DeVante Parker (WR, MIA) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

Justin Carter profiles wide receiver DeVante Parker as a waiver wire pickup for Week 12 of the 2018 NFL season due to Parker's upside in the Miami offense if Ryan Tannehill is ready to play.

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ANALYSIS: Devante Parker was targeted 11 times in Week 10 against the Packers, finishing with 43 receiving yards on five catches, but he also emerged from that game with a shoulder sprain, and while he's practicing this week, he was in a non-contact jersey during Tuesday's practice. Parker should be able to play on Sunday against the Colts, but the situation should be monitored.

Still, his upside makes him worth a waiver claim this week in 14-team leagues. Parker was targeted nine times against the Texans back in Week 8, leading to a 134-yard effort, and while he sandwiched these two games of high target shares with a stinker in the middle, the Dolphins could have a big thing happening this week: the possible return of quarterback Ryan Tannehill.

Parker has caught eight touchdowns as a member of the Miami Dolphins, with six of those coming on the receiving end of a Ryan Tannehill pass. Parker is a more productive player when he has Tannehill tossing him the ball, and if both players head into this weekend's games healthy (or, at least, capable of playing), Parker can be a sneaky fantasy option. It's a risk, as trusting any Dolphins wideout outside of former Dolphin Jarvis Landry has been over the past few seasons, but there's reason to think Parker can put up strong numbers against a Colts team that has allowed multiple touchdowns to wide receivers four times this season.