Fantasy Football Today - FFT Express - Beat the Waiver Wire! MUST-STASH Players Before Week 15! (12/11 Fantasy Football Podcast)
Episode Date: December 11, 2025Adam Aizer and Dave Richard go position by position to highlight the BEST fantasy football stash players you need to grab BEFORE waivers run. Don’t wait until everyone else is fighting for them — ...stash these guys now! #FantasyFootball #NFL #FantasyFootballAdvice #Podcast Fantasy Football Today is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts Watch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/fantasyfootballtoday Shop our store: shop.cbssports.com/fantasy SUBSCRIBE to FFT Dynasty on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-today-dynasty/id1696679179 FOLLOW FFT Dynasty on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aHlmMJw1m8FareKybdNfG?si=8487e2f9611b4438&nd=1 SUBSCRIBE to FFT DFS on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-today-dfs/id1579415837 FOLLOW FFT DFS on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5zU7pBvGK3KPhfb69Q1hNr?si=1c5030a3b1a64be2 Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr Follow the brand new FFT TikTok account: https://www.tiktok.com/@fftoday To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Let's beat the WaverWire for week 16.
Right now on Fantasy Football Today Express.
All right.
Well, first of all, news coming in now.
Josh Jacobs had an MRI on his knee,
and we don't know if he's going to play on Sunday.
So beat the WaverWire.
Get Emmanuel Wilson immediately.
That is, that is, you stealing my thunder is what it is.
That is the big get, and it's for week 15, not for week 16.
Jacobs talked at his locker earlier on Thursday, and he called himself day to day.
That's what the team called him, day to day, the week before the Vikings game.
He didn't play against the Vikings.
Emmanuel Wilson did over 100 yards and two touchdowns later.
Emmanuel Wilson was a one week winner.
And could he be a two-week winner?
Could he have a big game against Denver?
I can't rule it out, especially if he's going to get the majority.
of work. And then he's got Chicago the week after that. I would pause this video and get
Emmanuel Wilson, whether you have a buy or not, whether you've got Josh Jacobs or not,
all the excitement that we have for Jalen Wright when this week started, I now have for Emmanuel
Wilson. Remember when you told me to drop him on Sunday? I did. That was before Josh Jacobs got
hurt. Hold on, though. To your credit, did you drop him? No, I dropped Alec.
instead yeah there you go i do i knew what was going to happen dave i knew jose jacobs was going
to get hurt and maybe miss the game and here's the other thing like if jacobs practices on friday
maybe you're watching this on friday looks like jacobs is going to be a okay obviously emmanuel
wilson like best case scenario you put them on your bench if you've got josh jacobs or even if you
don't just see what happens to jacobs in week 15 okay so who else dave
what position we're going to start with Adam quarterback well double check and see if
CJ Stroud is out there you could use him this week and next week he's 30% available on CBS
Arizona this week Las Vegas next week should be some good opportunities for him to get
right because I looked a little rusty lately and honestly like this this is a Texan team
that could really compete if CJ Stroud gets rolling they could be a real tough
out in the playoffs. But he's rostered in a lot of leagues already. So why not Tyler
Shuck? 71% available. He's got Carolina this week. He's got the Jets next week. Tennessee and
week 17. So great schedule for the rest of the fantasy season. And he's given you at least 21
fantasy points in three of his past four games. We know he will run a little bit. His throwing's been
okay. This is not the worst quarterback that you could put on your bench moving forward.
okay a couple others i would say maybe two against the bengals sure because it's the bengals
and erin rogers at detroit so that's a game where they might have to throw a lot
yeah so i've got three names that i wrote under the header stash and maybe use based on what
happens in week 15 rogers is on that list bryce young is on that list j j mccarthy is on
that list he's got dallas this week the giants the week after that available in about two-thirds of
CBS leagues.
I actually thought he looked pretty good last week.
If he builds on that against Dallas,
maybe you'll have confidence to use him in week 16.
Yeah.
And if you have Jackson Dart,
if you have Trevor Lawrence,
they get Minnesota and
Houston, Denver,
respectively.
So you might have to pivot.
All right.
How about running backs?
We mentioned Wilson already in case Devon A Chan is out.
Let's mention Jalen Wright still out there in 70% of leagues.
And then after that,
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Devin Singletary, probably the best you can get at running back,
10.3 or more PPR points.
In three of his last four,
he seems to have the short yardage goal line roll in New York.
Maybe he gets around 10 touches when things go right for the Giants.
Dylan Sampson is 86% available.
He's got Buffalo in Week 16, 9.8 or more PPR points in two of his past three.
Jerome Ford is on injured reserve.
So he's the 1B running back for Cleveland.
That doesn't sound great.
but it is what it is.
Isaiah Pacheco is available in about a third of CBS leagues.
Not excited about him,
even though he did have nine carries last week.
That's interesting.
That's it.
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get the handcuffed to your stud running back on your badge.
So you avoid the Emmanuel Wilson rush
or the Jalen Wright rush as we move forward.
We're going to take a break and talk wide receivers,
tight ends, and DSTs to stash after this.
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All right, Dave, do we have good wide receivers to stash?
We've got some guys who are flex-worthy this week, and then you could potentially use them moving forward.
And Luther Burden is the name that we've talked about on this show quite a bit,
9.1 or more PPR points in two of his past three games.
He had 11 PPR points last week, uptick and routes run with Romo Dunesay out.
O'Donzee practiced on Thursday.
Keep an eye on that because obviously if Adunze comes back,
and this would be a good matchup against Cleveland for Dunezay to come back to
because Cleveland plays a lot of man-to-man coverage.
and Adunze wins against man coverage.
If he comes back, then we're not going to be as excited about Luther Burden.
Maybe you get a little bit excited about Darius Slayton.
He's available in 65% of leagues.
He's got the commanders.
He has at least 11.2 PPR points in three of his last four games with Jackson Darts.
So maybe there's an opportunity there to flex him out.
Other guys that you can stash at wide receiver, Jaden Reed tops this list.
45% available.
first game back last week, 9.3 PPR points.
He still ran a ton of route, 65% of the routes.
I think that can go up a little bit,
but he tied for the team lead and target share last week.
And he would benefit from Josh Jacobs being out
because he's a short area target guy,
usually for the Green Bay Packers,
Parker Washington, Jerry Judy,
Devon Vele, John Mechie,
other wide receivers you can put on your bench,
see what happens.
Yeah, one guy that I was thinking about dropping,
but I did not drop,
how talented he is, is Ricky Pearsall.
I know it's been, he's been invisible.
He has nine targets in three games since coming back.
He has 20 yards in those games.
But Tennessee this week at Indianapolis, then Chicago,
those teams are all 25th or worse against wide receivers.
It's not going to take much.
If he has the good game this week,
then people might go back to him.
So I guess I would just maybe give him one more week
and see what happens with Ricky Pearson.
He's just so, so talented.
and in a good offense.
It's not like going for Devon Valet, right?
You know, it's your 49.
Okay, anyway, tight ends.
Isaiah likely is still out there in 68% of leagues.
If there wasn't this exciting news in Green Bay or troubling news,
depending if you've got Josh Jacobs on your team,
he would be the one that I would recommend to go and get
as the must-add waiver wire late-week stud.
68% available.
He's got Cincinnati this week, New England next week.
He's really integrated himself into this brown.
of this braven's offense.
I know what team he's on
over the last two games,
six targets in each.
He's had 12.5 PPR points on the dot,
each of his last two games.
And in both of those games,
he should have had at least six more.
I got a wild card for you.
So it really is just,
I don't know if T. Higgins is going to play,
but if Higgins has this concussion that lingers,
Mike is sickie next week
against the dolphins
who's thinking against tight ends
and revenge game.
and good weather that'd be a fun one there but i don't think you have to go stash him you could
probably get him on waivers yeah you know what darren waller might be out there in your league's
26% available he gets cincinnati that's the main matchup that's right that's a good one that's
even better and let's just say likely is gone darren waller's gone a theo johnson is interesting
he's had 11.7 ppr points in two of his past three with jackson dart um colby parkinson
83% available he's got the lions this week's
Seattle next week.
He's been scoring touchdowns for the Rams.
I think you could do worse at tight end.
What can we do at DST?
You can look for the bills,
the Cowboys,
the Chiefs,
the 49ers,
definitely not in that order.
Probably something along the lines of,
well,
49ers for this week and moving forward.
Then the Chiefs,
bills,
Cowboys,
let's set that as the order for DSTs.
But if they're gone,
can I interest you in the New Orleans Saints
DST?
65% available.
they've got the Jets, and then the Titans in week 16 and 17,
and they've scored 10 or more fantasy points in three of their past four games.
That's in standard scoring DST leagues.
There's a lot of variety in how DSTs are scored across fantasy leagues.
So check and see how the Saints have fared, but if they've been okay,
matchups aren't that bad for them.
You're right.
You're right.
I didn't mean to poo-poo it like that.
I was just making a joke.
Saints are a good option.
and anything else you want to mention?
Lions and Vikings,
45% to 58% available.
Lions have the Steelers.
Vikings have the Giants.
Maybe there's something there with those two.
But I actually like the Saints DST better.
Okay.
Did you say the Chiefs?
Let me see what they're a percent.
They have that 29% available.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah, don't love them.
I'd like them.
I don't love them this week against the Chargers.
I will love them at Tennessee next week.
Yeah.
Don't drop them.
All right.
The thing I say, don't drop them.
You know, next week you're going to be four teams left in your league.
So it's a good chance you can get the DST you want.
And if you look at your other teams that are, you know, look at their DSTs.
Are they going to be dropping whoever that?
You know what?
You know what I'm saying.
You can be a little bit more liberal with who you're dropping right now
because you might have an easier time getting them back.
Thank you, Dave, Richard.
We never drop you, Dave.
Glad for that.
Yeah, you're on the do not drop list.
I don't know what the hell to say to something like that.
Just say thank you.
We'll talk to you tomorrow on fantasy football today.
See ya.