Most common players on eliminated teams from Week 9 in Yahoo Fantasy Death leagues — plus FAB waiver wire advice

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Every week I'll examine the most common NFL players on the teams eliminated in Yahoo Death Leagues, trying to figure out where the puck is headed. I will also offer some FAB advice ($1,000 cap is the Yahoo default), but please remember this area is highly context-sensitive and manager-specific.

I like to trust myself (and my depth) in the early weeks, and take heart that it's not that difficult to beat just one team when a Death League is still large. As such, I'm not proactive on early offers. I'm definitely more proactive now, but remember that the strength of each cut team becomes much stronger as we get deep into the season. Be very careful not to drain your remaining budget for the future.

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I'll offer bidding in three buckets, and you'll need to season the recommendations to taste. You know your context and league habits better than an outsider would. But just know the immediacy has stepped up a bit. I still think it's a mistake to spend all of your money in the present — the wire gets stronger and stronger in every passing week — but I also understand the gravity at hand. So don't be afraid to get in there with some competitive offers.

My weekly FAB recommendations will come in three buckets:

Proactive: This means you highly covet this player, perhaps might even need this player. I realize these offers might not win if someone in your league is lighting money on fire, but as described above, that's often a short-sighted mistake in this format.

Reactive: This means you desire the player but the offer has to make sense for your short- or long-term strategy.

Keep Them Honest: This is an offer that is not designed to win, but might surprisingly land a player if your opponents are distracted by other talent available or unexpectedly passive that week. I often compare notes with other experienced Death League players and we're surprised at how often the Keep Them Honest offers actually win (this is also a portable strategy for regular season-long leagues; you never know when strange market behavior will come about).

One last note: Understand that the FAB recommendations are with the assumption that you won't be making offers for every available player.

JSN had just his second off game of the year, a WR34 finish against the Cardinals. It was still a seven-catch, 10-target day, which illustrates the solid floor here, even if Drew Lock is playing. Pay up.

  • $325 proactive

  • $185 reactive

  • $100 keep them honest

Tampa Bay’s nasty run defense was staunch all night, and a bunch of Chicago turnovers kept the Bears under their point projection. Swift remains a steady option forward, but he can’t help you during a Week 10 bye.

  • $130 proactive

  • $65 reactive

  • $25 keep them honest

Allen is usually as matchup-proof as it gets, but the Minnesota defense won the battle Monday, even if the Bills easily secured the win. Buffalo’s remaining schedule is a dream, so Allen is worth a healthy offer.

  • $250 proactive

  • $140 reactive

  • $40 keep them honest

Not even a date against the horrible Dallas defense could save Taylor, despite 18 touches. His upside would clean up nicely if a trade happens Tuesday, and even if nothing comes down, the remaining Indianapolis schedule is favorable. Taylor might not be a fantasy god at the moment, but he’s still a foundational piece.

  • $220 proactive

  • $115 reactive

  • $55 keep them honest

The Miami defense hasn’t been as bad as we expected, and the Dolphins often play better at home. Perhaps the Lions were caught looking ahead to Week 10, facing a better opponent (New England) in a foreign country (Germany). Heck, perhaps the upset Patriots were caught looking ahead, too. Detroit’s offense remains a destination spot for fantasy managers, although Goff plays the position with the highest replacement value.

  • $70 proactive

  • $25 reactive

  • $6-8 keep them honest

Early-game injuries are always going to be killers in this format, and that’s what kept Jacobs down in Week 9. His finger injury is going to cost him a max of three weeks with the Packers on bye in Week 11. Green Bay’s leaky offensive line probably won’t be fixed this year as well.

  • $100 proactive

  • $45 reactive

  • $10 keep them honest

Williams is probably the biggest boom-or-bust player at the league’s primary boom-or-bust position. Ideally you have at least one target hog ahead of him on the depth chart, and this late in the Death League season, Williams might not be an automatic start, if you’ve stocked your roster appropriately. The New England secondary allowed a ton of chunk plays to Green Bay last week, so Williams could be a bounce-back guy in Week 10. But you’re always riding the waves with him.

  • $115 proactive

  • $45 reactive

  • $10 keep them honest

Henry has been a recurring theme in this column, struggling to find lanes with Lamar Jackson out, and also dealing with some attrition in his age-32 season. We want to stay grounded with Jacoby Brissett expectations, but at least he gives Baltimore a chance to sustain offense. Henry is starting to feel more like a RB2 moving forward.

  • $135 proactive

  • $66 reactive

  • $25 keep them honest

His hamstring injury cost him the game at Indianapolis, and often fantasy managers struggle to find WR production on the waiver wire. Pickens is no sure thing to play this week against San Francisco, and he’s still behind CeeDee Lamb in the Dallas pecking order. Pickens is useful, but be measured on his upside.

  • $135 proactive

  • $55 reactive

  • $15 keep them honest

Although Jordan Love and the Green Bay passing game has been a blast, Kraft has been left out of the fun in several games. Perhaps a muted start was always the prudent play given that Kraft tore his ACL in the middle of his breakout 2025 season. He’s still a weekly starter, but somewhere in the second or third tier at the TE position, not in the first group.

  • $85 proactive

  • $35 reactive

  • $10-12 keep them honest

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