Top 5 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Priority Pickups (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.

Kyle Monangai (RB – CHI): 39% Rostered

• Next Opponents: @CIN, NYG, @MIN
• True Value: $4
• Desperate Need: $6
• Budget-Minded: $2

Analysis: Despite a pedestrian Week 8 stat line, Kyle Monangai took another step closer to a 50-50 split with D’Andre Swift. Monangai played 29 snaps on Sunday to Swift’s 31, as the Bears have relied heavily on both backs since their bye week. Although they’ve been playing similar snaps the last two weeks, Swift is utilized more when he is on the field and out-touched Monangai 13-7 in the Bears’ Week 8 loss to the Ravens. However, in better game scripts, we may see Monangai more involved. This week, the Bears face an abysmal Bengals defense and could be playing with a lead. Outside of Tyrone Tracy Jr., Monangai is my favorite Week 9 spot start among the running backs in this article.

Kayshon Boutte (WR – NE): 40% Rostered

• Next Opponents: ATL, @TB, NYJ
• True Value: $4
• Desperate Need: $6
• Budget-Minded: $2

Analysis: Kayshon Boutte has been a volatile player for fantasy purposes, but he’s on a hot streak, catching passes from MVP candidate Drake Maye. Boutte entered Week 8 with an 11.8% target share, a 17.2-yard average depth of target (aDOT), with 2.03 yards per route run and a 14% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. He stayed in the flames against the Browns with a 20.8% target share, 75 receiving yards and another score. Boutte’s role in the offense has also been elevated with Stefon Diggs dealing with a chest issue. The Falcons aren’t a secondary that I am looking to attack in fantasy with Boutte in the Flex, but after that, he gets Tampa Bay and the Jets. Outside of Sauce Gardner and Jamel Dean in those secondaries, there’s nothing to fear, and Boutte will again be a volatile Flex option with strong weekly upside.

Tyjae Spears (RB – TEN): 31% Rostered

• Next Opponents: LAC, BYE, HOU
• True Value: $2
• Desperate Need: $4
• Budget-Minded: $1

Analysis: Even bad NFL teams can provide fantasy value, and Tyjae Spears is a great example. Despite being in a near 50-50 backfield split with Tony Pollard, Spears had a season high in carries on Sunday, rushing nine times for 59 yards and a score. This week, the Titans face a Chargers defense that held the Vikings to 34 rushing yards in Week 8. It’s a scary matchup in the running game, but Spears has begun to take over the receiving work in the Titans’ backfield. With three or more targets in each of the last three games, Spears has a decent fantasy floor. If you’re in a pinch, Spears can be used as a deep Flex option. However, there are likely other options with a higher ceiling for this week.

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.