Waiver Wire Express - Week 9 Lightning Round Including Ladd McConkey, Cedric Tillman, Jameis Winston, Keon Coleman, Isaac Guerendo, Cade Otton

Let's gear up for the spooky Halloween season by stocking up on candy and key adds with an early look at next week. There were all sorts of upsets, key performances, and injuries for us to sort through. Throw on your best waiver hero costume as you read our fantasy football waiver wire pickups lightning round heading into Week 9 of the 2024 NFL season.

This column provides rapid reactions to put fantasy-relevant players on your mind for Week 9 after last week's action and injuries to Stefon Diggs (knee), Brian Thomas Jr. (chest), Christian Kirk (collarbone), Gabe Davis (shoulder), Jordan Love (groin), Drake Maye (head), Jordan Mason (shoulder), and more. 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) 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. Please note that Week 9 puts the 49ers and Steelers on their bye.

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Week 9 Running Backs To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Alexander Mattison
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Isaac Guerendo
Tyler Allgeier
Jaylen Warren
Ray Davis
Braelon Allen
Roschon Johnson
Blake Corum
Kimani Vidal
Sean Tucker
Jaylen Wright
Justice Hill
Tyler Goodson
Keaton Mitchell
D'Ernest Johnson
Dalvin Cook

Week 9 Wide Receivers To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Ladd McConkey
Jauan Jennings
Cedric Tillman
Jerry Jeudy
Jakobi Meyers
Keon Coleman
Josh Downs
Wan'Dale Robinson
Parker Washington
DeMario Douglas
Michael Wilson
Jalen McMillan
Ricky Pearsall
Elijah Moore
Jalen Tolbert
Adam Thielen
Rashod Bateman
Kayshon Boutte
Joshua Palmer
Xavier Legette
Sterling Shepard
Trey Palmer
Demarcus Robinson
Xavier Hutchinson
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Noah Brown
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
Tutu Atwell
Jacob Cowing
Jordan Whittington
Mecole Hardman
John Metchie III
Jake Bobo
Tim Jones
Lil'Jordan Humphrey

Week 9 Tight Ends To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Cade Otton
Isaiah Likely
Hunter Henry
Zach Ertz
Noah Fant
Mike Gesicki
Tyler Conklin
Will Dissly
Jonnu Smith
Grant Calcaterra

Week 9 Quarterbacks To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 9:

Matthew Stafford
Jameis Winston
Bo Nix
Drake Maye* (monitor concussion protocol progress)
Aaron Rodgers
Justin Herbert
Daniel Jones
Malik Willis
Derek Carr

Week 9 Defenses To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 9:

Cincinnati Bengals DST
New Orleans Saints DST
Tennessee Titans DST
New England Patriots DST
Washington Commanders DST

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