Every week, I highlight a few players that you should target in waivers. I use the ESPN league data when filtering players, so the only players eligible for discussion here are those that are available on the waiver wire in at least 50% of ESPN’s leagues. I’ll list each player’s percentage-owned after their name so you have an idea of how available they are in leagues around the country. I’ll always try to mention a few players that are available in 90% of leagues for those of you in 12-team leagues or leagues with big rosters. I’ll rank them in the order I’d pick them up in a league with a high-performance, PPR scoring system.

Please note that these rankings are for total value through the end of the year. Players with particularly good matchups this week are in bold.

If Hasselbeck, Garrard or Cassel are available, I’d grab them first before moving onto the list below. These are pretty slim pickings.

Shaun Hill (16.0)
Jake Delhomme (14.0)
Derek Anderson (4.6)
Chad Henne (3.2)
Josh Johnson (1.6)
Marc Bulger (1.4)
JaMarcus Russell (4.1)
Ryan Fitzpatrick (0.0)

If Tashard Choice is still out there on your waiver wire, he’d be worth a pickup given Marion Barber’s injury and the absence of Felix Jones.

Laurence Maroney (15.1)
Sammy Morris was a hot pickup the last two weeks, but went down with a knee injury early in Sunday’s game and didn’t return. There is no word from the Pats on the injury, which isn’t too surprising given New England’s paranoid secrecy about releasing injury information. Maroney was the lead back with Morris out, rushing 16 times for 123 yards and a TD. Even though he has had durability issues in the past, he’s the top RB pickup this week as he’ll be the Pats’ RB1 with Morris out.
Correll Buckhalter (51.6)
Mike Bell (28.9)
Pierre Thomas was the Saints’ “featured” back, but it was Bell that was most often in the game during the team’s goal line snaps. That gives him value, especially in TD-heavy leagues.
Kevin Faulk (5.1)
Faulk is a good guy to have in PPR leagues since he catches so many passes on a weekly basis.
Justin Fargas (2.9)
Chris Brown (1.8)
Brown still appears to be the Texans’ goal line back.
BenJarvus Green-Ellis (0.3)
With Morris out, Green-Ellis is a Laurence Maroney injury away from being the RB1 in New England.

Hakeem Nicks (11.0)
Nicks has caught a TD in each of the last three games and should get even more snaps if Mario Manningham misses any time with a bad back. In fact, it looks as if Nicks may have already passed him.
Lance Moore (49.9)
He looked completely healthy against the Giants, posting 6-78-1 as the Saints’ clear WR2. Grab him if you can.
Sidney Rice (29.0)
Rice is turning into a pretty startable wideout. He is averaging 4.8-91-0.5 over the last four games and Brett Favre looks his way often.
Mohamed Massaquoi (16.1)
After a miserable Week 5, Massaquoi bounced back with a 5-83 day against a pretty good defense. He is the Browns WR1 going forward, for what it’s worth.
Miles Austin (36.3)
Josh Morgan (47.7)
Morgan has caught 10 passes over the last three weeks, so he’s starting to come on.
Austin Collie (15.0)
Jeremy Maclin (29.4)
Maclin crashed back to Earth after a huge Week 5.
Nate Washington (24.3)
He’s suffering from sketchy play at QB.
Mark Clayton (11.2)
He’s not going to set the world on fire, but he has caught at least three passes in each of the last four weeks.

If Heath Miller is out there, grab him — he’s on fire. Zach Miller is available in 42% of ESPN leagues, and after Sunday’s 6-139-1 performance, that’s not going to last. He’s still not a dependable week-to-week start, but he’s a good backup.

Visanthe Shiancoe (37.3)
He’s benefiting from Brett Favre’s propensity to utilize his tight end around the goal line. He has five TD on the season and four in the last three weeks.
Tony Scheffler (18.4)
More and more, the Broncos are getting him involved in the passing game. He had a huge performance against the Chargers that included a TD.
Jermichael Finley (15.4)
Finley has 11 catches over the last two weeks and is becoming a legit threat over the middle for Aaron Rodgers.
Todd Heap (42.9)
He has been pretty solid this season, scoring at least eight points (in PPR leagues) in every game thus far.
Bo Scaife (6.2)
Marcedes Lewis (13.0)
Brandon Pettigrew (6.4)