X
Lost password?

Don't have an account?
Gain Access Now

X

Receive free daily analysis

NFL
NBA
NHL
NASCAR
CFB
MLB
MMA
PGA
ESPORTS
BETTING

Already have an account? Log In

X

Forgot Password


POPULAR FANTASY TOOLS

Expert Advice
Articles & Tools
Import Your Leagues
Weekly Rankings
Compare Any Players
Stats & Leaders
Starts and Sit
Daily Fantasy
Who To Pickup
24x7 News and Alerts

Waiver Wire Express - Week 16 Lightning Round

After injuries destroyed many a playoff hope in Week 14, we saw some heroes rise from the ashes to guide us through Week 15. Still, injuries to Dalvin Cook, Chris Godwin and others would keep the medical industry afloat as the season winds down. There's no shortage of waiver action heading into the traditional FF Championship Week! To take home the gold, here is the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 16.

This column is published early every week and then updated on a daily basis. Each day of the week will also yield more in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions.

Waiver pickups are listed in priority order and broken down by position. Players must be owned in roughly less than 60% of Yahoo leagues and therefore will range from shallow options in standard leagues to deep options in PPR formats.

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for the 2025 playoffs:


Running Backs (Priority Order):

Mike Boone
Adrian Peterson
Patrick Laird
Boston Scott
Peyton Barber
Chris Thompson
Dion Lewis
Deandre Washington
C.J. Prosise
Myles Gaskin
Gus Edwards
Malcolm Brown
Jalen Richard

 

Wide Receivers (Priority Order):
Breshad Perriman
Anthony Miller
Greg Ward
Zach Pascal
Albert Wilson
Danny Amendola
Diontae Johnson
Corey Davis
Kenny Stills
Russell Gage
Justin Watson
Chris Conley
James Washington
Steven Sims Jr.
Willie Snead
N'Keal Harry
Randall Cobb
John Ross
Ted Ginn
Allen Lazard
Keelan Cole
Marcus Johnson
Kendrick Bourne
Ishmael Hyman

 

Tight Ends (Priority Order):
O.J. Howard
Jonnu Smith
Mike Gesicki
Noah Fant
Ian Thomas
Kaden Smith
Tyler Eifert
Ricky Seals-Jones
Darren Fells
Hayden Hurst

 

Quarterbacks (Priority Order):
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Jacoby Brissett
Drew Lock
Mitch Trubisky
Andy Dalton
Gardner Minshew
Sam Darnold
Will Grier
Eli Manning
Dwayne Haskins

More Waiver Wire Analysis




POPULAR FANTASY TOOLS

Expert Advice
Articles & Tools
Import Your Leagues
Weekly Rankings
Compare Any Players
Stats & Leaders
Starts and Sit
Daily Fantasy
Who To Pickup
24x7 News and Alerts

REAL-TIME FANTASY NEWS

Ilya Sorokin14 mins ago

Sharp In Victory Over Philadelphia
Nikita Kucherov22 mins ago

Tallies Three Power-Play Points On Friday
Cole Perfetti26 mins ago

Scores Hat Trick On Friday
Aaron Ekblad34 mins ago

Returns To Practice
Martin Necas42 mins ago

Headed To Colorado
Mikko Rantanen48 mins ago

Traded To Carolina
Dallas Cowboys10 hours ago

Dallas Cowboys Promote Brian Schottenheimer To Head Coach
Chicago Bears10 hours ago

