Top 4 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups: Quarterbacks (Week 13)

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Quarterback

QUARTERBACKS

Written by Bo McBrayer

Drake Maye (NE): 19% rostered

Next Opponents: IND, BYE, @ARI
True value: $4
Desperate Need: $7
Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: The top rookie quarterbacks have been really impressive this season. Perhaps none of them have done more with less around them than Maye. Though he has only topped 20 fantasy points once this season, he has offered a safe floor through the efficacy of his running. Maye is a decent streamer in Week 13 against a Colts defense that has allowed the 10th-most fantasy points to quarterbacks.

Russell Wilson (PIT): 36% rostered

Next Opponents: @CIN, CLE, @PHI
True value: $3
Desperate Need: $5
Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: The Wilson bubble has popped. His early fantasy success has all but dried up, with only 20 fantasy points combined over the last two games. Why add Russ for Week 13? The Bengals have struggled to defend against big plays in the downfield passing game. Fire up Wilson and George Pickens again. It shouldn’t hurt as much as it did against the Ravens in Week 11.

Cooper Rush (DAL): 5% rostered

Next Opponents: NYG, CIN, @CAR
True value: $2
Desperate Need: $3
Budget-minded: $0

Analysis: Before you freak out, let me explain. Rush isn’t great, nor are the Dallas Cowboys. Rush has, however, scored enough fantasy points in the last two games to be on the cusp of QB1 and upper QB2 territory. The Cowboys don’t face another decent pass defense until Week 17 in Philly. Giddyup! It’s certifiably crazy, but some of us will be streaming Rush in 1QB leagues right into a fantasy championship. I can’t think of a better storybook ending to this Shakespearean tragedy for the Cowboys’ fantasy weaponry.

Jameis Winston (CLE): 15% rostered

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

Analysis: These are the murky depths that might be the only option for us sickos who stream quarterbacks weekly. Winston is the most fun (and frustrating) signal caller in the sport. The Browns have been an entirely different team (in a good way) since Winston took the reins. For fantasy managers, it will require some serious intestinal fortitude to roll out Jameis against some of the nastiest passing-game matchups imaginable. This is doubly true in the pivotal weeks leading into the fantasy playoffs.