Top fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 10

These are all players that have been recommended in recent weeks of this column, but are still good options that are owned in less than 50% of leagues.

Gus Edwards, Baltimore Ravens | Yahoo: 37% owned | ESPN: 10% owned
Jalen Reagor, Philadelphia Eagles | Yahoo: 24% owned | ESPN: 15% owned
Allen Lazard, Green Bay Packers | Yahoo: 38% owned | ESPN: 31% owned
Denzel Mims, New York Jets | Yahoo: 6% owned | ESPN: 4% owned

Yahoo: 24% owned | ESPN: 34% owned

It's a great outing for a fantasy wide receiver if he catches nine passes on 14 targets. For a running back, that's just otherworldly value that only a handful of running backs — the Christian McCaffreys of the world — can boast on a consistent basis. But with Alex Smith at the helm of the Washington offense for the foreseeable future following a gruesome injury to Kyle Allen, check-down passes could become a huge part of Ron Rivera's approach, and McKissic would seem to be the clear recipient of a large majority of these. His role with Smith leading the charge seems fairly sturdy.

Yahoo: 16% owned | ESPN: 17% owned

A concussion to David Johnson propelled Duke Johnson into the feature back role for Houston. 16 carries in Week 9 was more than three times his highest total up to that point in the 2020 season, and he's had four or more catches in each of the past two weeks. A matchup against the Browns in Week 10 should be one where we see a fair share of offense, and Johnson can help as both the lead runner and the main pass-catcher out of the backfield in an important role. Though the other D. Johnson in the box score may not be injured for long, it's worth picking up Duke as a solid FLEX play in Week 10.

Yahoo: 12% owned | ESPN: 4% owned

It seemed like Meyers was emerging as Cam Newton's favorite target after getting 16 targets the past two weeks. In Week 10, he confirmed that hypothesis and then some.

Meyers exploded against the Jets — a vulnerable secondary, yes — to the tune of a whopping 12 catches and 169 yards. He could have had more, too, if Newton didn't overthrow him as he was streaking down the middle of the field with no defenders within a few feet. Even with that gaffe, such a massive role and target share on a team that has needed to throw the ball a lot more than expected bodes well for Meyers going forward.

Yahoo: 30% | ESPN: 42%

Don't look now, but Samuel has gone off the past three weeks, ranking in the top ten wide receivers that the game has to offer in terms of total fantasy points. An efficient workload — he's caught 19 balls on 20 targets since Week 7 — and some work in the ground game, where he's converted two touchdowns in addition to two receiving touchdowns, means that the Panthers are working their best to utilize him in as many ways as possible. With some attractive matchups coming up against teams like the Buccaneers and Vikings, Samuel should keep on chugging for at least a few more weeks, especially after Christian McCaffrey's injury.

Yahoo: 2% owned | ESPN: 2% owned

Hamler is the beneficiary of a couple of things as he becomes a larger and larger part of Denver's offense (10 targets in Week 9). For one, tight end stud Noah Fant was hobbled with another ankle injury. What's more is that Drew Lock and the offense will likely need to throw the ball a lot based on how poor their defense has played, and matchups against the Raiders, Dolphins and Saints should all be games where points will need to be scored if the Broncos want to stay competitive. He's the team's best pure deep threat, complementing Jerry Jeudy's route running and Tim Patrick's big frame, and just one play can change your fantasy fortune in the blink of an eye with Hamler. He's not an easy player to start yet, but could become one with more time.

Yahoo: 39% | ESPN: 41%

One of the best fantasy tight ends of 2019 with Atlanta, Austin Hooper's 2020 debut in Cleveland has been a forgettable one to this point. However, prior to an episode of appendicitis and subsequent surgery, he was coming into his own within the Browns offense, racking up five catches in three consecutive games with a nice target share. OBJ's season is over, meaning Hooper has a chance to pick up even more targets and bring back the numbers that we got used to seeing when he was 2019's No. 6 overall tight end.