Week 14 Waiver Targets

Fantasy Football Waiver Adds To Consider

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One Week Season
December 02, 2025

By: Tony Kneepkens (@tonytk44)

These are the top players to consider adding from waivers this week. Unless otherwise noted, all players below are available in greater than 50% of Yahoo leagues (as of Sunday evening). Priorities and FAAB recommendations are meant to differentiate between some of the options available and are assuming 12-team, single-QB, fantasy formats.

Week 14 teams on bye: 49ers, Giants, Panthers, Patriots

Week 14 is the final week of the fantasy regular season in most formats. While there are a few notable teams and players on bye, this week can/should be as much about setting your team up for playoff success in Weeks 15-17 as finding a one-week spot starter. Start to look ahead at some of your key players’ playoff schedules and begin to map out where you might be looking for a streaming QB or D/ST unit, etc. in the fantasy playoffs; look to add them now if you have the room on your bench and save yourself from a future waiver or FAAB battle with a leaguemate.

This week specifically, I don’t have any true high-priority waiver recommendations and felt there were pretty flat tiers to consider at RB, WR, and TE. I’ve ranked the players in order of my own personal preference, and provided some context as to why. Good luck this week wrapping up the fantasy regular season everyone!

QB Streamer of the Week

J.J. McCarthy, MIN, Week 14 vs WAS

  • The Vikings have already said they will be going back to JJM after UDFA Max Brosmer struggled mightily in last week’s spot start, assuming McCarthy clears concussion protocol. The four teams on bye this week shouldn’t leave fantasy managers scrambling too much for a QB streamer, but if you’re in need, the VIkings’ upcoming schedule of home vs. WAS, at DAL, at NYG looks pretty appealing.

  • Low-priority add. JJM is my favorite widely-available streaming option to cover the last week of byes, and if he looks good at home against the Commanders, he should have some opportunities to build on it the following two weeks, as well.

  • 3% or less of FAAB.

RB Pickups

Blake Corum, LAR, Week 14 at AZ

  • Corum had his best rushing production of the season (7-81-1) and scored his first TD since Week 2 in the Rams’ surprising loss to the Panthers last week. Rams starter Kyren Williams (13-72-1) had a solid game of his own but also left with an ankle injury before returning in the second half.

  • Medium-to-high priority add. Corum’s standalone value is nearly irrelevant as we head down the home stretch of the fantasy season. He’s this week’s top waiver priority, for me, for his immense contingent value as a primary backup on a productive Rams offense.

  • 15 - 30% of FAAB.

Bhayshul Tuten, JAX, Week 14

  • Tuten handled 40% of the Jags’ RB carries last week, including a short-yardage score. He wasn’t especially productive with an 8-17 rushing line, but starter Travis Etienne (12-28) didn’t fare any better. Both backs added a catch on a single target last week.

  • Medium-priority add. Without any obvious, high-priority waiver targets, this week is all about setting up benches for a deep playoff run. Tuten makes for another strong bench stash in any format as a player with some standalone value and incredible contingent upside.

  • 10 - 20% of FAAB.

Chris Rodriguez, WAS, Week 14 at MIN

  • Rodriguez leads the Commanders in carries over their last four games, rushing 44 times for a 201-3 line over that stretch. He’s been the team’s clear first-choice rusher over their last two games, which have been their contests going into and coming out of their Week 12 bye.

  • Medium-priority add. C-Rod, like teammates Jacory Croskey-Merritt and Jeremy McNichols, has seen his role bounce around all year, but he seems to be the team’s current top rushing option. Rodriguez is a safer short-term option for a spot start than the RBs I have listed ahead of him, but he remains in a three-way RB committee and has one catch on two targets all year.

  • 5 - 15% of FAAB.

Some additional lower-priority RB options to stash on fantasy benches ::

  • Emanuel Wilson (GB) - Wilson has dipped back below 50% rostered after Josh Jacobs’ return to the GB lineup, but he showed he’s a legitimate fantasy starter in a scenario where Jacobs misses a game. My type of bench stash.

  • Brian Robinson Jr. (SF) - Capable backup to CMC, B-Rob would be another no-brainer RB starter if CMC happened to miss a game down the stretch.

  • Tyler Allgeier (ATL) - A similar asset to B-Rob who actually has a stronger standalone role, but I prefer Robinson on what I think is the superior offense overall.

  • Keaton Mitchell (BAL) - The explosive runner turned his four Turkey Day touches into 31 scrimmage yards and a TD. 

WR Pickups

Luther Burden III, CHI, Week 14 at GB

  • Burden tied for the Bears’ team lead with six targets last week after seeing five looks in each of the previous two games. He’s continued to see his role expand throughout his rookie year and has added a designed rushing attempt in each of the past two games, for good measure.

