Pickups ranked by Week 9 usage, with how each player's role changed since Weeks 1–7. Plus: how last week's board did.
Byes: CHI, DEN, PHI, TB. Claims run Wednesday in most leagues. ESPN roster % as of Nov 10, 1:14 PM PT. Trend = Sleeper trending adds, last 24 hours, pulled Nov 10, 1:14 PM PT; trending is what people are adding, not a recommendation. Bids are % of a $100 FAAB budget and are our opinion.
Injury news can change before claims run. Check Wednesday's practice reports.
Week 10 waiver board. Sort by any column; filter by position. Wk 9 opps = carries + targets. Role = share of team targets (WR, TE) or carries (RB) in games played, Weeks 1–7 → Weeks 8–9.
Kaleb Johnson RB · GB vs MIN · 1.0% rostered (ESPN)
AddOur bid: 20–30%(opinion)
Snaps 39%
Carries 14 of 31 (45%)
Wk 9: 14-68-1 rushing
Role change: share of team carries +18 pts
Wks 1–7 (5 games)27%
Wks 8–9 (1 game)45%
Josh Jacobs broke his right ring finger in the first quarter at New England and had 4 carries. Johnson took over: 14 carries for 68 yards and a touchdown. Pierre Strong had 8.
Matt LaFleur said Jacobs needs surgery, and IR is "a possibility." MarShawn Lloyd (knee) missed Week 9. Johnson is the top healthy back for Sunday against Minnesota. He's on just 1% of ESPN rosters.
Opinion: the top add this week. Strong takes passing downs, so this is a carries bet, not a PPR one.
Corey Kiner RB · NE vs DET (Munich) · 5.5% rostered (ESPN) · Sleeper add #1
AddOur bid: 12–20%(opinion)
Snaps 17%
Wk 9: 8-55-1 rushing
#1 add on Sleeper
Role change: share of team carries +12 pts
Wks 1–7 (7 games)19%
Wks 8–9 (2 games)31%
Rhamondre Stevenson hurt his knee late in the third quarter. Kiner finished with 8 carries for 55 yards and his first NFL touchdown, on only 17% of snaps.
Ian Rapoport reports Stevenson is expected to miss "the next few weeks." TreVeyon Henderson (illness) has missed two straight games with no timeline. If both sit, Kiner leads the backfield Sunday morning in Munich, with Lan Larison behind him.
Detroit's pass defense is #6 softest, but this is a volume bet. Opinion: a strong add for Week 10; the Patriots are on bye in Week 11.
Audric Estime RB · NO vs CAR · 9.4% rostered (ESPN) · Sleeper add #5
AddOur bid: 8–12%(opinion)
Snaps 47%
Carries 15 of 27 (56%)
Inside the 20: 3 carries
New Orleans claimed him off waivers last week, and he led the backfield right away: 15 carries for 72 yards and a touchdown, 3 of them inside the 20. Alvin Kamara had 6 carries.
One game in a new uniform is a small sample. Opinion: add him for the early-down and red-zone work, and expect Kamara to keep the passing downs.
In his second game back from the 2024 knee injury, Dell led Houston with 9 targets: 4 catches for 105 yards and a 63-yard touchdown. He had 32% of the Texans' air yards on 47% of snaps.
Cleveland's pass defense is #24 softest of 32 (-0.02 EPA per dropback), one of the tougher matchups. Opinion: a stash with weekly upside, a flex only in deep leagues this week.
Darren Waller TE · CAR @ NO · 7.7% rostered (ESPN) · Sleeper add #4
StreamerOur bid: 3–6%(opinion)
Snaps 53%
Targets 10 of 37 (27%)
Wk 9: 8-90-1
Role change: share of team targets +6 pts
Wks 1–7 (6 games)11%
Wks 8–9 (2 games)17%
Week 9: 8 catches for 90 yards and a touchdown on 10 targets, 27% of Carolina's. He's the #4 add on Sleeper.
