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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings & Top Targets: Week 13
Note: Players chosen based upon having early-week consensus roster percent below 50%.
Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups to Target
Christian Watson (WR – GB): 48% Rostered
- Next Opponents: @DET, CHI, @DEN
- True Value: $6
- Desperate Need: $9
- Budget-Minded: $4
Analysis: In Week 11, Christian Watson was the WR6 in fantasy scoring while seeing a 19.2% target share and a 28.6% air-yard share with 46 receiving yards, 2.00 yards per route run and a team-leading 33.3% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. Watson didn’t have a monster game in Week 12, but he did lead the Packers with a 31.8% target share and 49 receiving yards. Watson has been stepping into the No. 1 WR chair for the Green Bay offense over the last two games. In addition to the volume bump, Watson owns the downfield role for the Packers, which should prove to be fruitful down the stretch. For the remainder of the season, he has two games against the Bears, a meeting with the Ravens and a rematch with the Vikings. All of those defenses sit inside the top eight for deep ball completion rate allowed. Watson could prove to be the weekly WR3 who can put your team over the top.
Jayden Higgins (WR – HOU): 22% Rostered
- Next Opponents: @IND, @KC, ARI
- True Value: $7
- Desperate Need: $10
- Budget-Minded: $5
Analysis: Last week, Jayden Higgins took another step toward becoming a wide receiver who can be a difference-maker in the final weeks of the fantasy season. He has slowly seen his route share growing, and last week the Texans doused it with Miracle-Gro. Higgins had a 67.7% route share while gobbling up a 30% target share and 38.9% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. He finished the Texans’ Week 12 win over the Bills with 38 receiving yards, a touchdown, two red-zone targets and two deep targets. Since Week 10, Higgins’ per-route metrics have been filthy, with a 33% target per route run rate, 1.93 yards per route run and a 22.9% first-read share. He’s quickly becoming a weekly WR3 for fantasy, who should enjoy some spike weeks to close the season.
Chris Rodriguez Jr. (RB – WSH): 16% Rostered
- Next Opponents: DEN, @MIN, @NYG
- True Value: $4
- Desperate Need: $6
- Budget-Minded: $2
Analysis: The good news is that Chris Rodriguez Jr. has seemingly taken over the Washington backfield. The bad news is that the Commanders face the Broncos and Vikings in the next two weeks. Before their Week 12 bye, Rodriguez had clearly surpassed Jacory Croskey-Merritt to become the Commanders’ lead running back. Over his last three games, Rodriguez recorded 33 carries for 160 yards and two touchdowns. He is a tough player to trust this week against the Broncos, who had allowed the fourth-fewest fantasy points per game to running backs through the first 11 weeks. However, Rodriguez could have sneaky playoff appeal. In Weeks 15-17, he faces the Giants, Eagles and Cowboys. Respectively, they are allowing the second-most, 14th-most and eighth-most fantasy points to opposing running back.
Colston Loveland (TE – CHI): 43% Rostered
- Next Opponents: @PHI, @GB, CLE
- True Value: $2
- Desperate Need: $4
- Budget-Minded: $1
Analysis: Colston Loveland finally did it. He overtook Cole Kmet to lead the tight end room in Week 12 with a 65% snap rate and 68.4% route share, per PFF. He had a 14.2% target share that he turned into 49 receiving yards and a touchdown. Loveland’s talent is unquestioned. If he can continue to eat away at Kmet’s playing time, he should flirt with TE1 production moving forward, despite his upcoming matchups not being great.
Devin Neal (RB – NO): 3% Rostered
- Next Opponents: @MIA, @TB, CAR
- True Value: $4
- Desperate Need: $6
- Budget-Minded: $2
Analysis: Alvin Kamara left the Saints’ Week 12 game against the Falcons with a knee injury. After leaving the field, Kamara visited the medical tent multiple times before officially being ruled out. The fact that he wasn’t ruled out immediately may indicate that it is not a long-term issue. However, if Kamara misses time, Devin Neal would be the next man up in the New Orleans backfield. The sixth-round rookie was projected to be a steady, well-rounded back entering the NFL. On Sunday, Neal did most of his damage in the receiving game, catching five passes for 43 yards. He had seven carries for 18 yards. With some positive matchups coming up, Neal would become a Flex option if Kamara were to miss time.
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