Fantasy Football Waiver Wire NFL Week 9: Will Levis, Trey McBride, streamers and more

May 2024 · 9 minute read

Read Jake Ciely’s latest fantasy football waiver wire advice. 

We’re back to dealing with byes and numerous injuries. Matthew Stafford, Kirk Cousins, Kendrick Bourne and more went down in Week 8. The Week 9 fantasy football waivers have plenty of pickups to help, including some streaming quarterback options if you’re needy.

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HEADS UP

** BYES: DEN, DET, JAX, SF **

WORRY REPORT
More Ducks (and Eggs) = More Concern

STREAMING QUARTERBACKS

Emojis

WAIVER WIRE RUNNING BACK RANKS

  • Chuba Hubbard, CAR — Somehow, Hubbard is still below the 60% threshold, and per the Worries section, he’s the guy for the Panthers until further notice.
  • Emari Demercado, ARIJames Conner can return soon, but Demercado was startable against the Ravens, which is more than you can say for most.
  • Darrell Henderson, LAR — Henderson remains the lead, while Royce Freeman remained better in the carry department. But, the added receiving opportunities for Henderson make him the preferred choice over Freeman, and fringe a RB2/3  — all until Kyren Williams returns.
  • Zach Charbonnet, SEA — 🫡 Kenneth Walker was dealing with a calf injury during the week, and the Browns were a tough matchup. Those factors, plus Charbonnet adding a different dimension to his Week 8 work. Walker is still the lead, but Charbonnet has Top 20 potential if Walker were to miss time, and the Seahawks could start easing off Walker (to keep him healthy) and turning Charbonnet into a Justice Hill type.
  • Justice Hill, BALGus Edwards is even getting receptions these days, but Hill still gets enough work for a RB3 play in deeper half and full-PPR leagues.
  • Cam Akers, MIN — As mentioned in the Worries section, Akers is at least a thorn for Mattison managers, if not a potential lead option for the Vikings.
  • Royce Freeman, LAR — As mentioned, worth picking up and using as an RB3, hoping for a touchdown.
  • Roschon Johnson, CHI — The Bears steered away from D’Onta Foreman late with the game in the Chargers’ control. Darrynton Evans saw the most touches in the fourth quarter, but Johnson was sprinkled in throughout, pointing to a share with Foreman until Khalil Herbert returns. Once that happens, it could be much like the Broncos’ split of McLaughlin and Samaje Perine.
  • Devin Singletary, HOU — Continues to split 50/50 with Pierce, which makes them hard to start, but deep-league, needy teams can find RB3/4 value with Singletary.
  • Tyjae Spears, TEN — 🫡 Derrick Henry trade rumors are dying, but if it happened, Spears would be a Top 20 option, and even if not, Spears is one of the best stashes.
  • Jaleel McLaughlin, DEN — Hasn’t been as valuable of late but still worth a stash.
  • Tyler Allgeier, ATL — 🫡
  • Ezekiel Elliott, NE — 😤
  • Kenneth Gainwell, PHI — 😤
  • Jamaal Williams, NO — 🫡
  • Pierre Strong, CLE — Deep stash if Jerome Ford (again) or Kareem Hunt misses time.
  • Leonard Fournette, BUF — Could pass Latavius Murray as the next man up, though even then, Fournette’s best value would be if he saw the majority of passing game work and goal-line opportunities. He’d still be just an RB3, and this is more about further dinging James Cook’s value.
  • Jeff Wilson, MIA — 🫡
  • Elijah Mitchell, SF — 🫡
  • Rico Dowdle, DAL — 🫡
  • Tank Bigsby, JAX — 🫡
  • Joshua Kelley, LAC — 🫡
  • Matt Breida, NYG — 🫡
  • MEH 😒

    WAIVER WIRE WIDE RECEIVER RANKS

  • Tank Dell, HOU — 😤
  • Demario Douglas, NE — With Kendrick Bourne and DeVante Parker out, Douglas steps up as the top Patriots receiver, as JuJu Smith-Schuster was behind the tight ends and even Jalen Reagor in routes.
  • Jonathan Mingo, CAR — He’s pushing Chark for the second-most valuable Panthers receiver. Chark needs a big-play touchdown to be relevant. Mingo can turn into a weekly WR4.
  • Jayden Reed, GB — I said Reed had the talent to push for the No. 2 role, but while there was a chance that meant pushing past Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson’s injuries and lack of production are opening the door to Reed being more valuable.
  • Rashid Shaheed, NO — 😤
  • Michael Wilson, ARI — 😤
  • K.J. Osborn, MIN — 😤 Have a write-up on Jaren Hall and Joshua Dobbs tomorrow (in ranks) but Osborn is still worthy of WR4 status until Justin Jefferson returns.
  • Jaxon Smith-Njigba, SEA — Working his way to being useful even with DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett healthy, but 4-3-36-1 is unusable without the touchdown.
  • Khalil Shakir, BUF — Shakir could be a WR4 find or droppable once we see how the Bills plan once Quintin Morris is healthy. If the Bills stick with more three-wide (83.3% in Week 8 after just 52.5% — third lowest — through Week 7), then Shakir becomes intriguing. If Morris pushes them back to heavy two-tight-end use, then Shakir isn’t rosterable.
  • Jameson Williams, DET — 🔍 Boom/bust defined.
  • Jalin Hyatt, NYG — With Daniel Jones back, Hyatt is the Giants version of Jameson Williams.
  • Zay Jones, JAX — 😤 If he ever returns.
  • Marvin Mims, DEN — 🎯
  • Quentin Johnston, LAC — 🎯
  • Brandin Cooks, DAL — That’s back-to-back with Cooks scoring a touchdown and double-digits fantasy points. Still, without a touchdown, he’s not usable — season-high 49 yards last week.
  • Treylon Burks, TEN — 🫡
  • MEH 😒

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