He played 53% of snaps, so he's not a full-time tight end yet. New Orleans is #11 softest (+0.11). Opinion: a Week 10 streamer if your tight end is on bye.
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Fernando Mendoza QB · LV vs SEA · 2.9% rostered (ESPN) · Sleeper add #7
SuperflexOur bid: 1–2% (superflex 8–12%)(opinion)
First NFL start
SEA pass D #29 of 32
#7 add on Sleeper
The Raiders traded Kirk Cousins to Minnesota on Tuesday, and Adam Schefter reports the No. 1 overall pick starts Sunday against Seattle.
Seattle allows -0.09 EPA per dropback, #29 of 32. Then he goes to Denver. Opinion: a superflex stash for the second half, not a Week 10 start.
Kirk Cousins to Minnesota. The Vikings sent the Raiders a 2027 third-round pick. Cousins already has two years in Kevin O'Connell's offense from his first stint in Minnesota. Opinion: a bump for Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison after weeks of Carson Wentz and Kyler Murray.
Fernando Mendoza starts for Las Vegas. The No. 1 overall pick makes his first start Sunday against Seattle (#29 of 32 against the pass). Opinion: downgrade the Raiders' pass catchers for at least a week.
Keenan Allen to San Francisco. The 49ers sent the Colts a 2027 sixth-round pick. Allen had 8 targets in Week 9 and walks into a room missing Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel. Opinion: Jordan Watkins loses the most; Tyler Warren gains in Indianapolis.
We grade our own picks every week. 1 of our 6 Week 9 non-QB picks who played scored 10+ PPR points. Best: Chris Rodriguez Jr. (11.2 on 12 opportunities). Worst: Mike Washington Jr. (-0.3 on 6 opportunities, 34% of snaps).
Our Week 9 board (published Nov 3, 2026) vs. Week 9 results. Opps = carries + targets (not shown for QBs).
Player
Pos
Team
Our Wk 9 call
Wk 9 snaps
Wk 9 opps
Wk 9 PPR
Tyler Allgeier
RB
ARI
Add 15–25%
96%
20
6.6
Mike Washington Jr.
RB
LV
Add 12–20%
34%
6
-0.3
Adonai Mitchell
WR
NYJ
Add 6–10%
89%
7
0.0
Devin Singletary
RB
NYG
Add 5–10%
93%
24
5.9
Antonio Williams
WR
WAS
Add 3–6%
84%
6
5.5
Gardner Minshew II
QB
ARI
Superflex 1–3%
100%
–
7.0
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
RB
JAX
Speculative 2–5%
45%
12
11.2
PPR points use nflverse's standard scoring (1 per catch, 4-point passing TDs). Snaps and opportunities (carries + targets) are Week 9. A rough week: volume showed up for Allgeier and Singletary, points didn't. Full Week 9 board: Week 9 waivers (archive) →
Cheap adds
Pierre Strong Jr., RB, GB (2.7% ESPN): 8 carries and 2 targets on 45% of snaps in Week 9, more snaps than Kaleb Johnson. The passing-down back while Jacobs is out. 0–2%
Pat Bryant, WR, DEN (1.2% ESPN): 4-56-1 on 5 targets in his first game off IR. Denver is on bye, so stash only. 0–1%
Trending, but careful
Big on Sleeper's add list; the data says wait.
Konata Mumpfield and Tutu Atwell, WR, LA: #3 and #6 on Sleeper because Puka Nacua (knee, toe) is expected to go on IR. But Nacua had 19 of the Rams' 41 targets in Week 9; Atwell had 5 and Mumpfield 2. Nobody has shown he can take that role. Small bids only.
Jordan Watkins, WR, SF: #9 on Sleeper after 4-86-1 on 4 targets. San Francisco just traded for Keenan Allen, who had 8 targets for the Colts in Week 9. That cuts into Watkins' work.
