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Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups: Blake Corum Leads Playoff Adds
These players are generally available in at least 70% of Sleeper leagues and ranked in order of priority, by position.
Your bid should vary by format and situation. Need help at RB? Prioritize that position. All set there? Then, you probably don’t need to chase the top guys.
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Contents:
- Priority Target
- Immediate Help
- Deep-League Plays
- Upside Stashes
- Injuries to Watch
- Top RB Handcuffs
- Top Streaming Defense
- Top Streaming Kicker
- Drop Candidates
Priority Target of the Week
Blake Corum, RB, Los Angeles Rams
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Blind Bid Recommendation: 15-20%
What Changed?
The Rams smashed Arizona for 249 rushing yards in Week 14. Corum only played 33% of LA’s snaps but ran for a career-high 128 yards and scored a pair of TDs.
While Kyren Williams out-snapped Corum 35-21, Williams only had one more rushing attempt, and Corum again was more efficient with his touches.
His first TD came from 2 yards out, and his second was a 48-yard spring in the fourth quarter. Corum has now scored 14+ PPR points in back-to-back games.
What’s the Outlook?
Sean McVay has said that he plans to keep Williams fresh for the postseason. Williams has garnered between 12 and 14 carries in each of the Rams’ last five games. In those five weeks, Corum has commanded 39% of LA’s carries, including 60% of the attempts inside the opponent’s 5-yard line, per Fantasy Life’s Utilization Report.
The Rams continue to rotate their backs, and Corum has been producing in that role. He’s averaged 10.7 touches per game in the Rams’ last seven games and should remain consistently involved as LA approaches the playoffs and keeps Williams rested.
Los Angeles plays the sixth-toughest playoff schedule for RBs during the fantasy playoffs, including a Week 15 home date against the Lions.
But Corum continues to produce in his role and would offer league-winning upside if Williams were to miss time. That potential makes Corum the top target to add for the fantasy playoffs.
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Marcus Mariota, QB, Washington Commanders
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Blind Bid Recommendation: 5-7%
What Changed?
Jayden Daniels re-injured his left elbow in the third quarter of Washington’s shutout loss to the Vikings. HC Dan Quinn said after the game that Daniels was cleared to return, but he inserted Mariota into the lineup as a precaution.
The loss officially eliminated the 3-10 Commanders from postseason contention.
What’s the Outlook?
Daniels has missed six games with hamstring and elbow injuries. It makes little sense for Quinn to risk his franchise signal-caller going forward -- especially with a competent veteran backup who has already taken 50.5% of Washington’s snaps this season.
Mariota posted three consecutive top-12 finishes in Weeks 10-13.
Washington boasts the league’s third-easiest playoff schedule for QBs. In Week 15, the Commanders visit a Giants’ defense that has allowed the second-most fantasy points to QBs. A Week 17 home game against the Cowboys is even more lucrative.
Mariota makes sense for fantasy managers who were planning to use Daniels or as a superflex QB2. Though we’ll need to watch to make sure Washington’s turning to him rather than sticking with Daniels.
Devin Singletary, RB, New York Giants
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Blind Bid Recommendation: 10-15%
What Changed?
Tyrone Tracy left New York’s last game with a hip injury. What looked serious initially has since been reported as a hip contusion and stinger. We’ll see this week whether Tracy -- of a Week 14 bye -- will miss further time.
What’s the Outlook?
If Tracy is out, Singletary immediately becomes an RB2 and would command strong volume. Eric Gray, who has not played a snap on offense, is the only other RB on the roster.
Even if Tracy returns in Week 15, Singletary is on the Flex radar. In New York’s last five games, Singletary has taken 41% of the Giants’ backfield carries, including 87% of the short-down and distance carries.
From Weeks 9-13, Singletary posted overall RB24 numbers while Tracy was the RB35. Even when Tracy was healthy, Singlerary out-scored him in PPR leagues in three of New York’s last five contests.
New York has the 11th-easiest playoff schedule for RBs, which includes a Week 15 matchup against a Washington defense that has allowed the third-most fantasy points to RBs.
Luther Burden, WR, Chicago Bears
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Blind Bid Recommendation: 10-15%
What Changed?
Rome Odunze is week-to-week with a stress fracture in his foot. Odunze missed Chicago’s Week 14 trip to Green Bay.
Odunze’s absence resulted in an expanded role for Burden. The second-round rookie played a season-high 69% of Chicago’s snaps and led the team in targets (6), receptions (4), and yards (67).
What’s the Outlook?
Burden has been trending up for weeks. He moved past Olamide Zaccheaus for No. 3 WR duties back in Week 11.
