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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings & Pickups to Target (Week 12)

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings & Pickups to Target (Week 12)

Our analysts combine to provide rankings for weekly waiver wire targets. We’ll help you prioritize your bids for the week ahead. And here’s all of our fantasy football Week 12 waiver wire advice and targets.

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups to Target

Zach Charbonnet (SEA): 44% rostered

  • Next Opponents: SF, @DAL, @SF
  • True value: $24
  • Desperate need: $33
  • Budget-minded: $14

Analysis: Despite a brutal upcoming schedule, Zach Charbonnet is a high-value addition off waivers where available. Kenneth Walker left Sunday’s game with an oblique injury, leaving the rookie from UCLA as the main back in Seattle. He is a reliable receiver, as he hauled in six receptions in the loss for 22 yards. A second-round pick out of UCLA, the 6-1, 214-pound Charbonnet should be capable of handling a heavy workload while Walker is out.

Josh Downs (IND): 50% rostered

  • Next Opponents: TB, @TEN, @CIN
  • True value: $8
  • Desperate need: $13
  • Budget-minded: $5

Analysis: The last time we saw Downs, he gutted out Week 10 through a knee injury. He had only a 42.9% route run rate and a 10.7% target share. Hopefully, Downs emerges from the Week 11 bye healthier. He probably won’t be available in most leagues, but double-check your waiver wire for him. Before being limited by injury in his last two games, Downs had an 18.9% target share, a 21.7% air-yard share, 2.00 yards per route run and a 19.2% first-read share (per Fantasy Points Data). Downs has five weeks as a WR3 or higher in weekly fantasy scoring (WR32, WR18, WR20, WR4, WR29). If he’s available in your league, GRAB HIM NOW! If healthy, Downs should destroy the Buccaneers in Week 12. They have surrendered the 10th-most PPR points per target to slot receivers (per Fantasy Points Data).

Jordan Love (GB): 46% rostered

  • Next Opponents: @DET, KC, @NYG
  • True value: $5
  • Desperate need: $9
  • Budget-minded: $3

Analysis: Love was much better in Week 11 than he’s been in most of his starts this season, albeit against a very suspect Chargers defense. He gets the Lions on Thanksgiving, which isn’t a terrible opportunity to score some good fantasy points. Green Bay’s offense has gone as Love has, which is extremely streaky. The potential loss of Aaron Jones could mean a more pass-heavy approach for a 4-6 team trying to claw its way back into the playoff race.

Isaiah Likely (BAL): 3% rostered

  • Next Opponents: @LAC, BYE, LAR
  • True value: $8
  • Desperate need: $12
  • Budget-minded: $5

Analysis: Likely is the TE pickup of the week with the terrible news of Mark Andrews‘ season-ending injury. Likely has flashed big-time upside at various times in his brief NFL career. In five career games with at least 67% of snaps played, he has finished with at least seven targets, six grabs and 77 receiving yards twice. If he can grab a foothold in this passing offense with Lamar Jackson‘s passing skills arguably at the height of their powers this season, Likely could be a weekly TE1.

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