2025 NFL fantasy football waiver wire, Week 16: Top 15 pickups for playoffs boost

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Hopefully you are headed to the next round of the fantasy playoffs with a roster that doesn’t require much waiver-wire work. Some managers might need to pick up a quarterback, though, with Patrick Mahomes suffering an ACL tear in a hugely consequential Chiefs loss. Also, there doesn’t appear to be much optimism about Davante Adams‘ chances of playing on Thursday night after he aggravated his hamstring injury on Sunday. Of course, those weren’t the only injuries with fantasy ramifications in Week 15.

With that in mind, here are my suggestions for Week 16, starting with my top 15 players to prioritize on the waiver wire, regardless of position.

The only rule here: Players must be rostered in less than 60 percent of NFL.com leagues to be eligible for the list.

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