Week 17 Waiver Wire: Breakout Pickups, Targets and Tips for Fantasy Football

It’s the final countdown. 

All fantasy playoff matchups that are still ongoing come to a head in Week 17, your final chance to take everything in your league. And given the rash of injuries that continues to spread in the NFL, it’s likely that some of your starters are going to be unable to go. 

Just in Week 16, Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr and Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota suffered season-ending leg injuries, while Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett will also require surgery on his broken leg. 

Let’s take a look at some of the options available for you if you need to replace injured players in your lineup as you close out the playoffs 

The following players are owned in fewer than 60 percent of Yahoo leagues and are worth considering for your lineup in Week 16.

Week 17 Waiver-Wire Pickups

Blake Bortles, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars

With both Carr and Mariota out for the rest of the year, the next-best young quarterback in a similar vein that you may be able to find on wires is Jacksonville’s Blake Bortles. 

Bortles has been somewhat mercurial in fantasy this season, which may explain why he’s only owned in 59 percent of leagues as of Sunday. 

However, he was one of the more productive quarterbacks in the league in Week 16, finishing with 28.70 points thanks to his 325 passing yards and touchdown and no interceptions.

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