Week 14 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 14.
Marquise Goodwin, San Francisco 49ers (58 percent ownership)
Sam and Diane. Maddie and David. Jimmy and Marquise. The chemistry is undeniable between the new 49ers quarterback and his speedy wideout, and the love continued to bloom on Sunday as Goodwin was targeted 12 times against Houston. That’s 20 targets in two games and after his six catches for 106 yards Sunday, Goodwin has a line of 14-205. Goodwin has a terrific Week 15 matchup against Tennessee and should be added in all leagues.
Josh Gordon is the story in Cleveland, as he should be after another solid game in his comeback after being out for three years. But do not forget about Coleman, who is a supremely talented receiver in his own right and who has scored in double-figures in fantasy points in three of the five full games he’s played this season. Gordon is owned in about 90 percent of leagues, but Coleman is there to be had in a passing game that’s clicking.
Westbrook is a leading candidate for breakout star in 2018, and he’s starting to do it down the stretch in ’17. Westbrook turned in his best game thus far on Sunday with five catches for 81 yards and his first career touchdown. Westbrook has been targeted 27 times in the past three games, catching 12 for 200 yards and a score. With games against the Texans and 49ers in Weeks 15-16, he is going to be a major factor.
Williams is a boom-or-bust option who has been booming lately. Williams went off on Sunday for 132 yards and a touchdown on four catches for his second double-digit fantasy outing in the past three games. With the way Philip Rivers is dominating right now, Williams is a candidate for games like this. If you’re feeling lucky, this could be a way to go.
The Chiefs may have, at long last, found their replacement for Chris Conley. Since returning from his own injury in Week 12, Wilson has 11 catches on 19 targets and has 12 fantasy points in two of three games. The Chiefs’ offense is having a re-birth since play-calling duties were handed to OC Matt Nagy and Wilson is becoming a big part of it.
