Fantasy football waiver wire: 5 wide receivers to target for Week 15

We are now entering Week 15 of the fantasy football season and the playoffs are in full swing. The waiver wire is mostly an afterthought at this point — owners should be focused on using their top starters to carry them to fantasy glory.

That said, the wire will still be a factor depending on your specific circumstances, so you should still keep an eye on it. With that in mind, here are the top wire options at wide receiver this week, owned in less than 50 percent of Yahoo! standard leagues.

Gabriel was asked to play a bigger role with Julio Jones and Mohamed Sanu sidelined. He only saw six targets, but made the most of it with 82 yards and a touchdown. His biggest play was blowing past the Los Angeles Rams defense for an easy 64-yard score. That was enough to please fantasy owners who rolled the dice on Gabriel. Depending on Jones’ status, Gabriel will be another high-risk, high-reward play against the San Francisco 49ers.

Russell Wilson completely imploded and took the Seahawks’ entire offense with him. Lockett had another relatively quiet day with 56 total yards on six touches. It’s been a disappointing sophomore season, but Lockett has some upside against a collapsing Rams team that just fired Jeff Fisher. At the least, dynasty league owners looking ahead to 2017 can snatch up Lockett for a possible third-year breakout campaign.

Garcon has topped 100 yards just once this season, but he’s been a model of consistency, recording at least five catches and 50 yards nine times. That makes him a useful WR3/4 in PPR, and it’s exactly what he’ll be when Washington takes on the Carolina Panthers’ injury-ravaged defense. You won’t love using Garcon, but you probably won’t hate it, either.

Stefon Diggs remains Sam Bradford’s top target, but Thielen is emerging as a viable No. 2 with 19 catches in his last three games. He had one of his best games yet with 101 yards against the Jacksonville Jaguars’ stiff pass defense. Thielen will be in the WR3 conversation when he faces the Indianapolis Colts, whose season is slipping away. The Vikings can’t run the ball, so Thielen and Diggs figure to see plenty of targets the rest of the way.

An afterthought after two injury-plagued seasons, Lee is finally coming on in his third year. He certainly has a higher fantasy floor than Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns, who have both disappeared for long stretches this year. Lee doesn’t have monstrous upside in a bad passing offense, but he’s worth a look in deeper leagues, at least. The Jags play the Houston Texans next, and when they last met in Week 10, Lee had four catches for 50 yards.