It’s important to know the top waiver wire targets for each week of the fantasy football season. We’ll certainly have you covered with our robust waiver wire advice each and every week. Beyond the top targets, though, there is benefit to improving your bench and stashing players that are forecasted to increase in value. We’ll also be a great resource for these waiver wire stashes. Here’s a look at players you should consider stashing this week. And check out all of our fantasy football waiver wire advice for Week 9.
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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Stash Targets
Stash Candidates:
Rico Dowdle is starting to see an uptick in opportunities as Dallas attempts to navigate unfamiliar territory with Tony Pollard‘s workload. Dowdle is still a premium stash handcuff, since he would be thrust into an incredible opportunity if Pollard were to miss any time.
Remember Samaje Perine? I certainly don’t. Neither does Sean Payton, as undrafted rookie Jaleel McLaughlin has cemented himself as the change of pace to Javonte Williams in Denver. McLaughlin’s receiving ability and elusiveness in space are exciting enough for you to hold him at the end of the bench in case of emergency.
Between Jamaal Williams and Kendre Miller, I much prefer the rookie from TCU. Miller is a better receiver and can stress defenses on the edge, while Williams is more of a short-yardage plodder at this stage. Neither is getting much work behind superstar Alvin Kamara, so they’ve earned just a stash tag going forward.
Elijah Mitchell is a very good RB. His struggles have only been with staying healthy and with Kyle Shanahan’s complete disregard for managing Christian McCaffrey‘s workload. Where I certainly do not hope CMC misses any time, San Francisco is playing with fire. Mitchell would be a back-end RB1 if McCaffrey were to go down.
Stash Candidates:
Consider stashing Wilson now. With Kyler Murray‘s return on the horizon, Wilson’s best days of the 2023 season could be ahead of him. The remainder of the Cardinals’ schedule is littered with zone-coverage-heavy teams, which should help Wilson. He has been an afterthought in this passing offense against man coverage, but against zone, he entered Week 8 with a 14.4% target share and 2.28 yards per route run. Those are solid if not flex-worthy, numbers. If Murray can breathe life into this aerial attack, Wilson could be a solid stretch-run addition to your roster.
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