Every year there’s a league winner on the waivers. Let’s find yours!

QB Streamers:

Jimmy Garoppolo – Jimmy G just played his best game of the season last week against the Cardinals throwing for 317 yards and 4 TDs as the 49ers were able to establish more of a passing game. We expect that to continue in Week 10 with a match up against the high scoring Seattle Seahawks. While the 49ers defense is one of the top ranked, Russell Wilson has been playing at an MVP level with 5 TDs last week and SF did give up 25 points to Kyler Murray and the Cardinals in Week 9. For Jimmy G that means he’ll potentially be throwing more again and Seattle does give up 18.98 points per game to QBs.

Ryan Tannehill – Tannehill is also coming off of his best game of the season as he continues to start for the Titans over Mariota. In Week 9, Tannehill threw for 331 yards, 1 TD, and also rushed for another one but did throw 2 interceptions. The Titans are up against the Chiefs in Week 10 whose secondary hasn’t been bad at all this year but with Patrick Mahomes possibly returning, the Chiefs could put up some points quickly against a Titans’ secondary that has been struggling the past 3 games. We can expect a back and forth game or Tennessee playing from behind if the Chiefs get off to a hot start.

Philip Rivers – Rivers has been very hit or miss this season and will likely continue to be. However in Week 10 he has one of his best remaining match ups this season against the Raiders. Oakland is ranked right behind TB for the worst secondary and they’ve given up more than 20 points every game this season besides Week 1. We expect Rivers to have one of his better games this season and possibly even get Keenan Allen to bounce back this week.

Daniel Jones /Sam Darnold – Both QBs are up against eachother and both of them also do have their turnover issues. Darnold has thrown a total of 9 interceptions since coming back in Week 6 while Jones has thrown 8 and has lost 8 fumbles as well. With that being said, both defenses have some of the lowest ranked secondaries in the league with the Giants giving up 41.63 points per game to WRs and the Jets giving up 39.99. These guys are more of a streaming option if there is no one else out there and they could have some better games if this becomes an ugly shootout.

Running Backs:

Ronald Jones – He’s made it back to the waiver wire after it took Bruce Arians 5 weeks to name Jones as the starter when everyone anticipated him to be after getting a season high 19 carries in Week 4. Rojo got his opporunity again in Week 9 with 18 carries going for 67 yards and 1 TD. Jones could have had another TD on the board but Dare Ogunbowale took it away on a goal line carry being his only carry of the game. Besides for Week 11 against New Orleans, the Bucs have a pretty favorable schedule going forward for their offense and with Rojo getting starter volume now, he could be a weekly FLEX/RB2 option.

Trey Edmunds – Edmunds is more of a weekly option based on James Conner’s status. Everyone expected Jaylen Samuels to lead the PIT backfield with Conner and Benny Snell out in Week 9 but it was actually Edmunds who out carried Samuels 12 to 8. With those 12 carries, Edmunds put up an impressive 73 yards against a pretty solid Colts’ run defense. If Conner continues to miss time, Edmunds could take over the backfield carries while Samuels continues to be more involved in the passing game. Either way we don’t think the Steelers will run with just 1 RB going forward so it’s not a bad idea to have a piece of it.

J.D. McKissic – When Detroit played Oakland in Week 9 it was mostly from behind and it was a very back and forth game which didn’t give the Lions an opportunity to establish their run game. With their limited workload, one RB did stand out though and it wasn’t Ty Johnson. Johnson lead the backfield in carries with 9 but only put up 29 yards and added only another 7 through the air with 3 receptions. McKissic only got 4 opportunities to carry the ball but made the most out of them with 32 yards and then added 40 yards and 1 TD through the air on just 3 receptions on top of that. We expect McKissic to get more of the workload going forward and possibly take over the backfield by the end of the season.

Kalen Ballage – Well this is an ugly one but we have to put him on here. With Kenyan Drake getting traded to the Cardinals and Mark Walton getting suspended for 4 games, Ballage is the lead back all of a sudden in Miami. Now he hasn’t done much this season besides putting up a pair of TDs but if he’s better than the other back up RBs on the team, he could get enough volume to be a desperation FLEX option.

Wide Receivers:

Zach Pascal/Chester Rogers – With T.Y. Hilton being out for Week 9, Pascal stepped up as he has before even with Hilton on the field and caught 5 passes for 76 yards and 1 TD. With Hilton missing more time and now Parris Campbell out for the season with a hand fracture, Pascal is in line for a larger role which also depends on Jacoby Brissett’s status. Chester Rogers also caught a TD in Week 9 and could be more involved based on the Hilton/Campbell/Brissett situation.

Jamison Crowder – The first week of the Jets’ “easy” late schedule is over and Crowder came through with a nice game putting up 83 yards and 1 TD on 8 receptions. Crowder is only owned in 54.7% of ESPN leagues and is a nice pickup especially in PPR formats for a WR3/FLEX play for the next 5 weeks.

