Whisper it quietly, but next week we’ll hit Week 10 of the NFL season, with us already creeping into November. The fantasy season is disappearing before our eyes, and your fantasy football waiver wire decisions matter more now than ever.
While your leaguemates concentrate on the immediate fixtures, you can gain an edge by looking to next week and seeing which fantasy football players might be worth picking up off the waiver wire ahead of time to gain an advantage. Instead of fighting things out on the waiver wire, these players could join your roster for free, now.
We use rostership data from Yahoo, which provides a large sample size and tends to be fairly reliable. We understand you’ll be dying to say ‘he’s not available in my league’ to every suggestion, even regarding players available in fewer than 10% of leagues. However, by selecting players typically rostered in 50% or fewer of leagues, we should have a good range of players available in many leagues.
We’ve hit a really difficult part of the schedule for waivers and stashes, with the bye weeks coming thick and fast; it’s pretty bleak out there. This week, the column will aim to give you a few streamers for Week 10, but also some valuable stashes going forward.
Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Stashes Ahead of Week 10
Week 10 Bye Weeks
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Dallas Cowboys
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Tennessee Titans
Sam Darnold (QB – SEA) | 45% Rostered
I’m not going to lie to you, the quarterback waiver wire pool is bleak. Sam Darnold at 45% rostered might be pushing it in many of your leagues, and for that I apologise, but he really is the best player available, and you should start there. Darnold has scored 20 points in two of his last three games and plays a Cardinals defense ranked 21st against the pass in EPA (expected points allowed).
The Cardinals are a pass funnel, ranking ninth against the run. The Seahawks would love to run the ball more, but they’re a bottom-five run attack right now, and it seems likely instead they’ll lean once again on future All-Pro Jaxon Smith-Njigba and get this done through the air.
C.J. Stroud (QB – HOU) | 54% Rostered
Creeping up slightly over our normal 50% barrier, C.J. Stroud has played significantly better at home than on the road:
| Completion Rate | TD:INT Ratio | Yards Per Attempt | |
| Home | 71% | 5:1 | 8.3 |
| Road | 63% | 6:4 | 6.1 |
Against man coverage, Stroud has six touchdowns and has taken only four sacks while rushing six times for 72 yards. In Week 10, he plays a Jaguars team that is struggling to find their identity. Stroud hasn’t been a consistent fantasy points producer at any point in his career, but with three games over 18 points since Week 4, maybe he’s finally finding his feet.
Zonovan Knight (RB – ARI) | 46% Rostered
Let’s be clear, if Zonovan Knight is available, you should pick him up and start him this week against a Dallas defense that loves nothing more than surrendering points to running backs. Dallas ranks 30th in rush EPA defense and allows the third-most fantasy points to running backs.
D’Andre Swift, Bam Knight, and Kimani Vidal week??? pic.twitter.com/U254cZYOnQ
— Hayden Winks (@HaydenWinks) October 28, 2025
The Cowboys are allowing the eighth-most yards per carry, the highest explosive run rate and have allowed the second-most rushing touchdowns. Don’t you want to start a running back against that defense? Next week is tougher, much tougher, with the number one run defense in EPA, the Seahawks, but running backs getting the majority of touches deserve to be rostered by you, not your league mates.
Kyle Monangai (RB – CHI) | 39% Rostered
I’m sorry if you’re in the 61% of leagues where Kyle Monangai isn’t available, but please pause here, check and then come back… D’Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson have been ruled out for this week’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Nobody allows more fantasy points than the Bengals do to running backs, and they rank 31st in rush EPA defense, having allowed over seven yards per carry in consecutive games. Next week, the Bears play the Giants, who allow the fourth-most points. Monangai has been slowly integrated into this offense, playing over 45% of snaps in both of the last two games. If he plays well in this cupcake matchup, the timeshare in Chicago could be very pronounced going forward.
Dylan Sampson (RB – CLE) | 17% Rostered
Reaching down a little deeper, and this one is a little bit thinner, but Dylan Sampson should be rostered everywhere. The Quinshon Judkins injury in Week 8 was a reminder of that. After Judkins left the game with his shoulder banged up, Sampson saw all but one of the running back touches for the remainder of the game.
