Skip to main content

Waiver wire

Week 9 waiver wire

MidseasonNext weekRedraft 1QB PPR
Who is still available, whose role just changed, and what to bid. Ranked by what a player adds over the last startable option at his position, not by how loud his Sunday was.
FAAB calculator: price a bid for your leagueHow the waiver wire works
Worth a claim
160

players on this board

Top pickup bid
12-30%

of your season budget

Leagues measured
1307

for availability

Top pickup

The best available add in week 9

Tyrone Tracy Jr.

RB56, ranked 56 at running back in this formatNYG

7 touches in week 7, +2.7 on his 4.3 average before it; projects for 8.4 points against PHI, 0.9 more than the last startable running back in a standard league; rostered in 56 percent of the leagues we track.

Suggested bid

Priority add

12 to 30% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced from the measured market for players like him.

of your season budget. About 3 teams bidding.

Rostered
56%728 of 1307 leagues
This week
8.4 pointsvs PHI
Over starter
+0.9 points against the last startable running backvs the last startable RB
Usage
7 touches in week 7+2.7 on his average
Claimed
None of the synced leaguesin the latest waiver runs
Price this claim for your leagueFull profile for Tyrone Tracy Jr.

Week 9 board

Week 9 waiver wire pickups

160 players worth a claim, ranked within each position. Every bid is a share of your season budget.

See bids in your league's dollars

Budgets differ from league to league, so bids are percentages. Enter yours to add dollars to every card.

Running backs31 worth a claim in week 9

Where most claims are won. Almost nothing on a wire beats a startable back outright, so these are the best of what is genuinely free, led by whoever just inherited carries.

  1. Number 1 at running back: Chris Rodriguez Jr.

    RB55, ranked 55 at running back in this formatJAX

    12 to 30% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced from the measured market for players like him.

    Priority add

    of budget, about 3 teams bidding

    • Touches up 6
    Rostered
    63% of the 1307 leagues we track
    This week
    5.0 pointsvs BAL
    Touches
    12 touches in week 6, up on his 5.7 averageWeek 6
    Claimed
    NoneNo claim data yet
    Why him

    12 touches in week 6, +6.3 on his 5.7 average before it; projects for 5.0 points against BAL; rostered in 63 percent of the leagues we track.

  2. Number 2 at running back: Kimani Vidal

    RB73, ranked 73 at running back in this formatLAC

    12 to 30% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced from the measured market for players like him.

    Priority add

    of budget, about 3 teams bidding

    • Touches up 4
    Rostered
    47% of the 1307 leagues we track
    This week
    6.1 pointsvs HOU
    Touches
    11 touches in week 6, up on his 7.3 averageWeek 6
    Claimed
    NoneNo claim data yet
    Why him

    11 touches in week 6, +3.7 on his 7.3 average before it; projects for 6.1 points against HOU; rostered in 47 percent of the leagues we track.

  3. Number 3 at running back: Devin Singletary

    RB81, ranked 81 at running back in this formatNYG

    4 to 22% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced from the measured market for players like him.

    Real bid

    of budget, about 2 teams bidding

    • Touches up 3
    Rostered
    28% of the 1307 leagues we track
    This week
    5.5 pointsvs PHI
    Touches
    8 touches in week 7, up on his 5.0 averageWeek 7
    Claimed
    NoneNo claim data yet
    Why him

    8 touches in week 7, +3 on his 5.0 average before it; projects for 5.5 points against PHI; rostered in 28 percent of the leagues we track.

  4. Number 4 at running back: Seth McGowan

    RB74, ranked 74 at running back in this formatIND

    12 to 30% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced from the measured market for players like him.

    Priority add

    of budget, about 3 teams bidding

    • Touches up 7
    Rostered
    41% of the 1307 leagues we track
    This week
    3.6 pointsvs DAL
    Touches
    12 touches in week 7, up on his 5.5 averageWeek 7
    Claimed
    NoneNo claim data yet
    Why him

    12 touches in week 7, +6.5 on his 5.5 average before it; projects for 3.6 points against DAL; rostered in 41 percent of the leagues we track.

  5. Number 5 at running back: Tank Bigsby

    RB53, ranked 53 at running back in this formatPHI

    12 to 30% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced from the measured market for players like him.

