NFL Week 14 Waiver Wire: Top Pickups at Each Position

NFL Week 14 is upon us, which means it’s time to scour the fantasy football waiver for the top pickups of the week ahead of Wednesday.

Whether you’re looking to replace a top player who sustained an unfortunate injury or eyeing darkhorse players who have popped out of nowhere through the first few games of the season, fantasy football experts Sean Koerner and Chris Raybon have you covered with their best Week 14 waiver wire adds.

NFL Week 14 Waiver Wire Breakdown

As usual, the duo hopped on the Fantasy Flex pod on Tuesday and discussed all things related to Week 14 waiver candidates. Among the players highlighted are a few players available in over 60% of leagues. Find out more below.

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NFL Week 14 Waiver Wire Adds

* Availability in home leagues is noted in parentheses.

Quarterback

Russell Wilson (64%)

Coming off a 400+ yard passing game with 3 TDs

That was against a very weak Bengals defense

But he’s been solid for them, and I think 8 different pass catchers had a 20+ yard pass

Faces a Browns defense that has struggled against the pass, ranks 27th in DVOA against the pass

Having allowed the most yards per reception to WRs, could be a great spot for George Pickens

Opens the week as my QB11

Running Back

Isaac Guerendo (92%)

Gonna require a max FAAB bid, #1 in waivers in order to get him

We haven’t really seen too many starting RBs go down and have their clear handcuff available

With both CMC and Jordan Mason on IR, effectively ending their seasons

It should be Guerendo who is the lead back for the 49ers rest of the fantasy season

That is a massive upgrade for a back who was the 3rd RB on the depth chart heading into the week

He’s an athletic freak, 99th percentile and should thrive in this role

Should be a mid-range RB2 option

Patrick Taylor will be his handcuff

Jonathon Brooks (52%)

On our league winners pod, I mentioned not drafting Jonathon Brooks (he was going inside the top 30 at RB, which I said was insane)

But look for his frustrated owners potentially giving up on him

We’ve seen that with him available in over half the leagues right now

I still think he needs Chuba Hubbard to actually miss time in order to provide value

But he looked pretty good on a couple of runs last week

I wasn’t confused about his talent, he was my top back from this years class. Reminds me of prime Todd Gurley

Coming back from an ACL tear last year

However, I think if Hubbard were to miss time, he could easily post RB2 numbers; worth an add if you have space

Wide Receiver

Romeo Doubs (55%)

He was likely dropped in quite a few leagues since he missed last week with a concussion

Assuming he’s able to return for TNF, should be back in the WR4/Flex mix…might be desperate for a Flex with 6 teams on a bye

But Doubs is the type of WR who could jump up into the WR3 range if either Jayden Reed or Christian Watson were ever to miss time

To be clear, these aren’t the type of WRs I think you need to go out of your way to stash on your bench

Heading into the season, I was drafting Ladd McConkey/Brian Thomas Jr. in the WR40-50 range to fill out my bench. That’s really the time to stock up at WR upside

But for teams needing the added depth, Doubs makes sense

Tight Ends

Juwan Johnson (97%)

Taysom Hill’s injury is going to provide more snaps/rush att/targets throughout the team

Juwan is arguably going to benefit the most as he ran a route on 80% of Derek Carr’s dropbacks last week

Could be even higher going forward with Hill out and given how thin their WR room is right now

Juwan himself is a former WR so it would make sense to have him become a major part of the passing game going forward

Giants rank 28th in DVOA against TEs

Juwan opens the week as my TE13, thanks to the potential increase in usage rate and the fact 6 teams are on a bye

Defense

New Orleans Saints (71%)

Hit on the Cowboys as a streamer against the Giants

The Saints get the Giants next

Doesn’t really matter who is under center for the Giants, Drew Lock or Tommy DeVito, there is plenty of sack potential

Giants have the 2nd-lowest team total of the week

Saints are widely available and are my DEF2 to open up the week

Kicker

Chase McLaughlin

Still think he’s one of the more underrated kickers

Made over 90% of his FGs for the 2nd straight season, that’s despite attempting a ton of longer kicks…7 of 9 from 50+

Bucs have right around the 3rd highest team total of the week

They are probably more willing to settle for FGs against the Raiders as 7-point favorites

Not sure what the forecast is, but it is outdoors, it is in Florida so even a forecast this far out could change. Always double-check that once we get closer to kickoff