00:00 Hey, what's going on everybody?
00:01 It's Fabs here and happy Thanksgiving here.
00:04 We are in week 12 and before you start eating
00:06 all that turkey and stuffy and getting that
00:09 trip to fan nap going, well, let's bring in
00:11 Jen Piacenti to talk about the top players
00:13 you should be picking up off the waiver wire.
00:15 Jen, let's start off with quarterback.
00:18 It was a bad week for injuries in week 11.
00:20 We lost Joe Burrow, most specifically,
00:23 who can we pick up to potentially start this week?
00:26 As someone I like for this week is Gardner Minshew,
00:28 who's facing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
00:31 So this has a lot to do with the matchup, of course.
00:33 We've seen the Tampa Bay Buccaneers be extremely generous
00:36 to opposing quarterbacks across the past four games.
00:38 In fact, three of the last four quarterbacks he's faced
00:41 has finished as the quarterback two or better.
00:44 So CJ Stroud, Brock Purdy, and Josh Allen
00:46 all had massive games versus the Buccaneers.
00:49 And we know that Gardner Minshew has a pair
00:51 of 300 plus passing yard games this season.
00:53 So I like him this weekend.
00:55 He's coming off a bye, he's rested,
00:57 and I like the matchup.
00:59 Look, there's not a lot out there, guys.
01:01 You know, maybe Bryce Young is out there,
01:03 Derek Carr might be out there.
01:04 You may have to dig even deeper.
01:06 Maybe you're already to the point where you're like,
01:08 "Hey, I'm just gonna go ahead and stash Aaron Rodgers."
01:11 This is where we are, guys.
01:12 It's week 12.
01:13 Yeah, I was surprised Jordan Love is actually available
01:16 in over 50% of leagues on Yahoo.
01:18 He's got Detroit this week.
01:19 Moving on to running back, it is thin, Jen.
01:22 I mean, it is very thin out there,
01:24 but there's one player in particular
01:26 who is easily going to be the top add this week.
01:30 And that's gonna be Zach Charbonnet,
01:32 as we don't think that Kenneth Walker
01:33 is gonna be back on a short week
01:35 after exiting the game Sunday with an oblique injury.
01:37 Now, Charbonnet was already increasing,
01:40 getting his playing time, more and more playing time,
01:42 versus Kenneth Walker before this week,
01:45 but with Walker out, he should definitely have
01:47 the Lions' share of the backfield.
01:49 Not the Detroit Lions, the Seahawks.
01:51 Seahawks' share of the backfield, I guess I should say.
01:54 He was already playing third down.
01:55 DJ Dallas will, you know, have a few extra snaps,
01:58 but Charbonnet should be the guy.
01:59 However, not a great, great matchup
02:01 versus the Niners this week, so bear that in mind.
02:03 This is the time of year when you should start thinking
02:06 about getting handcuffs for running backs.
02:09 Running back rooms, I should say,
02:10 that have a good fantasy playoff schedule.
02:13 So you might also want to consider an early add
02:15 for TyJ Spears, Kenneth Gainwell, players like that.
02:18 So check out si.com/fantasy
02:20 for some lists of those players as well.
02:22 - Yeah, great bit of advice there.
02:23 You want to be insured during the fantasy playoffs
02:26 and certainly during your run to the playoffs.
02:28 Moving on to wide receiver,
02:29 and there's a lot of good wide receivers
02:31 available on the waiver wire,
02:32 including a guy who used to be one of the top players
02:35 at the position from a fantasy perspective,
02:38 and that's Odell Beckham Jr.
02:40 - It's OBJ.
02:41 He has led all Ravens receivers
02:43 across the past three weeks with 15 targets,
02:46 more than 200 receiving yards.
02:48 He had a massive game after Mark Andrews left
02:50 on Thursday night.
02:51 And basically what I'm betting on here
02:53 is the fact that his veteran presence
02:55 will be used in this Todd Monken offense.
03:00 We've seen him just be really good the last three weeks,
03:03 and we've seen him be really good in his career,
03:06 so there's no reason to think
03:07 he won't be really good moving forward,
03:09 especially soaking up a few of those extra targets
03:11 that may be going around without Mark Andrews.
03:13 So OBJ all the way.
03:15 It's crazy, you can grab him on the waiver wire.
03:17 - Yeah, Jaden Reed, Demario Douglas
03:20 also gonna be out there.
03:21 Elijah Moore is also-- - Josh Downs potentially.
03:24 - Yep, so there's some good options out there
03:25 at wide receiver.
03:27 Tight end, not so much,
03:29 but there is one player who's very likely
03:32 to be added this week, Jen.
03:35 - Yeah, and his name's Isaiah,
03:37 and he's the obvious handcuff for Mark Andrews.
03:40 We saw him even go off in the final week of the season
03:43 last season with no Mark Andrews.
03:44 He has a lot of talent.
03:46 Don't look at the numbers from Thursday night,
03:47 just throw that out the window.
03:49 Just know he is Mark Andrews' handcuff.
03:50 He played nearly 100% of the snaps after he left the game,
03:53 and he does have a good receiving ability.
03:56 And in fact, you may even wanna grab him
03:59 if you don't need a tight end,
04:00 just to block the person that has Mark Andrews,
04:02 because it's time to start playing defense, guys.
04:05 You gotta play defense and not just offense
04:07 if you want to win your fantasy football championship.
04:10 So Isaiah is likely the top claim for waivers this week.
04:14 - Jen Piacenti plays dirty, and I love it.
04:18 Thanks, Jen, for all the great ads.
04:20 And of course, for all of her ads,
04:22 you can check out our column at si.com/fantasy.
04:25 We are here for you as well.
04:27 We've got all the analysis you'll need,
04:28 DFS player props for Thanksgiving Day
04:31 and Black Friday, Sunday, Monday.
04:34 I mean, we've got football all week long.
04:37 Everybody out there, have a great holiday.
04:39 Good luck this week.
04:40 And again, check out si.com/fantasy
04:43 for all your fantasy football needs.
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