Hello and welcome to the Week 9 waiver wire watch!
Best fantasy football WR waiver wire pickups for Week 9
Troy Franklin, Kayshon Boutte highlight the top waiver wire wide receiver targets entering Week 9.
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Another weekend of NFL action is mostly in the books and congratulations, you’ve survived bye-mageddon…or so we hope. The league is flush with secondary wide receivers that can break out a big fantasy performance on even given week and we once again saw plenty of that over the weekend.
We’ll go over some performers that you should consider scooping off the waiver wire ahead of Week 9 and as always, we’ll classify a waiver add as someone who is rostered in 60% of leagues at the max.
Week 9 byes: Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Troy Franklin, WR, Denver Broncos (37.8%)
Franklin is heating up and he was a key piece of the Broncos’ 44-24 blowout win over the Cowboys on Sunday. The second-year wideout out of Oregon ended up catching six of eight targets for 89 yards and two touchdowns for the afternoon, following up a Week 7 performance where he was targeted 10 times and also made a trip to the end zone.
The Broncos wideout has mostly flown under the radar as a top-40 receiver in all fantasy formats throughout the season and he showed that he can step up as a go-to weapon for Bo Nix even with Courtland Sutton on the field. You can definitely get yourself a quality mid-season waiver wire addition to your roster if you submit a bid for Franklin this week, so make sure you get that done.
Week 9 matchup: @ Houston Texans, 1 p.m. ET
Kayshon Boutte, WR, New England Patriots (24.8%)
The Patriots are on fire right now and second-year quarterback Drake Maye even drew some MVP chants in their 32-13 demolition of the Browns on Sunday. Boutte played a major part in the winning effort as he was explosive with three receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown. Deep shots have been the name of the game for the former LSU wideout as he entered Week 8 near the top of the league in both ADOT and yards per routes ran.
Boutte is a top-25 receiver in all fantasy scoring formats and is the only one who is rostered in less than 30% of all leagues. Everyone should be submitting a bid for this guy, especially if the Pats continue the tear that they’ve been on as of late.
Jaylin Noel, WR, Houston Texans (13.0%)
The Texans have shaken off a sluggish start by winning three of their last four games and it’s coincided with Noel emerging as a reliable target for C.J. Stroud. The third-round rookie out of Iowa State has combined to catch nine of 13 targets for 143 yards over the last two weeks and stepped up in Nico Collins’ absence in their 26-15 victory over the 49ers on Sunday.
The rookie is earning himself more targets and I expect him to play a big role in Houston’s offense moving forward.
Week 9 matchup: vs. Denver Broncos, 1 p.m. ET
Christian Watson, WR, Green Bay Packers (11.3%)
Watson finally made his season debut and delivered in the Packers’ 35-25 victory over the Steelers on Sunday night, hauling in all four of his targets for 85 yards. It was an impressive showing in his first game back from an ACL injury he suffered at the very end of last season and if Sunday was an indicator, he should factor heavily into the Pack’s plans moving forward. He’ll be a hot commodity on the wire this week, so scoop him up if you can.
Week 9 matchup: vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET
