Fantasy Football 2025 Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickup Advice
Is your fantasy team in need of new blood? Each week I’ll bring to you the best pickups to make ahead of the waiver deadline. All the players I list will be rostered in fewer than 50 percent of leagues, with the roster percentages coming from Yahoo.com.
Immediately Useful
Colston Loveland, TE, Bears (43% Rostered): As almost all teams are past their byes, and at this point in the season we aren’t looking for longer term plays as much as immediate help, the pool of useful waiver wire additions shrinks. At TE, however, we still have some helpful names. Loveland is not necessarily a league winner, but he has more than enough talent to be a week winner. It took time for Loveland to solidify himself as a key member of this Bears offense, but his snap rates and targets have become consistent and that makes for a playable fantasy TE. The Bears offense is significantly improved from last season, but the run game has taken over as the focal point, with WRs Rome Odunze and DJ Moore operating as the clear go-to options in the passing game. Loveland remains a floor play for now, but for some teams that’s good enough.
Harold Fannin Jr., TE, Browns (33% Rostered): Like Loveland, Fannin is a high-upside rookie TE who is more of a floor play than ceiling. Fannin is operating in a much lower-wattage offense in Cleveland, with one of the worst QB situations in the NFL, but that actually makes Fannin more essential to the passing game than Loveland is. Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders are miles below where Caleb Williams currently is, but the Browns’ WR room is a graveyard, leaving Fannin as legitimately their best receiving option. If forced to choose, I’d actually roll with Fannin rest of season over Loveland, but ultimately both are fine choices.
Brenton Strange, TE, Jaguars (32% Rostered): Strange is actually my favorite TE add of the week, coming off a second straight useful outing since returning from injury. Strange caught five passes for 93 yards in his first game back, and caught a TD pass on Sunday against the Titans. His nine targets since returning are healthy for the position, and with slot receiver Parker Washington now hurt, Strange is going to be a high-volume pass catcher.
Tyjae Spears, RB, Titans (32% Rostered): Another week, another low-end FLEX performance from Spears, who is trying to produce in one of the worst offenses we’ve ever seen. Spears is truly a desperation fill-in for teams who are severely battered and are just casting for non-zeroes in their FLEX or RB2 spot. Spears’ big play ability is still present, but buried under the weight of this atrocious offense. He is a frequently targeted player though, having caught five or more passes in three straight games. It isn’t much, but it also isn’t nothing.
Speculative/Deep Cuts
Bam Knight, RB, Cardinals (25% Rostered): If Week 14 is the week Trey Benson returns, then throw everything I’m about to say in the garbage. Knight is clearly the leader of the Cardinals backfield now with Benson shelved, and while he hasn’t been great, he’s been more than good enough to occupy a roster spot. His yardage has fluctuated – likely because he’s just not a very explosive player – but he’s scored in three straight games and hit a season-high 98 yards from scrimmage on Sunday against the Bucs. Knight is about to face two tough defenses, so temper expectations, but if Benson just doesn’t return the Week 16-17 matchups vs. Atlanta and at Cincinnati are appealing.
Chris Rodriguez Jr., Commanders (24% Rostered): Sunday night left us with no doubt as to who was the lead back for Washington, with Rodriguez carrying the ball 11 times and finding the end zone for the third time in four games. Like Knight, Rodriguez isn’t a burner and we’re not going to see long explosive TDs from him. But he is a high-quality short yardage back who is dangerous near the goal line, and he’s shiftier than you’d think which does allow him to rack up chunk gains. Rodriguez’s ceiling is higher if Jayden Daniels finds his way back under center, and regardless of the QB he should be rostered in all leagues due to his TD upside and sheer volume. Rodriguez is the most priority add of the week.
Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Dolphins (20% Rostered): Tua is a super shaky add, but I did not want to have no QBs on the list for the week. Based on roster percentages, it seems most teams are set at the position. But, if for some reason you aren’t, Tua is the only widely available option out there that has any sort of ceiling for a playoff hopeful. The big play capability of WR Jaylen Waddle and RB De’Von Achane can help Tua turn basic passes into big fantasy points, and the return of TE Darren Waller gives Tua a really strong red zone weapon. The Jets, Steelers, Bengals and Bucs remain on the schedule for Tua, all defenses that can be scored on.
Andrei Iosivas, WR, Bengals (17% Rostered): Iosivas is no longer recommended if Tee Higgins is back from his concussion in Week 14, but should Higgins miss another game, Iosivas can be deployed. The return of Joe Burrow makes any featured Bengals pass catcher viable, and even with limited looks on Thursday night, Iosivas still made an impact with his lone catch being a 29-yard touchdown. He’s not even close to a one-for-one replacement for Higgins, but he certainly has shown he can make a contribution if he’s got the opportunity.
Michael Carter, RB, Cardinals (5% Rostered): Carter is in the same role as Tyjae Spears, but for a better offense, and with less of a hold on that role. If Trey Benson is still out, then Carter’s role remains the same and he can be played as a FLEX or RB2 that you’re using to have a non-zero floor. If Benson returns, he may keep this role, but any veneer of certainty is gone, and you’re taking a big risk.
Adonai Mitchell, WR, Jets (2% Rostered): I thought about Mitchell here last week, and decided against it because of Tyrod Taylor, and the Jets offense overall being so punchless. But at the end of the day, Mitchell has massive talent that’s been masked by his faults and mental lapses, and with the Jets he’s getting a huge target share by default. Since joining the team Mitchell has earned six, seven and 12 targets, with Sunday being his first blowup game. The 102 yards and a touchdown on eight catches was eye-opening, but we should also remember he had bad drops vs. New England. Drops are not a positive, but I remind us all of this because on those drops he was wide open and in position to make plays because he can separate at an elite level.
Handcuffs
Emanuel Wilson, RB, Packers (49% Rostered)
Bhayshul Tuten, RB, Jaguars (44% Rostered)
Tyler Allgeier, RB, Falcons (42% Rostered)
Brian Robinson Jr., RB, 49ers (25% Rostered)
Devin Singletary, RB, Giants (22% Rostered)
Tank Bigsby, RB, Eagles (20% Rostered)
Blake Corum, RB, Rams (16% Rostered)
Ray Davis, RB, Bills (7% Rostered)
Isaiah Davis, RB, Jets (4% Rostered)