In Week 14, Burden and Zaccheaus split Odunze’s perimeter snaps and also rotated slot duties. Each ran 33 routes, but Burden was far more involved. His 21% target share against the Packers was his highest of the season.
We’ll monitor Odunze’s health this week, but we expect Burden to remain more involved in Chicago’s passing attack.
In Week 15, Burden will be a flex option against a tough Cleveland defense, followed by a rematch with the Packers the following week.
Isaiah Likely, TE, Baltimore Ravens
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Blind Bid Recommendation: 7-10%
What Changed?
Likely’s two largest target shares of the season have come in Baltimore’s last two games. He has earned six targets and scored 12+ PPR points in back-to-back games.
Likely scored his first TD of the season in Week 14 and had a second score overturned via replay. He also nearly reached the end zone the game before but fumbled just before crossing the goal line.
What’s the Outlook?
Likely’s two best fantasy totals of the season have come in the last two weeks. Meanwhile, Mark Andrews has scored single-digit fantasy points in three straight and been held under 10 yards in two of his past three.
We saw Likely become a difference-maker down the stretch last season. He scored double-digit fantasy points in Baltimore’s final six games. This year’s schedule looks conducive to a repeat.
The Ravens play the second-friendliest schedule for TEs during the fantasy playoffs. That starts with a Bengals’ defense that has been shredded by TEs all season. Cincinnati has allowed a league-worst 97 receptions, 1,258 receiving yards, and 15 TDs to the position.
Deep-League Plays
Samaje Perine, RB, Cincinnati Bengals
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Blind Bid Recommendation: 5-8%
What Changed?
Perine has played 40% of Cincinnati’s snaps in two games since returning from injury. He has averaged 11.5 touches in those two games, but his 14 carries in the Week 13 blowout of the Ravens skewed those totals.
Dating back to Week 5, Perine has averaged 9 touches per game, excluding his injury-shortened Week 9 showing.
What’s the Outlook?
Perine is playing just enough in a potent Bengals’ offense to warrant weekly flex consideration in deeper leagues.
However, Perine’s real value is as a high-end handcuff to Chase Brown, who is fantasy football’s overall RB6 since Week 7.
Chimere Dike, WR, Tennessee Titans
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Blind Bid Recommendation: 4-6%
What Changed?
Against a formidable Cleveland defense, Dike tied his season-high with eight targets and set new high marks in target share (33%) and targets per route (31%).
Dike has scored a TD in two of his last three games and ranks 37th among WRs in total PPR points since Week 7.
That week marked Tyler Lockett’s final game with the Titans. Since Lockett’s release, Dike has been Tennessee’s primary slot receiver and sits tied with Elic Ayomanor for the target-share lead (18%).
What’s the Outlook?
Dike’s week-to-week output has been volatile. Since Week 7, he has posted four games with 13+ fantasy points and three games with fewer than 4 points.
This week presents his best remaining matchup, at San Francisco. Home dates with the Chiefs and Saints the following two weeks have negatively impacted WR scoring for the season.
John Metchie, WR, New York Jets
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Blind Bid Recommendation: 3-5%
What Changed?
The Jets lost Tyrod Taylor early to a groin injury. The loss of Taylor hurt New York’s passing game, but Metchie’s usage remained stable.
Metchie’s 95% route rate and 24% target share against Miami were comparable to his usage from the previous two games. He tied for the team lead with eight targets and led Jets WRs in receptions (4) and yards (34).
What’s the Outlook?
This will depend on who’s under center. Justin Fields was inactive last week with a knee injury, and Taylor injured his groin. Undrafted free-agent Brady Cook was just signed last week and predictably struggled in his NFL debut.
If Cook starts, it will handicap the Jets’ passing attack and make it hard to trust any of the team’s pass-catchers. It’s also worth noting that Garrett Wilson is eligible to come off IR as early as this week.
The Jets face negative WR matchups in the next two weeks, against the Jaguars and Broncos. Metchie’s volume keeps him on the deep-league flex radar, but all the injury uncertainty adds risk.
Mike Gesicki, TE, Cincinnati Bengals
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Blind Bid Recommendation: 3-5%
What Changed?
Gesicki caught all six of his targets for 86 yards and one score in Sunday’s loss to Buffalo. He drew a 17% target share despite recording a low 47% route rate.
What’s the Outlook?
Gesicki’s low route participation will make him a volatile rest-of-season fantasy option. But there’s some extra upside in the short term with Tee Higgins back in the concussion protocol. Consider him unlikely to play in Week 15 vs. Baltimore.
