As we prepare for Week 16 of the 2023 NFL Season, we enter our first critical period of the fantasy football season. Many fantasy managers will face serious decisions this week, so let’s get into Fantasy Football 2023: Week 16 Waiver Wire Targets.
* I will use Yahoo Fantasy Rostership & for this Week 16 Waiver Wire article. I will also attempt to give several options at each position, for varying league sizes. The dollar value next to the player’s name is the desired amount of FAAB to bid on them with a $100 budget.
Quarterbacks
Geno Smith, Seattle Seahawks
Week 16 Opponent: Tennessee Titans, Rostership: 61%
Shallow League Options (More than 70% Rostership): Sam Howell, WSH (77% rostered). Matthew Stafford, ARI (74% rostered). Derek Carr, NO (71%).
Medium League Options (50 to 70% Rostership): Russell Wilson, DEN (67% rostered). Baker Mayfield, TB (54% rostered). Geno Smith, SEA (61% rostered).
Deeper League Options (25 to 50% Rostership): Jake Browning, CIN (44% rostered). Joe Flacco, CLE (32% rostered) Gardner Minshew. IND (27% rostered). Aaron Rodgers, NYJ (26% rostered). Will Levis, TEN (24% rostered).
Dart Throw Options (Less than 25% Rostership): Bailey Zappe, NE (6% rostered). Mitchell Trubisky, PIT (7% rostered). Tommy DeVito, NYG (12% rostered). Aidan O’Connell, LV (8% rostered). Drew Lock, SEA (6% rostered). Nick Mullens, MIN (7% rostered). Case Keenum, MIN (2% rostered). Desmond Ridder, ATL (19% rostered). Easton Stick, LAC (3% rostered).
Running Backs
Chase Brown, Cincinnati Bengals
Week 16 Opponent: Pittsburgh Steelers, Rostership: 13%
Shallow League Options (More than 70% Rostership): Jaylen Warren, PIT (79% rostered). Ezekiel Elliot, NE (78% rostered). Devin Singletary, HOU (71% rostered). Antonio Gibson, WSH (70% rostered). Gus Edwards, BAL (70% rostered).
Medium League Options (50 to 70% Rostership): Zach Charbonnet, SEA (50% rostered). Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC (52% rostered). Ty Chandler, MIN (55% rostered). Jerick McKinnon, KC (48% rostered).
Deeper League Options (25 to 50% Rostership): Tyjae Spears, TEN (44% rostered). Roschon Johnson, CHI (33% rostered).
Dart Throw Options (Less than 25% Rostership): Chase Brown, CIN (13% rostered). Chris Rodriguez, WSH (6% rostered). Trey Sermon, IND (0% rostered). Patrick Taylor, GB (7% rostered). Zamir White, LV (23% rostered). Jordan Mason, SF (4% rostered). Emari Demarcado, ARI (5% rostered). Tyler Goodson, IND (0% rostered).
Wide Receivers
Noah Brown, Houston Texans
Week 16 Opponent: Cleveland Browns, Rostership: 47%
Shallow League Options (More than 70% Rostership): Rashee Rice, KC (79% rostered), Odell Beckham Jr, BAL (72% rostered).
Medium League Options (50 to 70% Rostership): Jayden Reed, GB (67% rostered). Jaxon Smith-Njigba, SEA (63% rostered).
Deeper League Options (25 to 50% Rostership): Noah Brown, HOU (47% rostered). Zay Jones, JAC (45% rostered). Curtis Samuel, WSH (48% rostered). Rashid Shaheed, NO (40% rostered). Demario Douglas, NE (33% rostered). Joshua Palmer, LAC (40% rostered).
Dart Throw Options (Less than 25% Rostership): Jameson Williams, DET (24% rostered). Parker Washington, JAC (20% rostered). Demarcus Robinson, LV (10% rostered). Robert Woods, HOU (14% rostered). Dontayvion Wicks, GB (7% rostered). Davante Parker, NE (9% rostered). Tre Tucker, LV (0% rostered). Jamal Agnew, JAC (0% rostered).
Tight Ends
Isaiah Likely, Baltimore Ravens
Week 16 Opponent: San Francisco 49ers, Rostership: 70%
Shallow League Options (More than 70% Rostership): Darren Waller, NYG (71% rostered), Isaiah Likely, BAL (70% rostered).
Medium League Options (50 to 70% Rostership): Gerald Everett, LAC (52% rostered). Tyler Higbee, LAR (52% rostered).
Deeper League Options (25 to 50% Rostership): Cade Otton, TB (40% rostered). Dalton Schultz, HOU (29% rostered).
Dart Throw Options (Less than 25% Rostership): Juwan Johnson, NO (13% rostered). Tucker Kraft, GB (14% rostered). Davis Allen, LAR (0% rostered). Hunter Henry, NE (21% rostered). Elijah Higgins, ARI (0% rostered). Michael Mayer, LV (15% rostered). Tanner Hudson, CIN (7% rostered). Jimmy Graham, NO (0% rostered). Jonnu Smith, ATL (14% rostered).
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