Week 9 Waiver Wire: The 8 Best Claims
Season: 2026 | Every player here is rostered in fewer than 35% of leagues. Each gets the STM waiver score out of 100: the points his touches and targets should score (45%), his floor, the median of his last four games (40%), and his share of the team's work (15%), each ranked against every running back, receiver and tight end. Tested on 2024 and 2025, the weekly top 10 averaged about 10 PPR points a game over the next three.1. Chimere Dike (WR, TEN): 75
Tate out: 18% → 82% snaps. Rostered in 2% of leagues. Expected points 74, floor 81, usage 64 (50 is an average starter-level role). Spend big. Week 9 WR board →2. Elijah Mitchell (RB, PHI): 73
Pierce on IR: 7% → 57% snaps. Rostered in 6% of leagues. Expected points 82, floor 66, usage 66 (50 is an average starter-level role). Claim. Week 9 RB board →3. Ryan Flournoy (WR, DAL): 72
68% snaps, 5 looks. Rostered in 32% of leagues. Expected points 66, floor 83, usage 58 (50 is an average starter-level role). Claim. Week 9 WR board →4. Treylon Burks (WR, WAS): 70
67% snaps, 5 targets. Rostered in 4% of leagues. Expected points 68, floor 76, usage 61 (50 is an average starter-level role). Claim. Week 9 WR board →5. Greg Dulcich (TE, MIA): 68
69% snaps, 6 targets. Rostered in 6% of leagues. Expected points 61, floor 68, usage 87 (50 is an average starter-level role). Claim. Week 9 TE board →6. Chig Okonkwo (TE, WAS): 68
77% snaps, 4 targets. Rostered in 27% of leagues. Expected points 67, floor 64, usage 83 (50 is an average starter-level role). Claim. Week 9 TE board →7. Mason Taylor (TE, NYJ): 66
61% snaps, 5 targets. Rostered in 11% of leagues. Expected points 71, floor 55, usage 80 (50 is an average starter-level role). Claim. Week 9 TE board →8. Kimani Vidal (RB, LAC): 61
46% snaps, 10 touches. Rostered in 17% of leagues. Expected points 58, floor 71, usage 44 (50 is an average starter-level role). Stash. Week 9 RB board →How to read this
A next man up is worth the most while the starter is out; a steady riser keeps the role. Points follow looks by about a week.