Week 12 Free Agent/Waiver Wire Pickups (Wed 11/23/11)
Which players’ status changed this past week due to injury, benching, etc., and who may be on your league’s waiver wire with the potential to make a difference for your fantasy team?
Note: bye weeks are (thankfully) over, but there are 3 Thursday games this week in “honor” of Thanksgiving: Green Bay at Detroit, Miami at Dallas, and San Francisco at Baltimore.
Quarterback
- Injuries/benchings
- Jay Cutler (thumb)
- Matt Hasselbeck (elbow)
- Colt McCoy (shoulder)
- Kyle Orton (cut)
- Waiver wire targets (rankings based on projected playing time and Week 12 opponents)
- Matt Moore (@ Dal)
- Christian Ponder (@ Atl)
- John Skelton (@ StL)
- Sam Bradford (vs Ari)
- Rex Grossman (@ Sea)
- Alex Smith (@ Bal)
- Caleb Hanie (@ Oak)
- Tarvaris Jackson (vs Was)
- Colt McCoy (@ Cin)
- Blaine Gabbert (vs Hou)
- Tyler Palko (vs Pit)
- Jake Locker (vs TB)
Running Back
- Injuries/benchings
- Adrian Peterson (ankle)
- Fred Jackson (calf)
- James Starks (knee)
- Shonn Greene (ribs)
- Maurice Morris (ankle)
- D.J. Ware (concussion)
- Tashard Choice (cut)
- Waiver wire targets
- Ryan Grant (@ Det)
- Kevin Smith (vs GB)
- Donald Brown (vs Car)
- Joe McKnight (vs Buf)
- Javon Ringer (vs TB)
- Bernard Scott (vs Cle)
- Danny Woodhead (@ Phi)
- Da’Rel Scott (@ NO)
- Toby Gerhart (@ Atl)
- Shane Vereen (@ Phi)
- Thomas Jones (vs Pit)
- Dexter McCluster (vs Pit)
Wide Receiver
- Injuries/benchings
- Calvin Johnson (ankle)
- Greg Jennings (knee)
- DeSean Jackson (foot)
- Darrius Heyward-Bey (neck)
- Ben Obomanu (knee)
- Waiver wire targets
- Nate Washington (vs TB)
- Early Doucet (@ StL)
- Andre Caldwell (vs Cle)
- Nate Burleson (vs GB)
- Greg Little (@ Cin)
- Donald Driver (@ Det)
- Michael Jenkins (@ Atl)
- Austin Pettis (vs Ari)
- Andre Roberts (@ StL)
- Damian Williams (vs TB)
- Andrew Hawkins (vs Cle)
- Arrelious Benn (@ Ten)
- Brandon LaFell (@ Ind)
- Legedu Naanee (@ Ind)
- Demaryius Thomas (@ SD)
- Donte’ Stallworth (@ Sea)
- Lavelle Hawkins (vs TB)
- Roy Williams (@ Oak)
- Johnny Knox (@ Oak)
- Jonathan Baldwin (vs Pit)
- Kyle Williams (@ Bal)
Tight Ends
- Injuries/benchings
- Jake Ballard (elbow)
- Visanthe Shiancoe (hamstring)
- Daniel Fells (concussion)
- Kyle Rudolph (quad)
- Waiver wire targets
- Marcedes Lewis (vs Hou)
- Scott Chandler (@ NYJ)
- Kevin Boss (vs Chi)
- Jacob Tamme (vs Car)
- Jared Cook (vs TB)
- Delanie Walker (@ Bal)
- Leonard Pope (vs Pit)
- Jake O’Connell (vs Pit)
Kickers
- Injuries/benchings
- Dan Carpenter (groin)
- Waiver wire targets
- John Kasay (vs NYG)
- Shaun Suisham (@ KC)
- Adam Vinatieri (vs Car)
- Neil Rackers (@ Jac)
Defenses
- Waiver wire targets
- Jacksonville (vs Hou)
- Carolina (@ Ind)
- Seattle (vs Was)
- Arizona (@ StL)
- Cleveland (@ Cin)
Good luck with your claims!
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