As we get deeper into the Fantasy playoffs, injuries are continuing to pop up frequently at running back. On Tuesday night, the oft-injured Rashaad Penny had to leave the game against the Rams with a back problem. Antonio Gibson left the game against the Eagles because of a toe issue. We also learned earlier in the day that Leonard Fournette (hamstring) is expected to miss the rest of the regualr season. Ronald Jones now becomes the No. 1 ball carrier for Tampa Bay and could be the hottest Week 16 waiver wire add. Joe Mixon injured his ankle late in Sunday's game, so Samaje Perine is now on the Fantasy football radar.
Should Jones or Perine be among your primary Week 16 Fantasy football waiver wire picks? And which other players on Fantasy football waivers are worth adding to bolster your championship chances? Before determining who to target on the Week 16 Fantasy football waiver wire, be sure to see what SportsLine's resident Hall of Famer, Scott Engel, has to say.
Engel is an inaugural member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association's Hall of Fame. He is a four-time FSWA Award Winner and 10-time nominee. In 2020, Scott was a finalist for the FSWA Fantasy Football Writer of the Year Award, which he also won previously.
In addition to being the Fantasy writer for the Seattle Seahawks' official site since 2012, Engel' work has appeared on The Athletic, SiriusXM FantasySports Radio, ESPN.com, NFL.com, the Associated Press, Yahoo Sports, SI.com, the New York Post, USA Today, RotoBaller, and of course, CBSSports.com. So far this season, Engel has recommended notable players such as Cordarrelle Patterson, Dawson Knox and Amon-Ra St. Brown ahead of their impact performances,
Now, he's revealed the best widely available Fantasy football free agents entering Week 16. You can see his top Fantasy NFL waiver wire picks and full analysis over at SportsLine.
Top Fantasy football waiver wire picks for Week 16
One player Engel is advising Fantasy players to target on the Week 16 waiver wire: Miami Dolphins running back Duke Johnson. Prior to Sunday, Johnson was mostly a Fantasy afterthought. He had spent four years in Cleveland as a pass-catching specialist, and never challenged for a significant role in his one season in Houston. He spent less than a month on Jacksonville's practice squad in September before he was released.
Johnson was regarded as a low man on the Miami depth chart when he joined the team in October, originally on the practice squad. But he got a chance to start for his hometown team on Sunday and was the most surprising Fantasy standout of Week 15. Johnson rumbled for a career-high 107 yards and two TDs against the Jets. Now he has at least earned part of a time share in Miami and could quickly relegate Myles Gaskin to a lesser role with more authoritative and impressive running.
Engel is also strongly recommending Buffalo Bills wide receiver Gabriel Davis. He caught two TD passes on Sunday and now has four scoring receptions in his last three games. When Emmanuel Sanders was signed by Buffalo in the offseason, Davis' Fantasy outlook seemed to dim. But Sanders had been falling off in production recently and a knee injury forced him to sit out in Week 15.
Davis continued to emerge as a more prominent playmaker in the Buffalo passing game vs. Carolina. catching five passes for 85 yards. He has been targeted 15 times in the past two games. Davis' role is increasing in a potent passing game at the most important point of the Fantasy Football season.
How to set your Week 16 waiver wire claims
Engel is also all-in on another running back who should be an immediate pickup. This player is widely available and could be a huge boost to your Fantasy football lineup. You can only see who it is at SportsLine.
So which players should you target on the Fantasy football waiver wire before Week 16? And which running back is a must-add? Visit SportsLine now to see the best league-winning Fantasy football free agents entering Week 16, all from a Fantasy Hall of Famer, and find out.
