Waiver Favors™: 2020 Week 13 Fantasy Football Pickups
By Ha Kung Wong Week 13 Fantasy Football Pickups
Twitter: @FBGarbageTime
As I do every year over the last 8 years, I’m here to help with waiver wire adds via my weekly Waiver Favors article! And I’m assuming if you’re a returning reader, you won your fantasy football championship last year, so congratulations!And if you’re still reading, you’re looking at getting into the playoffs in your league, so congrats again! I’ll make a couple suggestions for after Week 13 of the 2020 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.
Jalen Hurts
QB – Philadelphia Eagles – 3% Owned
He’s not going to turn the franchise around in a week, or perhaps not even in a season, but if nothing else, Hurts looked pretty dynamic in out-performing Carson Wentz after he was finally benched. Hurst completed 5 of 12 passes for 109 yards, one TD and an INT, adding 5 carries for 29 rush yards. His 138 yards in 22 minutes far outpaced the 97 yards Carson Wentz generated in 38 minutes. Perhaps head coach Doug Pederson decides to give Wentz another try, but it really doesn’t make sense to do that at this point. Hurts has a rushing floor that makes him a nice pickup in all 14-team leagues or deeper, and in all two QB leagues.
| Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | School | G | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
| *2016 | Alabama | 15 | 240 | 382 | 62.8 | 2780 | 23 | 9 | 139.1 |
| *2017 | Alabama | 14 | 154 | 255 | 60.4 | 2081 | 17 | 1 | 150.2 |
| *2018 | Alabama | 13 | 51 | 70 | 72.9 | 765 | 8 | 2 | 196.7 |
| *2019 | Oklahoma | 14 | 237 | 340 | 69.7 | 3851 | 32 | 8 | 191.2 |
| Career | Overall | 682 | 1047 | 65.1 | 9477 | 80 | 20 | 162.6 |
Cam Akers
RB – Los Angeles Rams – 53% Owned
Following a 9-84-1 rushing performance in Week 12, head coach Sean McVay finally appeared to make the move we all thought he was going to make at the beginning of the season, and essentially turned the reigns of the backfield over to rookie Cam Akers. Akers handled 21 of 28 running back carries for the Rams in Week 13, piling up 72 yards and one TD against the Cardinals, and adding a 22 yard reception. Whether this opportunity continues is anyone’s guess, but he’s worth a pickup in all 12-team leagues or deeper as this sorts out.
Ty Johnson
RB – New York Jets – 1% Owned
Poor Frank Gore. We all thought he’d be in for another big day in Week 13, but then he was knocked out of the game after his very first carry due to a helmet-to-helmet hit. In stepped second-year Ty Johnson and literally ran away with the job carrying the ball 22 times for 104 yards and a TD, adding 2 receptions for 13 yards. If Gore misses time, Johnson is likely to lead the backfield, but even if Gore does make it back, it likely benefit the Jets to see what they have in Johnson through the rest of the season. Go grab him in all 12-team leagues or deeper if you need RB help.
| Game | Rush | Rush | Rush | Rece | Rece | Rece | Rece | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | Rush | Yds | TD | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD |
| 2019 | 22 | DET | 31 | 16 | 63 | 273 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 109 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 23 | 2TM | 8 | 8 | 60 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Care | Care | 24 | 71 | 333 | 0 | 42 | 30 | 133 | 0 |
UPDATE for Monday Night Football
Note the following pickups that I highlighted in previous weeks and make for great pickups from the Monday Night games:
- Cole Beasley
- Gabriel Davis
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 13:
10-Team Leagues
QB – Justin Herbert
WRs – Chase Claypool, Justin Jefferson
12-Team Leagues
QB – Kirk Cousins, Taysom Hill
RBs – Wayne Gallman, Damien Harris, Nyheim Hines (PPR), J.D. McKissic (PPR)
WRs – Robby Anderson, Brandon Ayuik, Keke Coutee, Corey Davis, Tee Higgins, Michael Pittman Jr., Curtis Samuel, Deebo Samuel, Sterling Shepard
TEs – Dalton Schultz, Robert Tonyan
14-Team Leagues
QBs – Derek Carr, Drew Lock, Philip Rivers
RBs – Devontae Booker, Mike Davis, Chase Edmonds (particularly leagues that count return yards), Gus Edwards, Darrell Henderson, Jerick McKinnon, La’Mical Perine, Benny Snell Jr., James White (PPR), Jordan Wilkins
WRs – Nelson Agholor, Cole Beasley, Kendrick Bourne, Damiere Byrd, Keelan Cole, Gabriel Davis, Travis Fulgham, KJ Hamler, Mecole Hardman, Alshon Jeffery, Collin Johnson, Allen Lazard, Jakobi Meyers, Denzel Mims, Zach Pascal, Tim Patrick, Breshad Perriman, Josh Reynolds, Henry Ruggs, Laviska Shenault, Sammy Watkins
TEs – Jimmy Graham, Jacob Hollister, Irv Smith Jr., Logan Thomas
16-Team Leagues
QBs – Tua Tagovailoa
RBs – Salvon Ahmed, Kalen Ballage, Malcolm Brown, Devonta Freeman, Carlos Hyde, Justin Jackson, Duke Johnson, Joshua Kelley, Dion Lewis, Alexander Mattison, Scotty Miller, Boston Scott, Jeff Wilson Jr.
WRs – Jakeem Grant, Deonte Harris, Rishard Higgins
TEs – Harrison Bryant, Drew Sample
Check back every week for more Waiver Favors!