RosterWatch Week 14 Waiver Wire: WRs
Byron Lambert, Rosterwatch.com

Remember, defensive waiver wire moves can be just as important as offensive waiver wire moves in the fantasy playoffs.

The wide receiver waiver pool continues to be deep with effective players. Even if we couldn’t use the following players in our own starting lineups, we’d certainly consider picking them up so other owners couldn’t use them against us.

Best of luck to you all this week!

** All Players listed below are less than 50% owned

Doug Baldwin, WR Seattle Seahawks- 20% owned
He’s been good on the season, and has a great quarterback. He scored 13.70 fantasy points in Week 13. He’s average 11.20 points over his last three games. The concern for a while was the looming return of Percy Harvin. It didn’t matter. Baldwin was still good when Harvin played prior to the Bye Week. Now it appears Percy could be back on the shelf for a while. Baldwin is a solid play moving forward.

Cordarrelle Patterson, WR Minnesota Vikings- 25% owned
An electric playmaker we’ve told you about repeatedly for eleven months. Pick him up! The Trashman LOVES him as his playoff WR3. Patterson is about to put himself on the radar big time for 2014.

Michael Crabtree, WR San Francisco 49ers- 48% owned
He looked pretty good in his first week back. Most importantly, Kaepernick was looking his way. He should be owned. If necessary, he’s start-able against Seattle and Tampa the next two weeks. The dreamiest idea is waiting for him to get in football shape and deploying him in the sickest matchup of all times in Week 16 at home against Atlanta.

Jacoby Jones, WR Baltimore Ravens- 15% owned
Jones is heating up the last two weeks. He gets a dream matchup this week against Minnesota who just allowed Chicago’s WR2, Alshon Jeffery, to go bonkers down the field. We really like Jacoby this week.

Rod Streater, WR Oakland Raiders- 19% owned
Our longstanding affection for Rod Streater as a deep waiver play continues this week against the leaky New York Jets secondary. Remember, the robot genius RosterWatch Computer told you last week that he LOVED Brian Hartline and Mike Wallace against that same Jets defense. The result was double digit points for both. If you like the matchup and Streater is unavailable in your league, his less heralded teammate Andre Holmes is worth a look. He’s coming on with 16 targets in the last two weeks. He’s athletic and passes the eyeball test.

DeAndre Hopkins, WR Houston Texans- 44% owned
He’s been hit or miss, and hasn’t shown a ton of upside. We thought he looked good last week, and don’t hate him against a Jaguars secondary that just made Josh Gordon look like Jerry Rice. Actually, we are pretty intrigued by him this week.

Brandon LaFell, WR Carolina Panthers- 31% owned
In terms of real football, LaFell is a WR3 that the Panthers insist is a WR1/2. Nonetheless, he’s the most effective passing catching option on the outside that the Panthers have these days as Steve Smith continues to decline. LaFell’s floor is a couple of points lower any given week than Smith’s, but he has the double digit upside you don’t get from Smitty anymore. New Orleans presents a tought matchup this week, but we aren’t sure it’s going to make a huge difference for a guy like LaFell. We also believe big play threat Ted Ginn is worth a sniff on the carpet in the SuperDome. He’s boom/bust but it’s been by far his best season as a pro.

Jerricho Cotchery, WR Pittsburgh Steelers- 30% owned
It’s been a great year for Cotchery. He’s been a legit WR3, averaging over 8 PPG through 13 weeks. The gravy train kept rolling with another touchdown last week. The Trashman says one of the perils of playing a guy like Cotchery this late in the season is a goosegg. I tend to agree, except for the fact that I’ve been basically goose egged by several top tier fantasy receivers in my fantasy leagues this year- including guys like AJ Green. Receivers are the fantasy players who offer the greatest statistical variance. The Steelers get a tough matchup against the Dolphins this week. Perhaps the Dolphins attention to Antonio Brown opens things up for Cotchery.

Nate Washington, WR Tennessee Titans- 24% owned
Nasty Nate was back to his old tricks last week. If you just need something out of this waiver play, Washington is always a good bet for 4-10 points. The Titans will be forced to throw at Denver this week. We like the wily veteran to contribute. His rookie teammate, Justin Hunter, is still worth a look if you’re in a gambling mood. He has big play and redzone capabilities. FitzPeePee looked his away a lot last week. We just can’t trust him enough to recommend him over Nasty Nate.

Dexter McCluster, WR Kansas City Chiefs- 9% owned
We’ve been telling you for weeks, if you need 5 points with 10 point upside- McCluster is definitely worth a look. He’s been getting the targets, and is having his best season ever. The matchup is phenomenal at Washington this week. Donnie Avery is also worth a look if you are looking for more of a boom/bust option.

Tiquan Underwood, WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers- 4% owned
You can’t expect a ton, but he’s been productive ever since Mike Williams went down. If you get five points you should be satisfied. However, we did witness twenty point upside recently. He gets a monster matchup against Buffalo this week. If there is ever a time to play him, it’s now.

Ace Sanders, WR Jacksonville Jaguars- 1% owned
It’s well documented how much we love him as a football player. Now he’s become a steady 6-7 point fantasy play the last three weeks in a row. The Texans this week are a solid matchup that keeps getting easier. Feel good about playing Ace.

Marquise Goodwin, WR Buffalo Bills- 4% owned
The receiver situation in Buffalo became murkier with the return of Robert Woods and Steve Johnson. Still, the blazing fast Goodwin and his strong armed quarterback have a great rookie chemistry down the field. EJ likes to take his shots. Goodwin is set for a couple of big plays between now and the end of fantasy playoffs.