Top 5 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Priority Pickups (Week 10)

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings & Top Targets: Week 10

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

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups to Target

Parker Washington (WR – JAX): 18% Rostered

• Next Opponents: @HOU, LAC, @ARI
• True Value: $3
• Desperate Need: $5
• Budget-Minded: $2

Analysis: In Parker Washington‘s last game before the Week 8 bye, he had a 77.2% route share, a 20.8% target share, 52 receiving yards and a 17.9% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. Washington already looked to be emerging in the Jaguars’ passing offense, but then, in the run-up to Week 9, Travis Hunter sustained a knee injury and was placed on injured reserve (IR). Washington entered Week 9 already looking like a strong Flex, and then Brian Thomas Jr. sustained an ankle injury on Sunday and Dyami Brown sustained a concussion. Washington assumed the No. 1 WR role for the offense. He finished with a 26.4% target share, eight receptions and 90 receiving yards. Washington will be the team’s No. 1 WR moving forward until Thomas returns to the lineup. His upcoming matchups aren’t great, but he’ll still see plenty of volume to be a strong Flex proposition.

Troy Franklin (WR – DEN): 48% Rostered

• Next Opponents: LV, KC, BYE
• True Value: $3
• Desperate Need: $5
• Budget-Minded: $2

Analysis: Troy Franklin entered Week 9 with an 18.6% target share, 44.8 receiving yards per game, 1.61 yards per route run and a 20.6% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. He has three top-36 weekly finishes at the wide receiver position this season. He had a dud of a stat line against the Texans with only four receptions and 27 scoreless receiving yards, but he did amass a 27% target share. While the fantasy production wasn’t there against Houston, that type of market share of the Denver passing offense is awesome, especially this week, when Franklin is a strong Flex play again. Since Week 4, the Raiders have allowed the eighth-most PPR points per target to perimeter wide receivers.

Harold Fannin Jr. (TE – CLE): 42% Rostered

• Next Opponents: @NYJ, BAL, @LV
• True Value: $3
• Desperate Need: $5
• Budget-Minded: $2

Analysis: Harold Fannin Jr. shouldn’t even be on this list at this point. Fannin is the TE12 in fantasy points per game and ranks 14th in red-zone targets at the position. Fannin has four weekly TE1 scoring finishes (TE6, TE12, TE7, TE4). He has a 16.6% target share while averaging 44 receiving yards with 1.73 yards per route run and an 18.9% first-read share. Fannin should flirt with TE1 production for the rest of the season. Pick him up immediately.

Christian Watson (WR – GB): 29% Rostered

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

Analysis: In Week 8, Christian Watson surprised me with a 59.5% route share, finishing with 85 receiving yards and an 18.3-yard average depth of target (aDOT). He had a 10.8% target share, 3.86 yards per route run and a 17.4% first-read share, per Fantasy Points Data. In Week 9, Watson saw his route share increase to 75%, as he finished with an 11.7% target share, two receptions and 58 receiving yards. Watson’s role in the Packers’ offense is trending up, and he’ll be needed even more moving forward, with Tucker Kraft likely out for the rest of the season and Matthew Golden now dealing with a shoulder injury. I don’t want to play Watson in the Flex if I can help it this week against Philly, but his next two matchups after the Eagles are amazing. Since Week 4, the Giants have allowed the 12th-most PPR points per target to perimeter wide receivers, and the Vikings have allowed the most PPR points per target to that position.

Sam Darnold (QB – SEA): 37% Rostered

• Next Opponents: ARI, @LAR, @TEN
• True Value: $2
• Desperate Need: $4
• Budget-Minded: $1

Analysis: Sam Darnold is like rye bread. He’s not the best option (white bread) nor the healthiest (whole wheat), but he’s a solid choice that leaves you satisfied. With three top-10 fantasy finishes on the season and three finishes between QB18 and QB24, Darnold has upside with a relatively safe floor each week. In Week 10, the Seahawks face the Cardinals, who entered Week 9 surprisingly allowing the 10th-fewest fantasy points to the quarterback position. On a team with Jaxon Smith-Njigba and two quality running backs, Darnold is a solid fantasy play each week.