the last two weeks. Since Week 8, Marshall has a 22.7% target share with WR29 and WR13 (pending SNF & MNF) finishes. Marshall has stacked back-to-back games with at least 1.70 yards per route run (2.42, 1.70). With a return date with the Falcons ahead this week, Marshall will be a WR3/4. The next two games aren’t as kind, but he’s garnering volume that will still put him in the flex conversation.

Wan’Dale Robinson (NYG): 25% rostered

• Next opponents: HOU, DET, @DAL
• True value: $3
• Desperate need: $7
• Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: Robinson was building momentum heading into the Week 9 bye with WR29 and WR35 weeks before bricking in Week 8. Robinson only saw three targets with 15 receiving yards (WR69) despite a route run rate of 77.8%. Robinson has plus matchups upcoming in Weeks 11 and 12. The Lions have allowed the fourth-most fantasy points per game to slot wide receivers. The Cowboys’ new slot corner, DaRon Bland, allows an 83.3% catch rate (per PFF) in coverage. Robinson will be a low-end WR3/WR4 in those weeks with upside.

Darius Slayton (NYG): 5% rostered

• Next opponents: HOU, DET, @DAL
• True value: $2
• Desperate need: $4
• Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: Slayton has been on a roll since Week 5 with three top-36 fantasy wide receiver weeks (WR22, WR19, WR36). He’s another wide receiver for whom I’m an old-school truther. Brian Daboll has done numerous sharp things since taking over in New York, but an underrated move was giving Slayton a runway to earn playing time in this offense. In Weeks 5-8, Slayton was 18th in PFF receiving grade and 20th in yards per route run (minimum 10 targets). Yes, I have two Giants on this list. If we put aside the names and focus on their production, neither player should be on the waiver wire right now.

Jarvis Landry (NO): 17% rostered

• Next opponents: @PIT, LAR, @SF
• True value: $2
• Desperate need: $4
• Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: With Michael Thomas now likely out for the remainder of the season and Andy Dalton playing good football (yes, I said it), there’s sneaky upside for Landry if his health complies. Landry has plus matchups in the slot over his next three games. The Steelers have allowed the most fantasy points per game to slot receivers this season, while the 49ers are ranked 12th.

Donovan Peoples-Jones (CLE): 21% rostered

• Next opponents: @MIA, @BUF, TB
• True value: $2
• Desperate need: $3
• Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: Peoples-Jones is lower on this list because he’s a plug-and-play option for this week with rough upcoming matchups in Weeks 11 and 12, so if you need a wide receiver to play this week, he’s your guy. I would consider dropping him back to the waiver wire after this week. The Dolphins’ outside corners have been deployed in zone coverage on 56% to 57% of their snaps since Week 6 (per PFF). Against zone coverage, Peoples-Jones has seen 47% of his target volume, ranking 24th in yards per route run and 28th in PFF zone receiving grade (per PFF, minimum 10 zone targets). Peoples-Jones is a nice fill-in for a bye-week roster hole in Week 10.

DeAndre Carter (LAC): 31% rostered

• Next opponents: @SF, KC, @ARI
• True value: $2
• Desperate need: $3
• Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: The health of Mike Williams and Keenan Allen remains up in the air. As soon as they are healthy, Carter returns to obscurity. With that said, he is a nice matchup-based flex in the next few weeks. Over the next six weeks, Carter has dates with SF (12th), KC (second), LV (ninth), and TEN (11th), who all rank inside the top 12 in fantasy points per game to slot wide receivers. (Carter has taken 74% of his snaps from the slot.) If you’re in a pinch with bye weeks or injuries, Carter can fill a need for as long as he remains in the starting lineup over the next six weeks.

Stash Candidates: Parris Campbell, Treylon Burks, Josh Reynolds, Odell Beckham Jr.

Parris Campbell is a good stash if you have players with bye weeks in Week 10, 12 or 15. The floor with Sam Ehlinger under center is frightening, but Campbell has beautiful matchups for slot receivers those weeks. He faces LV (ninth), PIT (second), and MIN (sixth), who are all top 10 in fantasy points per game allowed to slot receivers.

The thesis behind stashing Treylon Burks remains that the Tennessee passing offense desperately needs a receiving option to step forward to spearhead the attack down the stretch. At this point in his career, Robert Woods doesn’t have the juice to fit the bill. Burks could be that guy.

Josh Reynolds makes the stash list with good matchups in Weeks 13 and 14 (JAC, MIN). Reynolds has four top-36 wide receiver weeks on his 2022 resume. With 10 deep targets (18th) and 10 red zone targets (sixth), Reynolds has seen the high-value usage we crave in fantasy. He’s a worthy bye-week plug-and-play stash.

It’s time to consider stashing Odell Beckham Jr. On Sunday, Jay Glazer mentioned the Bills, 49ers and Rams as possible fits for Beckham when he gains clearance, which could be as soon as the end of the week. The talent was still there last season. Beckham could be a strong WR3/flex play in time for the fantasy playoffs if the stars align.