Week 12 Waiver Wire: Top Additions to Be Thankful for This Holiday Weekend

The fantasy playoffs are closing in fast and bye weeks are no longer an issue.

This is another short week, though, and fantasy owners must be mindful of the six teams playing on Thanksgiving Day.

That means being on top of their game early this week.

Here are some of the top waiver wire picks for Thanksgiving Day weekend.

Toby Gerhart, RB, Vikings

The "better-safe-than-sorry pickup of the week" is Adrian Peterson's backup Toby Gerhart.

He hasn't had a lot of run in Minnesota despite being an uber-productive back at Stanford and didn't put up many yards last week in Peterson's stead.

But there is a chance that Peterson could miss the game this week and, just in case, Peterson owners need to add Gerhart.

He is in for a difficult matchup with the Atlanta Falcons though.

Kevin Smith, RB, Lions

Jahvid Best's status continues to be an issue for this team and Smith, who was added to the Lions only a week prior, stepped in and took over the running back job for the Lions.

Detroit has a difficult matchup this week with the Green Bay Packers and it will likely be a shootout.

That said, Smith is going to be the guy for the Lions until Best gets it back together.

Even when he does, the Lions will have to be cautious with him.

Greg Little, WR, Browns

He continues to become a bigger part of this offense week in and week out. He's seen about nine targets per game in recent weeks and has 42 catches on the season.

Colt McCoy continues to look for him and eventually he'll break through and get into the end zone.

He's still available in over 80 percent of Yahoo! leagues.

It is time to get in on Greg Little.