NFL Waiver Wire Workout: Week 15

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Because league formats vary, one size doesn't fit all when it comes to your waiver wire. That's why I break possible free agent adds into three categories, all of whom are available in fewer than one-third of Yahoo! leagues. Follow me on Twitter for the latest on possible additions to your fantasy roster.

Kenneth Farrow, RB, SD (owned in 4% of Yahoo! leagues). Melvin Gordon left Week 14's game in Carolina after he got wishboned at the bottom of a pile, and reportedly has both hip and knee injuries. The San Diego Chargers have publicly said that they don't believe it's a serious injury, but they also have little incentive to push Gordon. Farrow is on the smaller side and didn't look all that quick in a replacement role Sunday, but if I'm choosing between him and Ronnie Hillman as a potential Gordon fill-in during my fantasy semifinal game, well, I'd rather choose someone else. But Farrow gets the nod for me over Hillman.

Justin Forsett, RB, DEN (20% owned). There's a fearful symmetry in Forsett fumbling his first carry for the Broncos Sunday, given that the man he's in the process of replacing (Devontae Booker) fumbled his first regular-season carry way back in Week 1. Booker and Forsett split playing time against the Titans and neither did a damn thing, but the Broncos are publicly floating the notion that Booker is beaten up, which seems to me like an excuse to use him less and Forsett more. The Week 14 matchup against New England looks awful, but I'll probably rank Forsett ahead of Booker.

Packers Defense (32% owned). The worst offenses are playing against defenses that are owned in more than a third of Yahoo leagues, which makes them ineligible for this list, but if you can get the Bills (vs. CLE), the Texans (vs. JAC), or the Raiders (at SD), they'd be my top choices. Green Bay has gotten healthier on the back end, though—Damarious Randall's return has made everything easier. Under Matt Barkley, the Bears aren't incompetent offensively and Jordan Howard is good, but I still think the Pack will be fine in Week 15.

Players listed in previous weeks who are still adds: none.

Dwayne Washington, RB, DET (4% owned). A funny thing occurred to me watching the game film of Bear–Lions from Week 14: Washington is a lot like Jordan Howard, but he's in a pass-first offense that doesn't give him as many chances. Both guys are big and have good acceleration, neither particularly wants to evade you, and both are accomplished at running you over. I expect Theo Riddick to return Week 15 against the New York Giants, but if he doesn't Washington could be a sneaky flex.

Phillip Dorsett, WR, IND (12% owned). Donte Moncrief came out of Sunday's loss to the Texans with an injured hamstring and figures to miss time. That hikes Dorsett to the second-receiver post behind T.Y. Hilton. Dorsett was awful against Houston, with multiple drops and route mistakes, but if you're the Vikings, don't you put Xavier Rhodes on Hilton to eliminate him? Dorsett could be on his way to a bunch of targets in Week 15.

Robby Anderson, WR, NYJ (2% owned). Say this for Anderson, whom I've been touting as a "deep" add for a month: Bryce Petty sure does like him. The string-bean rookie out of Temple got 11 targets against the 49ers Sunday after seeing 12 targets Week 12 against the Colts. All those looks probably won't amount to great production Saturday night versus the Dolphins, but we're in the "speculative" section, right?

Kenjon Barner, RB, PHI (0% owned). The Eagles lost Darren Sproles to a concussion and Wendell Smallwood to a knee injury Sunday, and while I don't know for sure that Sproles will sit Week 15 against the Ravens, Smallwood will: he's on IR with a sprained MCL. Ryan Mathews is the starter and Barner is his backup.

Players listed in previous weeks who are still speculative adds: DeAngelo Williams, RB, PIT (21%); Alfred Morris, RB, DAL (14%); Mike Gillislee, RB, BUF (27%); Charles Sims, RB, TB (19%); Damien Williams, RB, MIA (3%); Alfred Blue, RB, HOU (2%); Chris Thompson, RB, WAS (22%); Paul Perkins, RB, NYG (14%); Jeremy Langford, RB, CHI (24%); Andre Ellington, RB, ARI (3%); Ameer Abdullah, RB, DET (10%); Dontrelle Inman, WR, SD (23%); Adam Thielen, WR, MIN (19%); Marqise Lee, WR, JAC (11%); J.J. Nelson, WR, ARI (12%); Chris Hogan, WR, NE (16%); Breshad Perriman, WR, BAL (2%); Vernon Davis, TE, WAS (28%); Hunter Henry, TE, SD (18%).

Matt Moore, QB, MIA (0% owned). Ryan Tannehill seems to have avoided ligament tears in his knee, but he's out for the remainder of the regular season, meaning Moore must guide the Dolphins to the playoffs. It won't happen. But if you're in a two-QB league, he's someone you can add out of desperation.

Jermaine Gresham, TE, ARI (4% owned). Gresham is a former first-rounder the Bengals tried to sell as a pass-game weapon for years, but he busted season after season and landed with the Cardinals, who don't usually throw to their tight ends. Except the past few weeks Gresham has nine, six, and seven targets, and has caught five balls per game. Weird!

Chester Rogers, WR, IND (0% owned). I mentioned that Donte Moncrief's hamstring went bad and Phillip Dorsett should get a chance to replace him, but Dorsett just hasn't played well. It's possible Rogers is the guy you'd rather own for Week 15.

Players listed in previous weeks who are still addable in deep leagues: Matt Barkley, QB, CHI (3%); Jalen Richard, RB, OAK (14%); Denard Robinson, RB, JAC (1%); Rex Burkhead, RB, CIN (7%); Cameron Artis-Payne, RB, CAR (2%); Troymaine Pope, RB, SEA (0%); Kenny Stills, WR, MIA (12%); Ted Ginn, WR, CAR (28%); Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, MIN (5%); Austin Hooper, TE, ATL (3%).

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