Here are some waiver wire options for fantasy this week.
After the 17th full slate of regular-season action, many fantasy football leagues have already finished their playoffs, but for some, Week 18 is their championship.
If you had a tough injury in Week 17, you just didn’t get the production from one of your players that you expected or you have a player that will be rested, we’ll scan the waiver wire. For potential pickups, we’ll consider players who are available in at least 50% of ESPN fantasy leagues.
Let’s take a look at some of the potential waiver wire pickups that could help your teams heading into Week 18 of the NFL campaign.
Chiefs activate WR Mecole Hardman from injured reserve
The Kansas City Chiefs made significant roster changes on Saturday before their New Year’s Eve matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals. A veteran offensive spark is set to return, while a defensive role player was waived.
Mecole Hardman will officially be off of injured reserve and have his questionable status from the latest injury report removed ahead of Week 17. Hardman had been out of action since his Week 11 injury against the Philadelphia Eagles. The thumb injury suffered in the Monday night loss in November was initially believed not to be serious since he did return in the second half. The questionable status lifted from his name is a positive trend that he could see action on Sunday.
The Chiefs also activated practice squad players, running back Keaontay Ingram and defensive tackle Mike Pennel. Defensive tackle Matt Dickerson was waived as part of the roster moves on Saturday; he appeared in eleven games this season as a reserve defensive lineman. The 28-year-old could potentially return to the team’s practice squad if another team does not claim him.
We have activated WR Mecole Hardman from Reserve/Injured and removed his Questionable injury designation for Sunday.
We have activated Practice Squad players RB Keaontay Ingram and NT Mike Pennel via Standard Elevation:
Hardman fills an immediate void left by Kadarius Toney and Skyy Moore, both dealing with injuries. He should also have a presence on special teams in the punt return game.
Here are some waiver wire options for fantasy this week.
After the 12th full slate of regular season action, the NFL and fantasy football are in the back half of their years.
If you had a tough injury in Week 12, you just didn’t get the production from one of your players that you expected or you have a player on bye, we’ll scan the waiver wire. For potential pickups, we’ll consider players who are available in at least 50% of ESPN fantasy leagues.
Let’s take a look at some of the potential waiver wire pickups that could help your teams heading into Week 13 of the NFL campaign.
Here are some waiver wire options for fantasy this week.
After the 10th full slate of regular season action, the NFL and fantasy football are in the midst of their years.
If you had a tough injury in Week 10, you just didn’t get the production from one of your players that you expected or you have a player on bye, we’ll scan the waiver wire. For potential pickups, we’ll consider players who are available in at least 50% of ESPN fantasy leagues.
Let’s take a look at some of the potential waiver wire pickups that could help your teams heading into Week 11 of the NFL campaign.
Here are some waiver wire options for fantasy this week.
After the seventh full slate of regular season action, the NFL and fantasy football are in full swing.
If you had a tough injury in Week 7, you just didn’t get the production from one of your players that you expected or you have a player on bye, we’ll scan the waiver wire. For potential pickups, we’ll consider players who are available in at least 50% of ESPN fantasy leagues.
Let’s take a look at some of the potential waiver wire pickups that could help your teams heading into Week 8 of the NFL campaign.
Here are some waiver wire options for fantasy this week.
After the sixth full slate of regular season action, the NFL and fantasy football are in full swing.
If you had a tough injury in Week 6, you just didn’t get the production from one of your players that you expected or you have a player on bye, we’ll scan the waiver wire. For potential pickups, we’ll consider players who are available in at least 50% of ESPN fantasy leagues.
Let’s take a look at some of the potential waiver wire pickups that could help your teams heading into Week 7 of the NFL campaign.
The Packers were one of five teams that attempted to claim Elijah Higgins off waivers on Wednesday. The 2023 sixth-round pick went to the Cardinals.
The Green Bay Packers were among five teams that attempted to claim wide receiver/tight end Elijah Higgins off waivers on Wednesday, per Field Yates of ESPN. Higgins, a rookie out of Stanford, was awarded to the Arizona Cardinals, who has the highest waiver claim priority based on 2022 record.
Higgins (6-3, 235) was a sixth-round pick of the Miami Dolphins. Given his athleticism and size, Higgins was in the middle of a transition from receiver to tight end when the Dolphins released him during final cuts.
At Stanford, Higgins caught 119 passes for 1,380 yards and six touchdowns. He was an All-Pac 12 pick in 2022 after hauling in 59 passes for 706 yards and two scores over 12 games.
