Week 13 Byes:  None

Here are some players to consider picking up this week, if available, to get ahead of the other managers in your league. These players include potential bye-week fill-ins, players who are returning from injury, and defenses to look at in advance. 

Beat the Waiver Wire: No-Brainers

In most leagues, these guys aren't available. But if you're fortunate enough to see them on the waiver wire, grab them.

TE Taysom Hill, New Orleans Saints (67% rostered on Sleeper)

The Saints were resting in Week 12, so some managers may have dropped Hill. Hill's ceiling is worth every penny in a season where the tight ends have been incredibly hit or miss. He was the TE1 in Week 11 and completed almost every football move on a bingo card - he is always a threat to score a touchdown. 

Beat the Waiver Wire: Quarterbacks

Cooper Rush, Dallas Cowboys (9% rostered on Sleeper)

Rush has started two games and finished as a QB1 in both. It would be scary to start Rush, but he is available to start in Week 14, which automatically pushes him up in the possibilities. Dallas has three weeks of great fantasy matchups for Rush, with Dallas going up against Cincinnati, Carolina, and Tampa Bay, who are all in the top six teams giving up fantasy points to the quarterback position.

Drake Maye, New England Patriots (28% rostered on Sleeper)

Maye continues to offer a small rushing baseline, which is good to have as a backup on your bench. The schedule isn’t incredible for the Patriots in the fantasy playoffs, but for managers making sure they have healthy players to slot in their lineups, Maye should be considered.

Russell Wilson, Pittsburgh Steelers (41% rostered on Sleeper)

It was a rough game for Wilson last Thursday in the snow, which is understandable, but he still threw for almost 300 yards and a touchdown. He is a startable fantasy quarterback, and he is playing in Week 14, which is joyous news for most fantasy managers. The Steelers play Cleveland in a rematch that week, and the team will be itching to make a statement. You probably will not use him the following week against Philadelphia, but Week 16 brings Baltimore, which has allowed the fifth most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks.

Tyrod Taylor, New York Jets (2% rostered on Sleeper)

I'll be honest: at this point, there aren’t many quarterbacks out there to stash with your eye out for good matchups. If you are playoff-bound, you already have your main guy (or two). If Week 12 byes had you wringing your hands, hold my beer because Week 14 is also delightful with six more teams on a bye. This doesn't leave incredible options, but hey, you need a starting quarterback. Taylor could be an option, with the chance of Aaron Rodgers not finishing out the season. Taylor can run an NFL offense, and they have a nice matchup against Jacksonville in Week 15.