  • Medium-priority add. I’m stubbornly sticking with Burden as my top WR recommendation for a third straight week. I’m stashing him wherever I can in just about any format as we wrap up the fantasy regular season.

  • 10 - 20% of FAAB.

Jayden Higgins, HOU, Week 14 at KC

  • Higgins picked right up where he’d left off with Davis Mills in C.J. Stroud’s return from a multi-week absence due to a concussion, catching five of five targets for 65 yards. He’s now caught 4+ passes in four straight games while playing with multiple QBs, and he has a useful 210-2 receiving line to show for it.

  • Medium-priority add. Higgins seems to have taken the secondary WR role behind Nico Collins and run with it. I think he’s worthy of a roster spot as an ascending rookie WR with an already bankable role.

  • 5 - 15% of FAAB.

Adonai Mitchell, NYJ, Week 14 vs MIA

  • AD had a career day in the Jets’ Week 13 win over the Falcons. The athletic second-year WR caught eight of his whopping 12 targets (36% target share) for an outstanding 8-102-1 receiving line.

  • Medium-priority add. Mitchell has now tied for the lead or set the pace in targets for the Jets in each of the past three weeks, and it’s been a real mixed bag with receiving lines of 1-10 and 2-42 before last week’s 100-yard-plus explosion. Viewed by many as a “throw-in” to the Sauce Gardner trade, the team has every incentive to continue peppering him with targets the rest of the year. Whether we get more of the scoreless 10-yard performances or more of the 100-1 games is the key question here.

  • 5 - 15% of FAAB.

Other lower-priority WRs to consider ::

  • Kayshon Boutte (NE) - Boutte returned to his nearly full-time WR role in Week 12 after a mid-season hamstring issue and caught an early TD from Drake Maye on MNF in Week 13.

  • John Metchie III (NYJ) - The Jets other top WR option recently, along with Mitchell. Metchie has 18 targets and has grabbed two TDs in his last three games.

  • Kalif Raymond, Isaac TeSlaa, and Tom Kennedy (DET) - Lions star WR Amon-Ra St. Brown seems likely to miss this week’s game at home against the Cowboys on Thursday Night Football, opening the door for one or more Detroit depth options to thrive in a juicy matchup. Raymond missed last week’s game with an ankle injury of his own, but he would be my top choice for a spot start this week, if active, followed by the rookie TeSlaa, then Kennedy.

  • Dontayvion Wicks, Matthew Golden, and Jayden Reed (GB) - Wicks was the hero of Green Bay’s Thanksgiving win in Detroit, snagging six passes and a pair of TDs playing an expanded role with Golden (and others) sitting out and Reed only just starting to practice after being designated to return from IR. Similar to the Lions players above, I have these three ranked in my preferred order, but good luck guessing who to start, and when. These Packers’ depth WR options should be viewed as upside bench stashes, for now.

TE Pickups

Brenton Strange, JAX, Week 14 vs IND

  • Strange caught his first TD of the season and had a solid 4-45-1 line in an easy win over the Titans. The third-year pro missed a stretch of the season with a quad injury, but has now seen 4+ targets in six of seven games this year and has 45 or more yards in five of seven. 

  • Medium-priority add. I’m splitting the difference a bit here, because I think Strange should actually be a pretty high priority for any team without a surefire TE starter, but don’t think he’s worth a roster spot on those teams that have said strong starters.

  • 10 - 20% of FAAB.

Darren Waller, MIA, Week 14 at NYJ

  • Waller returned to the Dolphins lineup last week to lead the team in receiving with a 2-47 line despite playing a limited role in his first game back and seeing only half of the team’s six TE targets.

  • Low-to-medium priority add. Waller has flashed in his limited snaps this season and the Dolphins’ schedule (at NYJ, at PIT, home CIN, home TB) through the rest of the fantasy season looks pretty appealing. I think he’s a fine add and potential spot starter, it’s just tough to be confident in his availability for the entirety of the stretch run.

  • 10% or less of FAAB.

Some additional lower-priority TE adds to consider ::

  • Colston Lovelend (CHI) - Tied for the team lead with six targets last week but had just 3-28 receiving in a game dominated by Chicago’s running backs.

  • Harold Fannin Jr. (CLE) - The rookie TE caught his third TD pass last week and remains the Browns’ leader in catches and receiving yards this year.

DEFENSE (Top pickups for Week 14)

  1. Titans (at Browns)

  2. Buccaneers (home vs Saints)

  3. Dolphins (at Jets)

  4. Commanders (at Vikings)