8 Fantasy Football Players to Drop or Hold (Week 14 Waiver Wire)

Let’s take a look at players our analysts consider on the fringe as you weigh your fantasy football waiver wire additions for the week. And check out all of our fantasy football waiver wire advice.

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Advice: Drop or Hold?

DROP RECOMMENDATIONS

Droppable:

• DeMario Douglas
• Austin Ekeler
• Taysom Hill
• Tyler Lockett

There has been sporadic enthusiasm for DeMario Douglas among the fantasy community this season, but “Pop” hasn’t had more than 62 receiving yards in a game since Week 6, and he’s scored one touchdown in 27 career games. Douglas just doesn’t give us enough to hang our hats on in the most critical weeks of the fantasy season, even in full-point PPR leagues. Feel free to drop him.

Austin Ekeler has been placed on injured reserve with a concussion and won’t be eligible to return until Week 18. There’s no need to keep him on your roster.

Taysom Hill was carted off the field Sunday with what looked to be a major knee injury. We’ve been robbed of what could have been a fun stretch run for the most unique contributor in fantasy football.

Tyler Lockett‘s fantasy value has been completely nuked by Jaxon Smith-Njigba‘s breakout. Over his last five games, Lockett has averaged 3.2 targets, 2.2 catches and 25.4 receiving yards.

Droppable with a chance of regret:

• J.K. Dobbins
• Kareem Hunt
• Quentin Johnston

J.K. Dobbins has been placed on injured reserve with a knee injury and won’t be eligible to return until Week 17. If he is indeed able to come back that week — championship week in most fantasy leagues — Dobbins will get a favorable matchup against the Patriots. But will he get a full complement of touches in his first game back, and can you trust him in your lineup? In a league with short benches, you might not have the luxury of being able to wait for Dobbins’ return.

Kareem Hunt will be relegated to backup duty with Isiah Pacheco‘s return from a leg injury. In Pacheco’s first game back, Hunt played 38% of the Chiefs’ offensive snaps and had seven carries for 15 yards against the Raiders. Hunt still has handcuff value, but his stand-alone value has evaporated.

After a zero-catch performance against the Ravens in Week 13 that included multiple drops, Quentin Johnston had two catches for 12 yards Sunday in a favorable matchup against the Falcons. Johnston had made strides this season after a nightmarish rookie year, but it’s really hard to trust him right now. If you can’t trust him at this late date, there’s no point keeping him on your roster.

Don’t drop yet:

• Kyle Pitts

Kyle Pitts had zero catches on two targets in Week 13, and he’s had fewer than 12 receiving yards in three of his last four games. Starting Pitts against the Vikings this week seems like a bad idea, but you might want to start him against Las Vegas in Week 15. The Raiders are giving up 14.5 half-point PPR fantasy points per game to tight ends, third-most in the league.