Week 13 Free Agent/Waiver Wire Pickups (Tue 12/1/09)
It’s hard to believe, but according to the calendar it’s already December. That means the holiday season and the fantasy football playoffs are upon us - for many of you this is the final week of your regular season. Quarterbacks continued to drop like flies this past weekend, and some high-profile running backs were hurt too. Here’s a list of the players who were hurt during Week 12 action or were surprising scratches:
QB
- Ben Roethlisberger (inj)
- Kurt Warner (inj)
- Matt Ryan (inj)
- Eli Manning (inj?)
- Mark Sanchez (inj?)
- Jake Delhomme (inj)
RB
- Michael Turner (inj?)
- DeAngelo Williams (inj)
- Steven Jackson (inj?)
- Reggie Bush (inj?)
- Tim Hightower (inj?)
- Justin Fargas (inj?)
- Le’Ron McClain (inj?)
WR
- DeSean Jackson (inj)
- Michael Clayton (inj)
- Eddie Royal (inj?)
- Muhsin Muhammad (inj?)
- Isaac Bruce (inj)
TE
- Brandon Pettigrew (inj, IR)
- Brent Celek (inj?)
K - none
So, who are some players at each position who should be on your radar screen if you need a replacement? The following list contains players who may not be available in your league, depending on the number of teams in your league and your roster requirements. LT indicates players who may have fantasy value for the rest of the season, while ST indicates players whose fantasy usefulness is likely to be limited to the amount of time it takes a player ahead of them on the depth chart to recover from an injury/return from a suspension. SPEC indicates a player whose fantasy worth may not be obvious now, but may be worth speculating on for use later in the season.
Quarterbacks
Alex Smith (LT), Vince Young (LT), Josh Freeman (LT), Chad Henne (LT), Kyle Boller (ST), Chris Redman (ST), Matt Moore (ST), Matt Leinart (SPEC), Jason Campbell (SPEC), Ryan Fitzpatrick (SPEC), Brady Quinn (SPEC), Dennis Dixon (SPEC), and Kellen Clemens (SPEC).
Running Backs
Jerious Norwood (LT), Michael Bush (LT), Darren McFadden (SPEC), Chester Taylor (SPEC), Chris Brown (SPEC), Derrick Ward (SPEC), Kevin Faulk (SPEC), Chris Jennings (SPEC), Lex Hilliard (SPEC), Sammy Morris (SPEC), Rashad Jennings (SPEC), Jerome Harrison (SPEC), Marcus Mason (SPEC), Maurice Morris (SPEC), Quinton Ganther (SPEC), and Kahlil Bell (SPEC).
Wide Receivers
Donnie Avery (LT), Jason Avant (LT), Malcom Floyd (LT), Kenny Britt (LT), Michael Jenkins (LT), Earl Bennett (SPEC), Sammie Stroughter (SPEC), Andre Caldwell (SPEC), James Jones (SPEC), Mohamed Massaquoi (SPEC), Robert Meachem (SPEC), Jacoby Jones (SPEC), Greg Camarillo (SPEC), Chaz Schilens (SPEC), Johnny Knox (SPEC), Anthony Gonzalez (inj, SPEC), Brian Hartline (SPEC), Davone Bess (SPEC), Lance Long (SPEC), Josh Morgan (SPEC), Bryant Johnson (SPEC), Nate Washington (SPEC), Early Doucet (SPEC), Dwayne Jarrett (SPEC), Maurice Stovall (SPEC), Jason Hill (SPEC), Ted Ginn (SPEC), Brandon Gibson (SPEC), Chansi Stuckey (SPEC), Deion Branch (SPEC), Devin Thomas (SPEC), Mike Thomas (SPEC), Sam Aiken (SPEC), and Danny Amendola (SPEC).
Tight Ends
Fred Davis (ST), Marcedes Lewis (SPEC), Anthony Fasano (SPEC), Bo Scaife (SPEC), and Dante Rosario (SPEC).
Kickers
Jason Elam (LT), Josh Scobee (LT), Jeff Reed (LT), Dan Carpenter (LT), Kris Brown (LT), and Matt Stover (ST).
Defenses
Carolina (ST), Seattle (ST), and Buffalo (ST).
I’ll post my analysis of the Week 13 games Thursday. If your league requires you to set your lineup before the first game of the week, this week’s Thursday night game features the New York Jets at Buffalo (in Toronto).
Until then,
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