Antwaan Randle El Signed By Chicago
Chicago Bears11 hours ago

Bears Bringing On Al Harris
Trae Young11 hours ago

Could Miss Saturday's Game
Immanuel Quickley11 hours ago

Remains Sidelined On Saturday
Drew Thorpe11 hours ago

Likely To Miss Start Of Spring Training
Josh Hart11 hours ago

Listed As Questionable For Saturday
Jalen Suggs11 hours ago

Upgraded To Questionable On Saturday
Goga Bitadze11 hours ago

Tagged As Questionable For Saturday
Cole Anthony12 hours ago

Could Miss Another Game
Ben Simmons12 hours ago

Might Miss Saturday's Game
D'Angelo Russell12 hours ago

Tagged As Questionable For Saturday
Cameron Johnson12 hours ago

Remains Out On Saturday
Klay Thompson12 hours ago

Questionable Against Boston
Yves Missi13 hours ago

Good To Go Friday
Dejounte Murray13 hours ago

Will Play Against Grizzlies
Santi Aldama13 hours ago

Unavailable Friday
Ja Morant13 hours ago

Out Against Pelicans
Kris Murray13 hours ago

Upgraded To Available Friday
Toumani Camara13 hours ago

Available Friday
Anfernee Simons13 hours ago

Ready To Go Friday
Donovan Clingan14 hours ago

Starting On Friday
Anthony Edwards14 hours ago

Questionable On Saturday
Caris LeVert14 hours ago

Still Out On Friday
Seth Curry14 hours ago

Absent On Friday
Kyren Williams14 hours ago

Rams May Be Open To Extension With Kyren Williams
Jason Zucker14 hours ago

May Return To Action Saturday
Ryan McLeod14 hours ago

Set To Return On Saturday
Ryker Evans14 hours ago

A Game-Time Decision On Saturday
Chandler Stephenson15 hours ago

Will Be A Game-Time Decision Saturday
Jared McCann15 hours ago

A Game-Time Call Saturday
William Carrier15 hours ago

Faces Long-Term Absence Following Surgery
Nikolaj Ehlers15 hours ago

A Game-Time Call Friday
Noah Dobson15 hours ago

Heads To Injured Reserve
NYI15 hours ago

Tony DeAngelo Signs One-Year Deal With Islanders
Patrick Kane15 hours ago

Not Ready To Return
Matthew Knies16 hours ago

Has No Timeline To Return, Deemed Day-To-Day
Anthony Stolarz16 hours ago

Returns To Practice, Expected Back Soon
Jacob Markstrom16 hours ago

Set To Miss 4-6 Weeks With MCL Sprain
Jalen Hurts16 hours ago

Good To Go Against Commanders
Dallas Goedert16 hours ago

Says He's Playing In NFC Championship
Jalen Hurts17 hours ago

To Wear Brace In Championship Game
Houston Texans18 hours ago

Texans Fire Offensive Coordinator Bobby Slowik
Jacksonville Jaguars18 hours ago

Jaguars Officially Hire Liam Coen As Head Coach
Ronald Acuña Jr.18 hours ago

Ronald Acuna Jr. Expected To Miss First Month Of The Season
Alex Bregman18 hours ago

Astros, Cubs Showing Significant Interest In Alex Bregman
Dallas Goedert19 hours ago

Seen Practicing On Friday
New York Jets20 hours ago

Jets Expected To Hire Darren Mougey As Next General Manager
NFL20 hours ago

Quinshon Judkins Declaring For The 2025 NFL Draft
Las Vegas Raiders20 hours ago

Raiders Hiring Pete Carroll As Next Head Coach
Filip Forsberg1 day ago

Extends Point Streak To Nine Games
Seth Jarvis1 day ago

Scores Twice, Adds Two Assists On Thursday
Tanner Scott1 day ago

Will Share Closing Duties
Yordan Alvarez1 day ago

Says He's 100 Percent
Spencer Strider1 day ago

Expected To Have Normal Spring Training
Jacksonville Jaguars1 day ago

Jaguars Expected To Hire Liam Coen As Head Coach
San Francisco 49ers1 day ago

49ers Expected To Hire Robert Saleh As Defensive Coordinator
Alex Bregman2 days ago

Astros Talking With Alex Bregman Again
Ryan Pressly2 days ago

Cubs Close To Acquiring Ryan Pressly
Pete Alonso2 days ago

Deep In Talks With Blue Jays
Dallas Cowboys2 days ago

Trevon Diggs Has Knee Surgery, May Not Be Ready For Start Of 2025 Season
Dallas Goedert2 days ago

