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Week 14 Waiver Wire: Fantasy Football’s Top Breakout Candidates and Pickups
- Updated: December 5, 2016
Most NFL fantasy leagues begin their playoffs in Week 13 or 14 so if you’re reading this article, chances are you’ve made your postseason.
Congratulations! But all of those regular-season wins mean nothing now. You have to nail your lineup every week or all that hard work and those early mornings were worth nothing.
We’re moving past the bye weeks, so your opponents are going to be at full strength. Maybe you got lucky and the starting lineup you drafted is mostly intact. But chances are you’ve suffered some season-ending losses on your roster.
Here are some suggestions to guide you as you search the waiver wire ahead of the Week 14 matchups.
The following players are owned in fewer than 60 percent of Yahoo leagues and are worth considering for your lineup in Week 14.
Week 14 Waiver-Wire Pickups
Mike Gillislee, RB, Buffalo Bills
As far as backup running backs go, if you can count on one to make it into the end zone most weeks, you’ve found yourself a high-upside flex option at the very least.
And that’s just what Buffalo running back Mike Gillislee has become for his fantasy owners:
#TouchdownMike: Mike Gillislee has now scored a TD in three of his last four games.
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) December 4, 2016
The Bills rusher, who missed last week’s game with a hamstring injury, returned in Week 13 and made a statement. He totaled 39 yards on four carries, …