    Priority add

    of budget, about 3 teams bidding

    • Touches up 14
    Rostered
    56% of the 1307 leagues we track
    This week
    3.4 pointsvs NYG
    Touches
    15 touches in week 4, up on his 1.0 averageWeek 4
    Claimed
    NoneNo claim data yet
    Why him

    15 touches in week 4, +14 on his 1.0 average before it; projects for 3.4 points against NYG; rostered in 56 percent of the leagues we track.

  6. Number 6 at running back: Trevor Etienne

    RB66, ranked 66 at running back in this formatCAR

    4 to 22% of your season budget. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10, the higher about 9 in 10, priced from the measured market for players like him.

    Real bid

    of budget, about 2 teams bidding

    • Touches up 7
    • Free in 79% of leagues
    Rostered
    21% of the 1307 leagues we track
    This week
    1.4 pointsvs DEN
    Touches
    8 touches in week 7, up on his 1.0 averageWeek 7
    Claimed
    NoneNo claim data yet
    Why him

    8 touches in week 7, +7 on his 1.0 average before it; projects for 1.4 points against DEN; rostered in 21 percent of the leagues we track.

How to read the bids

Why we give FAAB bids as a percentage of your budget

A $20 bid is a fifth of the budget in one league and a fiftieth of it in another, so a dollar amount on a page like this is only right for readers whose league happens to match it. A percentage of the season budget is right in every league. That is how the FAAB calculator works internally, and it is how every bid on this page is written.

Season budgets across 1339 synced leagues

  • $100 budget573 leagues, 43% of synced leagues
  • $1,000 budget429 leagues, 32% of synced leagues
  • $200 budget150 leagues, 11% of synced leagues
  • $300 budget76 leagues, 6% of synced leagues
  • Something else budget111 leagues, 8% of synced leagues

The most common budget, $100, covers 43% of these leagues. Any single dollar figure would be wrong for the rest.

One bid, 20% of budget, in 3 common leagues

  • $20in a $100 league
  • $200in a $1,000 league
  • $40in a $200 league

Same decision, same share of what you started with. Two more things to adjust for: if you have already spent some of your budget, a bid is a bigger share of what is left, so treat the range as a share of the full season budget. And bid a number that does not end in 0 or 5, because round numbers are where ties happen.

FAQ

Week 9 waiver questions, answered

Who is the top waiver wire add in week 9?

Tyrone Tracy Jr., the RB for NYG, leads this board. 7 touches in week 7, +2.7 on his 4.3 average before it; projects for 8.4 points against PHI, 0.9 more than the last startable running back in a standard league; rostered in 56 percent of the leagues we track. The suggested bid is 12 to 30 percent of your season budget. Within each position the list is ordered by what a player adds over the last startable player there rather than by raw projected points, because ten points from a tight end and ten from a running back are not the same purchase.

How much FAAB should I bid in week 9?

Every player on this board carries a range as a percentage of your season budget, because budgets differ from league to league. The lower figure wins about 6 times in 10 and the higher about 9 in 10, read from what waiver claims have actually cleared at in redraft one-quarterback leagues synced to FF Beacon. It prices winning him, not what he is worth to your roster, so pay it only if he would start for you. The FAAB calculator works out that second part against your actual roster.

What does rostered percentage mean here?

The share of the real Sleeper leagues synced to FF Beacon that already have that player on a roster, rebuilt nightly. It is measured from 1307 leagues rather than published by a platform about itself. Those leagues are ones readers connected themselves, so they skew toward dynasty and they are not a random sample of Sleeper.

Why is a player I saw recommended elsewhere missing?

Two reasons account for nearly all of them. He is rostered in 70 percent or more of the leagues we track, so he is not really a waiver claim, or he projects below the last startable player at his position this week, which makes him a bench add rather than an upgrade. The board is ranked on what a player changes about a lineup, not on how much he was talked about on Sunday.

When do waivers process?

On Sleeper the default is Wednesday morning, and most leagues leave it there, so a claim entered any time from Tuesday runs overnight. Yahoo and ESPN both default to Wednesday too. Your league can change it, and a few run waivers daily, so check your own settings before you rely on a deadline.

Waivers close Tuesday night

Not sure he is worth the money?

Post the claim and your budget in our Discord and real managers will tell you whether to push or pass, free.

Join our DiscordRead about FF Beacon