Nov 3, 2026 · 1h 8m
Waiver wire targets split between instant starters and stashes
Week 9 Waiver Wire: Must-Add Players and Season-Long Stashes
The episode turns Week 9 waiver decisions into a question of balancing immediate lineup needs against injuries, trades, and rest-of-season upside.
- 1Running backs require separating immediate workload plays from handcuffs and trade-deadline stashes.
- 2Wide receiver value hinges on route participation, emerging usage, and the possibility of a trade.
- 3Tight end, quarterback, and defense streamers offer matchup-driven upside but carry greater volatility.
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The hosts use Tyler Allgeier to frame the episode’s central waiver question: chase immediate opportunity or stash for what may develop later.
The brief
Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck open with running backs, weighing Tyler Allgeier, Mike Washington Jr., Kenny Gainwell, and Seth McGowan as starters, insurance, or longer-term bets.
The running-back debate expands to Dylan Sampson, Devin Singletary, Emmitt Johnson, and Tyjae Spears, with trade-deadline possibilities complicating the usual waiver-wire urgency.
At wide receiver, the hosts prioritize route participation and emerging usage while considering Antonio Williams, Treylon Burks, A.D. Mitchell, Brian Thomas Jr., Keenan Allen, Josh Downs, and Caleb Douglas.
Tight ends, quarterbacks, and defenses bring a more matchup-driven calculus, led by Mike Gesicki and Chig Okonkwo before streamers such as Malik Willis and the Bills defense.
The episode’s sharpest contrast is between actionable roster advice and the show’s surreal detours, including naming conventions, banana splits, classroom farts, and songs they irrationally hate.
The closing waiver framework is simple: prioritize usable Week 9 volume, but reserve roster space for players whose roles could expand through injury or a trade.
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