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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Advice: Drop or Hold?

DROP RECOMMENDATIONS

Droppable:

• Tyler Boyd
• Justin Herbert
• Roschon Johnson

The Bengals’ offense is rolling again, but Tyler Boyd has mostly been a bystander. Boyd’s yardage totals in his last four games: 22. 23, 37 and 23. Surprisingly, Boyd is still being rostered in 52% of Yahoo leagues. That percentage should be a lot lower.

Justin Herbert has a fractured index finger on his throwing hand. It’s an injury that will assuredly keep him out through Week 17 — the end of the fantasy playoffs.

In Week 12, Roschon Johnson had a season-high 74% snap share for the Bears and had 10-35-0 rushing and 5-40-receiving against the Vikings. D’Onta Foreman missed that game with an ankle injury. Foreman was back in action after Chicago’s Week 14 bye, and his return pushed Roschon to the periphery of the Bears’ offense. The rookie played 28.2% of Chicago’s offensive snaps on Sunday and had just one carry and one target, while Foreman had a 54.9% snap share and had 11 carries and three targets. Roschon can be jettisoned.

Droppable with a chance of regret:

• Gus Edwards
• Khalil Herbert
• Dameon Pierce

Gus Edwards has punched in 10 touchdowns this season, but unless you’re playing in a TD-only league — remember those? — Edwards isn’t someone you can trust in your lineup in the most important weeks of the season. Against the Rams on Sunday, Edwards played 20 of the Ravens’ 71 offensive snaps, fewer than fellow RBs Justice Hill (29) and Keaton Mitchell (25). Edwards is averaging 8.4 carries over his last five games and adds very little value as a pass catcher. We’re not saying he must be dropped, but he could be dropped.

Khalil Herbert played only 12 snaps Sunday in the Bears’ 28-13 win over the Lions. D’Onta Foreman returned from an ankle injury and operated as Chicago’s lead back, rendering Hebert and Roschon Johnson fantasy afterthoughts. Herbert might get more opportunities if the Bears encounter less favorable game scripts … or not. He’s no longer a player who absolutely needs to be rostered.

Dameon Pierce had 15 carries for 41 yards and a touchdown in Week 13, but his workload evaporated in Week 14. Devin Singletary out-snapped Pierce 32-8 on Sunday and out-carried him 13-4. It’s possible that Pierce’s role reduction was solely because of a negative game script in a 30-6 loss to the Jets, but it’s hard to imagine being able to start Pierce with confidence at any point over the next three weeks.

Don’t drop yet:

• George Pickens

Pickens hasn’t drawn more than six targets in a game since Oct. 22 and hasn’t scored a touchdown since Oct. 29. We know that Pickens is a playmaker, but his inability to consistently draw targets is an ongoing concern. Pickens blew up earlier this year when teammate Diontae Johnson was hurt. If you need to clear roster space to add a second defense or a handcuff, do what you have to do. But it might be worth hanging onto Pickens just in case Johnson were to go down.