Week 12 of the 2017 regular season is just about coming to a close with the Monday Night game remaining. Most fantasy football leagues will run their waiver wires late Tuesday or early Wednesday, but we are here to help you get a jump on the best options to consider.
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We will be ranking the top five players likely to be available in your league at each of the four major positions. Some weeks there might not be five good options available, but we’ll scour for the best we can find. Additionally, throughout the week, we will update each of these articles as ownership percentages change and news arrives. The following ownership percentages come via CBS Sportsline entering Week 13.
Jamison Crowder, Washington (68 percent ownership)
Remarkably, Crowder remains un-owned in about a third of CBS leagues. That’s crazy for one of the hottest receivers in the league whose first name doesn’t end in the letter ‘o’. After his 7-14-1 line on Thanksgiving night, Crowder has 27 catches on 42 targets for 412 yards and a score over his last four games. This is your last chance to get Crowder before his ownership percentage reaches into the 90s this week.
Goodwin had four catches for 78 yards on Sunday. He’s been solid pretty much all season, and now he gets to work with Jimmy Garoppolo in two fantastic matchups in Week 14 and 15 against Houston and Tennessee. Goodwin could be a huge difference-maker as a WR3 or flex.
First off, if you’re in a dynasty league and he’s available, get him immediately. In one-off leagues, get him immediately. Sure, he didn’t light the world on fire on Sunday, but there’s a bigger picture here with this guy. His 10 targets Sunday were not a fluke. This is the receiving future of the franchise and his talent justifies the hype. As he and Bortles continue to work together and build chemistry, the monster games are right around the corner.
Zay Jones, Buffalo Bills (11)
There’s Westbrook and Corey Davis in Tennessee, and there’s now Zay Jones, who also got 10 targets on Sunday, and though he only managed three catches, one was a pretty touchdown that highlighted a 13-point fantasy day. With Kelvin Benjamin out, Jones is beginning to blossom, and he’s another rookie who could make a big splash over the next few weeks.
It appears the Rams have their replacement for Robert Woods. The rookie from Texas A&M, who had only three targets all season before Sunday, introduced himself to the world with four catches on six targets for 37 yards and a touchdown. The six targets are key here, as Reynolds is clearly part of the mix for Jared Goff, even as Sammy Watkins and Cooper Kupp excelled on Sunday.