Higgins, who participated at the Senior Bowl, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.54 seconds and had explosive jumping numbers at 235 pounds, suggesting he could make the transition to tight end (or H-back) at the professional level. It’s unclear if the Packers viewed him as a receiver or tight end prospect, but Higgins did match most of the measurables the team looks for at wide receiver.
While Higgins is headed to Arizona, store this information away should he ever become available to the Packers again.
Despite missing out on Higgins, the Packers were awarded rookie tight end Ben Sims off waivers fom the Minnesota Vikings.
Kansas City #Chiefs claimed former #Colts defensive back Darius Rush after being waived by Indianapolis on Tuesday. | from: @EdEastonJr
The Kansas City Chiefs are set to add another defensive back to their young secondary.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Chiefs have claimed former Indianapolis Colts defensive back Darius Rush.
Rush was drafted by the Colts in the fifth round and 138th overall at this year’s NFL Draft after four years at South Carolina. He only spent training camp and the preseason with Indianapolis before being waived Tuesday before the roster cuts deadline.
🏈Chiefs claimed DB Darius Rush on waivers from the Colts.
🏈Chargers claimed LB Tanner Muse on waivers from the Steelers.
🏈Titans claimed DB Kindle Vildor on waivers from the Bears.
🏈Browns claimed DB Kahlef Hailassie on waivers from the Chiefs.
Listed at 6-foot-2 and 198 pounds, Rush was a standout player during his time with the Gamecocks. In 2022, as a redshirt senior, Rush had 38 tackles with seven passes broken up, two interceptions, and one forced fumble.
This move looks like a potential steal for Kansas City, as Rush was a surprise release during Tuesday’s roster trimmings around the league. Former Chiefs defensive back Kahlef Hailassie was picked up around the same time by the Cleveland Browns on Wednesday.
Seattle has been awarded cornerback Kyu Blu Kelly and linebacker Drake Thomas off waivers.
Yesterday NFL teams cut hundreds of players as they trimmed their rosters from 90 down to 53 for the regular season. So, there’s a ton of new interesting players that just became available and the Seattle Seahawks will be getting at least two of them.
According to the NFL’s transaction wire, Seattle has been awarded cornerback Kyu Blu Kelly and linebacker Drake Thomas off waivers. Here’s the complete list of successful waiver claims around the league, per Tom Pelissero at NFL Network.
Kelly (6-foot-1, 186 pounds) was one of our favorite potential Day 3 cornerback targets through draft season. In 28 games at Stanford he posted 111 solo tackles, three interceptions and 23 pass breakups.
Meanwhile, Thomas (6-foot-0, 238 pounds) put in 47 games at NC State, totaling 136 solo tackles, four picks, eight PBUs, 19 sacks and a remarkable 46 tackles for a loss.
These moves haven’t been announced yet by the team, but in order to make room for Kelly and Thomas they’ll have to waive two of the players who were announced on yesterday’s initial 53-man roster.
Update:
At least one of those cuts has been reported. According to Adam Schefter at ESPN, Seattle has now released veteran cornerback Artie Burns.
After claiming DB Kyu Blu Kelly on waivers today from the Ravens, the Seahawks now have released cornerback Artie Burns, per source.
It’s a tough beat for Burns, who performed outstandingly during the preseason. However, Kelly is a younger, cheaper and far more athletic option. He has an 8.76 relative athletic score compared to just 5.02 for Burns.
Update:
The other cut is linebacker Jon Rattigan, per the Seattle Times.
Seahawks waived Jon Rhattigan, which creates the other roster spot needed for the two waiver claims today. Seattle also released S Jonathan Sutherland off IR with a settlement.
The Panthers claimed former Saints guard Calvin Throckmorton off waivers. He’ll face his old team in Week 2:
If you can’t beat them, sign them. That’s the Carolina Panthers’ motto — they claimed former New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Calvin Throckmorton on waivers Wednesday, per the daily NFL transactions wire. Throckmorton was waived Tuesday at the roster cuts deadline and now he’ll be playing against his former team as soon as Week 2.
He’s joining several former teammates in Carolina. This offseason the Panthers signed longtime Saints defensive tackle Shy Tuttle, backup quarterback Andy Dalton, and former Saints safety Vonn Bell as veteran free agents. That’s a lot of familiar faces.
Throckmorton was first signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent out of Oregon. He developed into a solid backup and played a lot of snaps at left guard in relief of Andrus Peat when the starter was injured at times during the last two seasons. It wasn’t likely he would clear waivers given his combination of age and experience, and now he’s playing for a division rival.
