Week 9 Waiver Wire: Stat Projections for Top Fantasy Pickups and Sleepers

November 1, 2016   ·   Nate Loop   ·   Jump to comments

While the NFL season may only be at its midpoint, those playing in fantasy football leagues are already on the backstretch, looking to jockey for playoff position in Week 9.

For the most part, the popular pickups in these later weeks are players thrust into bigger roles due to injuries to starters. This can make the waiver wire especially perilous for a couple of reasons.
These trendy players don't have much in the way of statistics to pick apart and use to predict future effectiveness. Also, its later in the season, and multiple teams are on byes each weeks, which means some owners will be forced to play them right away instead of stash them and wait to see if they prove to be worth the stress.
Since time is running out on the fantasy football season, it makes sense to see whether or not these players can live up to fantasy expectations in the upcoming week, and not necessarily how effective they might be for the long haul.
Here are the top Week 9 pickups in ESPN...

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