There’s a chance Judkins is completely healthy coming out of the Browns’ bye week when they play the Jets in Week 10, but Sampson is worth holding just in case. There’s also been consistent trade rumors around Jerome Ford being moved in the coming days. If that happens, a two-headed backfield is much easier to deal with than a three-headed one. We’re not that far removed from Sampson scoring 28 PPR points over the first two weeks of the season. If opportunity knocks, he’ll likely be productive once again.
Devin Singletary (RB – NYG) | 4% Rostered
In the year 2025, nobody wants to talk about Devin Singletary, I get it. When you contrast the aura around Singletary versus Cam Skattebo… Yeah. This, however, is what we’re left with, and with only Tyrone Tracy Jr. as competition, it’s likely we do see an uptick in touches for Singletary, who has a long history with Brian Daboll, dating back to Buffalo.
This catch by Devin Singletary ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/ASH4cdWdb4
— Madelyn Burke (@MadelynBurke) October 26, 2025
Last year, Tracy fumbled five times, a situation that led to the team returning to using Singletary more often, and it shouldn’t be surprising if Singletary sees enough of the high-value goal-line touches to return value. Next week, the Giants take on the Bears and their weak run defense, giving Singletary a chance to immediately return value.
Troy Franklin (WR – DEN) | 46% Rostered
Coming off a spike week against the weak Dallas Cowboys, Troy Franklin has a tougher matchup against the Houston Texans before a much friendlier game against the Raiders. Las Vegas ranks 26th against the pass and allows the eighth-most wide receiver fantasy points per game.
The Broncos’ No. 2 WR competition has taken up a lot of column space with plenty advocating for Marvin Mims Jr. and some even hoping Pat Bryant could be the No. 2 WR, but Franklin is quietly doing everything he needs to, leading the team with 12 red-zone targets and seeing an 18.6% target share compared to Courtland Sutton‘s 19.3%. He won’t work out every week, but he continues to be an excellent streamer.
Tre Tucker (WR- LV) | 37% Rostered
On the other side of that game is Tre Tucker, who normally wouldn’t come into consideration, but two factors are bolstering his value:
- Patrick Surtain II is almost certainly out for this game as he deals with an injury that almost landed him on injured reserve (IR).
- Jakobi Meyers could be traded with the deadline looming and his trade request still on the table.
Tucker has four double-digit PPR performances so far this year, and that could improve if Meyers is out of town.
Parker Washington (WR – JAX) | 7% Rostered
Sadly, we might have seen the last of Travis Hunter in his rookie season, just as things seemed to be trending upwards. Parker Washington has been used as a field-stretcher so far, with the deepest average depth of target (aDOT) of any Jaguars receiver (13.6).
Without Hunter, things could open up more. Washington averages 4.9 targets per game, and the Jaguars continue to find themselves in pass-heavy scripts with a ground game that stutters at times. If you’re desperate, Washington is worth considering for matchups.
Harold Fannin Jr. (TE – CLE) | 44% Rostered
The only reason Harold Fannin Jr. has dropped below 50% rostership is due to him being on a bye, but he can be stashed now ahead of a matchup with the Jets in Week 10. The Jets are spiralling and allow the 12th-most fantasy points to tight ends and they have given up five tight end touchdowns since the start of Week 4.
Harold Fannin Jr is currently on pace for 81 catches for 748 yards and and 4 touchdowns.
One of the few bright spots on a terrible Browns offense. #DawgPound pic.twitter.com/LQ4p4ed4Jz
— Big Mike (@big_mike9169) October 28, 2025
Fannin has been above a 19% target share in three straight games and has four double-digit PPR performances this year. Again, this is a situation that could be impacted by the upcoming trade deadline, with David Njoku rumored to be available for the right price.
Mason Taylor (TE – NYJ) | 22% Rostered
On the other side of that Week 10 Jets-Browns matchup is another rookie tight end who has been impressive from the start of their career. Mason Taylor has three double-digit PPR performances in his last five games and has had target shares over 24% in all of those games.
The Jets had one of their best offensive performances before heading into their bye week, potentially giving the coaches time to figure out a few things while they fight for their jobs. Even if the Browns aren’t the most desirable matchup, Taylor looks like he can be a fringe top-12 tight end for the rest of the season.