DeVante Parker – Miami has been playing better with Fitzpatrick doing his thing and actually won their first game of the season in Week 9. Preston Williams and Parker have been the most consistent Miami players and with Williams tearing an ACL on Sunday, Parker becomes the clear WR1 on the team going forward. Parker has had at least 3 catches in every game he’s played this season and also leads the team with 4 TDs. Miami has a pretty good schedule coming up for WRs and with Mark Walton suspended for 4 games, they’ll likely have to throw even more.

Hunter Renfrow – We were debating putting Renfrow on the waiver wire last week as it felt like we were chasing points but with 10 catches on 11 targets, 142 yards and 2 TDs over the last 2 games it’s probably worth putting him on here. With Tyrell Williams back, more teams are putting their best guys on him and Darren Waller which gives Renfrow an opportunity to get more involved.

Tight Ends:

Noah Fant – With Brandon Allen as the starting QB for the Broncos, Fant put up his best game of the season with 3 receptions for 115 yards and 1 TD. 75 of those yards did come from just 1 play but that means his other 2 receptions add up to 40 yards. With Emmanuel Sanders traded and Courtland Sutton drawing main coverage, Fant has big play opportunity if he keeps building up trust with Allen for the rest of the season. This game was an example of the player he was drafted to be but with Joe Flacco as QB and Fant dropping plenty of passes, the first 8 weeks were uneventful.

Mike Gesicki – We noticed Gesicki getting more involved in the Miami offense a couple of weeks ago and even had him as a Boom or Bust play that we called too early. On Sunday he had his best game of the season with 6 catches for 95 yards. With the Dolphins starting RB being Kalen Ballage, Miami is going to have to throw more and with Preston Williams out for the season, Gesicki could be a great option for Fitzpatrick to throw too especially with a pretty favorable fantasy schedule coming up for Miami.

Jack Doyle/Eric Ebron – The Colts TE duo are also on here due to the Hilton/Campbell/Brissett situation in IND. It’s hard to know which TE will have the better day in any given week as it seems to be pretty random so it’s probably better to watch the situation going forward to see who steps up with Hilton and Campbell out. The Colts do have a favorable match up against Miami in Week 10 so you could roll the dice and take a gamble on one of these guys if you need a TE option.

Ryan Griffin – Griffin will be an option based on the status of Chris Herndon. Herndon was active for Week 9 but never got in the game which is interesting so we’ll have to monitor that situation going forward. With Herndon out, Griffin has been very active with 3 TDs in the last 4 weeks and a 4th one called back in Week 9 due to an “incomplete” catch. Everyone knows the Jets have a favorable fantasy schedule for the next 5 weeks so Griffin could always be an option based on Herndon’s health.

Kyle Rudolph – He’s not one of our top TE options but we still think he has proved himself enough to make it onto the waiver wire. Over the last 4 weeks, Rudolph has 14 catches, 134 yards and 2 TDs. If Adam Thielen were to miss more time with a hamstring injury, Rudolph could see some more action coming his way but it’s tough to tell with Kirk Cousins spreading the ball around so much once his top options of Thielen and Stefon Diggs are taken away.

D/ST:

Just in Case: We would check your waivers to see if PIT Steelers are available since they’re only owned in 61.6% of ESPN leagues. They have been the second best defense since Week 4 right behind the NE Patriots and have a favorable schedule coming up after Week 10.

IND Colts – The Colts make it back for another week of streaming. We had them as a Week 9 option against the Steelers and they did well putting up 9 fantasy points with 1 interception and 1 fumble recovery. In Week 10 they face off against Miami who give up the second most points to defenses with 14.13 points per game.

BAL Ravens – The Ravens had a solid SNF performance against the NE Patriots in Week 9 with 1 interception and 1 fumble recovered for a TD. They’re up against the 0-8 CIN Bengals this week who are going with their back up QB Ryan Finley over Andy Dalton. Finley is making his first start this season which means there will be plenty of opportunities for mistakes for the BAL D/ST to capitalize on.

NY Jets/Giants – Both defenses haven’t been great giving up plenty of points to offenses but they face off against each other and both teams give up plenty of points to defenses due to Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones turning the ball over so much. They’re not the best options as this game could turn into an ugly higher scoring shootout but if you were to pick them up you would just be banking on the turnovers.

DET Lions – The Lions are also not at the top of our list as they’ve been involved in shootouts for pretty much for whole season but they are a desperation option for Week 10 against Chicago, whose offense has been terrible. In Week 9, the Bears had a total of 9 yards of offense going into half time. If Trubisky continues to be himself and Nagy doesn’t utilize David Montgomery much, the Lions’ defense could put up decent fantasy numbers for a desperate streaming option.