Waiver Favors™: 2021 Week 14 Fantasy Football Pickups

December 12, 2021

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As I do every year over the last 9 years, I’m here to help with waiver wire adds via my weekly Waiver Favors™ article! And I’m assuming if you’re reader right now, you won your fantasy football playoffs last year, so congratulations!

I’ll make a couple suggestions for after Week 14 of the 2021 fantasy football season that hopefully will keep your team running. You’re welcome. Again.

As usual, all pickups are available in at least 50% of Yahoo standard fantasy football leagues (with some minor exceptions) as of Sunday evening.

Players I’ve suggested before that deserve a look again this week include:

Taysom Hill – QB – New Orleans Saints
Hunter Renfrow – WR – Las Vegas Raiders
K.J. Osborn – WR – Minnesota Vikings
Amon-Ra St. Brown – WR – Detroit Lions
Rashod Bateman – WR – Baltimore Ravens
Jakeem Grant – WR – Chicago Bears
Dawson Knox – TE – Buffalo Bills

And here are some new players I’m recommending this week:

Rashaad Penny

RB – Seattle Seahawks – 20% Owned

It’s pretty clear that Alex Collins is out and Rashaad Penny is in after he piled up a career-best 137 yards and 2 TDs on 16 carries in Week 14. Penny out carried Collins 16-7 and is likely to get a long look as the starting RB for the Seahawks as the season winds down and with Chris Carson out for the season. Grab him in all 12-team leagues or deeper.

Rex Burkhead

RB – Houston Texans – 15% Owned

With David Johnson on the COVID list, Rex Burkhead and Royce Freeman were left to handle the backfield. Both had 11 carries, but Burkhead had the bigger day with 40 rush yards as well as catching all 4 targets for 26 receiving yards. The Texans are clearly a mess, but if you’re desperate for RB, Burkhead is a decent speculative stash in 14-team leagues or deeper.

Criag Reynolds

RB – Detroit Lions – 1% Owned

It was unclear who would handle the backfield with both Jamaal Williams and D’Andre Swift out, and surprisingly, it was Craig Reynolds who led all RBs with 11 carries for 83 yards in Week 14. He also added 2 receptions for 16 yards. If Williams and Swift remain out, Reynolds can be an interesting Flex in 16-leage teams or deeper.

Marvin Jones

WR – Jacksonville Jaguars – 53% Owned

The Jaguars are currently the worst team in the NFL, even though they have a better record than the Lions. That being said, Marvin Jones was relatively productive catching 6 of 7 targets for 70 yards in Week 14. He probably won’t be consistent, but he may helpful at least in Week 15 against the Texans if you’re looking to backup you WR core in 12-team leagues and deeper.

Marvin Jones Receiving Stats
		Game	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece	Rece
Year	Tm	G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%
2012	CIN	11	32	18	201	1	56.3%
2013	CIN	16	80	51	712	10	63.8%
2015	CIN	16	103	65	816	4	63.1%
2016	DET	15	103	55	930	4	53.4%
2017	DET	16	107	61	1101	9	57.0%
2018	DET	9	62	35	508	5	56.5%
2019	DET	13	91	62	779	9	68.1%
2020	DET	16	115	76	978	9	66.1%
2021	JAX	12	82	48	540	3	58.5%
Care		124	775	471	6565	54	60.8%
5 yr	DET	69	478	289	4296	36	60.5%
3 yr	CIN	43	215	134	1729	15	62.3%
1 yr	JAX	12	82	48	540	3	58.5%

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table

Austin Hooper

TE – Cleveland Browns – 41% Owned

with Harrison Bryant and David Njoku sidelined in Week 14, Austin Hooper stepped in and caught 5 of 7 targets for 30 yards and a TD. If Njoku or Bryant return to next week, Hooper might not get enough work, but if they’re both still out, he could be a decent TE play against the Raiders.

UPDATE for Monday Night Football

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And here’s who I’ve recommended in previous weeks that I still think deserve a look. I’ve highlighted in Orange the previous pickups that stood out again in Week 14: