Waiver Wire Express - Week 12 Lightning Round Including Jerry Jeudy, Jonathon Brooks, Taysom Hill, Jonnu Smith, Dylan Laube, Bo Nix, more

Salute to those still in the fantasy football fight with Week 12 on the horizon. We've got plenty on our plate to pick apart from the week that was as we gear up for the playoff push! As always, let's start our routine strong by kicking things off with our fantasy football waiver wire pickups lightning round heading into Week 12 of the 2024 NFL season.

This column provides a rapid reaction to put fantasy-relevant players on the map for Week 12 after this past week's results and injuries to Darnell Mooney (hamstring), Alexander Mattison (ankle), Zamir White (quad), and Tyjae Spears (head). This column is published early every week and then updated daily. Each day will also yield more in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions. 

Waiver pickups are listed in priority order (in a vacuum, you must determine your needs and short-term vs. long-term window) and broken down by position. Players must be rostered in roughly less than 60% of Yahoo leagues and will range from shallow options in standard leagues to deep options in PPR formats, with options for longer stashes beyond byes and immediate assistance.

• Quarterback fantasy football rankings
• Running back fantasy football rankings
• Wide receiver fantasy football rankings
• Tight end fantasy football rankings
• Kicker fantasy football rankings
• FLEX fantasy football rankings
• Defense (D/ST) fantasy football rankings
• Superflex fantasy football rankings
• IDP fantasy football rankings
• Dynasty fantasy football rankings

ATTENTION: Week 12 has a brutal six-team bye: Bengals, Bills, Falcons, Jaguars, Jets, and Saints.

Week 12 Running Backs To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Jonathon Brooks
Ameer Abdullah
Roschon Johnson
Tyler Allgeier
Jaylen Warren
Dylan Laube
Cam Akers
Gus Edwards
Zach Charbonnet
Jaylen Wright
Ray Davis
Braelon Allen
Trey Benson
Audric Estime
Blake Corum
Khalil Herbert
Jerome Ford
Kenneth Gainwell
Hassan Haskins

Week 12 Wide Receivers To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Jerry Jeudy
Quentin Johnston
Rashod Bateman
Christian Watson
Romeo Doubs
Elijah Moore
Xavier Legette
Keon Coleman
Michael Wilson
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
Adam Thielen
Wan'Dale Robinson
DeMario Douglas
Kendrick Bourne
Ricky Pearsall
Joshua Palmer
Alec Pierce
Darius Slayton
Mike Williams
Noah Brown
Sterling Shepard
Ray-Ray McCloud III
Mack Hollins
Jalen Tolbert
Demarcus Robinson
Marvin Mims Jr.
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Kayshon Boutte
Jalen Coker
Tre Tucker
Malik Washington
Adonai Mitchell
Josh Reynolds

Week 12 Tight Ends To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Taysom Hill
Jonnu Smith
Will Dissly
Isaiah Likely
Hunter Henry
Zach Ertz
Ja'Tavion Sanders
Brock Wright

Week 12 Quarterbacks To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 12:

Bo Nix
Matthew Stafford
Anthony Richardson
Russell Wilson
Geno Smith
Drake Maye
Jameis Winston
Will Levis
Trey Lance
Drew Lock

Week 12 Defenses To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 12:

Denver Broncos DST
Washington Commanders DST
Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST
Arizona Cardinals DST
New England Patriots DST

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