Top 4 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: Quarterback (Week 12)

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Quarterback

QUARTERBACKS

Written by Bo McBrayer

Bo Nix (DEN): 48% rostered

• Next Opponents: @LV, CLE, BYE
• True value: $7
• Desperate Need: $13
• Budget-minded: $4

Analysis: Great news, weary travelers. There remains another week in the Bo Nix QB1 streaming saga. His 30.8 points in Week 11 were exactly the performance we banked on in last week’s column. Denver rolls into Vegas next week, and it’s safe to say the Raiders stink. Nix is worth the boosted FAAB bid because, like last week, he can propel your fantasy team to victory nearly on his own. Nix has produced no fewer than 17.7 fantasy points in each of his last five games.

Drake Maye (NE): 14% rostered

• Next Opponents: @MIA, IND, BYE
• True value: $3
• Desperate Need: $5
• Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: Maye has been surprisingly consistent for New England. The Patriots are in a full rebuild around their standout rookie quarterback, but he has been a calming presence and an elevator to those around him. I’m more likely to stream Maye in Week 13 against the Colts, since the Dolphins are such a tough matchup. Then again, Maye has a really safe floor with his rushing ability alone. Maye has averaged 41.3 rushing yards per game over his six starts.

Anthony Richardson (IND): 47% rostered

• Next Opponents: DET, @NE, BYE
• True value: $2
• Desperate Need: $4
• Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: The Colts remain rudderless, but at least they righted one of their wrongs in Week 11. Richardson is the future of the franchise. His ho-hum 28 fantasy points straight off the bench against the Jets are exactly why we held him up as a top fantasy quarterback this offseason. Richardson is a viable streaming option for Week 12, but I probably won’t hold onto him after this week’s game against Detroit since he hasn’t been consistent.

Jameis Winston (CLE): 12% rostered

• Next Opponents: PIT, @DEN, @PIT
• True value: $1
• Desperate Need: $2
• Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: Why wouldn’t I bid more on a guy who just put up 28.6 fantasy points in Week 11? First of all, it’s the Browns. They have struggled to piece together consecutive good weeks. Most importantly, Cleveland’s next three games are a murderer’s row of opposing defenses. The Steelers appear twice in the next three weeks, with the nasty Broncos sandwiched in between. It’s slim picking for streaming quarterbacks this week. Hopefully you don’t have to reach your hand into this cookie jar full of scorpions to grab Winston. It’s still baffling that it took an injury for Kevin Stefanski to turn to Jameis over Deshaun Watson, who was having a historically terrible season against a very soft schedule before tearing his Achilles.