Week 12 Waiver Wire Express Guide For Fantasy Football
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Week 12 Waiver Wire Express Guide For Fantasy Football

Get all of your Week 12 waiver wire needs in under five minutes ...

The Week 12 waiver wire run of the fantasy football season is tonight, and we're now three weeks away from the start of the fantasy football playoffs in most leagues. This means contending teams should be focused on bolstering their rosters for a playoff run.

Whether you're swamped at work before the Thanksgiving holiday week, tilting over a Monday Night loss thanks to George Pickens, or simply too busy to catch up on the full waiver wire column, we've put together a Waiver Wire Express Guide to give you the answers you need in under five minutes.

The players included are based on Kendall Valenzuela's waiver wire adds, Dwain McFarland's recommendations from his Week 12 Utilization Report, as well as Jonathan Fuller's DST streamers to target on the waiver wire.

Additionally, you can get custom-tailored waiver wire advice with our fantasy football waiver wire tool—which allows you to add specific players you are considering on the waiver wire and breaks down which is the best add based on the data.

Note: Rostership percentages represent Yahoo Fantasy Football league numbers.

Week 12 Waiver Wire Adds To Target

See below for Kendall Valenzuela's recommended waiver wire targets for Week 12, sorted positionally.

Quarterbacks To Add For Week 12 Fantasy Football

  • Tyler Shough, Saints (3% rostered)

Running Backs To Add For Week 12 Fantasy Football

  • Kenneth Gainwell, Steelers (32% rostered)
  • Bhayshul Tuten, Jaguars (30% rostered)
  • Sean Tucker, Buccaneers (26% rostered)
  • Devin Singletary, Giants (20% rostered)
  • Chris Rodriguez, Commanders (12% rostered)
  • Ollie Gordon, Dolphins (9% rostered)
  • Emanuel Wilson, Packers (7% rostered)

Wide Receivers To Add For Week 12 Fantasy Football

  • Tez Johnson, Buccaneers (41% rostered)
  • Christian Watson, Packers (34% rostered)
  • Jayden Higgins, Texans (16% rostered)
  • Luther Burden III, Bears (8% rostered)
  • Joshua Palmer, Bills (6% rostered)
  • Greg Dortch, Cardinals (13% rostered)
  • KhaDarel Hodge, Falcons (0% rostered)
  • Tyrell Shavers, Bills (0% rostered)

Tight Ends To Add For Week 12 Fantasy Football

  • Juwan Johnson, Saints (46% rostered)

DSTs to Add For Week 12 Fantasy Football

Below are Jonathan Fuller's top three DST Streamers for Week 12:

  • Jacksonville Jaguars (20% rostered)
  • Cleveland Browns (48% rostered)
  • Las Vegas Raiders (4% rostered)

For more Week 12 Fantasy Football Streamers, John Laghezza has you covered with his positional breakdown.

Curious what the masses are thinking? There's no better way to see what the consensus is up to than to browse CBS' roster trends page, where you can see the most viewed players. To preview some of them for Week 12 ....

Most Viewed:

  1. Sean Tucker, RB, TB
  2. Michael Wilson, WR, ARI
  3. Emanuel Wilson, RB, GB
  4. Josh Jacobs, RB, GB
  5. Kenneth Gainwell, RB, PIT
  6. Bhayshul Tuten, RB, JAX
  7. Jaylen Warren, RB, PIT
  8. Drake London, WR, ATL
  9. Parker Washington, WR, JAX
  10. Jacoby Brissett, QB, ARI

Dwain McFarland's Favorite Week 12 Waiver Wire Targets

Similarly, below are Dwain McFarland's waiver wire adds from his Week 12 Utilization Report. You'll notice some duplicate names, highlighting just how strong they are as adds with both Kendall and Dwain on board.

  • Jacoby Brissett, QB, Cardinals (34% rostered)
  • Emanuel Wilson, RB, Packers (8% rostered)
  • Sean Tucker, RB, Buccaneers (26% rostered)
  • Kenneth Gainwell, RB, Steelers (32% rostered)
  • Bhayshul Tuten, RB, Jaguars (30% rostered)
  • Devin Singletary, RB, Giants (20% rostered)
  • Chris Rodriguez, RB, Commanders (12% rostered)
  • Keaton Mitchell, RB, Ravens (3% rostered)
  • Alec Pierce, WR, Colts (48% rostered)
  • Christian Watson, WR, Packers (34% rostered)
  • Michael Wilson, WR, Cardinals (47% rostered)
  • Luther Burden III, WR, Bears (8% rostered)
  • Chris Godwin, WR, Buccaneers (46% rostered)
  • Darnell Mooney, WR, Falcons (31% rostered)
  • Juwan Johnson, TE, Saints (46% rostered)

That all being said, there are bear cases to be made against a number of these waiver wire adds, which Gladys Louis Tyler broke down in her Players To Drop In Week 12 Fantasy Football column.

Players Mentioned in this Article

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