We head into Week 9 with doubtlessly a whole lot of transferring elements on the waiver wire. You might need to make a number of changes because the week goes on relying on accidents and the looming commerce deadline on Nov. 4.
First, let’s begin with the 4 groups on a bye (Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, Cleveland and the Jets). There are a whole lot of good gamers who’re off this week, in addition to a number of gamers you would possibly need to add for the rest of the season, together with Justin Fields, Harold Fannin Jr., David Njoku and Mason Taylor. Extra on these gamers under.
We additionally do not know the extent of some gamers who had been injured in Week 8 which can be on a bye in Week 9, together with Quinshon Judkins (shoulder) and Saquon Barkley (groin). Relying on the severity of these accidents, you would possibly need to prioritize Dylan Sampson and Tank Bigsby now, which you’ll be able to examine right here.
And, we might see some trades occur this week, together with guys like Breece Corridor, Tony Pollard, Jakobi Meyers, Calvin Ridley and Chigoziem Okonkwo doubtlessly on the transfer. If these gamers are dealt, some guys who would profit can be Tyjae Spears, Isaiah Davis, Tre Tucker, Chimere Dike and Gunnar Helm, which we’ll focus on under.
We’ll additionally get into the gamers you have to add based mostly on latest performances or good matchups, together with Sam Darnold, Trevor Lawrence, Zonovan Knight and Troy Franklin. And we’ll spotlight why Tyrone Tracy Jr. needs to be added in all leagues with Cam Skattebo (ankle) now sadly out for the season.
Editor’s be aware: For this waiver wire column, we’re solely taking a look at gamers rostered in lower than 65 % of CBS Sports activities leagues.
Week 9 Waivers
On a bye: Jalen Hurts, Baker Mayfield, Justin Fields and Dillon Gabriel.
Accidents: Lamar Jackson (hamstring), Jayden Daniels (hamstring), Brock Purdy (toe), Kyler Murray (foot), Michael Penix Jr. (foot), J.J. McCarthy (ankle), Carson Wentz (shoulder), Bryce Younger (ankle), Joe Burrow (toe) and Anthony Richardson (eye).
Verify to see if accessible in shallow leagues: Joe Flacco (84 % rostered), Brock Purdy (72 %), Aaron Rodgers (72 %), Kyler Murray (71 %) and C.J. Stroud (67 %). Flacco has scored at the least 22.8 Fantasy factors in all three begins for the Bengals and has top-10 upside in all leagues for so long as he stays the starter in Cincinnati, together with Week 9 in opposition to the Bears. … Purdy has missed the previous 4 video games however will hopefully return in Week 9 on the Giants. In two video games this season, Purdy has scored at the least 20.8 Fantasy factors in every outing. … Rodgers has scored at the least 20.8 Fantasy factors in three video games in a row, and he needs to be thought of a low-end starter in all leagues in Week 9 in opposition to the Colts. He additionally has favorable upcoming video games in opposition to Cincinnati in Week 11 and Chicago in Week 12. … Murray comes again from a bye in Week 8 and a two-game absence with a foot damage with an excellent matchup in opposition to Dallas in Week 9. Hopefully, we’ll see Murray at one hundred pc, and he can carry out like a low-end starter in all leagues. … I do not love Stroud’s matchup in Week 9 in opposition to Denver, however he will get Jacksonville in Week 10 and Tennessee in Week 11. He has scored at the least 22.4 Fantasy factors in three of his previous 4 video games, and it is likely to be time to belief him as a low-end starter in deeper leagues when he has a positive matchup.
Drop candidates: Kirk Cousins (45 % rostered) and Carson Wentz (30 %). Cousins began for Penix in Week 8 in opposition to Miami and struggled with simply 7.1 Fantasy factors, and Penix is anticipated to return in Week 9. … Wentz began the previous 5 video games for the Vikings, however McCarthy is again in Week 9, with Wentz occurring injured reserve for his shoulder.
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Week 9 Waiver Precedence Checklist
WAIVER WIRE
Operating Backs
On a bye: Saquon Barkley, Tank Bigsby, Bucky Irving, Rachaad White, Sean Tucker, Breece Corridor, Isaiah Davis, Quinshon Judkins, Jerome Ford and Dylan Sampson.
Accidents: Cam Skattebo (ankle), Saquon Barkley (groin), Quinshon Judkins (shoulder), Bucky Irving (shoulder), Hassan Haskins (hamstring), Emari Demercado (ankle), Omarion Hampton (ankle), Trey Benson (knee), Joe Mixon (foot), Braelon Allen (knee) and MarShawn Lloyd (hamstring).
