Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings & Pickups (Week 12)

Our analysts combine to provide rankings for weekly fantasy football waiver wire targets. We’ll help you prioritize your bids for the week ahead. Check out our full expert consensus fantasy football waiver wire rankings. And check out all of our Week 12 fantasy football waiver wire advice.

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings: Week 12

Note: Players chosen based upon having early-week consensus roster percent below 50%.

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups to Target

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.

Elijah Moore (CLE): 8% rostered

Next Opponents: PIT, @DEN, @PIT
True value: $3
Desperate Need: $6
Budget-minded: $1

Analysis: In Jameis Winston‘s first two games as the Browns’ starting quarterback, Moore had a 23% target share, a 23.9% first-read share and 1.49 yards per route run, with one top-24 wide receiver finish (per Fantasy Points Data). Against the Saints, Moore handled a 17.3% target share, finishing with six receptions, 66 receiving yards and a score. We had seen recent glimpses of Moore’s talent that had us all swooning over him entering his sophomore season. Moore will remain a strong flex play with two dates against the Steelers in his next three games. Since Week 5, Pittsburgh has allowed the 11th-most fantasy points per game and the sixth-most receiving yards per game to slot receivers (per Fantasy Points Data).

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.

Will Dissly (LAC): 23% rostered

Next Opponents: BAL, @ATL, @KC
True value: $6
Desperate Need: $9
Budget-minded: $4

Analysis: Dissly was a godsend for TE-needy teams in Week 11, with a 16.7% target, 80 receiving yards and a score. He has become a trusted weapon for Justin Herbert over the last few weeks. I expect Herbert to lean on Dissly again in Week 12 against a Baltimore secondary that has allowed the 10th-most fantasy points per game to tight ends. Dissly isn’t just a one-week streamer, either. After he tangles with Baltimore, he faces the Falcons and Chiefs, who have allowed the ninth-most and second-most fantasy points per game, respectively, to tight ends.