5 Fantasy Football Players to Drop or Hold (Week 13 Waiver Wire)

Let’s take a look at players our analysts consider on the fringe as you weigh your fantasy football waiver wire additions for the week. And also be sure to check out all of our fantasy football waiver wire advice.

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Advice: Drop or Hold?

DROP RECOMMENDATIONS

Droppable:

• Jonathon Brooks
• Raheem Mostert

In his long-awaited NFL debut, Panthers rookie Jonathan Brooks played five snaps and had two carries for seven yards. There’s simply no reason for the Panthers to use Brooks heavily when he’s coming off a major knee injury and the team is going nowhere. We know you had high hopes for him, but it’s time to throw in the towel.

We’re moving Raheem Mostert from the Droppable With a Chance of Regret category to just plain Droppable. After splitting work with De’Von Achane last year, Mostert is now strictly a backup, and he’s sharing backup duty with the much younger and much more explosive Jaylen Wright. Mostert isn’t worth a precious roster spot.

Droppable with a chance of regret:

• Dalton Schultz
• Ricky Pearsall

Dalton Schultz is a competent, workmanlike tight end, but this hasn’t been an especially productive season for him. He’s averaging 3.0 catches and 30.3 receiving yards a game and is still looking for his first touchdown of the season. Schultz was TE29 in fantasy scoring entering Week 12.

Ricky Pearsall didn’t draw a single target Sunday against the Packers and hobbled off the field with an injury in the second half. You could regret dropping Pearsall if either Deebo Samuel or Jauan Jennings were to go down for the 49ers (assuming Pearsall’s injury is minor) … but probably not. The 49ers face some tough pass defenses in the coming weeks, so it’s hard to envision a Pearsall eruption even if circumstances boost his playing time.

Don’t drop yet:

• Javonte Williams

The Denver backfield is as messy as it’s been all season, with Javonte Williams, Jaleel McLaughlin and rookie Audric Estime sharing work. And it’s not as if the Broncos have a powerhouse running game. Javonte is the most widely rostered member of this backfield by far. We were close to dropping Javonte earlier this season, and then he came to life. Don’t start him next week against Cleveland, but keep him around one more week so that we’ll know whether he’s usable down the road in the first week of the fantasy playoffs. He gets an appealing matchup with the Colts in Week 15.