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RosterWatch Week 13 Waiver Wire Cheat Sheet Now Available

Byron BylineBuilding a championship-caliber fantasy roster requires basic weekly waiver-wire management. We’ve created the Waiver Wire Cheat Sheet so that in a just a few minutes a week, our users can make the same expert waiver maneuvers we personally make in our own leagues, throughout the season.

Whether you play in a standard waiver-claim format, or in a free-agent bidding system – we’ve got you covered. Read the chart top to bottom, and use it like the Draft Cheat Sheet. It’s not mandatory to go after the very top pick up every single week – use some basic discretion. Insane value can be cultivated through the bottom of the Waiver Wire Cheat Sheet over the course of the season.

All players listed on the WWCS are currently on the waiver wire in at least 50% of fantasy leagues across all major formats.

*Our advice is to recycle an average of 1-2 players per week from the bottom of your roster into hot waiver-wire pickups for the current week. This can be accomplished via waivers, or on the cheap as free-agent pickups post-waiver period .

PRO members, click here to download the cheat sheet.

26 Comments

  1. ↓ Post By Gman

    Good afternoon RosterWatch Nation.

    I need one receiver off WW to start week 13. Julio injured and Godwin on bye.

    .5 ppr How do you rank the following players?

    Corey Davis, TY Hilton, K Coutee.

    Thanks

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      Look at the matchups of course- but prob Davis then Hilton

      1. ↓ Post By Gman

        Thanks Byron!!

  2. ↓ Post By sdboor

    PPR play 3WR 2RB 1 Flex 1st place and highest points – Thank you!
    My team:
    Godwin, Ridley, RWoods, JJSmithShuster, CDLamb, Antonio Brown
    JRobinson, ZekeElliott, AGibson, KDrake, LFournette, AEkeler(in an IR spot on my bench)

    To activate Ekeler out of his IR spot on my bench, I have to drop a player…. Who shall it be?
    Lamb, Brown or Fournette?

    After I drop one of the 3 players to activate Ekeler ….available on waiver are:
    Deebo Samuel and MPittman,
    Would I rather have on of these for the play-offs than who is left on my team?

    Thank you!

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      Prob drop AB for Deebo

  3. ↓ Post By sdboor

    Thank you for the above advice to drop AntBrown and pick up Deebo
    But
    In order to activate Ekeler from his IR position to be active on my bench , I need to drop another player: should it be CDLamb or Fournette?
    Se my last post above
    Thank you!

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      Drop Lamb for Ekeler

  4. ↓ Post By sdboor

    For Play-offs in a PPR do like CDLamb or AntonioBrown best?

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      Look at schedules

  5. ↓ Post By Chief58

    Earned the Bye so looking at first game in week 15. Have Fournette on the bench but David Johnson and Akers on the waiver wire. Like either one better than Fournette?

    Thanks

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      Yes, I’d pick up David Johnson- wish there was someone else you could drop. If Rojo were to go down Fournette would be gold. I get you may not have the luxury to do that. GL

  6. ↓ Post By dankc2

    I have Ryan at QB, would you pick up Trubisky to add depth. His playoff schedule looks good, Texans, Vikes and Jags. I would have to drop either Pittman or M Williams. My other WR’s are Ridley, ARob and Diontae Johnson.

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      Not a horrible idea just don’t think I want to drop Pittman or Williams unless you are worried about Ryan’s schedule ( I have not looked) and you think your QB waiver wire will be bone dry in playoffs (remember there will only be a few teams making waiver moves at that point.

      Also, sounds like Julio is on the right track…….

  7. ↓ Post By chasetheman@hotmail.com

    Who would you rather have in dynasty moving forward…..Ja’Marr Chase or Tee Higgins.

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      I don’t have a grade on Chase yet- which obv could be very high. But, prior to the Burrow injury Higgins looked like pure dynasty gold. Don’t think you can wrong either way. I’d prob bank on Burrow sounding like he will recover well, and go w/ Higgins based on what I know right now.

  8. ↓ Post By bigbarret

    Hey Guys-
    I have been pushing for an article for the last few years. Can you guys do a keeper/dynasty pickup guide of players that are probably on the waiver wire now (injury, rookie, etc.) that we should stash for next year?

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      We will be launching dynasty rankings soon that will be featured on a partner’s website and updated weekly- will def keep RWNation posted !

    2. ↓ Post By renourka

      I like this idea!

  9. ↓ Post By renourka

    10 team Half-PPR (8-4)
    1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 FLEX, 1 TE (6 Bench)

    1. Still battling for that 2nd seed Week 14 BYE but with one free bench spot I’m not sure if I should be prioritizing Booker or another RB over Deebo on waivers with my 5th priority because I am a Jacobs owner?

    2. Assuming I get whichever guy you’d prioritize in question 1, would you drop anyone on my squad for anyone else available?

    QB: Big Ben
    RB: Jacobs, Hunt (R. Jones, Montgomery, Z. Moss)
    WR: Adams, Ridley (Evans, Diontae Johnson)
    FLEX: Gibson
    TE: Henry

    Available:
    RB: Bell, Kerryon Johnson, Booker, Mattison, Wilkins, Akers, McKissic
    WR: Samuel, Pittman, Landry, Coutee, Watkins
    TE: Kittle, Gesicki, Shultz

    1. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

      I’d pick up Deebo, and consider dropping Moss for Booker-

      1. ↓ Post By renourka

        Thanks, I appreciate the help Byron!

  10. ↓ Post By Lonny5

    Need Input,

    12 team full point ppr.

    Would you drop Tyler Boyd ROS given his current QB situation? Possible pickups (would play the matchups) are the following:

    Keke Coutee
    Denzel Mims
    Gabriel Davis
    Allen Lazard

    Also, would you drop Logan Thomas for either of the following:

    Trey Burton
    Austin Hooper

    Thank you

  11. ↓ Post By Byron Lambert

    Yeah I’d probably drop him for any of those guys except Davis-

    I’d probably keep Thomas, but definitely look at the upcoming schedules and recent snap %s

    1. ↓ Post By Lonny5

      Thanks Byron

  12. ↓ Post By jrcs851315

    Would you drop Reagor or Lamb for Keke Coutee? .5 ppr deep league with multiple flexes. More for playoffs than this week

  13. ↓ Post By raholland77@yahoo.com

    12 Team full ppr. I need to start 3 of the following wrs.
    Ridley,Hopkins,Diggs,Deebo or Pittman. The first 3 seem obvious vit but Ramsey has ne a bit worried and I need the win for first round bye.

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