You’re waking up on Tuesday reading all that you can about the players that you should be picking up off the waiver wire as you prepare for Week 9 of fantasy football in 2022.
But it’s likely there aren’t as many things written about who you should be dropping to grab those players. That’s what this weekly column — keep ’em or dump ’em! — will hopefully answer for you: Some help in the debate over who you should keep or drop in order to improve your team.
It’s a decent waiver wire week, so let’s dive in to help you with who to keep or drop:
1
RB Jeff Wilson Jr., San Francisco 49ers
This is a trade deadline special — if he doesn’t get dealt by the Niners ahead of Tuesday’s deadline, feel free to let him go.
VERDICT: Drop him
2
RB A.J. Dillon, Green Bay Packers
I’m serious — I’ve seen some managers drop him in leagues I’m in. He ended up with a decent game against the Bills, with 10 carries for 54 yards.
The volume is gone, but he’s got RB1-level stuff if Aaron Jones goes down.
VERDICT: Keep him
3
RB J.D. McKissic, Washington Commanders
He’s gotten squeezed out of work thanks to Brian Robinson and Antonio Gibson sharing the top workload for the Commanders.
VERDICT: Drop him
4
RB Darrell Henderson, Los Angeles Rams
SIGH. So: Kyren Williams looms, Ronnie Rivers (!) got eight carries last week and Malcolm Brown is hanging around.
And yet! You maybe have to wait a week to see how this situation plays out, but I’m also totally fine with dropping him since Williams may be back any day now.
VERDICT: Drop him
5
RB Chuba Hubbard, Carolina Panthers
D’Onta Foreman has exploded, but I still wonder if Hubbard has a place in this offense to catch passes.
VERDICT: Keep him
6
QB Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
The offense is stuck, the O-line’s struggling … I’d be totally fine with dropping him.
VERDICT: Drop him
7
WR Michael Thomas, New Orleans Saints
It’s not just the injury. Even when he comes back, will he have a huge role in an offense that passes a lot to Alvin Kamara and Chris Olave?
I guess if you can hold on, see what happens.
VERDICT: Keep him
