2026 NFL season, half-PPR rankings
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2026 waiver wire results

Claim-and-play adds

  • Half-PPR
  • Target week
  • 17 sources tracked

Whose claim-and-play waiver adds score the most?

Pat Fitzmaurice leads at DEF (6.0 points per add) and QB (16.8 points per add); Michael Fabiano leads at K (11.4 points per add) and RB (9.0 points per add); Jamey Eisenberg leads at TE (7.8 points per add). 1 more source leads elsewhere.

Players recommended to pick up and start right away, judged on their half-PPR points in the target week. Results so far come from articles added after their waiver deadlines.

Results by position

Half-PPR, the target week. Results need 5 measured adds across 3 articles; ranks appear when two or more sources qualify.

Quarterbacks

Claim-and-play adds: Quarterbacks
RankSourcePoints per addAdds measuredArticles
1Pat Fitzmaurice
FantasyPros
16.8296
2Michael Fabiano
Sports Illustrated Fantasy
15.8255
3Mike Fanelli
FantasyPros
15.6216
4Justin Boone
Yahoo Sports
15.476
5Andrew Cooper
Fantasy Alarm
14.7105
6Jamey Eisenberg
CBS Sports Fantasy
14.6265
7Jason Katz
Pro Football Network
14.163
8Maggie Thraen
The Fantasy Footballers
13.796
–Michael Florio
RotoBaller
18.7123
–Andrew Cooper
Fantasy Alarm
17.863

Running backs

Claim-and-play adds: Running backs
RankSourcePoints per addAdds measuredArticles
1Michael Fabiano
Sports Illustrated Fantasy
9.094
2Jason Katz
Pro Football Network
9.053
3Justin Boone
Yahoo Sports
8.375
4Andrew Cooper
Fantasy Alarm
8.2116
5Pat Fitzmaurice
FantasyPros
8.1135
6Jamey Eisenberg
CBS Sports Fantasy
6.9125
7Maggie Thraen
The Fantasy Footballers
6.8105
–Andrew Cooper
Fantasy Alarm
6.483

Wide receivers

Claim-and-play adds: Wide receivers
RankSourcePoints per addAdds measuredArticles
1Jason Katz
Pro Football Network
9.6123
2Andrew Cooper
Fantasy Alarm
9.286
3Justin Boone
Yahoo Sports
8.6146
4Pat Fitzmaurice
FantasyPros
8.3306
5Michael Fabiano
Sports Illustrated Fantasy
7.5155
6Jamey Eisenberg
CBS Sports Fantasy
7.1235
7Maggie Thraen
The Fantasy Footballers
5.8126
–Andrew Cooper
Fantasy Alarm
7.093

Tight ends

Claim-and-play adds: Tight ends
RankSourcePoints per addAdds measuredArticles
1Jamey Eisenberg
CBS Sports Fantasy
7.8175
2Andrew Cooper
Fantasy Alarm
7.2126
3Ryan Kirksey
FantasyPros
7.1196
4Michael Fabiano
Sports Illustrated Fantasy
6.4185
5Pat Fitzmaurice
FantasyPros
6.1266
6Jason Katz
Pro Football Network
5.463
7Maggie Thraen
The Fantasy Footballers
5.2106
8Justin Boone
Yahoo Sports
4.385
–Michael Florio
RotoBaller
5.0123
–Andrew Cooper
Fantasy Alarm
4.883

Kickers

Claim-and-play adds: Kickers
RankSourcePoints per addAdds measuredArticles
1Michael Fabiano
Sports Illustrated Fantasy
11.4145
2Andrew Cooper
Fantasy Alarm
9.1136
3Pat Fitzmaurice
FantasyPros
8.3286

Defenses

Claim-and-play adds: Defenses
RankSourcePoints per addAdds measuredArticles
1Pat Fitzmaurice
FantasyPros
6.0296
2Maggie Thraen
The Fantasy Footballers
5.9116
3Jacob Herlin
FantasyPros
5.6336
4Michael Fabiano
Sports Illustrated Fantasy
5.0155
7 results with too few picks to compare yet
Below the minimum sample (5 measured adds across 3 articles). Shown for reference, not ranked.
RankSourcePositionPoints per addAdds measuredArticles
–Ian Miller
Draft Sharks
QB20.722
–Kevin English
Draft Sharks
QB10.043
–Kevin English
Draft Sharks
RB12.321
–Ian Miller
Draft Sharks
RB5.232
–Kevin English
Draft Sharks
WR5.832
–Ian Miller
Draft Sharks
TE6.131
–Kevin English
Draft Sharks
TE0.011

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