Devin Singletary, RB, NYG: #2 drop on Sleeper. 21 carries for 31 yards in Week 9. John Harbaugh said Cam Skattebo should be "full go" Thursday. OK to drop once Skattebo is active.
Adonai Mitchell, WR, NYJ: #3 drop on Sleeper. He caught none of his 7 targets in Week 9, even with 74% of the Jets' air yards. Hold in deep leagues; the role is real, the results aren't.
Omar Cooper Jr., WR, NYJ (58.0% ESPN): 11 of 30 targets (37%) with Garrett Wilson (concussion) out, but only 21 air yards. Wilson is questionable for Sunday vs Buffalo. A PPR flex if Wilson sits.
Keenan Allen, WR, SF (46.1% ESPN): Traded to San Francisco on Tuesday. He had 8 of the Colts' 32 targets in Week 9. The 49ers are missing Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel. A flex at Dallas if he's up to speed.
Our model: defense havoc rate (sacks, INTs, fumble recoveries per play) plus the opponent's giveaway rate, Weeks 1–9. League medians: 5.5% havoc, 5.6% giveaways.
Packers vs MIN (19.2% ESPN): Green Bay has the NFL's #2 havoc rate (7.5%), and Minnesota gives it away on 7.0% of plays. Kirk Cousins was just traded in, so the Vikings' QB play is a question. #2 in our model.
Ravens vs LAC (Mon) (47.4% ESPN): The Chargers give it away on 9.5% of plays, the most in the NFL. Baltimore's havoc rate is only 4.7%, so this is all matchup. #3 in our model.
Lions vs NE (Munich) (37.3% ESPN): New England gives it away on 6.8% of plays and could be down to its third running back. Detroit's havoc rate is 6.4%. #5 in our model.
Saints (deep) vs CAR (12.4% ESPN): Havoc on 6.0%; Carolina gives it away on 6.5%. #8 in our model.
Start, don't stream: Texans @ CLE (#1, 91.3% rostered; Cleveland gives it away on 8.4% of plays, #2 in the NFL) and Vikings @ GB (#4, 83.8%; Minnesota has the NFL's highest havoc rate, 8.1%).
Week 10 · through Week 9
Defense havoc rate vs. opponent offense giveaway rate, Weeks 1–9. Dashed lines = league median.
Week 10 waiver FAQ
When do Week 10 waivers process?
Wednesday in most ESPN and Sleeper leagues, but your league settings decide. Washington and the Giants play Thursday night, so their players lock first.
What does the FAAB range mean?
It's our suggested bid as a share of a $100 season budget. It's an opinion, not a projection. Bid more if you're desperate at the position, less if you're deep.
What is the role change column?
It compares a player's share of his team's targets (WR, TE) or carries (RB) in the games he played in Weeks 1–7 with the games he played in Weeks 8–9. A rising number means a bigger role, not just a big box score.
Where do the usage numbers come from?
Snap shares come from nflverse snap counts. Targets, air yards and carries come from nflverse play-by-play through Monday night of Week 9. Every number on this page was recomputed a second way and matched to nflverse's player stats before it went up.
Who is on bye in Week 10?
Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia and Tampa Bay.
Why isn't a trending player listed?
Trending only means people are adding him. If his Week 9 usage doesn't back it up, we say so in "Trending, but careful" instead of telling you to bid.
How did last week's picks do?
See "Last week's board, graded" on this page: every Week 9 pick with his actual Week 9 snaps, opportunities and PPR points from nflverse.
How we built this
Snap shares: nflverse snap counts. Targets, air yards and carries: nflverse play-by-play through MNF of Week 9 (carries exclude QB scrambles; kneels count, like official stats; red zone = inside the 20; goal line = inside the 5). Role change = the player's share of his team's targets (WR, TE) or carries (RB) in the games he played in Weeks 1–7 vs Weeks 8–9. Every number was recomputed from the raw files a second way and matched to nflverse's player stats. News is linked to the reporter or outlet. Roster %: ESPN. Trending: Sleeper.
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