Fantasy Waiver Wire FAAB Report for Week 15 pickups free agents

If you're reading this, we'll a sume you made your fantasy football playoffs. Congratulations. Now, it's time to win, and that starts with parsing through the top Week 15 waiver wire pickups and finding the right guys for your team. Because all that matters at this point is surviving and advancing, you can almost throw out the projected FAAB bids below. If you need an RB, then bid what you have to in order to get Rashaad Penny or Justin Jackson or Joshua Kelley. You don't want to spend as much on a WR like K.J. Osborn or Gabriel Davis, but Leonard Floyd Jersey you can certainly splurge on them, too. The same goes for a QB like Tua Tagovailoa or Jimmy Garoppolo. Sure, you'll want some of your budget or a high waiver claim if you advance to the next round, but you have to get there first.As we'll do every week this season with the help of our friends at , let'sbreak down the top pickups and project how much of your FAAB budget you should bid on them.DOMINATE YOUR LEAGUE: ! Tua Tagovailoa(MIA).Tua wont break the slate by any means, but he provides a decent floor most weeks. The Dolphins host the Jets after their bye, so theyll be well rested. Around 250pa sing yards and a pair of touchdowns are easily within reach for Tagovailoa, especially when you take into account the amount of running backs that are on the reserve/COVID list for Miami. Its hard to imagine him coming up short in this matchup, so hes likely the best streamer if youre trying to make a backup plan in the event Lamar Jackson (ankle) or another QB doesnt play this week.Projected FAAB Bid: 6-8% of total FAAB budgetJimmy Garoppolo(SF).If you arent sold on Tagovailoa, then definitely roll with Jimmy G this week. Garoppolo has multiple touchdown pa ses in five of his past six games, and hes flirted with 300 pa sing yards in each of his past two. He provides a similar safety net to Tua, and the 49ers will have a favorable matchup against the Falcons. Atlanta'sdefense is nothing worth writing home about, and given the weapons at Jimmy Gs disposal, he can most certainly carve them up and help you get to the semifinals in your league(s). Proj. FAAB Bid:5-6%Justin Fields(CHI).I have to say, I had no interest in streaming this guy last week, but if you were smarter and played him, then kudos to you. The pa sing numbers are still concerning, as his accuracy has not been great, but he runs enough to potentially offset the pa sing deficiencies. He threw multiple touchdowns against Green Bay for the first time in his career and added 74 rushing yards. I dont trust him as much as Tagovailoa or Garoppolo, but a matchup against Minnesota is on tap. The Vikings have a decent pa s rush, but theyre also prone to bleeding yards and points.Proj. FAAB Bid:4%WEEK 15 PPR RANKINGS: | | | | | Rashaad Penny(SEA).Penny is likely the most sought after player on waivers this week. In Week 13 against the 49ers, he became more involved late in the game. That carried over to Week 14. He was only on the field for 35 snaps, but that was more than Alex Collins (14) and DeeJay Dallas (11). Penny rushed for over 130 yards and found the end zone twice. Seattle gets a tough matchup in Week 15 against the Rams, but if you can survive that matchup, Pennys schedule wraps up nicely in Weeks 16 and 17 against the Bears and Lions.Projected FAAB Bid:40% of total FAAB budgetMalcolm Brown(MIA). As it stands on Tuesday morning, Myles Gaskin, Salvon Ahmed, and Phillip Lindsay are all on the reserve/COVID list. Lindsay landed Myles Hartsfield Jersey there Monday afternoon while Gaskin and Ahmed tested positive last week. Brown (quad) returned to practice this week and is a player worth stashing, but dont spend a ton of FAAB on him because its entirely po sible the Dolphins get Gaskin back this week. On the off chance that none of the aforementioned running backs are available, then Brown could be in line for a nice workload if he were to return. Duke Johnson Jr. was called up to the active roster and he is also an option in deeper formats.Proj. FAAB Bid:5-8%DErnest Johnson (CLE).Kareem Hunt (knee) is unlikely to play next week against the Raiders, so it will be the Nick Chubb show against Las Vegas. The Raiders allow over 120 rushing yards to running backs, and they gave up three rushing touchdowns on Sunday against the Chiefs. If Cleveland can comfortably put this game away then Johnson might see more touches in the second half. We know Cleveland likes to give Chubb a breather after longer runs, and weve seen touchdowns vultured from Chubb plenty of times. Johnson is not a player you should be locking into your lineup unle s youre desperate or play in a deeper league.Proj. FAAB Bid:5-7%Justin JacksonandJoshua