RosterWatch Waiver Wire Cheat Sheet: Week 12

Byron BylineWinning fantasy football means being active on the weekly waiver wire. You have to be, as the season morphs before our very eyes from week to week in dramatic fashion. This means that every week, you need to identify the unproductive garbage at the bottom of your roster and exchange those players for the hottest new pickups. Often times these free agent acquisitions end up being valuable commodities that can change the course of your season.

The RosterWatch Waiver Wire Cheat Sheet is a weekly tool that will help you easily navigate this process, with expert results guaranteed. Researching free agent pickups can be mind-numbing and time-consuming, so we’ve done all the work for you with this simple one-page document. Use it exactly like the Draft Cheat Sheet- start at the top and work your way to the bottom.

All players in the tool are less than 50% owned across all major fantasy sites. Many of them may even be had for free on Wednesday morning after waivers run. Please post any questions about the player rankings within this tool in the comments section below.

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17 Comments

  1. ↓ Post By renourka

    Uh oh Rosterwatch, I’m 9-2 and in 1st place in this 12 team standard league, but I haven’t yet clinched a playoff spot. The other five playoff contenders are catching up quick and I need to win this week against the 4th ranked 7-4 team who just got Josh Gordon back!

    I’m panicking after losing both Bradshaw and Ball this week and my team now looks like this:
    QB: Rodgers
    WR: Evans & Harvin (K. Benjamin & J. Matthews)
    RB: Jennings & T. Rich
    TE: Gronk
    FLEX: J. Graham

    I have the 12th waiver so I doubt I’m going to get either of Crowell or Jonas Gray so I guess I’ll be grabbing one or two of these garbage guys: K. Davis, B. Brown, Helu, Cunningham, Dixon, Herron, Murray, or Riddick?

    I’m also debating trying to trade for another RB? I don’t want to lose Gronk or Graham but should I target another team for a RB and who should I try and trade for? The team I’m facing this week is trying to consolidate some depth and actually offered me A. Morris, Ivory, and either S. Watkins/O. Beckham Jr. for Gronk and I’m tempted to accept… but I don’t want to help his SUPER TEAM:
    QB: Rivers
    WR: Dez Bryant & Gordon (A. Brown, Watkins)
    RB: Morris & Murray (F. Jackson, Ivory, Asiata)
    TE: D. Allen
    FLEX: O. Beckham Jr.

    Appreciate any of your expert advice!

    1. ↓ Post By renourka

      EDIT: I got Crowell!

        1. ↓ Post By renourka

          Ha yes I was so pleasantly surprised my claim snagged him! So you’d stick with my squad as is now?

  2. ↓ Post By Chenzie11

    Trade proposal in full half PPR league

    Trade away demarius Thomas and Odell beckham for Alson Jeffrey, mike Evans, and Sammy Watkins.

    1. ↓ Post By Alex Dunlap

      Who u got behind DT and OBJ if u don’t make trade and how many WRs can u start?

  3. ↓ Post By csb01

    Standard league flex spot choose 1. Tre mason, Lamar Miller, I. Crowell, or Torrie Smith. Thanks

    1. ↓ Post By Dorian Colbert

      I’m going with Crowell there.

  4. ↓ Post By jocrawfo

    I need some advice. I”m in 10 man standard league. I am very worried about my quarterback position but pretty happy with the rest of my team. I am currently 2nd place with 8-3 record but there are 4 guys behind me at 7-4, with only 4 making the playoffs. We currently play 1 qb, 2 wr, 2 rb, 1 TE, 1 W\R\T flex spot.

    Should I upgrade my QB situation or do I role with a pretty good lineup hoping they make up for the lacking QB?

    QB- Matt Ryan, Josh Mccowan
    RB – Demarco Murray, Leveon Bell, Mark Ingram, Denard Robinson
    WR – Josh Gordon, Jordan Matthews, Kelvin Benjamin
    TE – Juilius Thomas

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      jocrawfo-

      Really like your roster- don’t think you have to make any moves- this is a great roster. Only consideration is that barring injury you will have one sick RB AND WR on your bench every week, which doesn’t do you much good in the playoffs. We’d consider shipping Ryan and either Matthews, Ingram, or Robinson for a TOP LEVEL QB. You will be paying a premium, but you have the depth to do it and leaving all of that talent on your bench every week could be hurtful when you could have a better starting lineup to navigate the playoffs instead. We are talking Manning or Rodgers here. MAYBE Brady or Brees- but that’s a much tougher decision. Good luck.

      1. ↓ Post By jocrawfo

        You guys are the best!! Thanks for the advice. I will think about upgrading QB on Monday. If I move one of those guys this week I will have an empty roster spot this week. Its too close to hand over those points.
        Again, thanks for the help!!

      2. ↓ Post By jocrawfo

        Scratch that – today is trade deadline. Have to decide today on pulling the trigger.

  5. ↓ Post By willywill325

    Who should I start half ppr leauge. Right now I’m starting cutler. My three wrs Beckham, Andre Johnson, Gordon. My 2 rbs are McCoy and Ellington. My te is kelce. My flex is rashad jennings and My kicker is vinateri. My defense is Detroit.
    My bench consists of McCown, rudolph, sanu, wayne, davante adams and mason crosby.

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      willywill325-

      We like your lineup how it is- the only change we would make is at Defense. Detroit has been a solid option on the season, but we aren’t starting them against NE. Good luck.

    2. ↓ Post By Dorian Colbert

      We like who you’re rolling with for the most part. I don’t love Detroit’s def this week though. I might stream another def if I had the option.

  6. ↓ Post By chadderbox

    Crowell

  7. ↓ Post By willywill325

    Do you recommend San Diego def for this week?

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