The best fantasy football exemptions for Week 17

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The best fantasy football exemptions for Week 17

Normally, there’s not much interest in Week 17’s top fantasy free wire picks and extra free agent, but this year, with backups more important than ever, you can see Works heavily on exemptions for the likes of Dare Ogunbowale, Rex Burkhead, Jordan Howard, Isaiah McKenzie and more trauma/COVID fills. The usual gag for match-based streamers will also be there.

Our full list of free resellers is primarily streamers, and we aim to provide you with as many viable options as possible. Tight finishes and D/ST will likely be the most important streaming slots, but, again, with starters likely to be on the reserve/COVID list at any given time. any week, you should have solid backups in QB, WR, and even RB. You can find your streaming options, listed by location, at the bottom of this list.

If you’re still racing to make some money (or trying to avoid punishment in the last place), then use your waiver request this week. Then use it again. There’s no point in waiting for the free agent if there’s a player you want available on the wire. Grab as many as you can at the start of the week, then get ready to pick up new people by the end of the week.

Play defense against your opponents. Not only can you do this at the start of the week by picking players your opponents might want, but you can also play the weekend game of exemptions and eliminate the unfinished ones in time to used during Week 17. Switch players as needed. It’s obnoxious to have to go above and beyond on that, but some legit extra/reduction at the beginning and end of the week is just a good strategy.

Top fantasy football exemptions for Week 17

Unless otherwise noted, only players who own less than 50% of Yahoo leagues will be considered.

# first

Dare Ogunbowale, RB, Jaguar

With James Robinson (Achilles’) leaving in the near future, Ogunbowale is expected to continue acting as Jacksonville’s return lead. It wasn’t overly inspired with the New England game on the deck in Week 17, but if Ogubowale dominates the RB touches like he did in Week 16 (19 for 72 yards total and one point), then he has the opportunity to act as a flexible move. After all, touches are guaranteed to be valid for a week where you never know who will be declared inactive right before kick-off. –Matt Lutovsky
# 2

Rex Burkhead, RB, Texas

With David Johnson sidelined with a quadriceps injury, Burkhead took full advantage. He led the Texas team with 22 carry, 149 yard dash and 2 TD dash. He also added some catch. It wasn’t a particularly great match, but Burkhead still had the edge, especially in PPR tournaments. –ML
#3

Jordan Howard, RB, Eagles

Although Boston Scott won a short TD, it was Howard who operated on the Eagles after Miles Sanders left the field with a hand injury. Howard finished Week 16 with nine yards out of 37 runs and two more 19 yards before yielding to Scott during dump time, and he’ll be on the field again next week against Washington. if Sanders is out (assuming he gets a fuse in the second half don’t. don’t keep him out). Even when Sanders is active, Howard will still play a valuable “shift of pace” role and is always a candidate to hunt for a TD, thus giving him the value of being versatile in standard tournaments. –ML
#4

Boston Scott, RB, Eagle

With Miles Sanders (hand) looking doubtful and Jordan Howard (detonator) dealing with his own injury, Scott, who scored in Week 16, could be fit for the Week 17 Open against Washington. . – ML
# 5

Isaiah McKenzie, WR, Bills

McKenzie took advantage of Gabriel Davis and Cole Beasley on the sub/COVID list, catching 11/12 goals for 125 yards and TDs. At least Davis will be back on the field in Week 17, so McKenzie is an exciting explosive player against the Falcons’ terrible passing defense. Given McKenzie’s explosive ability, he can easily succeed in any format. –ML
#7

Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Dolphins

The Dolphins have struggled to run the ball overall this season, and the Titans have been one of the fiercest defenders against the run. What is all this set up for? Expect 35+ pass attempts against the Titans defense that gave way to a sixth-place fantasy score for the midfielders. – Jackson Sparks
#8

Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, 49ers

The game against Houston could eventually set up a balanced game plan for the 49ers, but there’s bound to be plenty of points and YAC monsters Deebo Samuel and George Kittle can always disrupt a lengthy encounter to completed easily . Before the game against Tennessee, Jimmy G was trading, so we thought you might join him here. – JS
# 9

Carson Wentz, QB, Colts

After a couple of weeks of mediocre fantasy performance, Wentz had a good day against Arizona. The Raid left the QBs with the 11th highest fantasy score in Week 16, so his ceiling for the fantasy championship is very high. –JS
# ten

Justin Fields, QB, Bears

The Giants only introduced a natural match for QB, but Fields came to life in the rush before he sustained an ankle injury, so his floor and ceiling were raised if He’s back in this game. New York has nothing to play with, while the Bears are looking to build some momentum for next year. One week QB1 can take place. –JS
# 11

Emmanuel Sanders, WR, Bills

Isaiah McKenzie is ahead of Sanders over the Patriots, but we can’t rule out the veteran heading into a very favorable game against the Falcons. He’s coming back from a knee injury, so maybe he’ll get back to form and make for a solid day as a streamer –JS
# twelfth

Robby Anderson, WR, Panthers

Anderson used to be a hit or break guy for the league, but he’s been looking like a high-rise, low-ceilinged opener in recent weeks, so he’s up against a defence. Saints have allowed seventh fantasy points for WRs. –JS
# 13

