Top Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: Defenses (Week 10)

We will have you covered throughout the fantasy football season with our bevy of tools, including our Waiver Wire Assistant. Find the top available players and get detailed analysis on how potential fantasy football waiver wire adds will impact your team. Of course, our team of analysts will also have written advice each week. Check out some of our top fantasy football waiver wire defenses to target for the week below. And here are all of our fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 10.

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Defenses

Defenses

Written by Pat Fitzmaurice

Buffalo Bills: 43% Rostered

Next Opponents: @MIA, TB, @HOU
True Value: $1
Desperate Need: 2
Budget-Minded: 0

Analysis: The Miami Dolphins seem to be falling apart, and the Bills are poised to take advantage in Week 10. Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has thrown seven interceptions in his last four games, and Miami could muster only six points in a Week 9 loss to Baltimore. The Bills have notched 10 sacks in their last two games. Buffalo’s high-powered offense often puts opponents in a position where they have to throw to keep up, which means ample opportunities for the Bills’ defense to get sacks and interceptions.

Cleveland Browns: 29% Rostered

Next Opponents: @NYJ, BAL, @LV
True Value: $1
Desperate Need: $2
Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: In a rather poor week for streaming defenses, the Cleveland Browns are a solid option. The Browns rank inside the top 10 in defensive fantasy points per game and have racked up 34 points in their last two contests. Cleveland has accumulated 24 sacks, led by star EDGE rusher Myles Garrett, who has 10. The Browns get an enticing Week 10 date with the Jets, who are giving up 8.4 fantasy points per game to opposing defenses, which was ninth-most in the league entering Week 9.

Baltimore Ravens: 46% Rostered

Next Opponents: @MIN, @CLE, NYJ
True Value: $0
Desperate Need: $1
Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: Ravaged by injuries earlier this season, the Ravens are getting healthier on defense. They held the Dolphins to six points in Week 9 and forced three Miami turnovers. In Week 10, the Ravens travel to Minnesota to face second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy and the Vikings. A first-year starter who missed his rookie season due to a knee injury, McCarthy has thrown four interceptions and has taken 14 sacks in his three NFL starts.

New York Jets: 8% Rostered

Next Opponents: CLE, @NE, @BAL
True Value: $0
Desperate Need: $1
Budget-Minded: $0

Analysis: The Jets’ defense is averaging only 2.6 fantasy points per game and has underachieved this season under head coach Aaron Glenn. But the appeal here is a Week 10 matchup against the Browns. Rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel threw two interceptions against the Patriots in his last game and has taken nine sacks in his last three starts. The Browns are averaging 15.8 points and 263.5 yards of offense per game, and they’ve scored 17 or fewer points in all but one of their first eight games.