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Hey, RotoBallers! Week 9 snuck up on us, and it's time to hit the waiver wire and start prepping for your upcoming Week 9 fantasy football matchups.
Fantasy managers will have to go through another bye gauntlet again with the Jaguars, Lions, Broncos, and 49ers all off this week, and plenty of NFL injury updates to keep up with. But we are here as always to help managers make those tough waiver decisions with our Week 9 fantasy football waiver wire rankings for the 2023 NFL season.
One of the industry's sharpest fantasy football minds, Nick Mariano brings you his weekly waiver wire rankings and priority adds for the top 60 options potentially available. For this week's list, we'll take a look at where key waiver wire pickups rank for Week 9, including Jahan Dotson, Trey McBride, Jeff Wilson Jr., Leonard Fournette, and Khalil Shakir.
- 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
Week 9 Waiver Wire Articles
Each week, our NFL team puts out a complete array of fantasy football waiver wire articles to compliment our slick new Who Should I Pickup? Waiver wire player comparison tool. Here is a quick rundown of our articles. First up is our overall waiver wire article by Robert Lorge and the famous waiver wire express article compliments of Nick Mariano. These give a nice overview of the waiver wire pickup options each week. Then we look at FAAB waiver wire bidding recommendations from Nick Mariano as well. We also dig deeper for each position with individual waiver wire articles:
- RB waiver wire pickups for Week 9
- WR waiver wire pickups for Week 9
- TE waiver wire pickups for Week 9
- QB waiver wire pickups for Week 9
- D/ST waiver wire pickups, streamers for Week 9
- Kicker waiver wire pickups, streamers for Week 9
- IDP waiver wire pickups for Week 9
- The Cut List - players to consider dropping for Week 9
Who To Pickup for Fantasy Football Week 9?
Below, you'll see our weekly rankings for the relevant waiver wire pickup options, including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size). Quarterbacks and Defenses (D/ST) are grouped together at the bottom of the list:
| Rank | Player Name | Pos. | % Ros. | Baller Move |
| 1 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 59 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 2 | Josh Downs | WR | 63 | Add in 10+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 3 | Jahan Dotson | WR | 51 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 4 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB | 45 | Add in 10+ Team Leagues |
| 5 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR | 59 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 6 | Tank Dell | WR | 50 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 7 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 40 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 8 | Cam Akers | RB | 57 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 9 | Tyjae Spears | RB | 50 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 10 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 3 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 11 | Zach Charbonnet | RB | 42 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 12 | Logan Thomas | TE | 45 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 13 | Taysom Hill | TE | 9 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 14 | Roschon Johnson | RB | 51 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 15 | Rashid Shaheed | WR | 36 | Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 16 | Trey McBride | TE | 20 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 17 | Brandin Cooks | WR | 41 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 18 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 47 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 19 | Devin Singletary | RB | 20 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 20 | Justice Hill | RB | 39 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 21 | Jake Ferguson | TE | 58 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 22 | Emari Demercado | RB | 36 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 23 | K.J. Osborn | WR | 52 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 24 | Royce Freeman | RB | 22 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 25 | Tyler Boyd | WR | 48 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 26 | Quentin Johnston | WR | 19 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 27 | Jaleel McLaughlin | RB | 43 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 28 | Michael Wilson | WR | 15 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 29 | Demario Douglas | WR | 3 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 30 | Elijah Moore | WR | 51 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 31 | Michael Mayer | TE | 18 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 32 | Khalil Shakir | WR | 1 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 33 | Jayden Reed | WR | 17 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 34 | Joshua Kelley | RB | 28 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 35 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 48 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 36 | Latavius Murray | RB | 19 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 37 | Chigoziem Okonkwo | TE | 27 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 38 | Julio Jones | WR | 7 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 39 | DJ Chark Jr. | WR | 10 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 40 | Jonathan Mingo | WR | 6 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 41 | Marvin Mims Jr. | WR | 16 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 42 | Rico Dowdle | RB | 3 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 43 | Jamison Crowder | WR | 0 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 44 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 10 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 45 | Mack Hollins | WR | 1 | Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues |
| 46 | Craig Reynolds | RB | 6 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 47 | Jake Bobo | WR | 2 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 48 | Jalin Hyatt | WR | 6 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 49 | Kyler Murray | QB | 56 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 50 | Baker Mayfield | QB | 30 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 51 | Will Levis | QB | 4 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 52 | Sam Howell | QB | 45 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 53 | Gardner Minshew | QB | 17 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 54 | Desmond Ridder | QB | 13 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 55 | Bryce Young | QB | 12 | Add in 2QB Leagues |
| 56 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST | 59 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 57 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST | 13 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 58 | Atlanta Falcons | DST | 33 | Add in 12+ Team Leagues |
| 59 | New England Patriots | DST | 27 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
| 60 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST | 27 | Add in 14+ Team Leagues |
Week 9 Running Backs To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Chuba Hubbard
Darrell Henderson Jr.
Jeff Wilson Jr.
Cam Akers
Tyjae Spears
Zach Charbonnet
Roschon Johnson
Ezekiel Elliott
Devin Singletary
Justice Hill
Emari Demercado
Week 9 Wide Receivers To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Josh Downs
Jahan Dotson
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Tank Dell
Rashid Shaheed
Brandin Cooks
K.J. Osborn
Tyler Boyd
Quentin Johnston
Michael Wilson
Week 9 Tight Ends To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Logan Thomas
Taysom Hill
Trey McBride
Jake Ferguson
Michael Mayer
Week 9 Quarterbacks To Add
Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 6:
Kyler Murray
Baker Mayfield
Will Levis
Sam Howell
Gardner Minshew
Week 9 Defenses To Add
Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 6:
Pittsburgh Steelers
Las Vegas Raiders
Atlanta Falcons
New England Patriots
Los Angeles Chargers
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