It’s important to know the top waiver wire targets for each week of the fantasy football season. Beyond the top targets, though, there is benefit to improving your bench and stashing players that are forecasted to increase in value. We’ll also be a great resource for these waiver wire stashes. Here’s a look at fantasy football players you should consider stashing this week. And also be sure to check out all of our fantasy football waiver wire advice.
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Fantasy Football Running Backs to Stash
Trey Benson has been among the more useful running backs on the stash list. He backs up oft-injured veteran James Conner and has looked sharp in his limited reps. Benson racked up 18 yards on four carries in Week 12. His role isn’t big enough for you to consider starting him, but Benson offers plenty of promise as a bench stash.
I’ve always felt that the Seahawks should give Zach Charbonnet a larger role in tandem with Kenneth Walker. Six carries a game and the occasional checkdown pass aren’t a good reflection of how talented Charbonnet is. Walker’s playing style is rough-and-tumble, so it’s conceivable we get a situation where Charbonnet’s workload suddenly ramps up and he thrives in a bigger role.
There are bell cows, and then there are total eclipses. Kyren Williams blots out the sunshine in the Rams’ backfield. This is especially puzzling when Williams is among the least efficient ball carriers in the NFL. Blake Corum cannot earn more opportunities to showcase his talents without an injury to the starter. If that ever happened, Corum would bear the brunt of that workload admirably.
Good teams handle their game plans with careful foresight into matchups. The Bills are not afraid to use Ray Davis when they feel they can muscle their opponent with a physical running game. Despite his angry run against the Chiefs in Week 11, that isn’t really James Cook‘s style. It will be difficult to gauge when Davis will get more than 20% of the offensive snaps. If he does, good things will happen.
I consider Roschon Johnson a frustrating piece of the 2024 fantasy football season. His usage has been a roller coaster. He’s had double-digit touches only three times this season but has assumed a shaky role as Chicago’s goal line thumper. Those six rushing touchdowns have mostly been met with, “Really?!” It’s fine to keep Johnson at the ready, but I fear we’ll be face-in-hands going forward when he falls into the end zone to boost our reserve score.
Fantasy Football Defenses to Stash
- Atlanta Falcons
- Arizona Cardinals
- Indianapolis Colts
A lot of fantasy managers are looking to get a head start on playoff preparations by stashing a defense with a favorable schedule in Weeks 15-17. There are no widely available fantasy defenses that have excellent matchups in all three of those weeks, but as Meatloaf once sang, two outta three ain’t bad. The Atlanta Falcons get a favorable matchup against the Raiders in Week 15 and another against the Giants in Week 16 before running into the Commanders in Week 17. The Atlanta defense hasn’t scored more than 6 points in a game since Week 4, but the Falcons’ D should be able to put up points against the feeble offenses of the Raiders and Giants.
Like the Falcons, the Arizona Cardinals have attractive matchups in Weeks 15 and Week 16, going up against the Patriots and Panthers. Unlike the Falcons, the Cardinals have actually been a pretty good fantasy defense this season, averaging 7.7 fantasy points a game and hitting double digits in each of their last three games.
The Indianapolis Colts don’t have an especially good matchup in Week 15, when they face the Broncos, but they have desirable matchups in Weeks 16-17 against the Titans and Giants. The Indianapolis defense is middle of the pack in fantasy scoring, but the Colts turned in a respectable performance in Week 12, holding a powerful Detroit offense to 253 yards of offense and 24 points.
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