Welcome to the Week 10 waiver wire. We saw some significant injuries this week, and a few backups worth checking out on the waiver wire. With four teams on bye, and one of them being the high-scoring Bears, we are going to need some fantasy replacements.

The Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will take next week off for some rest.

Stevenson suffered a knee injury in the third quarter and was unable to return. We’ll need to learn more, but if he misses any time, Corey Kiner could be in store for a big workload.

Jacobs fractured his finger against the Patriots in Week 9 and was unable to return to the game. Kaleb Johnson and Pierre Strong led the way in his absence. It appears that Jacobs will try to play through the injury, so I’d hold off on adding any of his backups at the moment.

Nacua suffered a knee injury on the last play of the Rams 20-13 win over the Commanders. Nacua will reportedly have a MRI on Monday. If he were to miss time, there aren’t any must pickups for the Rams, as nobody besides Nacua has been able to do anything through the air. The Rams do have a good matchup with the Cardinals next week, so maybe Tutu Atwell, Konata Mumpfield, or Colby Parkinson could have some value if Nacua is out.

Waddle suffered a concussion and was forced from the game in Week 9. The good news is that the Broncos have a bye next week, which should help Waddle get cleared before their Week 11 matchup with the Raiders.

McConkey just cannot stay healthy. He was forced from yet another game this week. The official reason for leaving was a back injury. With the way the Chargers are playing, it’s tough to think any receiver is going to step up. They do have good passing matchups against the Ravens and Jets coming up, so Tre Harris and Quinten Johnston would be the best possibilities if desperate.

Worthy pulled up with a hamstring injury in the fourth quarter of the Chiefs win over the Jets on Sunday. We’ll need to learn the extent of the injury, but it is likely something that would keep him out of a game or more. Kansas City will likely put even more emphasis on finding a trade target like Brian Thomas or George Pickens or Garrett Wilson or someone with much less upside. If they don’t, Jaylen Royals and Cyrus Allen are going to need to step up.

Ferguson hurt his knee, forcing him from the Cowboys Week 10 win over the Colts. He looked to be in significant pain and it wouldn’t be surprising if he were to miss time. His absence would likely help boost Ryan Flournoy up.

Smith was shutdown by the Chiefs in Kansas City on Sunday, but that was somewhat foreseeable. He was without Garrett Wilson, who was dealing with a concussion, and the Chiefs pass defense is strong. But, we’ve seen Smith able to put up good streaming numbers in better matchups this year. In Week 10 he faces a Bills team that should push Smith and company to throw the ball, and has given up the eighth-most fantasy points to QBs this year. As long as Wilson is back, I like Smith’s chance to put up useful numbers.

The Steelers take on a Bengals team that has been putting up big numbers of late. I expect Rodgers will need to throw the ball to keep this game competitive. The last time these two teams met was in Week 3, when Rodgers threw for 292 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. It was his best game of the year.

The Saints just lreleased Kendre Miller go and inserted Estime in as the lead back this week against the Browns. He carried the ball 15 times for 72 yards and a touchdown, catching his one target for five more yards. The team still hasn’t opened Travis Etienne’s practice window, but that could happen ahead of Week 10. We’ll see, but Estime did enough to be considered the lead heading into their game against the Panthers.

Kiner rushed eight times for 55 yards and a touchdown against the Packers on Sunday. Much of his production came late in a blowout, but, the lead back, Rhamondre Stevenson was forced from the game with a knee injury. The Patriots face the Lions next week and then have a bye in Week 11. Kiner would likely be worth a start against the Lions if Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson both are unable to play.

McGowan played well behind Jonathon Taylor, as he rushed six times for 45 yards and a touchdown. We still don’t know if Taylor will be traded or not, but the trade deadline is this Tuesday, so we should know before we make our waiver selections. With the Dolphins on tap, McGowan would likely be a good start in Week 10 if Taylor is traded away.

Johnson once again found the end zone this week, as he rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown. Unfortunately, he didn’t see much work until the game was out of hand. He’s hard to click start on, but we know his upside is strong when given a chance. I’d rather have him on my bench than most of the backup running backs in the league.

Douglas continues to play as the WR1 in Miami, and had his highest target total this week. The rookie caught six of eight targets for 70 yards in the Dolphins’ 19-9 loss to the Lions. It is difficult to get that many targets in Miami’s offense, but Douglas is making it happen. Next week they face the Colts who just gave up a 10/195/1 line to CeeDee Lamb.

Douglas continues to scrap together good fantasy days. He has caught four touchdowns over his last five games, and topped 65 yards in all but one of those games. Against the Packers in Week 9, he had his highest target and receiving yards days of the season, catching 5-of-9 for 102 yards. In Week 10 they face the Lions in what will likely be the highest total game of the week.

CJ Stroud threw for 384 yards, five touchdowns and one interception against the Chargers on Sunday. It was a beatdown to be sure. Multiple Texan receivers put up big numbers, with Boutte and Dell leading the way. Boutte ended up with a line of 4/125/2, while Dell hit 4/105/1. Nico Collins also put up a decent fantasy line with 4/55/1. No receiver caught more than four passes and four receivers caught touchdowns. This is a situation that will be difficult to project from week-to-week. Dell saw 55% of the snaps, while Boutte saw just 35%. Collins was the only receiver with a full time snap rate. If I’m making an add it’s probably Dell, but he will likely be hit and miss. But his hits can be huge.

With the Broncos putting the screws to the Panthers’ outside receivers, their tight ends saw big usage, as Tommy Tremble and Waller both scored. But Waller was by far the lead receiver against Denver, as he caught 8-of-10 passes for 90 yards and a touchdown. He lead the team in catches, targets and receiving yards. He won’t remain the lead receiver, but his 29 routes run were right up there with the starters. He looks like he got almost a full-time role this week and next week he gets a juicy matchup with the Saints.

Okonkwo caught 6-of-7 targets for 57 yards in the Commanders loss to the Rams. With matchups with the Giants, Cardinals, and Bengals the next three weeks, I like his chances to put up meaningful numbers. Those seven targets tied for the team lead, his receptions led the team and his yardage was second by one yard.