Good day and welcome to the Week 13 waiver wire watch!
Thanksgiving week is lastly right here and we’re coming into the house stretch of the 2025 NFL season. Which means we’re additionally just some weeks away from the playoffs beginning in most fantasy soccer leagues and it’s crunch time for managers in all places. We nonetheless have the Monday night time showdown between the Panthers and 49ers to get to this night, however it’s not too early to begin on the lookout for methods to fortify your rosters for subsequent week and the push into the postseason.
We’ll go over some performers that it’s best to take into account scooping off the waiver wire forward of Week 13 and as all the time, we’ll classify a waiver add as somebody who’s rostered in 60% of leagues on the max. Each staff is on this week, so there aren’t any byes so that you can fear about. You must also remember the fact that there are three video games to be performed this Thursday for Thanksgiving and one recreation scheduled for Black Friday, so be additional aware when setting your lineups this week. You don’t wish to get to Sunday and notice that certainly one of your guys has already performed.
Sam Darnold, QB, Seattle Seahawks (42.3%)
Darnold was capable of get again on observe in a 30-24 victory over the Titans on Sunday, dismissing his four-interception catastrophe towards the Rams the week prior. He earned 17.7 fantasy factors by posting a stable stat line of 244 yards and two touchdowns for the afternoon and it helps when you might have Jaxon Smith-Njigba breaking franchise receiving information in simply 11 video games.
The veteran is presently top-five in passing yards for the yr and stays as the one top-14 fantasy QB that’s nonetheless in waiver wire territory. When you’ve got a stable roster with query marks at QB this late into the season, Darnold could possibly be your lacking piece heading into the playoffs.
Week 13 matchup: vs. Minnesota Vikings, 4:05 p.m. ET
Cam Ward, QB, Tennessee Titans (8.9%)
And on the opposite aspect of that Seahawks victory was Ward, who had his finest recreation as a professional within the six-point setback on Sunday. 256 yards, one passing landing, and one dashing landing is what the 2025 No. 1 total choose produced for the afternoon and he really completed Sunday’s early window because the No. 2 fantasy QB for the week with 23.9 fantasy factors.
Ward has needed to battle by way of a tough rookie marketing campaign on the NFL’s worst staff, however he has proven flashes of his potential in latest weeks. Sunday’s recreation towards the Seahawks was the third straight recreation the Titans misplaced by only one rating and it marked the second straight recreation the place the rookie accomplished at the very least 65% of his passes. Hold him in thoughts for those who’re pressed for QB choices this late within the yr.
Week 13 matchup: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET
Kareem Hunt, RB, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (50.8%)
Hunt has accomplished a good job filling in for Isiah Pacheco over the previous few weeks and obtained loads of work within the staff’s 23-20 extra time victory over the Colts on Sunday. The veteran Professional Bowler toted the rock 30 instances at Arrowhead Stadium all through the competition, logging 104 yards and a landing whereas additionally making a number of grabs by way of the air.
That marked the fourth straight recreation the place he has punched in a rating on the bottom, bringing his whole to 6 for the season. Even when Pacheco does lastly return from his knee harm, the Chiefs ought to in all probability maintain rolling with the vet as their predominant tailback.
Week 13 matchup: @ Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m. ET (Thursday afternoon)
Kyle Monangai, RB, Chicago Bears (58.6%)
The Bears have been capable of edge the Steelers 31-28 for his or her fourth straight win on Sunday and Monagai performed a serving to hand in that ‘W’. The seventh-round rookie out of Rutgers was capable of produce 12 carries for 48 yards and a essential fourth-quarter landing and he has now crossed the aim line for a rating in three straight outings for Chicago.
Monagai has been an efficient backup for D’Andre Swift this season and entered Week 12 as simply certainly one of a handful of working backs with a optimistic dashing EPA this season. Whether or not you’re a Swift supervisor that forgot to safe him as a handcuff or simply somebody that wants RB depth, it will probably be the ultimate week the place Monangai might pop up in your waiver wire. Submit a bid ASAP.
Week 13 matchup: @ Philadelphia Eagles, 3 p.m. ET (Friday afternoon)
John Metchie III, WR, New York Jets (1.0%)
The Jets are taking part in out the string of this depressing season and their newest folly was a 23-10 highway loss on the Ravens. At the very least the newly acquired John Metchie III is getting an opportunity to shine and he hauled in six of seven targets for 65 yards and the staff’s solely landing within the loss. The fourth-year wideout barely noticed any motion with the Eagles and has already scored twice with the Jets since being acquired by the struggling AFC franchise on the commerce deadline.
Metchie will likely be a restricted free agent within the offseason, so there may be additional incentive for him to carry out nicely in these final weeks of the common season. He seems to be WR1 in New York till Garrett Wilson returns to IR, so you may be getting a late-season steal off the waiver wire must you scoop him up.
Week 13 matchup: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m. ET
Chimere Dike, WR, Tennessee Titans (15.0%)
Talking of receivers balling out on unhealthy groups, Dike had himself a day for the Titans of their 30-24 loss to the Seahawks. 5 receptions for 44 yards and a landing is the stat line he posted on offense and he turned heads with yet one more lengthy punt return for a landing, his second particular groups rating this month. Just like Cam Ward, the fourth-round rookie has proven flashes of being a giant playmaker for Tennessee this season and he could possibly be good depth piece for managers in deeper leagues.
Week 13 matchup: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET
Colston Loveland, TE, Chicago Bears (44.5%)
The Bears’ mid-late season surge has coincided with Loveland rising as a dependable choice for offense and that was the case of their 31-28 victory over the Steelers on Sunday. The primary-round rookie caught 4 of 5 targets for 49 yards and a second-quarter landing that tied the sport on the finish of the primary half. That’s now six straight video games with at the very least 4 receptions for the Michigan product and he has simply supplanted Cole Kmet as the highest pass-catching tight finish in Chicago.
Loveland can be top-five amongst tight ends in ADOT, so Caleb Williams is recurrently looking for him downfield for giant positive factors. He’s one other rookie playmaker that might make an enormous distinction in direction of your push to the fantasy playoffs.
Week 13 matchup: @ Philadelphia Eagles, 3 p.m. ET (Friday afternoon)
Theo Johnson, TE, New York Giants (52.7%)
Johnson has been one of many few shiny spots for a Giants staff that has been eradicated from playoff competition and he stepped up with three receptions for 77 yards of their 34-27 extra time loss to the Lions on Sunday. Whether or not it’s been Russell Wilson, Jaxson Dart, or Jameis Winston working the controls, the second-year Penn State product has been a dependable weapon and this was the fourth time this yr the place he completed the week as a top-10 fantasy tight finish.
With a rostership of simply over 50%, time is working out on him as a waiver wire choice. Seize him for those who can.
Week 13 matchup: @ New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m. ET (Monday night time)
