With the fantasy playoffs hitting the semifinal and championship rounds this week, let's talk about the streaming options who can give your lineup a boost in deeper leagues. I'm looking at 12- to 14-team formats here, with players who are rostered in under 50% of ESPN leagues. And at this point of the season, we're going to hit on only one player at each position.
While you might notice some overlap with Eric Moody's waiver wire column that publishes on Mondays, an important distinction is that the options mentioned in this column are focused solely on this week's matchup and not the players' values for the remainder of the season.
So let's start it off with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, who is averaging 17.7 fantasy points per game over the past four weeks and gets a prime matchup versus the Raiders' defense in Week 17.
