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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings & Pickups to Target (Week 18)

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings & Pickups to Target (Week 18)

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

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups to Target

Jamaal Williams (RB – NO): 18% rostered

Next Opponent: ATL

Analysis: Alvin Kamara has an ankle injury that is believed to be a high-ankle sprain. With Kamara leaving early last Sunday against the Buccaneers, Williams wound up getting a season-high 19 carries for 58 yards. Not normally much of a pass catcher, Williams also had four receptions for 13 yards last week. If Kamara misses Week 18, Williams should handle a massive workload against the Falcons in the regular-season finale. I think Williams should be the top waiver add of the week for anyone who still has skin in the game.

Demarcus Robinson (WR – LAR): 28% rostered

Next Opponent: @SF

Analysis: Robinson’s streak of four consecutive games with a TD catch was snapped in Week 17, but D-Rob still had a nice day, finishing with six catches for a season-high 92 yards against the Giants. Despite being the Rams’ No. 3 receiver behind Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua, Robinson has been WR12 in PPR fantasy scoring over the last five weeks. He’s a solid Week 18 fantasy option against the 49ers, who might be resting some of their starters since San Francisco has clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC and has nothing to play for this week.

Gardner Minshew (QB – IND): 32% rostered

Next Opponent: HOU

Analysis: Although he’s only thrown one TD pass in his last two games, Minshew has provided high-end QB2 value since the start of December. He’s QB14 in fantasy scoring over the last five weeks, averaging 15.6 fantasy points over that stretch. Minshew is a solid Week 18 streaming option against a Houston defense that yielded 368 passing yards and three TD passes to the Browns a couple of weeks ago, and also gave up 301 passing yards and a pair of TD passes to the Jets’ Zach Wilson last month.

Tucker Kraft (TE – GB): 20% rostered

Next Opponent: CHI

Analysis: With fellow rookie TE Luke Musgrave sidelined by a lacerated kidney for the last six weeks, Kraft has been TE7 in half-point PPR scoring over that stretch, with 23-281-2 on 30 targets. He’s a fine streaming option this week against a Bears defense that has yielded the fifth-most fantasy points and fifth-most receptions to TEs this season.

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