Dynasty Fantasy Football Waiver Wire: Week 12

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In case you are reading this, there is one bit of information to know before you start reading names. Just like last year’s series, we will be utilizing player rostership percentages, courtesy of real dynasty rosters from 1,700 MFL leagues. While this may not be entirely accurate for every individual league, it is very reflective of how managers view who is worthy or not of a roster spot. Now that that’s covered, let’s dive into the waiver wire after Week 11!

Players to double-check availability and immediately add:

• Trey Lance, QB DAL
• Jauan Jennings, WR SF
• Taysom Hill, TE NO
• Will Dissly, TE LAC

Ameer Abdullah, RB and Dylan Laube, RB LV

In a rather light week for injuries (thank you NFL gods), the “biggest” fantasy injuries came to both Raiders running backs Alexander Mattison with an ankle injury and Zamir White with a quad injury that forced both to leave early and not return. Without knowing the severity of either injury, should both miss any time, then the new starters would be Ameer Abdullah, who I envision as keeping his role as a pass-catcher, and rookie Dylan Laube, who has not played since week six when he fumbled and lost his first and only NFL carry to date.

Now as I mentioned, Abdullah should be almost strictly the pass-catching back considering I can count on my hands the number of games in his career with 13 or more carries, and only 17 games with double-digit carries, the most recent game being back in 2017! So, then the assumption would be Laube would get an opportunity as the between-the-tackles runner with the potential to also steal receiving work as that was a massive strength of his in college. So if both or even just one of Mattison or White miss significant time, I think both Abdullah and Laube are worth adding, but Laube has the much higher ceiling as the potential workhorse back on the ground and through the air.

Devaughn Vele, WR DEN

Moving to wide receiver, we have to talk about Vele, a name I haven’t brought up in this article in a couple of months, but is deserving of being highlighted now. Over the past two weeks, Vele has seen at least four targets in both games, caught four receptions in both games for 39 yards and a touchdown in week ten and 66 yards this week. As Bo Nix and this entire Broncos offense continue to get better, plus no real WR2 ascending behind Courtland Sutton, Vele has kind of filled that gap the past two weeks and has turned in two double-digit performances, totaling four double-digit games in seven games played.

He’s not a sexy name, but he’s making his name known as a rookie in a way that almost reminds me of Jakobi Meyers, who was just good enough to continue getting snaps until he developed into a full-time producer, and now look at Meyers. That’s the potential upside for Vele and he’s worth a roster spot in dynasty.

Ray-Ray McCloud, WR ATL

Speaking of another wide receiver I’ve mentioned in this article before and will once again because of injuries, McCloud continues to be relevant on any given week, and now could really have an opportunity depending on the severity of Darnell Mooney’s hamstring injury, or whatever this Achilles injury was that popped up this week in practice as well.

Anyway, you guys know my spiel on McCloud if you’ve read this article consistently this year. He’s a solid fantasy WR4 with upside when he gets more volume, as he has either scored a touchdown or broken 40 yards in six of his 11 games played this year, and now could be in for more work if Mooney is out for any length of time – pick him up!

Marquez Valdes-Scantling, WR NO and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, WR TEN

Any why not continue the trend of recycling receivers who have been in this article before by re-iterating the names of Valdes-Scantling and Westbrook-Ikhine? I packaged these guys together for two reasons: 1) both of their names are super long and hyphenated, and 2) they are both absolute dart throws if you’re starting them in your lineup, but have reasons to pay off that feel slightly better than a random dart throw.

MVS basically replicated his week 10 debut in New Orleans with another 70-yard touchdown this week and finished with over 16 PPR fantasy points. He once again tied for second on the team in targets and is playing the Rashid Shaheed role as the deep threat that Derek Carr can’t keep getting away with but somehow does. So MVS remains an above-average dart throw with Chris Olave still on IR.

And as for NWI, well, he’s scored a touchdown now in five of his last six games, this time for 98 yards. He’s seen at least four targets in four of his last five games, and at least 30 receiving yards in four straight, which also conveniently aligns with DeAndre Hopkins being traded to Kansas City and NWI operating as the de facto WR2 for Tennessee behind Calvin Ridley. So Ikhine also remains an above-average dart throw with the role he has and Tennessee’s insanely soft schedule for receivers the rest of the year.