Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups: Best Fantasy Sleepers to Target on ESPN and Yahoo

November 2, 2016   ·   Thomas Duffy   ·   Jump to comments

This week brings a biblical amount of byes for fantasy football.
Forget about using David Johnson, A.J. Green, Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, Jordan Reed, Lamar Miller, DeAndre Hopkins, Jordan Howard or Alshon Jeffery.
Here’s a list of all teams that aren’t playing this week:
Arizona Cardinals Chicago Bears Cincinnati Bengals Houston Texans New England Patriots Washington Redskins That’s tough to swallow.
Throw in injuries to studs like Spencer Ware or mini-studs like Jacquizz Rodgers, and you might be forced to rely on the free-agency pool for a starter.
Here are a few players worth burning a waiver claim on.
 
Running Back Tim Hightower (RB, New Orleans Saints)
ESPN ownership: 20.8 percent
Yahoo ownership: 28.0 percent
Mark Ingram is in the doghouse.
After having an early fumble returned for a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, the 26-year-old was benched in favor of second-stringer Tim Hightower...

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