Let’s take a look at players our analysts consider on the fringe as you weigh your waiver wire additions for the week.

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Advice: Drop or Hold?

DROP RECOMMENDATIONS

Droppable:

• Allen Lazard
• K.J. Osborn
• Michael Thomas

The Jets made Allen Lazard a healthy inactive in Week 12, and their passing game has taken up residency on skid row. Dump Lazard if you’re holding him.

It was unclear as of this writing whether Justin Jefferson would return for the Vikings’ Monday-night game against the Bears. Minnesota has a Week 13 bye, and Jefferson will assuredly be back by Week 14, at which point Osborn goes back to being the No. 3 receiver and at best No. 4 in the target pecking order behind Jefferson, T.J. Hockenson and Jordan Addison.

The Saints placed Michael Thomas on IR with a knee injury last Tuesday. He hasn’t done enough for you to consider holding him until he’s eligible to return in Week 16.

Droppable with a chance of regret:

• Amari Cooper
• Hunter Henry

Amari Cooper has 6-50-0 on 14 targets over the last two weeks with Dorian Thompson-Robinson starting at quarterback in place of Deshaun Watson, who’s out for the season. Cooper is a wonderful receiver, but the Browns’ QB woes make him a much riskier lineup option than he would normally be, and now he’s dealing with a rib injury that could potentially keep him out of Week 13. Cooper’s matchups against the Rams and Jaguars the next two weeks are neutral at best, and he would be unusable in Week 17 because of a matchup with the Jets. It’s tough to drop a player this good, but it’s hard to see a silver lining here.

Hunter Henry hasn’t produced 40 receiving yards in a game since Week 4, and he’s scored only one touchdown since Week 2. The Patriots’ passing attack is a dysfunctional mess. Henry could randomly find the end zone in any given week, but there are better TE options widely available on waivers.

Don’t drop yet:

• Chris Godwin

Godwin has one touchdown and one 100-yard game this season. He doesn’t have any great matchups left on his fantasy schedule, with his next five games against the Panthers, Falcons, Packers, Jaguars and Saints. But Godwin is WR37 in fantasy scoring, averaging a respectable 11.6 PPR points per game. We want better than “respectable” from a receiver as accomplished as Godwin, but his reasonably sturdy floor is reason enough not to spite-drop him.