Marquez Valdes-Scantling, WR, The Packer

MVS will be able to clear COVID protocols before Week 17 and Minnesota gives up the most fictional spots for fictional WR, so he’s probably the #1 choice for waivers at WR. He’s always been an explosive player, but he’s starting to get real mass and we know all the defensive attention is always on Davante Adams. – JS
# 14

Allen Lazard, WR, The Packer

Lazard doesn’t have much of an advantage if Marquez Valdes-Scantling returns from the sub/COVID list, but he could still easily do a TD in a very favorable match against the Vikings, just like he did. with Cleveland. – ML
# 15

Kadarius Toney, WR, Son

The Bears haven’t been successful in stopping WRs all year, so although it’ll likely be Jake Fromm or Mike Glennon at QB for New York, Toney is a boom or bust pick. He was already a bust against the Eagles, but at least he saw nine teammate high goals. –JS
#16

Kenny Golladay, WR, Giant

Golladay is indeed a consideration for those in a tough spot at WR, but the Bears are generous to expand and someone has to catch the passes for New York right? Golladay hit eight good goals last week, just one behind team leader Kadarius Toney. –JS
# 17

Kendrick Bourne, WR, The Patriot

Bourne is absolutely the league’s standard TD-or-bust player, but he’s often delivered in favorable games and that’s exactly what he’ll get in Week 17 against the twisted Jaguars. snail. –JS
#18

Braxton Berrios, WR, Jets

Berrios is clearly the #1 WR in New York right now, and while he hasn’t produced impressive numbers against Jags (unless your league counts return TDs), the match against the Buccaneers should set up a game. Play fun scripts. Even if Elijah Moore (quad) comes out next week, Berrios will have a high floor PPR. –JS
# 19

Josh Palmer, WR, Charger

Mike Williams will remain on the reserve/COVID-19 roster for Week 17, and Jalen Guyton is unlikely to return either. If you’re in a difficult position when it comes to expansion or just need depth, the Palmer is a solid pickup. He’s heading into a tough game against the Broncos, but he’s tied for one of the best QBs in football and is about to walk out of a game where he raced for 43 yards and touched five times. catch the ball. –JS
# 20

Chris Conley, WR, Texan

If Brandin Cooks (subs/COVID roster) returns next week, Conley is only a very deep pick in the league, but the 49ers are among the worst defenses against the fictional WR this season, so he’s going to attract some flexible interest from people who need a WR in Week 17 –JS
#21

Nico Collins, WR, Texas

Collins’ cap is capped if Brandin Cooks comes off the reserve/COVID list, but he’s just faced off with the Chargers, so maybe he’ll bring some momentum to a game against the 49ers. The Niners are a top 10 tie for the WRs, so roll the dice against Collins if you’re feeling lucky. –JS
# 22

CJ Uzomah, TE, Bengals

Uzomah hasn’t delivered a high-quality fantasy performance in quite some time, but Kansas City allowed the TEs to have the 11th highest fantasy score, and the game has real penalty shootout potential. As always, he’s a better standard league pick, but a touchdown would make him a TE1 in some way. –JS
#23

Tyler Conklin, TE, Vikings

The Packers are essentially a mid-range defense against fantasy TEs, but with limited options this week, Conklin is playable thanks to his upstream ability. This match always has the potential for penalties, so Conklin can take advantage here. He will have a good day after a mediocre performance against the Rams – JS
Kmet has been commanding a respectable number of targets lately, and that’s reason enough for the spot to be considered a streamer in a neutral matchup for TE (Giants). He’s only scored five goals (four catches in 49 yards) against the Seahawks, but if Justin Fields returns to the lineup, we can expect more. – JS
# 25

Ricky Seals-Jones, TE, Washington

Taylor Heinicke will be back for this game, and the Eagles allow for the most imaginative points for the TEs, so RSJ can finally deliver. –JS
#26

Chicago Bears DST vs. NYG for Week 17

Mike Glennon or Jake Fromm would start here, and that’s good enough reason for us to consider Chicago. Is there anything else that needs to be said? – JS
#27

Seattle Seahawks DST vs. DET in Week 17

The Detroits’ attack has been looking better lately, but Seattle’s defense is better than most, so we could see the Lions revert to their old mediocrity. –JS
#28

Cleveland Browns DST @ PIT in Week 17

We don’t have any news that Big Ben is washed out, but the Steelers attack is also one of the worst in the league, so Myles Garrett et al. is set to tee off here. Expect a lot of points from ugly, low-scoring games. –JS
#29

Pittsburgh Steelers DST vs CLE in Week 17

We like the Steelers’ defense for the same reasons we like the Browns’. It’s going to be a low-scoring match with a lack of explosive play, so you’re almost guaranteed to get at least a positive score. –JS
# 30

Carolina Panthers DST @ NO in Week 17

It’s no secret that the Saints’ offensive behavior has its limitations, and while the Panthers’ defensive unit has been exposed here and there, it often yields favorable matches.