The playoffs are off and running with most of Week 15 behind us, which means those championship dreams draw ever closer! We saw a wacky ending in Las Vegas and some key injuries struck Jonathan Taylor, Tyler Lockett, and more. You already know to keep track of their updates on RotoBaller as we bring you an initial 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 to complement our free new Who Should I Pickup for Fantasy Football? waiver wire player comparison tool.
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 therefore will range from shallow options in standard leagues to deep options in PPR formats.
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Week 16 Running Backs To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Deon Jackson
Tyler Allgeier
Chuba Hubbard
Zack Moss
Royce Freeman
Marlon Mack
James Cook
Gus Edwards
Jaylen Warren
Jordan Mason
Pierre Strong Jr.
Salvon Ahmed
JaMycal Hasty
Week 16 Wide Receivers To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Zay Jones
D.J. Chark
Marquise Goodwin
Mack Hollins
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Van Jefferson
Rashid Shaheed
Parris Campbell
Romeo Doubs
Mecole Hardman
Chris Moore
Jauan Jennings
Noah Brown
K.J. Osborn
Tutu Atwell
Dante Pettis
Amari Rodgers
Brandon Johnson
Byron Pringle
Week 16 Tight Ends To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Taysom Hill
Juwan Johnson
Greg Dulcich
Noah Fant
Chigoziem Okonkwo
Cade Otton
Trey McBride
Brock Wright
Jordan Akins
Mitchell Wilcox
Week 16 Quarterbacks To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Daniel Jones
Gardner Minshew
Sam Darnold
Brock Purdy
Zach Wilson
Matt Ryan
Andy Dalton
Taylor Heinicke
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