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Top 8 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Running Backs (Week 14)

Top 8 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Running Backs (Week 14)

We will have you covered throughout the 2023 fantasy football season with our bevy of tools, including our Waiver Wire Assistant. Find the top available players and get detailed analysis on how potential waiver wire adds will impact your team. Of course, our team of analysts will also have written advice each week. Check out some of our top waiver wire targets for the week below. Here’s our fantasy football waiver wire advice for Week 14.

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets

Tyjae Spears (TEN): 35% rostered

  • Next Opponents: @MIA, HOU, SEA
  • True value: $17
  • Desperate need: $28
  • Budget-minded: $12

Analysis: Derrick Henry got rocked and left Sunday’s game against the Colts with a concussion. Spears jumped in and garnered 20 touches, including four receptions, for 88 scrimmage yards. His 12.8 fantasy points were only a couple of yards away from a lot more, as he was cut down on a breakaway play just before reaching the end zone. The rookie from Tulane is incredible in the open field and will see increased work going forward, even if King Henry is able to return next week.

Roschon Johnson (CHI): 21% rostered

  • Next Opponents: DET, @CLE, ARI
  • True value: $14
  • Desperate need: $23
  • Budget-minded: $9

Analysis: The other rookie RB from the University of Texas looked strong in primetime in Week 12. The Bears made a concerted effort to get Johnson touches on the ground and through the air in that game, and he finished with 10-35-0 rushing and 5-40-0 receiving. A post-bye rookie bump could be in order for Johnson, a perfect complement to Justin Fields in the RPO game.

Ezekiel Elliott (NE): 40% rostered

  • Next Opponents: @PIT, KC, @DEN
  • True value: $13
  • Desperate need: $21
  • Budget-minded: $8

Analysis: It was Rhamondre Stevenson who toted the rock nine times in the first quarter on Sunday, but his day was cut short by a lower leg injury caused by a hip-drop tackle. Elliott stepped in admirably and finished with 92 yards from scrimmage on 21 touches. He had four receptions for 40 yards, so it’s safe to project Zeke into Stevenson’s three-down role going forward. One word of caution; We should probably manage expectations for any player involved in this horrendous New England offense. It’s difficult to imagine upside on a team that couldn’t even muster a point against the Chargers on Sunday.

Ty Chandler (MIN): 22% rostered

  • Next Opponents: @LV, @CIN, DET
  • True value: $7
  • Desperate need: $13
  • Budget-minded: $4

Analysis: Don’t let one game deter you from rostering Minnesota’s best running back. After a 110-yard game for Chandler in Week 11, the Vikings inexplicably only ran the ball 14 times against the Bears and deservedly lost the game. Mattison had a near-season-high 5.2 yards per carry in that game but still has not found the end zone on the ground this season. Chandler is more widely available in competitive leagues than most of the other RBs in this article and one of my favorite sleepers for the fantasy playoffs.

Stash Candidates:

Rico Dowdle has been very good this season in limited chances, but those chances have steadily increased in recent weeks. Tony Pollard‘s efficiency has also improved, so Dowdle is strictly a stash at this point.

Kenneth Gainwell was already a premium stash with his steady role, but could see a bump in play if D’Andre Swift misses game action with his injury. Gainwell is a strong receiver and can play all three downs in this potent Eagles offense.

It has been D’Ernest Johnson, not rookie Tank Bigsby, who has emerged as the second RB in Jacksonville behind Travis Etienne. Etienne did suffer a minor chest injury last week, but it wasn’t serious enough to propel Johnson into fantasy relevance.

Elijah Mitchell has not surpassed a 27% snap rate since Week 3 and only carried the ball three times in San Francisco’s blowout win in Philadelphia, but he stands to vault into a huge role if Christian McCaffrey misses any time.

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