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Emanuel Wilson will have a ‘Next Man Up’ opportunity if Josh Jacobs can’t go in Week 12. Vincent Carchietta \/ Imagn Images<\/p>\n
Well, that wasn\u2019t a fun week, huh? We have more waiver wire pickup options in Week 12, but it\u2019s with a sad face that we go over them. Injuries and surprise performances dominated this past week, so as we near the fantasy football playoffs, it\u2019s time to maximize that depth and look ahead for DST stashes.<\/p>\n
Waiver Wire Running Backs \ud83d\ude0f = mentioned multiple times, multiple weeks \u2014 either you want him, or don\u2019t BYES: Denver, Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>, Miami<\/a>, WashingtonWorry Report Nov 18, 2025<\/p>\n Connections: Sports Edition<\/p>\n Spot the pattern. Connect the terms<\/p>\n Find the hidden link between sports terms<\/p>\n Play today’s puzzle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emanuel Wilson will have a ‘Next Man Up’ opportunity if Josh Jacobs can’t go in Week 12. Vincent…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291922,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,622,596,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-291921","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-fantasy-football","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291921"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291921\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/291922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nTrey Benson<\/a>, ARI \u2014 Barely over 60% rostered still. Would have RB2 value upon return.
\nSean Tucker<\/a>, TB \u2014 No more questions about Tucker pushing aside Rachaad White<\/a>. Without Bucky Irving<\/a>, Tucker is an RB2. Even if Irving returns, Tucker can still be an RB3, as the Bucs<\/a> don\u2019t need to push Irving back into 70% or more of the workload.
\nKenneth Gainwell<\/a>, PIT \u2014 Jaylen Warren<\/a> said he\u2019s okay, but if he\u2019s out, Gainwell would be an RB2. If Warren plays, Gainwell is an RB3\/4 where needed.
\nEmanuel Wilson<\/a>, GB \u2014 Would lead the way as an RB2 if Josh Jacobs<\/a> is unable to go.
\nChris Rodriguez<\/a>, WAS \u2014 Leading a committee, but it\u2019s just that \u2026 a committee, which could change any given week. Won\u2019t rank higher than RB3 tier, and that\u2019s after their bye.
\nBhayshul Tuten<\/a>, JAX \u2014 Looked better than Travis Etienne<\/a> early on but got hurt. Worth stashing anyway.
\nTyler Allgeier<\/a>, ATL \ud83e\udee1
\nTyjae Spears<\/a>, TEN \ud83e\udee1
\nBrian Robinson<\/a>, SF \ud83e\udee1
\nBlake Corum<\/a> \ud83e\udee1
\nDevin Singletary<\/a>, NYG \u2014 Mike Kafka is at the helm and continued the backfield timeshare. Singletary saw all of the work inside the 10.
\nJaleel McLaughlin<\/a>, DEN \u2014 Saw all of the rushes inside the 10. Sean Payton\u2019s gonna Sean Payton.
\nKeaton Mitchell<\/a>, BAL \u2014 Desperation play if the Ravens<\/a> are \u2014 expectedly \u2014 dominating against the Jets<\/a>.
\nOllie Gordon<\/a>, MIA \u2014 We\u2019ve been here, but it\u2019s getting late in the season, and running backs like Gordon shouldn\u2019t be out there, whether as a handcuff or potential RB4 timeshare.
\nKaleb Johnson<\/a>, PIT \u2014 Once Warren was done for the day, Johnson had five touches \u2014 all carries \u2014 to seven for Gainwell. He\u2019s not the lead, but Johnson would be a desperation, touchdown-reliant RB4 if no Warren.
\nPhil Mafah<\/a>, DAL \u2014 Not a must-add by any means, but with the Cowboys<\/a> continued unenamoredness (that a word? I don\u2019t care, I\u2019m using it) with Jaydon Blue<\/a>, when Mafah returns, he could be the next man up if Javonte Williams<\/a> got hurt.
\nCardinals<\/a> \u2026 if Benson still out
\nEmari Demercado<\/a>, ARI \u2014 If healthy (got hurt), higher ceiling than Bam Knight. More risk.
\nBam Knight, ARI \u2014 Volume and touchdown-reliant.
\nMichael Carter<\/a>, ARI \u2014 Would see lesser Demercado-like value if Demercado is out.
\nJunk Drop
\nNick Chubb<\/a>, HOU \u2014 Still over 50%. Still don\u2019t know why.
