Week 17 Free Agent/Waiver Wire Pickups (Tue 12/29/09)

For the fantasy football enthusiasts who believe the fantasy football season should last as long as the NFL’s regular season, this week’s for you.  Here’s a list of the players who were hurt during Week 16 action or were surprising scratches:

QB - Ryan Fitzpatrick

RB  

  • DeAngelo Williams 
  • Steven Jackson
  • Pierre Thomas
  • Brandon Jacobs
  • Julius Jones
  • Earnest Graham

WR 

  • Steve Smith
  • Hines Ward
  • Pierre Garcon
  • Kevin Curtis
  • Torry Holt
  • Eddie Royal
  • Donnie Avery
  • Johnny Knox
  • Isaac Bruce
  • Devin Thomas
  • Brian Robiskie 

TE

  • Tony Gonzalez
  • Jeremy Shockey
  • Marcedes Lewis

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.   

Quarterbacks

Alex Smith, Josh Freeman, Jason Campbell.

Running Backs

Donald Brown, Jerious Norwood, Sammy Morris, Maurice Morris,  Arian Foster, Correll Buckhalter, Quinton Ganther, Chester Taylor.

Wide Receivers

Josh Morgan, Devin Aromashodu, Mike Wallace, Mike Thomas, Jabar Gaffney, Earl Bennett, Muhsin Muhammad, Brandon Gibson, Danny Amendola, Malcom Kelly.

Tight Ends

Todd Heap, Dustin Keller, Fred Davis, Joel Dreesen, David Thomas.

Kickers

Robbie Gould, Jeff Reed, Matt Stover.

Defenses

Atlanta, Tennessee, Carolina, Houston, Jacksonville, Washington.

I’ll post my analysis of the Week 17 games Thursday.  Thankfully, all the games are on Sunday this week - you have enough challenges this week figuring out by Sunday who’s going to be playing this week, and for how long.

Until then,

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