Entering Week 14, let’s take a look at the top quarterbacks to target on the waiver wire in your fantasy football league. All players listed below are rostered in less than 50% of Yahoo, ESPN, and/or Sleeper leagues.
Note that I have eliminated FAAB recommendations this year, as there are too many variables to account for. Instead, I replaced them with my opinion on how aggressive fantasy managers should be in pursuing the player on a scale of 1-10.
Looking for other positions? Check out our Week 14 Waiver Wire article, which covers a plethora of players from all positions.
Caleb Williams, QB | CHI
Rostered: 52%
Every appearance Caleb Williams may make on the waiver wire column for the remainder of the year will have to be purely about his performance and ability as a young quarterback. The schedule does him no favors without a single bottom-half pass defense remaining.
Over the past two weeks, Williams has thrown for 596 yards and five touchdowns while adding 72 yards on the ground. He’s scored 26 fantasy points in both games. Those are elite QB1 numbers.
We often see teams play inspired football the week after firing their head coach. We saw the Chicago Bears improve considerably after they got rid of OC Shane Waldron. Now, with Matt Eberflus shown the door and an underwhelming San Francisco 49ers team on tap, we could see the Bears continue to make strides.
Has Williams turned a corner? I don’t know. But the fantasy numbers are there.
Aggressiveness Rating: 3.5
Russell Wilson, QB | PIT
Rostered: 35%
Facing the Cincinnati Bengals is the gift that keeps on giving. Russell Wilson had his best game since he was on the Seattle Seahawks, throwing for 414 yards and three touchdowns.
Wilson won’t face the Bengals every week, but clearly, he’s playing at a high level. Next week, the Pittsburgh Steelers get a below-average Cleveland Browns pass defense, making Wilson a viable streamer. If you’re really looking ahead — as in, if you have a bye locked up — Wilson gets the Baltimore Ravens in Week 16.
Aggressiveness Rating: 3.0
Will Levis, QB | TEN
Rostered: 12%
This one is purely for those really desperate at quarterback. As in, you truly are streaming week-to-week.
Will Levis still does not have a game with 20+ fantasy points on the season. What he does have is the league’s easiest rest-of-season schedule for quarterbacks.
The Tennessee Titans get the Jacksonville Jaguars, Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, and Jaguars again to close out the final month of the fantasy season. Specifically, the Jaguars and Bengals are two of the three worst pass defenses in the league. You can certainly do worse.
Aggressiveness Rating: 1.0
Bryce Young, QB | CAR
Rostered: 0%
How quickly do we forget Bryce Young was a No. 1 overall pick? He’s supposed to be good. Now that he’s improving, we should be tempted to believe it.
Young threw for 298 yards and a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers while rushing for another. It was one of his best performances of the season, even though his team couldn’t come away with the overtime victory.
You probably don’t want to start Young against the Philadelphia Eagles next week. But after that, the Carolina Panthers get the Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals, and Bucs again.
This is more for those of you in deeper leagues. If you’re really struggling at QB in a league where most of them are rostered, Young is better than you might think for the fantasy playoffs.
Aggressiveness Rating: 1.0