Note: Cincinnati faced Baltimore only two weeks ago, with Joe Burrow making his return from a toe injury in a game played without Higgins. Gesicki managed just two grabs for 19 yards but saw a solid 18% target share on a 67% route rate.
Upside Stashes
Jaylen Wright & Ollie Gordon, RB, Miami Dolphins
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Blind Bid Recommendation: Wright 6-8%, Gordon 3-5%
What Changed?
De’Von Achane injured his ribs when he fell on the ball after a 29-yard run. Achane did not return to the game, but the success of Miami’s reserve backs may have contributed to that.
Wright carried 24 times for 107 yards and a TD, while Gordon chipped in 17 yards and punched in a short-yardage TD.
After the game, it was revealed that Achane could have returned but was held out as a precaution. HC Mike McDaniel said Achane “looks good” for Miami’s Week 15 trip to Pittsburgh.
That game is on Monday, which gives Achane an extra day of rest.
What’s the Outlook?
The Dolphins used Wright like a feature back after Achane exited. He played 51% of Miami’s snaps, accounted for 62% of the carries, and drew a 10% target share.
Gordon played his customary role but would likely see an increase in carries behind Wright if Achane were to miss time.
Neither back has standalone value. Achane ranks seventh among all RBs in snap share (75%) and eighth with 19.1 touches per game.
View Wright as the priority if you’re trying to add insurance behind Achane.
Dylan Sampson, RB, Cleveland Browns
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Blind Bid Recommendation: 3-5%
What Changed?
Sampson (calf) barely practiced last week but was able to play as Cleveland’s No. 2 RB against the Titans. And Sampson played well, catching five of six targets for 64 yards.
He was in on 39% of Cleveland’s snaps and led the Browns’ backfield in route rate (49%) and target share (12%). Jerome Ford caught two passes for 3 yards against Tennessee and hasn’t carried the ball since Week 12.
What’s the Outlook?
Sampson has taken over as the No. 2 back and has topped 50 receiving yards in two of his last three games, including a 66-yard TD grab in Week 12 and a 31-yard catch versus Tennessee.
In Cleveland’s last three games, Sampson leads the backfield with a 37% route rate and 8% target share while playing 31% of the snaps (behind Judkins).
The Browns close the season with a soft schedule that includes the Bears in Week 15 and a matchup with a Bills’ defense that has allowed the seventh-most fantasy points to RBs in Week 16.
Rasheen Ali, RB, Baltimore Ravens
Blind Bid Recommendation: 1-3%
What Changed?
Keaton Mitchel is day-to-day with a knee injury. If Mitchell misses time, Ali would serve as the change-of-pace back behind Derrick Henry.
In Week 14, Ali played 27 snaps (32%) and caught two of three targets for 11 yards in Baltimore’s 27-22 loss to the Steelers.
What’s the Outlook?
We’ll monitor Mitchell’s status this week as the Ravens prepare for a Cincinnati defense that has ceded the most fantasy points to RBs.
Ali presents minimal standalone PPR value but makes sense as a deep-league, handcuff-level stash. If Mitchell’s ready to play in Week 15, then you can probably leave Ali on waivers.
Pat Bryant, WR, Denver Broncos
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Blind Bid Recommendation- 2-4%
What Changed?
Troy Franklin’s role has plummeted. He ran a season-low 17 routes in Week 14 and scored 4.1 PPR points for the second consecutive game.
Bryant, meanwhile, ran 29 routes a week after a season-best 37 routes. Bryant has outscored Franklin in Denver’s last three games.
Bryant ranks second among Broncos WRs over that span with a 73% route rate and 15% target share.
What’s the Outlook?
Bryant has six, seven, and four targets in his last three games and scored at least 7.2 PPR points in each of those outings. He’s entering weekly Flex territory, but a difficult closing schedule could cap Bryant’s upside.
In Week 15, the Broncos host a Green Bay defense that allows the 12th-fewest fantasy points to WRs.
UPDATE: Bryant will miss Week 15 with a hamstring injury. This lowers his outlook and appeal.
Ryan Flournoy, WR, Dallas Cowboys
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Blind Bid Recommendation: 3-5%
What Changed?
Flournoy collected 9 catches, 115 yards, and a score in a Week 14 loss to Detroit. His 13 targets led the team by four.
What’s the Outlook?
It all comes down to CeeDee Lamb's health. On Monday, HC Brian Schottenheimer said Lamb (concussion) is “progressing nicely.” But concussions can be tricky, and Lamb will only play if he can clear the NFL’s protocol.
If Lamb sits, Flournoy should play close to a full-time role for one of the NFL’s top offenses. Dallas hits Week 15 ranking first in total yards, first in passing yards, and third in scoring.
