Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Priority Pickups to Target (Week 9)

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings & Top Targets: Week 9

Note: Players chosen based upon having early-week consensus roster percent below 50%.

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups to Target

Tyrone Tracy Jr. (RB – NYG): 48% Rostered

• Next Opponents: SF, @CHI, GB
• True Value: $35
• Desperate Need: $45
• Budget-Minded: $25

Analysis: We need to pour one out for Cam Skattebo. He came into our lives as a shining star who runs like a bulldozer and brought joy to many fantasy managers. After suffering a dislocated ankle, Skattebo’s rookie season has come to a sudden end. After he was injured, Tyrone Tracy Jr. handled the lead role for the Giants, carrying the ball 10 times while Devin Singletary had two carries. Tracy had only 39 rushing yards, but he also caught two out of three targets for 14 yards. Tracy is locked into the lead role for the rest of the season. The Giants still have a mediocre offense, but Tracy’s pass-catching chops and explosive playmaking provide weekly upside. With only Singletary behind him, Tracy should be a low-end RB2 for the rest of the season.

Troy Franklin (WR – DEN): 37% Rostered

• Next Opponents: @HOU, LV, KC
• True Value: $2
• Desperate Need: $4
• Budget-Minded: $1

Analysis: In Week 8, Troy Franklin finally turned his high-value role in the Denver offense into a monster performance. Franklin entered Week 8 third on the team in deep targets, and he is fifth in the NFL in red-zone targets. Franklin destroyed the Dallas secondary with a 27.5% target share, 89 receiving yards and two scores. Two of Franklin’s next three matchups are rough, but he is a strong Flex option again against the Raiders, who have allowed the eighth-most PPR points per target to perimeter wide receivers, per Fantasy Points Data.

Sam Darnold (QB – SEA): 40% Rostered

• Next Opponents: @WSH, ARI, @LAR
• True Value: $4
• Desperate Need: $6
• Budget-Minded: $2

Analysis: Before Seattle’s Week 8 bye, Sam Darnold was the QB13 on the season. The fact that the QB13 could be grabbed off the waiver wire in most leagues is a little wild. If you have been struggling to adequately replace Joe Burrow, you could have picked up Darnold and kept your team afloat. The Seahawks have a decent upcoming schedule, starting with the Commanders, who are allowing the fifth-most fantasy points to the quarterback position. The Seahawks have a solid one-two punch at running back, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba is leading the league in receiving yardage. With weapons like that, Darnold is one of the safer fantasy quarterbacks and should be rostered in all formats.

Colston Loveland (TE – CHI): 22% Rostered

• Next Opponents: @CIN, NYG, @MIN
• True Value: $3
• Desperate Need: $5
• Budget-Minded: $2

Analysis: Colston Loveland assumed an every-down role for Chicago in Week 8 with Cole Kmet sidelined with a back injury. After Kmet missed the entire week of practice last week, I will be shocked if he is back for Week 9, so it looks like we’ll get another nice streamable week for Loveland and a wonderful matchup incoming. Loveland played 80.9% of the snaps with a 78% route share and 11.7% target share, per Pro Football Focus (PFF) in Week 8. He turned that into only three receptions and 38 receiving yards, but I think he could boost those numbers this week. Cincinnati has allowed the most schedule-adjusted fantasy points per game to tight ends this season, per Fantasy Points Data. Stream Loveland this week.

Los Angeles Rams: 36% Rostered

• Next Opponents: NO, @SF, SEA
• True Value: $2
• Desperate Need: $3
• Budget-Minded: $1

Analysis: The Rams’ defense is averaging 8.7 fantasy points per game and has put up 17 and 11 points in its last two contests. The Rams went into their Week 8 bye ranked second in the NFL in sacks with 26, led by EDGE rusher Byron Young, who has nine. They have also forced 10 turnovers in their first six games. This week, the Rams get a home date with the Saints, who had allowed the 11th-most fantasy points to opposing defenses entering Week 8. The Saints are in limbo at quarterback, having benched Spencer Rattler for rookie Tyler Shough. It’s possible the Rams will be facing a rookie quarterback making his first NFL start.