Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings & Pickups to Target (Week 13)

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups to Target

Jeff Wilson (MIA): 17% rostered

• Next Opponents: @WAS, TEN, NYJ
• True value: $8
• Desperate need: $15
• Budget-minded: $4

Analysis: RB depth is paper thin across the league, and that certainly is reflected on our fantasy teams. As long as there is uncertainty with De’Von Achane‘s knee, Wilson will be an important piece in Miami’s backfield. He earned 14 touches, including three receptions, in Week 12, finishing with 73 yards from scrimmage against the Jets. As explosive as the Dolphins have been on offense, you can certainly justify rostering Miami’s No. 3 running back.

Jayden Reed (GB): 47% rostered

• Next Opponents: KC, @NYG, TB
• True value: $7
• Desperate need: $11
• Budget-minded: $4

Analysis: Reed has earned snap shares of 69% or higher in each of the last two weeks – a feat he had not previously accomplished. Last week, he handled a 25% target share while scoring his second touchdown in his last three games. Reed’s stock is on the rise, as he is also getting involved on the ground. Reed now has at least 16 rushing yards in three of his last four games while also scoring a rushing touchdown in Week 11. After he faces Kansas City this week, his next few matchups look amazing, as the Giants and Buccaneers have allowed the second-most and fifth-most receiving yards to slot receivers this season (per Fantasy Points Data).

Gardner Minshew: 16% rostered

• Next Opponents: @TEN, @CIN, PIT
• True value: $4
• Desperate need: $7
• Budget-minded: $2

Analysis: Minshew is averaging 14.6 fantasy points over his seven starts. That’s not an exciting number, but to be fair, Minshew has faced a difficult schedule since taking over for the injured Anthony Richardson. Four of Minshew’s seven starts have been against teams that rank top 10 in DVOA vs. the pass. He hasn’t faced a team ranked worse than No. 21 in DVOA against the pass all season, but that changes this week when he goes against the Titans, who rank No. 28.  Minshew is very much in play this week as a streaming option, and you could also use him in Week 14 in a playable matchup against the Bengals.

Pat Freiermuth (PIT): 48% rostered

• Next Opponents: ARI, NE, @IND
• True value: $6
• Desperate need: $9
• Budget-minded: $4

Analysis: OH MY LORD! Well, that didn’t take long, did it? Freed from the shackles of Matt Canada, the Steelers’ offense looked reborn, with 421 total yards and 6.2 yards per play against the Bengals on Sunday. To add some context to the yards-per-play mark from a season-long perspective, that would be the third-highest mark in the league behind only the Dolphins and 49ers. Freiermuth finished Week 12 with a 33.3% target share, nine receptions and 120 receiving yards. Even if we cut those numbers in half, that’s TE1-worthy usage every week. If Freiermuth is available, grab him now. A new day has dawned in Pittsburgh.