Waiver Wire Targets for Week 17 (2025 Fantasy Football) 

Waiver Wire Strategy for Week 17 

This will be the last waiver wire update for the year.  Good luck in your championship run! 

Top 5 Waiver Wire Targets – Week 17 

Here are my Top fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 17: 

1. RB, Browns (Sampson if healthy, Sanders if not) 

2. WR, Jayden Reed 

3. QB, Marcus Mariota 

4. WR, Chimere Dike 

5. TE, Colby Parkinson 

Waiver Wire Pickups by Position 

Quarterbacks 

• Marcus Mariota 

• Trevor Lawrence 

• Tyler Shough 

• Bryce Young 

Running Backs 

• Dylan Sampson (if healthy) 

• Raheim Sanders (if Sampson is out) 

• Tyjae Spears 

• Jawhar Jordan (keep an eye on Woody Marks’ status) 

• Keaton Mitchell 

• Michael Carter 

Wide Receivers 

• Jayden Reed 

• Chimere Dike 

• Adonai Mitchell 

• Luther Burden III (only if healthy) 

• Mack Hollins 

• Devaughn Vele 

• Darius Slayton 

• Kayshon Boutte 

Tight Ends 

• Colby Parkinson 

• Brenton Strange 

• Taysom Hill (he’s running well) 

• Colston Loveland 

• Theo Johnson 

Defenses (DST) 

• Steelers (vs Cleveland) 

• LA Chargers (vs Houston) 

• Giants (vs Las Vegas)