Week 12 Waivers: The Massive Upside of Multiple Zero-RB Candidates is Clouded By Lingering Uncertainty
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Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 12.

Following some big performances from backup running backs in Week 11, there are plenty of zero-RB options to choose from on the waiver wire this week. Unfortunately, not a single one comes without extenuating circumstances attached, which makes targeting the right back more important than ever.

Byes: Denver, Los Angeles Chargers, Miami, Washington

Players featured in this article who are on bye this week are denoted with an asterisk (*).

Before we dive into the players, just a few reminders about how the article is set up:

  • To be included as a potential add, a player must be rostered in at most 50% of ESPN or Yahoo leagues
  • To be included as a potential drop, a player must be rostered in more than 50% of ESPN or Yahoo leagues
  • FAAB recommendations will be given but also serve as tiers for leagues without FAAB budgets. The rationale behind FAAB recommendations is: If I had $1,000 in FAAB, what is the absolute most I’d be willing to spend on this player?
  • All positional rankings and statistics are taken from RotoViz’s Monday Review tool.

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