\nJacory Croskey-Merritt<\/a>, WAS \u2014 Even with double-digit touches in all but one game (nine) since his 26.0-point outburst in Week 5, JCM hasn\u2019t topped 5.3 points.
\nPurely Next Man Up Ranks
(If an injury ahead of them)
\nBrian Robinson, SF
\nKyle Monangai<\/a>, CHI
\nTyler Allgeier, ATL
\nBlake Corum, LAR
\nSean Tucker, TB
\nBhayshul Tuten, JAX
\nKenneth Gainwell, PIT
\nTank Bigsby<\/a>, PHI
\nTyjae Spears, TEN
\nRay Davis<\/a>, BUF
\nEmanuel Wilson, GB
\nOllie Gordon, MIA
\nIsaiah Davis<\/a>, NYJ
\nSamaje Perine<\/a>, CIN
\nDevin Neal<\/a>, NO
\nWaiver Wire Wide Receivers
\nChristian Watson<\/a>, GB \ud83d\ude0f
\nAlec Pierce<\/a>, IND \ud83d\ude0f
\nTroy Franklin<\/a>, DEN \ud83d\ude0f
\nTez Johnson<\/a>, TB \ud83d\ude0f Yes, even coming off a down game \u2014 WR4s aren\u2019t perfect.
\nAndrei Iosivas<\/a>, CIN \u2014 Here as a one-week play with Ja\u2019Marr Chase<\/a> suspended one game. The Patriots<\/a> haven\u2019t been shutting down many wideouts with or without Christian Gonzalez<\/a>.
\nDarnell Mooney<\/a>, ATL \u2014 Even with Drake London out, Mooney is no more than a WR4 given his own struggles and now Kirk Cousins<\/a> under center.
\nMichael Wilson<\/a>, ARI \u2014 Can play as a WR3\/4 until Marvin Harrison<\/a> returns. We\u2019ve been here before, and Jacoby Brissett<\/a> won\u2019t have another 57-attempt game.
\nKayshon Boutte<\/a>, NE \ud83d\ude0f (if healthy)
\nJayden Higgins<\/a>, HOU \u2014 We can hope this is a shift for the Texans, as he ran one fewer route than Xavier Hutchinson<\/a>. If Higgins is finally the No. 2 option, he\u2019ll have WR4 value the rest of the way.
\nLuther Burden<\/a>, CHI \u2014 Last chance to stash? Quite possibly. He\u2019s moved into the No. 3\/slot role and was narrowly behind Rome Odunze in opportunities.
\nDarius Slayton<\/a>, NYG \u2014 Would step back into the No. 2 role, though the volume might be dicier given Isaiah Hodgins\u2019 return to the team.
\nGreg Dortch<\/a>, ARI \u2014 A WR5 until Marvin Harrison is back.
\nCedric Tillman<\/a>, CLE \u2014 Highest upside on the Browns<\/a>. The problem? He plays for the Browns.
\nParker Washington<\/a>, JAX \u2014 If Brian Thomas<\/a> returns, Washington\u2019s fun is over, but Thomas isn\u2019t a guarantee to play.
\nJalen Coker<\/a>, CAR \u2014 If, and only if, Xavier Legette<\/a> is out, Coker would have a clear path to the No. 2 role and WR4\/5 value.
\nChimere Dike<\/a>, TEN \u2014 The only Titans<\/a> receiver I\u2019d play any week \u2026 though he might not be healthy.
\nAdonai Mitchell<\/a>, NYJ \u2014 It was ugly! Mitchell still has high-upside talent, and the Jets don\u2019t have anyone with his ceiling while Garrett Wilson<\/a> is out \u2026 and kept giving him more chances.
\nJohn Metchie<\/a>, NYJ \u2014 Always fun to root for him. Was second in opportunities and got the touchdown. If Mitchell continues to fail and\/or the Jets give up, Metchie could turn into a WR4.
\nIsaiah Hodgins<\/a>, NYG \u2014 The Giants<\/a> love this guy. Hodgins would be a WR4 without Slayton and a WR5 with him.
\nPat Bryant<\/a>, DEN \u2014 Officially the No. 3 wideout and one injury away from a top-two role. On a bye.
\nStashesBait Loot
(Leave them on waivers)
\nTyrell Shavers<\/a>, BUF \u2014 Keon Coleman<\/a> had a message sent, and the Bills<\/a> don\u2019t have a single receiver with over 75.5% of the routes, 61 targets, 46 receptions or 454 receiving yards. More on all of those in a bit, but sure, if you want a deep flier, go for it. You know I\u2019ve never been one to chase the Bills receivers, though.
