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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: Running Back

RUNNING BACKS

Written by Bo McBrayer

Tank Bigsby (JAX): 47% rostered

• Next Opponents: BYE, HOU, @TEN
• True value: $11
• Desperate Need: $19
• Budget-minded: $6

Analysis: By the time the Jaguars return from their Week 12 bye, Doug Pederson will be on the golf course playing with his buyout. Tank Bigsby sat with a sore ankle in Week 11 but ended up gaining value with how putrid Travis Etienne played. Take the discount you’ll get on Bigsby during his bye week and prepare for another post-firing boost from an offense that has been coached into the ground this season. The Jaguars face a run of mediocre teams from Week 14 to Week 17 that could present Bigsby with some run-friendly game scripts.

Gus Edwards (LAC): 28% rostered

• Next Opponents: BAL, @ATL, @KC
• True value: $6
• Desperate Need: $10
• Budget-minded: $3

Analysis: The Chargers are a playoff-caliber team, combining stellar pass defense with an offense that lives in front of the chains. Jim Harbaugh had to feed J.K. Dobbins while Gus Edwards was on the mend from an ankle injury. Now that the Gus Bus is back on the field, the division of labor is more or less an even split. Dobbins is the “lead back,” but it’s anyone’s guess whose personnel grouping will see the field at the goal line. Edwards is just as likely to score touchdowns and break off big runs.

Tyjae Spears (TEN): 48% rostered

• Next Opponents: @HOU, @WAS, JAX
• True value: $5
• Desperate Need: $9
• Budget-minded: $2

Analysis: Be careful if you see Spears on waivers in your league. Not only was he evaluated for a concussion at the end of Tennessee’s loss to Minnesota, but the Titans’ upcoming schedule looks pretty tough on running backs. Spears only handled three rushing attempts and caught two passes, amassing exactly eight scrimmage yards. It was his second game back from an ankle injury, and the Titans were stifled by the swarming Vikings defense. Road tests in Houston and Washington await Spears if he’s healthy. He might be worth the stash for Week 14, when the Titans have a date with the Jaguars.

Roschon Johnson (CHI): 7% rostered

• Next Opponents: MIN, @DET, @SF
• True value: $4
• Desperate Need: $7
• Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: If you were looking for Roschon Johnson the last few weeks, he could have been found languishing at the end of my bench. In Week 11, Johnson nearly matched his touches from his previous last four games. He and D’Andre Swift each scored a touchdown in a heartbreaking loss to Green Bay, but to lean into the Bears offense will undeniably leave all of us wanting. Chicago also has a dastardly schedule for running backs leading into the fantasy playoffs, so add Roschon as a depth piece only.

Cam Akers (MIN): 17% rostered

• Next Opponents: @CHI, ARI, ATL
• True value: $3
• Desperate Need: $5
• Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: The unprecedented health among running backs this season has us dragging the ocean floor on waivers. Cam Akers bailed us out with a touchdown reception on Sunday to crack double digits in PPR scoring. Minnesota has gone more pass-heavy than earlier in the season, making it difficult to justify starting Akers or even Aaron Jones. Since Sam Darnold has also seen a spike in turnover-worthy plays during this stretch, expect Kevin O’Connell to push for a course correction. Akers might be the only available running back who isn’t going to face elite run defenses over the next three games.

Jaylen Wright (MIA): 6% rostered

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

Analysis: It’s beginning to look a lot like stash season. While I hoard running backs year-round, it’s especially important to fill your bench with guys who are the next man up in their backfield. Bonus points if they are already seeing the field with any frequency. Jaylen Wright is the tertiary option in the Cerberus of speed backfield in Miami. DeVon Achane and Raheem Mostert have been the primary point scorers, but that could become Wright in the blink of an eye. It’s worth noting that Mostert left the Dolphins’ game on Sunday with a hip injury.

Ameer Abdullah (LV): 0% rostered

• Next Opponents: DEN, @KC, @TB
• True value: $2
• Desperate Need: $4
• Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: Sometimes dredging the depths of waiver wire yields a surprising winner. It seems utterly disgusting to roster any Raiders running back, but here I am about to suggest their third-stringer. Ameer Abdullah has a special place in my heart this time of year. That one Thanksgiving breakout game for the Lions paid for my daughter’s Christmas gifts on DFS winnings. Abdullah is the next one up in Las Vegas. Zamir White (quad) and Alexander Mattison (ankle) are both banged up and haven’t been very good when healthy. The Raiders play the nasty Broncos defense in Week 12. The hope is that a negative game script will favor a litany of garbage time receptions for Abdullah, who is a PPR machine about three times a year. He might also cede some work to rookie Dylan Laube, but don’t hold your breath. Laube is nearly as old as Velus Jones and still hasn’t worked his way up an uninspiring depth chart.