Kelley(LAC). If youre an Ekeler owner, you probably should look to grab one of these guys. We dont have a lot of information regarding Ekelers ankle injury, but we do know the Bolts play Thursday against the Chiefs. I wouldnt expect either of these guys to sniff the kind of workload or production Ekeler usually provides. Not to mention, the Chiefs defense has been playing much better over the past month or so.. However, Matt Breida Jersey if they still have potential value and should be stashedProj. FAAB Bid:5%Craig Reynolds(DET). We all had a collective blanket pulled over our eyes on Sunday when Detroit didnt lean on Jermar Jefferson (three snaps) or Godwin Igwebuike (28). We knew this wasnt a desirable backfield, especially with DAndre Swift (shoulder) and Jamaal Williams (reserve/COVID) inactive, but Reynolds came out of nowhere and played 29 snaps, running for 83 yards on 11 carries. I dont love the matchup in the coming week against Arizona, but if Detroit is once again without an abundance of weapons, then Reynolds could be in line for 10-to-12 touches.Proj. FAAB Bid:3-4%WEEK 15 STANDARD RANKINGS: | | | | | Ru sell Javon Kinlaw Jersey Gage(ATL).Gage has emerged as the WR1 in this offense as Calvin Ridley has mi sed time to addre s his mental health i sues and Kyle Pitts apparently only goes off in London. Gage is a fine flex option in PPR formats even though he's not the best candidate to find the end zone. He has 33 targets over his past four games, so there's a decent floor here.Projected FAAB Bid:7-9% of total FAAB budgetK.J. Osborn(MIN). With Adam Thielen (ankle) out, Osborn found the end zone for the second straight game, and in that span he now has 16 targets. He's only caught seven, but the important thing is hes scored in back-to-back games. If Thielen mi ses this weeks game against Chicago, Osborn warrants flex consideration, especially if he can take advantage of the volume and catch maybe 70 percent of his targets.Proj. FAAB Bid:7-9%Gabriel Davis(BUF).Davis was a player I had on my radar to start the year, and it took until December for him to finally stop making me look like an idiot. He had a great camp and showcased chemistry with Josh Allen, and hes now scored in each of his past two games. If Emmanuel Sanders mi ses time due to his knee injury, then Davis is in line for more snaps.Proj. FAAB Bid:7-8%Amon-Ra St. Brown(DET).With the absences of T.J. Hockenson (hand), DAndre Swift (shoulder), and Jamaal Williams (reserve/COVID), ARSB has quickly become one of Jared Goffs most reliable targets the past couple weeks. The Lions will likely always be playing from behind against Arizona, so pa sing volume is there for the receivers.Josh Reynolds may see five-to-six targets each game, but St. Brown is getting many more looks.Proj. FAAB Bid:7-8%Donovan Peoples-Jones(CLE). In the absence of Odell Beckham Jr. weve seen DPJ take on more routes, but the production had not been there until Sunday. Against the Ravens, DPJ caught Brayden Willis Jersey five-of-seven targets for 90 yards, running a route on over 95 percent of Baker Mayfields dropbacks. Say what you will about Mayfields talent, but if a wide receiver is going to run that many routes in an offense without too many reliable pa s-catching options, then maybe he catches fire and becomes a WR2/WR3 option down the stretch.Proj. FAAB Bid:5-6%MORE WEEK 15: Austin Hooper(CLE).Hooper came through last week, catching five-of-seven targets for 30 yards and finding the end zone. While Travis Kelce may have had a quiet game against the Raiders last week, Las Vegas has still allowed nine touchdowns to tight ends, so dont be surprised if Hooper finds the end zone again this week.Projected FAAB Bid:5-6% of total FAAB budgetBrevin Jordan(HOU).Its not great when you have to look to the Texans in Week 15, but Jordan did get seven targets last week despite splitting snaps with Jordan Akins. Jordan also scored. The Texans will face the Jaguars in Week 15, and while the game could be very ugly, there are decent streaming options in this matchup, especially Jordan at the tight end position.Proj. FAAB Bid:3-4%James OShaughne sy (JAC). OShaughne sy has 17 targets over his past three games, but hes failed to find the end zone, turning those targets into just nine catches for 63 yards. But as mentioned in the Jordan section, this game features two terrible defenses, so there could be some fantasy production here.Proj. FAAB Bid:3%As we always caution, you shouldn't spend more than one percent of your FAAB budget on a D/ST. Here are this week's potential streaming pickups:Miami Dolphins (vs. Jets)Philadelphia Eagles (vs. Washington)San Francisco 49ers (vs. Falcons)Minnesota Vikings (@ Bears)Cincinnati Bengals (@ Broncos)Houston Texans (@ Jaguars)