\nVan Jefferson<\/a>, TEN \u2014 Chimere Dike is the only Titans player I\u2019d look to play if healthy.
\nJunk Drop
\nDJ Moore<\/a>, CHI \u2014 Outside of his 21.0-point blow-up in Week 9 (against the Bengals<\/a>), Moore has no other game above 10.8 points, and he has seven where he failed to reach 7.5 points. I\u2019d drop through his teammate, Burden.
\nXavier Worthy<\/a>, KC \u2014 One game of double-digit points \u2026 in Week 4. No more than 7.8 points since Week 6. Hollywood Brown has more points since then (41.2 to 32.2). Can drop through Boutte, if returns, and even argue for more.
\nKhalil Shakir<\/a>, BUF \u2014 So those Bills\u2019 numbers I listed above? They\u2019re Shakir\u2019s, and yet, he has just three double-digit scores (12.5, 15.4, 17.8), with the last one in Week 8, and he just had his worst game in a gift opportunity. His floor isn\u2019t even great. I\u2019d drop him for anyone through Tez Johnson, depending on your roster, and maybe all the way through Wilson for more immediate impact.
\nReserve Heroes: Deployed
(Streaming Section)Streaming Quarterbacks\u201cThou Shall Not\u2026 Pass!\u201d
(No thanks, not worth the risk)Streaming Tight EndsStreaming DST
(First team listed is streamer)Week 12
\nCLE at LV
\nBUF at HOU
\nLAR vs TB
\nATL at NO
\nJAX at ARI
\nSF vs CAR
\nCHI vs PIT
\nPHI at DAL
\nNO vs ATL
\nWeek 13
\nTB vs ARI
\nIND vs HOU
\nJAX at TEN
\nLAR at CAR
\nMIA vs NO
\nSF at CLE
\nATL at NYJ
\nPHI vs CHI
\nBUF at PIT
\nMIN at SEA
\nCLE vs SF
\nWeek 14
\nTB vs NO
\nLAR at ARI
\nIND at JAX
\nCLE vs TEN
\nMIA at NYJ
\nBAL vs PIT
\nMIN vs WAS
\nWeeks 15-17 (alphabetical, as things can change, but a list of teams with potentially three games of usability, even with a tough matchup \u2014 and yes, includes DSTs over and under 60% \u2014 bold are best few)
\nARI: HOU, ATL, CIN
\nATL: TB, ARI, LAR
\nBAL: CIN, NE, GB
\nCLE: CHI, BUF, PIT
\nDET: LAR, PIT, MIN
\nHOU: ARI, LV, LAC
\nMIA: PIT, CIN, TB
\nLV: PHI, HOU, NYG
\nNO: CAR, NYJ, TEN
\nNYG: WAS, MIN, LV
\nPHI: LV, WAS, BUF
\nPIT: MIA, DET, CLE
\nSEA: IND, LAR, CAR
\nSF: TEN, IND, CHI
\nTB: ATL, CAR, MIA
\nAll In Speed Run Podcast
(hey, listen! \ud83e\uddda it\u2019s mine \ud83d\udc40)Apple
Spotify
Manual: Rules of Play
\nPlayers must be under 60% rostered on Yahoo
\nListed in order of preference: I\u2019ll regularly prioritize potential upside over immediate replacement production
\nNo FAB suggestions: Varies wildly by league tendencies and need
\nStreaming QB, TE, DST order might change in the ranks with more news and projections
\nEmojis for brevity<\/p>\n
\n\ud83e\udee1 = Next Man Up but with deeper startability<\/p>\n
(Scale 1-5: more ducks = more worry)
\nEagles<\/a>: \ud83e\udd86 \u2014 \ud83e\udd86 \ud83e\udd86 \ud83e\udd86 \u2014 Jalen Hurts<\/a> is QB7 in FPPG but has fantasy tallies of just 12.0 and 14.5 since their bye. Additionally, he has a high of 183 passing yards in the past three games. Saquon Barkley<\/a> has one RB1 finish since Week 5 and only four on the year. A.J. Brown<\/a> is WR41 in FPPG with two Top 20 finishes (both third) and five games outside the Top 50. At least DeVonta Smith<\/a> and Dallas Goedert had been good, but Smith is coming off his worst game of the season and Goedert his second-worst. Putting this into context, the past two games have been against the Packers and Lions<\/a>, plus a rematch against the Giants two weeks after the first meeting. Here\u2019s the good news. The Eagles have one of the better overall schedules ROS with one of the best remaining WR schedules. It\u2019s a road game in DAL, then CHI, LAC, LV, WAS and BUF. Only the Chargers are moderately worrisome, and Saquon Barkley has one of the best Week 17 matchups. It\u2019s Groundhog Day. Every year the Eagles go through a stretch where they need to wake up, get right and start dominating. The defense is doing its part, and while the skill players won\u2019t get back to 2024 levels, they all make for good buy-lows. Hurts and Brown get three ducks merely due to the low air yards per attempt and target, while Barkley and Smith get two because there is a chance the rollercoaster continues, and Goedert gets one, because\u2026 tight ends.