The matchup isn’t great. The blitz-heavy Vikings haven’t allowed a WR to hit 50 yards since Week 10. No WR has scored against them since Week 9. Overall, Minnesota presents the toughest fantasy matchup for WRs.
So, keep expectations in check. Still, Dallas’ environment gives Flournoy a chance to deliver a useful deep-league fantasy line, provided Lamb sits out.
Tim Patrick, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars
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Blind Bid Recommendation: 1-3%
What Changed?
Patrick notched season highs with 5 catches, 78 yards, and a score against the Colts. He tied for second on the team in target share (20%).
What’s the Outlook?
Patrick also posted a season-high 76% route rate, which coincided with the absence of Parker Washington (hip). If Washington misses another game, Patrick can be considered a deep-league fill-in for a nice scoring matchup vs. the Jets.
As of Tuesday, the Jags are implied for a strong 26.75 points.
Injuries to Watch
- De’Von Achane (ribs)
- CeeDee Lamb (concussion)
- Tee Higgins (concussion)
- Jayden Daniels (elbow)
- Justin Fields (knee)
- Tyrod Taylor (groin)
- Nick Chubb (ribs)
- Keaton Mitchell (knee)
- Riley Leonard (knee)
RB Handcuff Top 10
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | LAST WEEK |
| 1 | Blake Corum | Rams | 1 |
| 2 | Zach Charbonnet | Seahawks | 3 |
| 3 | Kenneth Gainwell | Steelers | 4 |
| 4 | Kyle Monangai | Bars | 2 |
| 5 | Devin Singletary | Giants | 6 |
| 6 | Tyler Allgeier | Falcons | 5 |
| 7 | Samaje Perine | Bengals | 8 |
| 8 | Jordan Mason | Vikings | 9 |
| 9 | Emanuel Wilson | Packers | 7 |
| 10 | Brian Robinson Jr. | 49ers | 10 |
Top Streaming Defense
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New York Jets
The surging Jaguars just usurped the Colts to take control of the AFC South, thanks to another strong performance from Jacksonville’s defense. They held the Indianapolis Colts to 285 yards of offense and forced 3 more turnovers.
Sloppy conditions and an early injury to QB Daniel Jones played a factor, but Jacksonville’s defense has been integral for the club’s winning streak. In their last four games, the Jaguars have only allowed 233.5 yards of offense and 13 points per game, while racking up 13 sacks and forcing 6 turnovers.
The Jaguars have now forced the third-most turnovers (23) and get an ideal matchup to post another strong defensive showing in Week 15. Jacksonville hosts a New York Jets team that ranks 29th in total offense (274.8 yards per game) and is tied for the 11th-most giveaways (17).
Additionally, the Jets have issues at QB. Justin Fields missed Week 14 with a knee injury, and Tyrod Taylor exited in the first quarter with a groin injury. Undrafted free-agent rookie Brady Cook, who was signed last week, was forced into action and completed less than half his attempts, threw 2 INTs, and was sacked 6 times.
Regardless of who is under center for the Jets, Jacksonville’s defense should keep rolling in Week 15. Still widely available in leagues, the Jaguars are the top streaming defense to target for the first round of the fantasy playoffs.
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Top Streaming Kickers
- Cam Little, Jaguars
- Evan McPherson, Bengals
- Younghoe Koo, Giants
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Drop Candidates
Nick Chubb, Houston Texans
A rising Woody Marks has limited Chubb to only 24 carries over the past five games. The veteran also picked up a rib injury on Sunday night, making him even easier to cut loose in fantasy leagues.
Josh Downs, Indianapolis Colts
Downs lost Daniel Jones to an Achilles’ tear in Sunday’s loss at Jacksonville. Downs has already fallen shy of 50 yards in four straight. Now, he'll catch passes from Riley Leonard, Brett Rypien, and/or ... Philip Rivers?!
Darnell Mooney, Atlanta Falcons
Mooney has reached 35 yards in one of his past seven outings. Drake London (knee) has a chance to return over the next two weeks.
Isaac TeSlaa, Detroit Lions
TeSlaa garnered a look last week with Amon-Ra St. Brown battling an ankle injury. But St. Brown surprisingly played last Thursday and dodged a setback. That’ll keep the rookie in a low-volume role.
Oronde Gadsen, Los Angeles Chargers
Gadsden has been fading for a while, but bottomed out with 1 catch for 7 yards on Monday. The Chargers aren’t passing much, and next week’s matchup with the Chiefs looks like one to avoid. Consider dropping Gadsden if you have another viable TE2.
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