Week 13 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.
Jermaine Kearse, New York Jets (63 percent ownership)
Robby Anderson is getting all the love, and deservedly so, but don’t overlook Kearse, who has exploded the past two weeks. After putting up an 11-105-1 line in Week 12, Kearse torched the Chiefs for 157 yards on nine catches. Kearse has 21 targets in the past two weeks, so he is just as viable as Anderson down the stretch.
Mike Wallace, Baltimore Ravens (47)
Wallace is peaking at a perfect time for fantasy owners, catching five-of-eight targets on Sunday for 116 yards. Joe Flacco has thrown Wallace’s way 19 times over the past two games, and Wallace now has three double-digit fantasy outputs in his past four games. He could be a championship week difference-maker against the Colts in Week 16.
Westbrook continues to establish himself in his abbreviated rookie season, catching another six passes on Sunday for 78 yards. Westbrook received nine targets on Sunday and with cake matchups in Weeks 15 and 16 (vs. HOU, at SF), he should be owned and utilized in more than a third of available leagues.
Who were the biggest winners in the start of the Jimmy Garoppolo Era? Goodwin was targeted eight times against the Bears, and he caught all eight for 99 yards. Another guy to keep an eye on is Trent Taylor, who caught all six of his targets for 92 yards. Those two were the primary options for Garoppolo and with Houston and Tennessee the next two weeks, both have a chance to smash at a critical time.
Michael Crabtree will be back this week, but we’ll have to see about Amari Cooper. If Cooper is out again, Patterson is probably a better bet than Seth Roberts to soak up the targets. Patterson had four catches for 97 yards on Sunday, his second double-digit fantasy game in a row.