\nRome Odunze<\/a>, WR, CHI: \ud83e\udd86\ud83e\udd86\ud83e\udd86 \u2014 After four-straight double-digit scores to start the year and ranking third (FPPG) only behind Puka Nacua and Amon-Ra St. Brown<\/a>, Odunze is WR49 with four games of 5.1 or less \u2014 including a goose egg \u2014 and two double-digit scores. Caleb Williams has targeted Odunze on 19.8% of his routes since the bye (Week 5) compared to 24.8% in Weeks 1-4. Additionally, 25.0% of the targets are off target compared to 17.1% previously, thanks in part to Williams targeting Odunze more downfield (16.2 AirYD\/TGT compared to 12.3 previously). Lastly, he also has just one touchdown for 2.5 TD\/TGT% compared to 14.3% those first four games. Odunze is still a great talent, but Williams has been a bit too aggressive looking Odunze\u2019s way more downfield, which draws comparisons to the Jameson Williams<\/a> issues before Dan Campbell took over calling the plays. Here\u2019s the rub. Odunze missed his window to rebound with the schedule, and now, while the Steelers<\/a> are an enticing matchup, the Bears<\/a> follow that up with PHI, GB, CLE, GB and SF \u2014 a worrisome wideout schedule. Sell if you can, particularly if he comes up big against the Steelers.
\nPower Up Players
(Scale 1-5: more Mario mushrooms = more excitement)
\nTreVeyon Henderson<\/a>, RB, NE: \ud83c\udf44\ud83c\udf44\ud83c\udf44\ud83c\udf44 \u2014 More fantasy points than Henderson the past two weeks: Josh Allen<\/a>. The end. Henderson finished fourth and third in Weeks 10-11 after a 20th-place finish in the first game after Rhamondre Stevenson<\/a>\u2019s injury. It doesn\u2019t need to be \u201cMike Vrabel was stupid,\u201d or \u201cVrabel did the right thing bringing him along so slowly.\u201d We can have a middle ground and admit Henderson\u2019s talent deserved more opportunities \u2014 including not running him between the tackles so much \u2014 and also agree that not throwing Henderson into 20+ touches per game was wise. Either way, here we are, and while Henderson has been as jaw-dropping as we hoped after the NFL<\/a> draft, Stevenson will factor in if\/when he returns. Do not sell Henderson for anything less than Top 10 RB value, but if you can get a buy-low RB and WR combo to help your roster for the playoffs, it would be wise. Like with Vrabel, we can say you came into a top-notch talent, but would also be wise to test the trade waters for a peak value return. Worst-case, Henderson is a mid-RB2 with a healthy Stevenson.
\nJameson Williams, WR, DET: \u2b50\ufe0f\ud83c\udf44 \u2014 Speaking of Williams, he\u2019s benefiting from Campbell calling the plays, as discussed on my pod last week. After a line of 36-21-355-3 through the first eight games, Williams has 14-10-207-2 the past two, which includes a shift from 15.9 AirYd\/TGT to 10.4, which wouldn\u2019t seem like a good thing, but then you see a jump from 1.43 YPRR to 2.96 and 7.0 YAC per reception to 9.6 and 16.9 YPC to 20.7. Why? Because Williams is back to doing what aided his 2024 breakout: using his skill more than just going deep most of the time. For those 14 targets, Williams ran one post and one out-route with the rest over the middle and\/or short-to-intermediate. That\u2019s 14.3% attempted deep target types. In the previous 36 targets, Williams ran two corners, four go-routes, three posts, three out-routes and just 21 in the middle and\/or short-to-intermediate. That\u2019s 41.7% deep target types. The former is more in line with 2024, and now, Sam LaPorta<\/a> is out for the season, which is why Williams gets the super-powered mushroom.
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