Fantasy Football Week 17 Waiver-Wire Pickups, Rankings, Box Score Stat Projections

If you're still seeking out fantasy football content, there's a decent chance that means you're still fighting for a league title.

And even if your Week 16 matchup hasn't yet been decided, let's try speaking a triumph into existence and shifting your focus ahead to Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season.

Because if you're able to advance, you'll want to be prepared for all aspects of your next challenge. And we've got you covered with everything from lineup decisions to potential waiver-wire additions, as we're laying out our top-10 rankings and spotlighting a possible streamer at each of the three marquee positions.

Quarterback

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Top 10

Drake Maye, NE (at NYJ)

Josh Allen, BUF (vs. PHI)

Matthew Stafford, LAR (at ATL)

Jalen Hurts, PHI (at BUF)

Dak Prescott, DAL (at WAS)

Joe Burrow, CIN (vs. ARI)

Bo Nix, DEN (at KC)

Brock Purdy, SF (vs. CHI)

Jared Goff, DET (at MIN)

Baker Mayfield, TB (at MIA)

Waiver-wire target: Tyler Shough, NO (at TEN)

In a perfect world, you wouldn't have to go the streamer route in championship week, but reality may have left you with no other options. And if that is the case, you could do a lot worse than Shough, who is both coming in hot and facing a favorable matchup.

He just delivered his first 300-yard effort, has four passing touchdowns against two interceptions over his last four games and tallied 113 rushing yards with a couple of rushing scores during this stretch. He's also set to lock horns with a Titans defense allowing the seventh-most fantasy points to quarterbacks, per Yahoo Sports.

Projected stats: 255 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, 24 rushing yards

Running Back

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Top 10

Bijan Robinson, ATL (vs. LAR)

Christian McCaffrey, SF (vs. CHI)

Jahmyr Gibbs, DET (at MIN)

De'Von Achane, MIA (vs. TB)

Saquon Barkley, PHI (at BUF)

Jonathan Taylor, IND (vs. JAX)

James Cook, BUF (vs. PHI)

Chase Brown, CIN (vs. ARI)

Travis Etienne, JAX (at IND)

Kyren Williams, LAR (at ATL)

Waiver-wire target: Blake Corum, LAR (at ATL)

While Corum may have entered this season holding only handcuff appeal in fantasy, he's now showing standalone value even in a backup role behind Kyren Williams.

Corum has handled double-digit carries in three consecutive contests, and he's scored at least one rushing touchdown in four straight. The useful 61 scrimmage yards he reeled off Thursday night were actually his fewest in this four-game stretch.

Projected stats: 68 rushing yards, one touchdown

Wide Receiver

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Top 10

Puka Nacua, LAR (at ATL)

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, SEA (at CAR)

Ja'Marr Chase, CIN (vs. ARI)

CeeDee Lamb, DAL (at WAS)

Amon-Ra St. Brown, DET (at MIN)

Nico Collins, HOU (at LAC)

Drake London, ATL (vs. LAR)

George Pickens, DAL (at WAS)

Mike Evans, TB (at MIA)

Chris Olave, NO (at TEN)

Waiver-wire target: Parker Washington, JAX (at IND)

Risk-averse fantasy managers won't give Washington a second thought. They'll see way too much volatility in his profile to pick him up.

Those who prefer a more daring approach, though, might swear they see a potential fantasy gold mine. And they might be right. He looked incredible against the Broncos on Sunday (six receptions on 10 targets for 145 yards and a score), and he could be in line to do even more damage against a Colts defense allowing the fourth-most fantasy points to the position.

Projected stats: 7 receptions for 89 yards, one touchdown