Every week, I will share my favorite waiver wire or free agent pickups in fantasy football. Some weeks are more important than others because of bye weeks, but adding the right player any week can make all the difference. Here is what I have for week 14!
QB Derek Carr, Saints
He has found chemistry with MVS and is putting up decent fantasy numbers. It helps that he can dump passes off to Alvin Kamara, too. He is in a good matchup this week against the Giants, and with a number of teams on bye, you might need a replacement QB.
RB Isaac Guerendo, 49ers
Hopefully, if you had Guerendo earlier in the season before CMC came back, you held onto him. If you didn’t, or the team that had him didn’t, pounce right now. He is worth a top waiver priority. CMC is done for the year, and Mason is hurt, too.
RB Jonathon Brooks, Panthers
There is no doubt that Chuba Hubbard is the lead back in Carolina, but Brooks finally got to see some work in their week 13 loss to Tampa, and he looked good. The Panthers want to have a strong one-two punch with Hubbard and Brooks and should continue to feed them both. The matchup this week is a tough one, though, going on the road to face the Eagles.
QB Will Levis, Titans
Levis has looked a lot better over the past few weeks. He is connecting well with both Calvin Ridley and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and has an excellent matchup this weekend against the Jags, who rank dead last against QBs in fantasy football.
WR Adam Theilen, Panthers
He missed most of the season with injury but is back now and making big plays. He is the reliable veteran WR for Bryce Young, and as Young and the Panthers continue to improve as they have, Theilen will play a large role in being a team leader.
WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Titans
He keeps finding the endzone, and as QB Will Levis continues to improve, so will his pass catchers. Calvin Ridley is still the top dog in Tennessee, but there is no questioning who the number two pass catcher is anymore.
TE Pat Freiermuth, Steelers
His best two games receiving this season have come in the past two weeks. Besides George Pickens, it appears that Freiermuth is the second favorite target of QB Russell Wilson.
QB Aiden O’Connell, Raiders
He looked good in week 13 against a good Chiefs defense on the road in a cold weather game in KC. He takes his team to Tampa this week, so the weather will be warm, and the defense isn’t nearly as good. The Bucs can score a lot of points, though, so O’Connell could even get garbage time opportunities.
Defense: Saints
They get to face the Giants, who are the worst team in football. The Giants offensive line stinks, their QB stinks, their coaching stinks, and they should be picked on the rest of the season when it comes to team defenses in fantasy football.
TE Juwan Johnson, Saints
Taysom Hill is hurt, so Johnson is now the only TE that will make plays offensively. The increased volume he is about to see in the offense makes him worthy of an add this week.