Picks Up Another DNP On Thursday
Jalen Hurts2 days ago

Upgrades To Full Practice
Jurickson Profar2 days ago

Signs With Atlanta
Zach Ertz2 days ago

Upgrades To Full Participation On Thursday
Dallas Goedert2 days ago

Will Practice On Thursday
Matthew Stafford2 days ago

Played Through Cracked Ribs
Michael Kopech2 days ago

Forearm Injury May Be Overblown
Los Angeles Dodgers2 days ago

Dodgers Plan For Roki Sasaki To Be In Opening Day Rotation
Pablo López3 days ago

Pablo Lopez Named Twins Opening Day Starter
Will Zalatoris3 days ago

Withdraws From Farmers Insurance Open
MLB4 days ago

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner Elected Into Hall Of Fame
Camilo Villegas4 days ago

A Risky Option For The Farmers Insurance Open
J.J. Spaun4 days ago

Attempts To Rebound From A Bad Weekend
Will Zalatoris4 days ago

Seeking Win At Farmers Insurance Open
Michael Kopech4 days ago

Could Miss First Month Of The Season
Carson Young4 days ago

A Volatile Play At Farmers Insurance Open
Kirby Yates4 days ago

Dodgers Agree With Kirby Yates
Gary Woodland4 days ago

Looking For Consistency At Torrey Pines
Michael Thorbjornsen4 days ago

Looking To Bounce Back At Torrey Pines
Aaron Rai4 days ago

Comes Across The Pond To Torrey Pines
Maverick McNealy4 days ago

Returns After A Week Off
Alex Smalley4 days ago

Continues Early Success At American Express
Luke List4 days ago

Looking For More Birdies At Torrey Pines
Si Woo Kim4 days ago

Not Off To A Good 2025 Start
Mark Hubbard4 days ago

Tries For Another Top-25 Finish In 2025
Harry Higgs4 days ago

Needs To Finish What He Started
Harris English4 days ago

Wants To Improve At Torrey Pines
Eric Cole4 days ago

Hopeful For Farmers Insurance Open
Kenley Jansen4 days ago

Not Expected To Return To Boston
Daniel Berger4 days ago

Wants To Shake Off American Express Finale
Alex Smalley4 days ago

Continues Early Success At American Express
Taylor Pendrith4 days ago

Poised For Strong Showing At Farmers Insurance Open
Hideki Matsuyama4 days ago

Eyeing Victory At Farmers Insurance Open
Thriston Lawrence4 days ago

Making PGA Season Debut At Farmers Insurance Open
Alex Bregman5 days ago

Astros Leaving The Door Open For Alex Bregman Return
Anthony Santander5 days ago

Signs Five-Year Deal With Blue Jays
Renato Moicano5 days ago

Gets Finished At UFC 311
Merab Dvalishvili5 days ago

Defends Bantamweight Belt At UFC 311
Umar Nurmagomedov5 days ago

Falls Short At UFC 311
Kevin Holland5 days ago

Gets Submitted At UFC 311
Serghei Spivac5 days ago

Gets TKO'd At UFC 311
Jailton Almeida5 days ago

Gets TKO Win At UFC 311
Max Scherzer5 days ago

Drawing Interest From Toronto
Reinier De ridder6 days ago

Reinier de Ridder Gets Submission Win At UFC 311
Jamahal Hill6 days ago

Gets Finished At UFC 311
Corey Seager6 days ago

Evan Carter Expected To Be Ready For Spring Training
Jiří Procházka6 days ago

Jiri Prochazka Gets Knockout Win At UFC 311
Islam Makhachev6 days ago

Defends Title With Submission Win At UFC 311

RANKINGS

QB
RB
WR
TE
K
DEF
RANKINGS
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
SP
RP