Staying active on the waiver wire is an important way for season-long fantasy owners to improve their teams and get an edge on the competition. Shifts in opportunities for players due to injuries or performance cause value spikes that owners can take advantage of to fill in roster holes to build a championship lineup.
Each week, we will discuss waiver wire targets at each position to consider for both the week ahead and the rest of the fantasy season.
Week 10 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Adds
* Current roster % in home leagues is noted in parentheses (from FantasyPros)
Sam Darnold, QB (Seattle Seahawks) (38%)
Where was this Sam Darnold in his early-career stints with the Jets and Panthers? He has resurrected his career over the last two seasons and is now one of the most reliable quarterbacks in the league. Darnold showcased his consistency on Sunday night, finishing 21-24 for 330 yards and four touchdowns.
A lack of running production does limit Darnold’s fantasy upside. He has just 10 rushes for 41 yards in total this season. That said, his passing connection with Jaxon Smith-Njigba has proven deadly against defenses this season, and he’s now posted two four-touchdown boom games this year to raise his fantasy ceiling.
Darnold has three top-10 fantasy weeks over his last four games. The Cardinals’ defense is surprisingly eighth-best against opposing fantasy quarterbacks, but the Seahawks seem primed to put up points no matter who they face. They’ve scored at least 20 points in every game since Week 2.
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Blake Corum, RB (Los Angeles Rams) (9%)
Unless Kyle Monangai is still available in your league, the running back waiver wire options this week certainly lack some excitement. Blake Corum is an interesting bench stash for a Rams offense that continues to roll over opposing defenses.
The second-year tailback failed to reach double-digit touches in any game during his rookie campaign behind workhorse starter Kyren Williams. He has seen an uptick in usage in 2025 with three 13-touch games in the last five. In a runaway against the Saints on Sunday, he tallied 13 carries for 58 yards in mop-up duties.
Corum would need an injury to Williams to become fantasy viable as a starting option, but there may not be a better handcuff running back in the league. His usage shows Sean McVay trusts him as the secondary option and he could be a fantasy league-winning asset if Williams were to miss time. He’s worth a stash in most leagues.
Parker Washington, WR (Jacksonville Jaguars) (8%)
The Jaguars just made a trade for Jakobi Meyers to bolster their receiving corps after the Travis Hunter injury, but Parker Washington may still be worth a waiver wire pickup for the next few weeks while Meyers gets his feet wet in a new system.
Washington came into the season fighting to be the third option behind Brian Thomas Jr. and the rookie Hunter. Through eight games, Thomas Jr. has disappointed fantasy owners (and Jaguars fans) with a ho-hum start to the season, and Hunter is now on IR with a knee injury. The opportunity is there for someone to step up as a trusted target for Trevor Lawrence, and Washington may be that guy.
Washington caught eight of nine targets for 90 yards in by far his best game of the season on Sunday against the Raiders. He raised his snap share to 88% and target share to 27%. In each of the last two games, he has earned more snaps and targets than Thomas Jr.
Colston Loveland, TE (Chicago Bears) (25%)
Finally, we saw some life in the Bears’ first-round rookie tight end with an incredible game-winning touchdown in a thrilling win over the Bengals on Sunday. Colston Loveland came into the season with high expectations based on his draft investment but had not caught more than three passes or topped 38 receiving yards in a game prior to Sunday.
Loveland saw a career-high seven targets against Cincinnati and caught six of those for 118 yards and two scores. Let’s not get too wildly excited, as this production came in a crazy shootout that is unlikely to repeat itself. That said, Cole Kmet left the game with a concussion, leaving Loveland as the primary tight end option for Caleb Williams this week.
The Giants are middle-of-the-road against opposing fantasy tight ends, and the game has a solid total. Loveland can be picked up and started this week but may retreat back to the bench when Kmet makes a full return.
Cleveland Browns, D/ST (28%)
Cleveland has finished as a top-10 defense in four of their eight games this season on the back of perennial All-Pro Myles Garrett and company. They average three sacks and 1.3 turnovers per game and have a juicy matchup with the lowly New York Jets offense this week.
The Jets took advantage of a horrific Bengals defense in Week 8 to put up 39 points in their only win of the season but scored a total of 17 points against Denver and Carolina in the previous two weeks. We still do not know if Justin Fields or Tyrod Taylor will take the reins of the offense for New York, but it likely won’t make a difference in the Browns’ fantasy potential. They are the top streaming option this week.
Pictured: Colston Loveland
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