The fantasy football playoffs are now visible on the horizon, and it’s time to start thinking about preparing our rosters! On this week’s waiver wire, do you need to find players who can help you get into the playoffs?
Or do you need to start looking ahead and scooping up insurance running backs to make sure you get ahead of a potential waiver wire rush? There’s a little bit of everything here for you in my Week 13 waiver wire rankings!
Week 13 Waiver Wire Targets
1) Zack Moss | IND | (RB)
2) Jayden Reed | GB | (WR)
3) Joshua Palmer | LAC | (WR)
4) Rico Dowdle | DAL | (RB)
5) Curtis Samuel | WAS | (WR)
6) Pat Freiermuth | PIT | (TE)
7) Tyjae Spears | TEN | (RB)
8) Demario Douglas | NE | (WR)
9) Ty Chandler | MIN | (RB)
10) Cade Otton | TB | (TE)
11) Gardner Minshew II | IND | (QB)
12) Samaje Perine | DEN | (RB)
13) Noah Brown | HOU | (WR)
14) Kenny Pickett | PIT | (QB)
15) Brandon McManus | JAX | (K)
16) Matthew Stafford | LAR | (QB)
17) Jake Moody | SF | (K)
18) Jordan Love | GB | (QB)
19) Jalin Hyatt | NYG | (WR)
20) A.T. Perry | NO | (WR)
21) Tyler Higbee | LAR | (TE)
22) Jeff Wilson Jr. | MIA | (RB)
23) Khalil Shakir | BUF | (WR)
24) Odell Beckham Jr. | BAL | (WR)
25) Roschon Johnson | CHI | (RB)
26) Derek Carr | NO | (QB)
27) Kenneth Gainwell | PHI | (RB)
28) Will Levis | TEN | (QB)
29) Rondale Moore | ARI | (WR)
30) Jameson Williams | DET | (WR)
31) Juwan Johnson | NO | (TE)
32) Justin Watson | KC | (WR)
33) Elijah Moore | CLE | (WR)
34) Ezekiel Elliott | NE | (RB)
35) Jacksonville Jaguars | JAX | (DST)
36) Atlanta Falcons | ATL | (DST)
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37) Tyler Conklin | NYJ | (TE)
38) Jonathan Mingo | CAR | (WR)
39) Tucker Kraft | GB | (TE)
40) Rashid Shaheed | NO | (WR)
41) Rashod Bateman | BAL | (WR)
42) Bryce Young | CAR | (QB)
43) Kalif Raymond | DET | (WR)
44) Isaiah Likely | BAL | (TE)
45) Los Angeles Rams | LAR | (DST)
46) Los Angeles Chargers | LAC | (DST)
47) Quentin Johnston | LAC | (WR)
48) Tampa Bay Buccaneers | TB | (DST)
49) Indianapolis Colts | IND | (DST)
50) New Orleans Saints | NO | (DST)
51) Matt Gay | IND | (K)
52) Wil Lutz | DEN | (K)
53) Chris Boswell | PIT | (K)
54) Matt Ammendola | FA | (K)
Top Players To Add in Week 13
Zack Moss, RB, Indianapolis Colts
Zack Moss isn’t going to be able to provide you standalone fantasy value with Jonathan Taylor essentially completely taking back this backfield. However, we saw how valuable Moss was from a fantasy standpoint when Taylor was sidelined to begin the year, as he was the RB6 in half-PPR scoring formats over the first six weeks.
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If something were to happen to Taylor that would force him to miss time, Moss would instantly become the top waiver wire option out there.
If he was dropped in your league, which there’s a very good chance of, he needs to be picked up immediately and stashed going into the fantasy playoffs.
Rico Dowdle, RB, Dallas Cowboys
The same thought process for adding Moss this week applies to Rico Dowdle. While he’s not doing enough to provide standalone fantasy value, Dowdle is looking incredibly efficient with his limited opportunity, and he would step into a massive workload if Tony Pollard were to go down with an injury.
In one of the league’s best offenses right now, Dowdle has immense value as a bench stash due to his upside if he were to inherit the RB1 role for the Dallas Cowboys. It sounds crazy to say, but Dowdle could easily push top 15 RB status in that situation, and he’s available in approximately 90% of leagues right now.
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