Welcome to week 14 of last-minute moves to make. This article is intended to give you late-week waiver and free-agent advice based on late-week news and gameday inactives. Injuries and other late-week developments can have a huge impact on lines and rosters, and being up-to-date on these, especially before waivers and free agency locks before kickoff, is a huge advantage.
Stash Jordan Mason
Elijah Mitchell is dealing with a knee injury expected to keep him out of week 14. This is an opportunity for Jordan Mason to elevate to the injury-away role behind Christian McCaffrey in the San Francisco 49ers backfield. San Francisco is one of the better backfields for expected running back points, and while the expectation would dip if McCaffrey misses time, Mason would have an opportunity to land a spot start in a high-quality offense that typically plays from ahead.
Cut DeeJay Dallas
DeeJay Dallas was an early-week waiver recommendation based on the possibility that Kenneth Walker and Zach Charbonnet would both miss the game. Walker and Charbonnet are both expected to play this week, which relegates Dallas back to his reserve role. You can cut Dallas and optimize your roster for a running back closer to an injury-away role during the fantasy playoffs.
Scrub Your Backup Running Backs
Each week, you should look to scrub your backup running backs. Running backs who are an injury away from a starting opportunity can have an outsized impact in the playoffs. If you are trending towards the playoffs, make sure your lineup is optimized.
This means scouring your waiver wire for running backs who are an injury away from a starting job is an advantage in your league. These running backs can be as cheap as a roster spot and only require you to spend a roster spot.
Injury-away running backs you should scour on the waiver wire, depending on your depth, include;
- Antonio Gibson
- Chase Edmonds
- Jordan Mason
- Matt Breida
- Jamaal Williams
- Ty Chandler
- Joshua Kelley
- Jerick McKinnon
- D'Ernest Johnson
- Samaje Perine
- Rico Dowdle
- Trayveon Williams
- Latavius Murray
- Tyler Allgeier
Additionally, in deeper leagues, there are RB3s on their roster that could tilt leagues in a spot start, including: