Pickups of the Week: DeVante Parker among top adds for final push

Each week, we identify six players to target on fantasy waiver wires, plus a lightly owned team defense. These fantasy assets are all available in a majority of Yahoo leagues. Add as needed.

Sam Bradford, QB, Philadelphia Eagles, 35 percent owned

Bradford ownership has not been a pleasant experience at all times — or at any time in his career, you might argue. But over his last six games, he's been tolerable-to-good, tossing eight touchdown passes and only three interceptions while averaging 273.2 yard per game. He's topped 300 passing yards in back-to-back weeks (361, then 380), finally feeding the receivers we'd expected him to feed all season (Matthews and Ertz). Philly will close its season against the Giants in New York, facing a pass defense that ranks dead-last in terms of yards allowed. Expect another 300-plus from Bradford, with a top-12 positional finish.

FAAB bid: It's Week 17, you guys. Empty the wallet. There is no Week 18. Spend what you've got.

DeVante Parker, WR, Miami Dolphins, 33 percent owned

Sunday's game film might not be totally kind to Parker (although the Dolphins' standards don't seem particularly high), but the stats were certainly there in Week 16. Parker snagged four balls for 93 yards on 10 targets against the Colts, which gives him 180 receiving yards over his last two games. He has the necessary size (6-foot-3) and skill-set to function as a useful red-zone weapon, although he obviously isn't tied to the league's most dynamic offense. Miami will host New England to close out a dreadful season, and Parker has a clear opportunity to make some noise against a banged-up Pats secondary. He belongs in the WR3 discussion in a tricky week.

Mike Gillislee, RB, Buffalo Bills, 10 percent owned

Another week, another long highlight touchdown for Gillislee. That's three scores in three weeks, if you hadn't noticed. Gillislee was out-touched by Karlos Williams on Sunday (19 to 11), but both backs topped 90 scrimmage yards and both found the end-zone. Williams is the safer fantasy play, but he's long gone in competitive leagues. Buffalo's running game draws a tough matchup in Week 17, facing the Jets D, but it's tough to argue with Gillislee's recent production. LeSean McCoy (MCL) is almost certainly done for the year, which keeps Gillislee in the flex conversation.

Zach Miller, TE, Chicago Bears, 37 percent owned

Miller led the Bears in targets (8), catches (7) and receiving yards (69) in Sunday's win at Tampa Bay, and he's averaging six receptions per week over his last three. What's not to like? With Martellus Bennett done for the year and Alshon Jeffery dinged, Miller has emerged as a preferred option for Jay Cutler. Chicago finishes up with a home matchup against Detroit's middle-of-the-pack pass D, so there's no reason not to trust Miller in the season-ender.

Jermaine Kearse, WR, Seattle Seahawks, 15 percent owned

Kearse delivered a late garbage-ish touchdown in Week 16, giving him 17 catches for 222 yards and one spike on 21 targets over his last three games. Seattle faces a degree-of-difficulty matchup at Arizona next Sunday, but the Cards have allowed decent fantasy lines to guys like Jordan Matthews, Mike Wallace and Anquan Boldin in recent weeks. We're not talking about a D that needs to be completely avoided. In deeper formats, Kearse is reasonable play.

Pierre Thomas, RB, Washington, 1 percent owned

P.T. caught seven balls on eight targets in the division-clincher for Washington, finishing with 89 scrimmage yards and functioning as the team's primary passing-down RB. Can't say we saw that comin'. If you're a PPR owner with a desperate need for help, Thomas gets a road game against Dallas in Week 17.

Indianapolis Colts, 17 percent owned

No, the Colts D is not an ideal play under any circumstances, but the team is at home in Week 17, facing a talent-starved Tennessee offense. The Mettenbergers have averaged only 10.0 points per game over their last three, all losses. Indy has piled up 12 sacks and five takeaways in its last three. As a deep league stream, they're, um ... well, it's not the worst idea.

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