Hello, my little must-stashios, and welcome to the Week 10 edition of Weekend Waiver Stashes. We have players to add for plug-and-play Sunday, players to tuck away for later, and a few backfield insurance policies worth buying before prices rise.
The best weekend addition does not have to hit immediately. Sometimes we are buying the potential of an expanding receiving role. Sometimes an injury opens the door. And sometimes we are simply making sure the next useful running back is already on our bench when everyone else heads to waivers.
This week, our volume work points toward Dylan Sampson and Tank Dell, while injuries create opportunities in Green Bay and Los Angeles. Let’s follow the touches, targets, and paths to playing time before Sunday gives everyone else the same idea.
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Week 10 Weekend Waiver Wire
Quarterbacks
Deshaun Watson, Cleveland Browns
Watson is back in the starting role, which gives him value as a depth addition in superflex and two-quarterback leagues. The Houston matchup and his sack exposure keep this from being an enthusiastic plug-and-play recommendation, but a starting quarterback can be worth securing before Sunday when your league’s free-agent options are thin.
Quarterback Notes: Watson is a format-specific addition. In a typical one-quarterback league, I would use the bench spot on one of the running backs or receivers below unless I had an immediate quarterback need.
Running Backs
Dylan Sampson, Cleveland Browns
Sampson’s snap share has climbed from 46% to 56% to 64% over the last three games. He followed eight Week 8 targets with six in Week 9, so his receiving involvement gives us a reason to add him before another productive box score arrives, especially in PPR formats.
Quinshon Judkins still handles meaningful rushing work. That makes Sampson a PPR flex candidate with additional upside if the backfield opens up, rather than a player we should already price as a bell cow.
Kaleb Johnson, Green Bay Packers
Josh Jacobs needs surgery on his injured finger, creating an opening after Johnson carried 14 times for 68 yards and a touchdown against New England. I want Johnson rostered before we find out how much of that opportunity he keeps.
Minnesota is a difficult Week 10 matchup, and Pierre Strong, MarShawn Lloyd and a possible Chris Brooks return complicate the rotation. Add the path to work without assuming Green Bay has promised him every carry.
Kaelon Black, San Francisco 49ers
Black followed 12 touches in his previous appearance with 11 carries for 70 yards last week. That secondary rushing work gives us something tangible to stash behind Christian McCaffrey.
The main attraction is the possibility of a much larger role if McCaffrey misses time. Black is a priority insurance addition, not someone whose existing workload guarantees a weekly flex finish.
Other Running Backs to Consider
- Emmett Johnson, Kansas City Chiefs: His snap share increased from 19% to 30% in our latest volume review. Kenneth Walker III remains the lead back, but Johnson offers complementary receiving upside and a valuable path to more work if Walker misses time. Walker missed Friday’s practice with groin tightness; monitor it.
- Chris Rodriguez Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars: He handled 10 carries and two receptions last week. Stash while Bhayshul Tuten’s availability remains unsettled; a teammate’s absence could create immediate use, while a healthy backfield leaves Rodriguez in a committee.
Running Back Notes: Sampson is my favorite combination of current involvement and future upside. Johnson offers the injury-created opening, while Black and Emmett Johnson are the stronger insurance choices for a roster that can afford to wait. Rodriguez moves up if the final Jacksonville injury report opens a clearer workload.
Wide Receivers
Tank Dell, Houston Texans
Dell turned nine targets into four catches, 105 yards and a touchdown in Week 9. Those nine targets were 24% of Houston’s recorded team targets in Week 9. This is why I want him, not because I expect every fourth catch to be a highlight. His return from injury still needs another week of role confirmation, but the opportunity is worth adding ahead of Sunday. Dell can become a useful WR3 or flex if Houston continues involving him this way.
Tutu Atwell, Los Angeles Rams
The Rams’ receiving injuries create immediate opportunity, and Atwell has drawn at least four targets in consecutive games. Arizona has allowed the ninth-most fantasy points to opposing teams’ wide receivers, making this expanded role a useful Week 10 option.
Add him as a short-term flex candidate while Puka Nacua and Davante Adams are sidelined. We do not need to pretend he inherits all of Nacua’s targets to see why a larger receiving assignment could help our lineups.
Other Wide Receivers to Consider
- Konata Mumpfield, Los Angeles Rams: A speculative addition based on the opening in the receiving group. Stash before Sunday to see whether starting routes become meaningful targets; Atwell has the stronger recent target foundation.
- Caleb Douglas, Miami Dolphins: Reported targets have increased from three to six to eight, putting a developing receiving role on our radar. Miami’s quarterback situation makes him easier to stash than to trust immediately, but continued opportunity could make him useful in deeper PPR leagues.
Wide Receiver Notes: Dell is my first addition if I want a receiver with a chance to stay useful beyond this weekend. Atwell is the immediate opportunity play, Mumpfield is the speculative Rams alternative, and Douglas is a deeper-league bet on growing targets. The new opening matters, but the receiving routes and target distribution will tell us who actually benefits.
Tight Ends
Darren Waller, Carolina Panthers
Waller caught eight of 10 targets for 90 yards and a touchdown in Week 9. Ten opportunities earn a place on my watch list even after we remove the touchdown from the equation. Our Week 10 matchup work also identified New Orleans as a good matchup for Carolina’s tight ends. Add Waller if you need streaming help, then watch whether the enlarged role repeats; one big game gives us a reason to act, not a promise of ten targets every Sunday.
Other Tight Ends to Consider
- Tyler Higbee, Los Angeles Rams: The Reedy Volume Report recorded 80% snap participation in Week 9, and the depleted receiver room creates a path to additional involvement against Arizona. Add as a streaming option, with receiving routes and the health of the other tight ends determining the final confidence. Colby Parkinson is also a good addition as a Rams TE.
Tight End Notes: Waller is my preferred immediate addition from this pair because we have an actual ten-target game to evaluate. Higbee offers an injury-created opportunity, but his snap share isn’t the same as route participation. Check the Rams’ tight end availability before deciding how much of the passing workload he can capture.
Defenses
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
With a Week 10 bye, they’re a clear stash for the future. In Week 11, they play the Lions, and they have a very easy schedule the rest of the way. This defense has been awesome over the past 3 weeks: 6 sacks, 10 interceptions, 3 fumble recoveries, and a blocked kick over that stretch. This defense is coming on at the right time and looks like it will continue this dominance the rest of the way.
Check out all of our Week 10 Rankings: Flex Rankings | QB Rankings | RB Rankings | WR Rankings | TE Rankings | MOP Rankings
My Priority Order
- Dylan Sampson, RB — CLE
- Tank Dell, WR — HOU
- Kaleb Johnson, RB — GB
- Tutu Atwell, WR — LAR
- Darren Waller, TE — CAR
- Konata Mumpfield, WR — LAR
- Kaelon Black, RB — SF
- Emmett Johnson, RB — KC (moves to top of list if Kenneth Walker is out)
- Tyler Higbee, TE — LAR
- Caleb Douglas, WR — MIA
- Tampa Bay Defense
- Chris Rodriguez Jr., RB — JAX
- Deshaun Watson, QB — CLE (superflex/two-QB)
Make sure to check out all of our Week 10 Fantasy Football Rankings and Analysis!
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