Waiver Wire Targets
Find help for this week and the weeks after it. Compare future production with the player you would replace, then decide what that improvement is worth from your remaining budget.
Waiver wire targets, week 8 preview
Ranked by how much each available player improves a typical 12-team PPR lineup over the next four weeks (projected points per week, averaged over twelve representative rosters built from players rostered in most leagues), not by raw points: a quarterback who outscores a receiver still helps only the teams whose own quarterback is worse. "Helps" counts the typical teams he would start for. Check which players are available in your league.
| # | Player | Pos | Team | Lineup gain | Helps | 4wk PPR/g | Rostered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malik Washington | WR | MIA | +0.14 | 5 of 12 | 8.7 | 37% |
| 2 | Brenton Strange | TE | JAX | +0.07 | 4 of 12 | 8.3 | 49% |
| 3 | DeMario Douglas | WR | NE | +0.06 | 2 of 12 | 8.5 | 47% |
| Bench depth: would not start for a typical 12-team team now; ordered by value over a replacement at the position. | |||||||
| 4 | Keenan Allen | WR | IND | bench | 0 of 12 | 8.4 | 42% |
| 5 | Keon Coleman | WR | BUF | bench | 0 of 12 | 8.0 | 28% |
| 6 | Makai Lemon | WR | PHI | bench | 0 of 12 | 8.0 | 44% |
| 7 | Ryan Flournoy | WR | DAL | bench | 0 of 12 | 7.6 | 21% |
| 8 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | ARI | bench | 0 of 12 | 7.3 | 47% |
| 9 | Xavier Hutchinson | WR | HOU | bench | 0 of 12 | 7.6 | 2% |
| 10 | Kendre Miller | RB | NO | bench | 0 of 12 | 7.2 | 28% |
Best available at each position, one-QB: QB Jacoby Brissett (would not start for a typical team); RB Tyler Allgeier (would not start for a typical team); WR Malik Washington (+0.14); TE Brenton Strange (+0.07).
Superflex leagues
A second quarterback starts every week, so available quarterbacks are worth far more. Most of these are rostered in Superflex leagues; check yours.
| # | Player | Pos | Team | Lineup gain | Helps | 4wk PPR/g | Rostered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacoby Brissett | QB | ARI | +3.27 | 12 of 12 | 14.0 | 23% |
| 2 | Athan Kaliakmanis (provisional: little game evidence) | QB | WAS | +2.19 | 7 of 12 | 12.6 | 0% |
| 3 | Daniel Jones | QB | IND | +2.07 | 6 of 12 | 12.3 | 12% |
| 4 | Malik Willis | QB | MIA | +2.04 | 6 of 12 | 12.3 | 10% |
| 5 | Deshaun Watson | QB | CLE | +1.85 | 6 of 12 | 11.9 | 13% |
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A free account shows all 373 eligible targets with the usage, depth-chart and practice evidence behind each, the persistent-starter probability, and the gain for your own roster. How the model is built and tested.
League availability, roster fit and budget assumptions
Without a roster, value is relative to a league-size bench-depth proxy (QB24, RB48, WR60, TE24 in 12 teams), not a guaranteed starting-lineup improvement. Bid ranges are alternatives; do not submit every suggested bid without a combined budget check. Roster fit assumes 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE and 1 FLEX, plus an optional Superflex. Names are matched locally; nothing is submitted to your league. Only players verified at 50% or less rostered on major league hosts are shown. Missing or stale percentages do not establish eligibility. Confirm availability before claiming. Stash value beyond a four-week window is not priced.
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How the recommendations work
Four-week value includes weeks with no production. Persistent-starter probability means at least two positive QB12 / RB24 / WR24 / TE12 finishes in four league weeks, using PPR and a 12-team reference. It is not a promise of a breakout. Provisional players have no probability until sufficient in-season evidence exists.
The FAAB ceiling is your remaining budget × four-week positive lineup gain ÷ (that gain + remaining weeks × your opportunity-reserve assumption). The displayed 40–70% of ceiling range is a negotiating scenario, not a learned winning price. There is no historical losing-bid archive. Higher reserve settings save more for future claims. A zero ceiling means the modeled immediate lineup gain does not support spending; it does not prove a stash has no value.
Rolling priority has future option value; use it selectively for sustained upgrades. Weekly standings priority resets, so conserving it has less value. Under FAAB, priority generally breaks equal bids. Your league’s actual rules control.
These estimates use games and information available at the time. Later results are not used to rewrite past forecasts. Suggestions can change as roles and injuries change. Check that a player is available in your league before adding him.
D/ST and kicker streaming targets use the existing separately tested positional models. Their spending horizon is one week; do not price them like a four-week offensive breakout.