Week 9 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings: Ranking the Top Five Players at Each Position
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Jason Radowitz - November 1, 2022, 6:05 PM EDT
5 minWeek 9 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings: Ranking the Top Five Players at Each Position
If you're reading this, there's a good chance you're looking to replace an injured player or a player on a bye week in Week 9. We've got you covered.
Here are our Week 9 Waiver Wire Rankings for fantasy football.
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Top 5 Quarterbacks
- Justin Fields, Chicago Bears
- PJ Walker, Carolina Panthers
- Tyler Heinicke, Washington Commanders
- Marcus Mariota, Atlanta Falcons
- Daniel Jones, New York Giants
Justin Fields has only thrown for 200 yards once this season. But he's dominating in the run game and breaking out for multiple huge gains. Plus, the Bears just traded for Chase Claypool. Fields may be more consistent with Claypool and Darnell Mooney as his targets now. Meanwhile, PJ Walker and Tyler Heinicke have both played exceptionally well for their respective teams as backups. Walker deserved a win last week, and Heinicke has now helped the Commanders to two straight victories with Carson Wentz on the shelf.
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Top 5 Running Backs
- Kenyan Drake, Baltimore Ravens
- Latavius Murray, Denver Broncos
- Kyren Williams, Los Angeles Rams
- Caleb Huntley, Atlanta Falcons
- D'Onta Foreman, Carolina Panthers
Drake earned 58% of the snaps for the Ravens against the Buccaneers on Thursday night. He also hauled in four catches on four targets and scored a touchdown. Gus Edwards currently had a hamstring injury, making Drake the main running back in the offense. Meanwhile, Kyren Williams will join a Los Angeles Rams running back room that has been dreadful all year. Expect Williams to get some carries when he returns. If he performs well, his volume could seriously increase. What are you waiting for if D'Onta Foreman hasn't been picked up in your league? He just had 26 carries for over 100 yards, including a touchdown. Chuba Hubbard could end up stealing some carries if he's back next week, but Foreman will get the majority now.
Top 5 Wide Receivers
- Rondale Moore, Arizona Cardinals
- Joshua Palmer, Los Angeles Chargers
- DeMarcus Robinson, Baltimore Ravens
- Romeo Doubs, Green Bay Packers
- Damiere Byrd, Atlanta Falcons
Rondale Moore finally broke out last week, earning nine catches for 92 yards. He also rushed the ball twice for 12 yards. He's had eight or more targets in three of his last four games and should continue to see this kind of volume with the way the Cardinals always seem to play trailing. Meanwhile, with Mike Williams unhealthy, Joshua Palmer could step up and play a major role for the Chargers this week against the Falcons. In Denver, he caught nine passes on 12 targets back in Week 6, when he last played. Meanwhile, if the Packers don't make a deal for a wide receiver, you can expect Romeo Doubs to continue to be an integral part of the Green Bay offense.
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Top 5 Tight Ends
- Isaiah Likely, Baltimore Ravens
- Greg Dulcich, Denver Broncos
- Evan Engram, Jacksonville Jaguars
- Robert Tonyan, Green Bay Packers
- Gerald Everett, Los Angeles Rams
Isaiah Likely finally had the breakout game we've all been waiting for. He hauled in six catches on seven targets and had 77 yards receiving to go along with a touchdown. He played in 67% of the snaps with Mark Andrews injured in the second half. If Andrews is injured next week, Likely is a play. Meanwhile, Evan Engram just played in 93% of snaps last week against the Broncos. He scored at least nine fantasy points in PPR in his last four games. He's also seen at least six targets in each of those games. Finally, Tonyan saw three-quarters of the snaps last week against the Bills. He had six targets and five catches. His yards after the catch were weak, but at least we know he'll be targeted and have the potential to put together big plays.
