The 9 waiver wire WRs who could save your fantasy season

The 9 waiver wire WRs who could save your fantasy seasonStory byChristian D'Andrea, For The WinTue, December 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM UTC·4 min read

The fantasy football playoff push is in full swing. There's only one week left before the fake postseason starts (unless you're in a sicko league that runs your title game in the final week of the season to be determined by backups and flukes). You could be thriving and cruising to a guaranteed payout -- but I'd bet you wouldn't be reading if that were the case.

Maybe, like me, your team is beginning to spiral because you placed your faith in DK Metcalf despite the fact he was playing with a quarterback who moves like he's 41 and acts like the world's edgiest high school junior. Maybe you got stung by Thanksgiving's Amon-Ra St. Brown injury. Maybe your team stunk all along but you're somehow still in the playoff mix despite a brutal point differential and need yet another hail Mary to come through.

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In which case, hell yeah friends, we've got you.

Rhode Island Scumbag (his words) and FTW NFL betting expert Mike Boyajian and I broke down the players lingering at the bottom of your waiver wires despite a handful of notable performances in recent weeks. Who could save your season at wideout? Let's take a look.

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Nov 27, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Green Bay Packers wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks (13) catches a pass for a touchdown against the Detroit Lions during the second quarter at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images

These nine wide receivers are 20 percent owned or less in Yahoo! leagues and coming off double-digit(ish) performances in the past two weeks.

• Devaughn Vele, New Orleans Saints

• Adonai Mitchell, New York Jets

• Dontayvion Wicks, Green Bay Packers

• Jalen Coker, Carolina Panthers

• Isaac TeSlaa, Detroit Lions

• Marquise Brown, Kansas City Chiefs

• Luther Burden III, Chicago Bears

• Andrei Iosivas, Cincinnati Bengals

• Chimere Dike, Tennessee Titans

Which two would we put a tier above the rest – and which one would we roll with to carry you into and hopefully through the playoffs?

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Christian:

Oh, I’ve got a chart just for that. Feast your eyeballs on this Bad Larry.

Fantasy wideout sleepers, Weeks 9-13

This gives us a better idea of who is being used more over the last four weeks and who is making the most of those reps. While it doesn’t include Coker’s ramp-up after returning from a hamstring injury or TeSlaa’s likely increased playing time in the wake of Amon-Ra St. Brown’s injury, it does tell us some important things. Namely:

• If Adonai Mitchell is out there on a passing down, there’s about a one in three chance Tyrod Taylor is about to throw to him

• Devaughn Vele could brute force his way into the circle of trust because, c’mon, who else is gonna catch passes in New Orleans?

• Jalen Coker isn’t on top of Bryce Young’s wish list but he’s moving in the right direction, and

• Dontayvion Wicks should be on the field more.

Those four would fill my upper tier. But Mitchell struggles with drops, Wicks is perpetually fighting for oxygen in a Packer offense that spreads the ball effectively and Vele/Coker are dealing with inconsistent quarterbacks.

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Ultimately, my top two are Vele (for volume) and Mitchell, just because the Jets appear so fixated on giving him the ball even if he’s relying on a journeyman backup to do so. Factor in how often those teams will be losing late and slinging the ball and, well, give me Mitchell’s upside as my secret postseason stud.

And yes, that is why I probably won’t make it out of the opening round in the Scumbag League.

Yaj:

I’ve been screaming his name from the rooftops for weeks. That would be AD Mitchell. He’s clearly one of the Jets' focal points moving forward. Sunday’s game was an example of what he can provide over the rest of season (granted, there will be a dud game thrown in the mix).

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My second choice is much more complicated. If you need to rely on someone in Week 14 to make your way in, I’m looking at Isaac TeSlaa. The sun god (Amon-Ra St. Brown) is most likely out for at least this week and possibly Week 15. TeSlaa has been a touchdown machine when he actually gets snaps.

The only problem is he'll lose his role once St. Brown returns. So, in this case I pivot to the most explosive player on this list…Luther Burden III. His role is growing (as much as it can) in the offense. They are run heavy, which could be a problem, but it wouldn’t shock me if he becomes the most reliable option for Caleb Williams outside of Colston Loveland as they enter the playoff stretch.

This article originally appeared on For The Win: The 9 waiver wire WRs who could save your fantasy season

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