The WK12 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire IDP Dime Drop And Bye-Week Plays are all about getting that early jump on the completion in our leagues. The players listed are either undervalued, becoming more relevant, or simply just have an upside for bye-week plays. And as we list them we’ll have a summary that will help members decide if they are worth a hold or just a one-week play.

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Short and sweet about our approach to these potential players that have something to offer at this time. Now that we are in-season and have accumulated data and trends concerning the NFL teams, we can gauge ahead and get the jump on who is who. A big part of this process is based on what we know and use in our IDP Start/Sits cheat sheet chart. And a lot of it is also knowledge-based by the author as he continues to run through every defensive unit’s players every week. The one thing users need to keep in mind is that is it is up to them to follow through with the normal start/sit charts later in the week for potential changes not available at the time of this publication. And By doing so the user will confirm or even may see a better option for their particular situation. 

We are looking for those deep players that do not have a high owned percentage according to The Tipster Leagues.

Looking for the Cornerbacks? There are always three streamable players listed in the CB Oddsmakers published on either Tuesday or Wednesday.

Notice: Some players may remain here for more than one week at a time based on ownership changes and their following week’s matchup.

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Disclaimer / Warning / Read

These are deep dive waiver wire or bye-week players that are likely a free agent in your league for a reason. And although the are suggested plays for this particular week, there is always a risk of them not working out. And most waiver wire articles only have four to eight players they potentially suggest. But we take it deeper than that and will always try to suggest at least twelve. Hence, the larger the number the greater the odds more of them can or will miss. It is solely on the user to pick and choose who they may like to gamble on. Nothing in fantasy football is a lock, and waiver wire pickups are certainly pushing that fact to its limit.

With this said and from this point. We suggest the user do their own due diligence and select their player not only by availability but by their weekly averages. And as members always follow up with the start/sit charts for matchup strength and updated info in notes. These are early in the week and for the mid-week waiver wires. And things can change on a dime and owners will want to adjust to those strengths and changes.

NEW…

There will be a change in the delivery, we will now try to forecast the floor of the player’s potential production based on his average output and matchup strength.

Defensive Lineman

• Packers DT Kenny Clark, owned in less than 7% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 75% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Bears is: 5 combined
• Giants DT Dalvin Tomlinson, owned in less than 5% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 53% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Bengals is: 4 combined
• Giants DT Leonard Williams, owned in less than 6% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 72% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Bengals is: 5 combined – 1 tackle for a loss
• Cardinals DT Angelo Blackson, owned in less than 1% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 63% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Patriots is: 4 combined
• Jets DT/DE Quinnen Williams, owned in less than 8% (Went Up 3%) of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 63% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Dolphins is: 4 combined < Carryover from week 11

Edge Rusher Defensive Lineman

• Raiders DE Maxx Crosby, owned in less than 8% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 80% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Falcons is: 4 combined – 1 tackle for loss – 1 Sack
• Bengals De Carl Lawson, owned in less than 2% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 65% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Giants is: 3 combined – 1 tackle for loss
• Patriots DE John Simon, owned in less than 9% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 68% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Cardinals is: 3 combined – 1 tackle for a loss
• Patriots Chase Winovich, owned in less than 9% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 85% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Cardinals is: 4 combined – 1 tackle for a loss

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Safety

• 49er FS Jimmie Ward, owned in less than 3% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 100% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Rams is: 6 combined 
• 49ers SS/FS Tarvarius  Moore, owned in less than 1% of Tipster leagues and replaced Jaguiski Tartt (I.R.) before the week 11 bye and played 100% 0f the snaps in week 10. And his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Rams is: 6 combined 
• Bills SS Micah Hyde, owned in less than 3% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 100% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Chargers is: 5 combined 
• Chargers SS Nasir Adderly, owned in less than 10% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 100% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Cardinals is: 6 combined

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Take Note

Folks, the season is wearing then on our inside linebacker options, please know these are all considered risky, but with upside. And we dive deep here on our waiver wire pickups at Gridiron Ratings. Just make sure to follow up with our start/sit Charts later in the week in case you’ll see other options on the wire with less risk. Thank you.

Inside Linebackers

• Giants WILB Tae Crowder is reportedly supposed to come off the I.R. And if he does, and if the Giants do the right thing, they’ll start him as they did before his injury. This is risky and his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Bengals is: 6 combined
• Steelers MILB Robert Spillane, owned in less than 5% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 85% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Ravens is: 7 combined
• Ravens ILB Malik Harrison, owned in less than 2% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 65% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Steelers is: 6 combined
• Cardinals ILB/OLB Isaiah Simmons owned in less than 7% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 60% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Patriots is: 6 combined
• Titans ILB Will Compton owned in less than 1% of Tipster leagues and replaced Jayon Brown (I.R.) last contest and played about 50% of the snaps. And assuming he is starting, his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Colts is: 5 combined
• Jets MILB Harvi Langi owned in less than 8% of Tipster leagues and for the last two contests he has played in has received about 955 of the snaps. And assuming he is starting again, his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Dolphins is: 6 combined

Take Note

Below is our least risky option and still fits our criteria for the deep waiver wires process. Again, watch for new updates on this week’s start/sit charts later on this week. We are watching what the Eagles do with former starter Nathan Gerry (I.R.).

• Eagle ILB Alex Singleton, owned in less than 8% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 100% of the available snap counts over the last two contests he has played. And his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Seahawks is: 8 combined

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Deep Edge Rusher 3-4 Outside Linebackers By Unit

Warning! Only suggested for deep formats with designated Edge Rushers or in real heavy sack format for general Linebackers. The user should not reach here if unfamiliar with the designation of the position.

• Broncos OLB Malik Reed owned in less than 6% of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 75% of the available snap counts over the last three contests he has played. And his week 12 forecasted floor production range versus Saints is: 4 combined – 1 tackle for a loss
• Ravens OLB Matt Judon, owned in less than 10.5% (Went Up, but borderline in our criteria) of Tipster leagues and has averaged about 75% of the available snap counts over the last two contests he has played in. And his week 11 forecasted floor production range versus the Steelers is: 3 combined – 1 tackle for a loss – .5 sack < Carryover from week 11.

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Thank you for joining us at Gridiron Ratings.  

Gary VanDyke

“The IDP Tipster”

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