Top 6 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Defenses (Week 10)

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets

Seattle Seahawks: 41% rostered

Next Opponents: WSH, @LAR, SF
True value: $2
Desperate need: $5
Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: The Seattle defense entered Week 9 ranked second in fantasy points per game (10.1), and in Week 10 it will face Washington, which has allowed the fifth-most fantasy points to opposing defenses. Commanders QB Sam Howell has taken 44 sacks and has thrown nine interceptions. The Seattle defense will also be playable against the Rams in Week 11 even if Rams QB Matthew Stafford is back from his thumb injury.

Las Vegas Raiders: 49% rostered

Next Opponents: NYJ, @MIA, KC
True value: $2
Desperate need: $3
Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: The Las Vegas defense has scored double-digit fantasy points in two straight games, and the Raiders seemed rejuvenated last week following the firing of unpopular head coach Josh McDaniels. Vegas would only be a one-week addition because of difficult matchups against the Dolphins and Chiefs in Weeks 11-12, but the Raiders’ matchup against the Jets in Week 10 is an attractive one. The Jets are giving up 8.6 fantasy points per game to opposing defenses. Jets QB Zach Wilson has taken 21 sacks in his six starts and has thrown multiple TD passes in only one game this season.

Carolina Panthers: 5% rostered

Next Opponents: @CHI, DAL, @TEN
True value: $1
Desperate need: $2
Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: The Carolina defense is a mediocre unit at best, but this is all about the Week 10 matchup. The Panthers will face the Bears, who entered Week 9 having given up the third-most fantasy points to team defenses. It’s not clear whether Bears QB Justin Fields will be ready to return from his thumb injury on Thursday night, but the Bears are an appealing matchup regardless of whether it’s Fields or backup Tyson Bagent. Fields is a sack magnet who was dropped an NFL-high 55 times last season and took 24 sacks in his first six games of 2023. Bagent has only been sacked four times in his three starts, but he’s thrown five interceptions.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 28% rostered

Next Opponents: TEN, @SF, @IND
True value: $1
Desperate need: $2
Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: Do you really want to consider streaming a defense that just gave up 470 passing yards and five TD passes to Texans rookie C.J. Stroud? The case for the Bucs is that they have another matchup against a rookie quarterback in Week 10. This time it’s Titans rookie Will Levis, who’ll be making his third NFL start. Levis has acquitted himself quite well in the first two, with 500 passing yards, four touchdowns, one interceptions and six sacks. But rookie quarterbacks can make mistakes in bunches, and Levis threw 23 interceptions during his 24 games at the University of Kentucky. Forget about what Stroud did to the Buccaneers on Sunday. He’s a unicorn. The Tampa defense is a very reasonable streaming option this week against a quarterback who’s still very green.

Indianapolis Colts: 23% rostered

Next Opponents: @NE, BYE, TB
True value: $1
Desperate need: $2
Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: Unfortunately you’re probably not going to get another two pick-sixes from CB Kenny Moore if you pick up and start the Indianapolis defense this week. But even without a double dose of Moore magic, the Colts look like a solid streaming option this week against the Patriots, who had allowed the second-most fantasy points to team defense entering Week 9. The New England offense ranks 26th in DVOA, and Patriots QB Mac Jones has thrown nine interceptions in nine starts.

Stash Candidates:

Detroit Lions

If you have the roster space and want to plan ahead for Week 10, it might be worth stashing the Lions defense. The Detroit D won’t be a popular waiver wire target week because of an unappealing Week 10 matchup against the Chargers. But the Lions, who rank seventh in defensive DVOA, get a scrumptious home matchup against the mistake-prone Bears in Week 11. A $1 or $0 bid this week can set you up nicely two weeks down the road.