Week 13 wide receiver waiver wire targets

With the likes of Mike Evans on bye and Will Fuller suspended, Andy Behrens and Scott Pianowski are here to help you hit the waiver wire to bolster your roster heading into the playoffs.

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ANDY BEHRENS: Let's dive into wide receiver, because in addition to the very-- to the rash of injuries that hits every position in the NFL, we've got stuff to deal with here. First of all, we've got the Bucks receivers out. There startable. We've got the Panthers receivers out. They're startable.

We've got Will Fuller facing a six game suspension for PEDs. He's startable. He had a pretty good week 12. So, we've got some work to do here. And among the squad of receivers that is available in over 50% of Yahoo leagues, it's not-- it's not great. I don't have any-- I don't have any one-for-one perfect Will Fuller replacements for you.

I don't have any Mike Evans replacements for you. Here's what I do have. And Scott, you may sort them however you like. I've got Allen Lazard. He scored a touchdown on just a stupid throw from Rodgers in the Bears game.

He was looking good. Hasn't really seen much of anything downfield since returning from injury, but whatever. He's tied to Aaron Rodgers, that's a good place to be right now. TY Hilton finally scored a touchdown. Can I interest you in a TY Hilton? Probably not.

Keke Coutee we should probably mention as well. Fuller's out. We've seen him-- oh, gosh, it's not just Fuller that's out, right? Randall Cobb is out. And Keke can play a little bit. He's obviously been a doghoused player in Houston for a while. But when he falls into snaps, he can occasionally make some noise.

SCOTT PIANOWSKI: I added Coutee to the script also because they let Kenny Stills go, right?

ANDY BEHRENS: Yeah.

SCOTT PIANOWSKI: They released him. I don't know his current status. If you're look-- if you're in a deeper league and you're just trying to find somebody to do the Sterling Shepard, the five catches for 57 yards, what Shepard basically does every week, between five and seven catches, between 40 and 65 yards and no touchdown-- yeah, that's the Sterling Shepard.

I think Coutee can fall into that path. Another guy on the Jets who I think is interesting is Mims. It makes me really unsettled to be considering Jets every week for pickups and for even starting on medium and deeper depth leagues. But Perriman and Mims have both been productive.

ANDY BEHRENS: Yeah.

SCOTT PIANOWSKI: It's been Crowder has been the guy they've kind of eased away from. Maybe he hasn't been 100% healthy. We know they haven't gotten anything going with their tight ends this year. So, I think Perriman and Mims are both reasonable in medium or deeper leagues.

If you're thinking more of the smaller shaped leagues, Lazard, I'm just happy he got up from that hit he absorbed in Chicago on Sunday night. He got popped, and I thought, oh, man, he could be out for a while. And he back in the game a snap or two later. Any exposure to Aaron Rodgers sounds good to me. So, he stands out.

In a standard league, he'd be the guy that you mentioned that I like the most. The only thing about Reagor that frustrates me is there's a wide usage tree there. They've gotten Goddard back. They still throw the ball to Richard Rodgers. I still think Fulgham's a good player.

Miles Sanders is a mouth to feed. Wentz is running in touchdowns this year. I just think there's a lot wrong with this offense. I don't know if the switch to Hurts, if that even happens-- Lazard is my priority guy. I'm kind of out on the Colts. They just-- the distribution tree is too wide. They use three tight ends, for crying out loud.

I think they found something in Pittman, who's still their best receiver, even though Hilton did have the touch on Sunday. I would say the proactive guy is Lazard, to get Reagor for next year. I could play either of the Jets receivers this week. I know that sounds gross, but I'm fine with it.

Even though Aguilar didn't smash against Atlanta, 5 for 54, if that's your bad game, I'll take it. I think he probably makes a big play against the Jets. And again, I think Keke Coutee is basically the poor man's Sterling Shepard this week. He's going to catch six passes for 64 yards.

ANDY BEHRENS: Well, that's an exciting group of names for anybody who just lost Will Fuller.

SCOTT PIANOWSKI: No, very satisfying.