Verify to see if accessible in shallow leagues: Tyler Allgeier (77 % rostered), Kareem Hunt (74 %), Kyle Monangai (70 %) and Trey Benson (68 %). Allgeier needs to be thought of an excellent handcuff as a result of he has lottery-ticket attraction if Bijan Robinson had been to overlook any time, and Allgeier performs sufficient in tandem with Robinson that he is usually a flex choice in deeper leagues. Allgeier has scored at the least 9.4 PPR factors in 4 of his previous six video games coming into Week 9 at New England. … Hunt ran for a landing and caught his lone reception for a 2-yard landing Monday evening in opposition to Washington, and he additionally added 9 carries for 40 yards. He’ll proceed to share touches with Isiah Pacheco, however Hunt has now scored at the least 11.4 PPR factors in three of his previous six video games. He is value utilizing as a flex choice within the majority of leagues most weeks, even on this restricted function. … Monangai continues to get elevated taking part in time for the Bears, and he has performed 45 % of the snaps previously two video games in opposition to New Orleans and Baltimore. He is value rostering in all leagues as a handcuff to D’Andre Swift, and Monangai might be a helpful flex choice in deeper leagues when he is getting at the least seven touches per sport. … Benson is eligible to return in Week 10 after being out for 4 video games with a knee damage, and hopefully he’ll be one hundred pc for the rest of the season. When wholesome, Benson has the potential to be a No. 2 Fantasy working again in all leagues.
Drop candidates: Cam Skattebo (one hundred pc rostered), Nick Chubb (77 %), Justice Hill (44 %) and Michael Carter (37 %). Sadly, Skattebo is out for the season after hurting his ankle in Week 8. He needs to be dropped in all redraft leagues, and we hope he can return at one hundred pc for the beginning of the 2026 marketing campaign. … Chubb will hopefully proceed to cede extra work to Woody Marks, who’s the most effective working again for the Texans proper now. Chubb has scored 8.9 PPR factors or much less in 4 of his previous 5 video games heading into Week 9. … Hill may have some moments of constructive manufacturing because the 12 months goes on, however he has minimal Fantasy worth so long as Derrick Henry is wholesome, particularly with Keaton Mitchell getting work for the Ravens. In Week 8 in opposition to Chicago, Hill had one carry for two yards and no targets, and Mitchell had 4 carries for 43 yards in tandem with Henry. … Carter was minimize by the Cardinals on Monday, though ESPN stories he is anticipated to be again with the staff. Both method, he isn’t anticipated to assist Fantasy managers a lot, particularly with Benson probably again in Week 10. At greatest, Carter would be the No. 2 working again in Arizona behind Zonovan Knight, and Carter has mixed for simply 16 carries for 45 yards and 4 catches for 55 yards on seven targets in his previous two video games.
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Week 9 Waiver Precedence Checklist
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Vast Receivers
On a bye: A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Emeka Egbuka, Chris Godwin, Tez Johnson, Garrett Wilson and Jerry Jeudy.
Accidents: Drake London (hip), Terry McLaurin (quadriceps), A.J. Brown (hamstring), Nico Collins (concussion), Puka Nacua (foot), Brian Thomas Jr. (shoulder), Garrett Wilson (knee), Chris Godwin (leg), Ricky Pearsall (knee), Jakobi Meyers (knee), Calvin Ridley (hamstring), Marvin Mims (concussion), Luther Burden III (concussion), Christian Kirk (hamstring), Cedric Tillman (hamstring), Jayden Reed (collarbone), Brandon Aiyuk (knee) and Jalen McMillan (neck).
Verify to see if accessible in shallow leagues: Khalil Shakir (83 % rostered), Rashid Shaheed (80 %), Jakobi Meyers (77 %), Travis Hunter (77 %), Chris Godwin (73 %), Kayshon Boutte (72 %) and Darnell Mooney (67 %). Shakir scored 20.8 PPR factors in Week 8 at Carolina, and he is now scored at the least 11 PPR factors in 4 of his previous 5 video games. Shakir has at the least 5 receptions in three of his previous 4 video games heading into Week 9, and he needs to be thought of a high-end No. 3 Fantasy receiver within the majority of leagues for the remainder of the season. … Shaheed had a strong sport in Week 8 in opposition to Tampa Bay with 9 catches for 75 yards on 12 targets. He now has 21 targets in his previous two video games, and he has scored at the least 14.5 PPR factors in two of his previous 4 outings. Shaheed is a possible commerce candidate, so keep watch over what occurs, as is Chris Olave. For now, think about Shaheed a No. 3 Fantasy receiver in all leagues heading into Week 9 on the Rams. … Meyers is a commerce candidate, and his Fantasy worth would enhance if he left Las Vegas. We do not know if he’ll play in Week 9 in opposition to Jacksonville after he sat out in Week 7 with a knee damage earlier than the Raiders‘ bye in Week 8. When wholesome, he can nonetheless be a No. 3 Fantasy receiver within the majority of leagues, even when he stays in Las Vegas. However we’d like to see Meyers dealt to a brand new staff with higher quarterback play to boost his worth for the remainder of the 12 months. … Hunter had his greatest sport of the season previous to Jacksonville’s bye in Week 7 in opposition to the Rams with eight catches for 101 yards and a landing on 14 targets. The Jaguars will hopefully proceed to function Hunter extra in Week 9 and past, and he needs to be added in all leagues. … Godwin has missed the previous three video games with a leg damage, and we’ll see if he can return after Tampa Bay’s bye in Week 9. There isn’t any assure what model of Godwin we’ll get when wholesome, however he is value stashing in your bench to search out out. With Mike Evans (collarbone) out, Godwin might be a No. 2 Fantasy receiver within the majority of leagues when wholesome. … Boutte has scored a landing in three video games in a row, with 4 touchdowns over that span, and he has boom-or-bust potential as a No. 3 Fantasy receiver within the majority of leagues. He hasn’t had greater than 5 targets in any sport in his previous three outings, which is a priority, however he is connecting on deep throws from Drake Maye, who’s taking part in at an MVP stage. Boutte has two outings in his previous three video games with at the least 75 receiving yards, and he has scored at the least 16.3 PPR factors in all three video games this season when he is had at the least 5 targets. … Mooney was a dud in Week 8 in opposition to Miami with one catch for 11 yards on 4 targets, which was disappointing with Drake London (hip) out. However we do not know when London will return to motion, and Mooney would possibly profit with Michael Penix Jr. beneath middle since Kirk Cousins began in opposition to the Dolphins. I nonetheless need to roster Mooney within the majority of leagues.
Drop candidates: Matthew Golden (78 % rostered), Keon Coleman (73 %), Jerry Jeudy (68 %) and Kendrick Bourne (62 %). Golden has loads of potential, however he’ll be powerful to belief now that Christian Watson is again. In Week 8 at Pittsburgh, with Watson making his 2025 debut, Golden had simply three catches for 4 yards on three targets, and he now has seven catches for 41 yards on seven targets in his previous two video games. He is additionally failed to attain a landing this season, and I’d solely roster Golden in dynasty and long-term keeper leagues for now. … Coleman had three catches for 30 yards on 4 targets in Week 8 at Carolina and has now scored 7.5 PPR factors or much less in 5 of his previous six video games. There’s little cause to belief him within the majority of leagues transferring ahead, and the Payments might add a large receiver by way of commerce on the upcoming deadline. … Jeudy had no catches on two targets in Week 8 at New England, and he has now scored 9.3 PPR factors or much less in seven video games in a row, with no touchdowns this 12 months. There isn’t any cause to roster Jeudy within the majority of leagues with Cleveland on a bye in Week 9. … In two video games since George Kittle returned from his hamstring damage, Bourne has struggled with 5 catches for 58 yards on six targets in opposition to the Falcons and Texans. Granted, these had been powerful matchups in opposition to Atlanta and Houston, however Kittle, Christian McCaffrey and Jauan Jennings are the precedence within the passing sport now forward of Bourne, who needs to be dropped in all 10-team leagues and most 12-team codecs.
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Week 7 Waiver Precedence Checklist
On a bye: Dallas Goedert, Cade Otton, Mason Taylor, Harold Fannin Jr. and David Njoku.
Accidents: Brock Bowers (knee), Darren Waller (pectoral), Cole Kmet (again), Mike Gesicki (pectoral) and Brenton Unusual (quadriceps).
Verify to see if accessible in shallow leagues: Oronde Gadsden II (77 % rostered), Cade Otton (72 %) and Theo Johnson (67 %). Gadsden seems like a must-start Fantasy tight finish for the remainder of the season after he has scored at the least 11.8 PPR factors in three video games in a row, together with 12 catches for 241 yards and two touchdowns in his previous two video games in opposition to the Colts and Vikings. … Otton practically caught a landing in Week 8 at New Orleans however completed with simply 4 catches for 40 yards on 5 targets. With Mike Evans (collarbone) out, I nonetheless need to roster Otton within the majority of leagues, even with Tampa Bay on a bye in Week 9. Previous to Week 8, Otton had scored at the least 10.1 PPR factors in three video games in a row. … Johnson heads into Week 9 having scored at the least 10.7 PPR factors in three of his previous 5 video games, with the 2 outings the place he failed to succeed in that whole in opposition to the Eagles. I like Johnson as a low-end starter in all leagues in Week 9 in opposition to San Francisco, particularly if Daniel Bellinger (neck) is out.
Drop candidates: Evan Engram (73 % rostered) and Dalton Schultz (46 %). Engram had an excellent matchup in Week 8 in opposition to Dallas and completed with simply 4 catches for 36 yards on 4 targets. He has a troublesome matchup in Week 9 at Houston, and I’d solely begin Engram in deeper leagues in opposition to the Texans. … Schultz had an excellent scenario in Week 8 in opposition to San Francisco with Nico Collins (concussion) and Christian Kirk (hamstring) out, and he didn’t ship with simply two catches for twenty-four yards on three targets. Collins might return in Week 9 in opposition to Denver, which is not a straightforward matchup, and Schultz can be powerful to belief in opposition to the Broncos.
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DST streamers
- Rams (55 % rostered) vs. NO
- Lions (50 % rostered) vs. MIN
- Seahawks (60 % rostered) at WAS
- Jaguars (16 % rostered) at LV
Kicker streamers
