The Wire

2019 in Transactions

Every trade, every claim, every regret. 5 trades, 245 pickups, $629 in FAAB spent.

Wire Hits of the Year

Top 5 Pickups

Best waiver claims and free-agent adds, ranked by points actually started (falls back to total when started data isn’t there).

01
Patriots D/STDEF
Drake · W2 · $3 waiver
+206
started · 218 total
02
Darren WallerTE
Kyle · W2 · $10 waiver
+161
started · 207 total
03
Mark AndrewsTE
Drake · W3 · $33 waiver
+157
started · 157 total
04
DJ Chark Jr.WR
Cliff · W5 · free agent
+149
started · 157 total
05
Steelers D/STDEF
Mitch · W8 · $13 waiver
+121
started · 128 total

FAAB Bust

When Big Money Got Nothing

Wk	Manager	Player	Bid	Total Pts
2	Kyle	Chris ThompsonRB	$18	78.8
11	Kyle	Brian HillRB	$18	39.7
7	Jordan	Carlos HydeRB	$17	86.4
3	Dite	Josh AllenQB	$15	250.4
9	Jordan	Jamaal WilliamsRB	$15	62.8

The Wire

$0–$1 Steals

Free pickups and one-dollar bids that paid off. Ranked by points actually started.

Wk	Manager	Player	Bid	Started Pts	Total Pts
5	Cliff	DJ Chark Jr.WR	FA	149.3	156.7
12	Cliff	DeVante ParkerWR	FA	100.1	121.8
6	Rob	Jared CookTE	FA	92.1	136.4
7	Carl	John BrownWR	FA	87.9	146.4
10	Rob	Jared CookTE	FA	79.4	123.7
1	Kyle	Ravens D/STDEF	FA	73.0	152.0
12	Kyle	Jameis WinstonQB	FA	70.1	128.0
7	Cliff	Zane GonzalezK	$1	69.0	75.0

Coaching Malpractice

Worst Lineup This Year

Full breakdown →

Dite · Week 1

Actual

101.0

Optimal

159.1

Left on Bench

+58.0

Whoops

Came Crawling Back

Players an owner picked up, dropped, and then came crawling back for. Gap points = what the player scored on someone else’s roster while he was gone.

Manager	Player	Dropped After	Re-Added	Gap Points
Rob	Bills D/STDEF	W2	W15	34.0
Carl	Panthers D/STDEF	W2	W13	33.0
Jordan	Saints D/STDEF	W7	W14	21.0
Kyle	Ravens D/STDEF	W1	W13	0.0
Carl	Seahawks D/STDEF	W4	W15	0.0

Trade Tape

All Trades · 5

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Week 1Winner: Drake+135 startedView trade

Drake👑

gets

Josh Jacobs
RB
148
/ 192
Julio Jones
WR
259
/ 274

+135 surplus

Kyle

gets

Nick Chubb
RB
250
/ 255
Brandin Cooks
WR
23
/ 118

-135 surplus

started margin: +135 · total margin: +93

Week 1PushView trade

Dite

gets

Calvin Ridley
WR
0
/ 197

0 surplus

Jordan

gets

Lamar Jackson
QB
0
/ 416

0 surplus

started margin: 0 · total margin: -219

Week 3Winner: Dite+30 startedView trade

Dite👑

gets

Matt Breida
RB
30
/ 85

+30 surplus

Jordan

gets

A.J. Green
WR
0
/ 0

-30 surplus

started margin: +30 · total margin: +85

Week 6Winner: Dite+69 startedView trade

Dite👑

gets

Terry McLaurin
WR
69
/ 124

+69 surplus

Carl

gets

Will Dissly
TE
0
/ 0

-69 surplus

started margin: +69 · total margin: +124

Week 7Winner: Mitch+184 startedView trade

Dite

gets

Marlon Mack
RB
80
/ 109

-184 surplus

Mitch👑

gets

Lamar Jackson
QB
263
/ 263

+184 surplus

started margin: -184 · total margin: -154

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2	Drake	Patriots D/STDEF	$3	206.0	218.0
2	Kyle	Darren WallerTE	$10	160.7	207.0
3	Drake	Mark AndrewsTE	$33	157.2	157.2
5	Cliff	DJ Chark Jr.WR	FA	149.3	156.7
8	Mitch	Steelers D/STDEF	$13	121.0	128.0
4	Jordan	Austin HooperTE	$5	104.3	143.0
6	Dite	49ers D/STDEF	$11	101.0	102.0
12	Cliff	DeVante ParkerWR	FA	100.1	121.8
11	Dite	Jarvis LandryWR	$5	98.0	114.2
6	Rob	Jared CookTE	FA	92.1	136.4
7	Carl	John BrownWR	FA	87.9	146.4
10	Rob	Jared CookTE	FA	79.4	123.7
1	Kyle	Ravens D/STDEF	FA	73.0	152.0
12	Kyle	Jameis WinstonQB	FA	70.1	128.0
7	Cliff	Zane GonzalezK	$1	69.0	75.0
5	Rob	Courtland SuttonWR	$4	64.9	157.5
6	Kyle	Ravens D/STDEF	$1	61.0	139.0
3	Jordan	Greg OlsenTE	FA	60.3	99.1
6	Dite	Josh LamboK	$1	59.0	84.0
6	Kyle	Hunter HenryTE	FA	57.4	140.2
7	Mitch	Matt PraterK	FA	57.0	73.0
7	Kyle	Josh AllenQB	FA	56.1	205.9
4	Kyle	Ravens D/STDEF	FA	55.0	140.0
10	Kyle	Ravens D/STDEF	FA	54.0	102.0
2	Jordan	Tom BradyQB	$12	53.3	238.0
13	Drake	Josh AllenQB	$10	50.6	71.5
10	Jordan	Rams D/STDEF	$1	50.0	67.0
8	Rob	Matthew StaffordQB	$5	48.2	48.2
2	Rob	Bills D/STDEF	$1	47.0	120.0
8	Carl	Kenyan DrakeRB	FA	43.1	159.4
10	Kyle	Kyler MurrayQB	FA	40.1	118.8
3	Mitch	Philip RiversQB	FA	40.0	200.7
12	Carl	Matt GayK	$1	40.0	39.0
11	Carl	Jacob HollisterTE	$1	38.7	45.2
3	Drake	Golden TateWR	$3	35.3	152.2
5	Dite	Eagles D/STDEF	FA	35.0	97.0
5	Kyle	Bills D/STDEF	FA	34.0	99.0
11	Cliff	Josh AllenQB	$5	33.8	124.3
9	Mitch	DK MetcalfWR	$2	33.5	101.5
8	Dite	Kirk CousinsQB	$7	32.9	124.2
10	Rob	Bills D/STDEF	$2	31.0	65.0
13	Kyle	Ravens D/STDEF	$3	31.0	51.0
9	Carl	Michael BadgleyK	FA	30.0	61.0
4	Mitch	Kyler MurrayQB	FA	28.8	229.5
6	Mitch	Kyler MurrayQB	$11	28.8	187.7
4	Jordan	Chargers D/STDEF	$1	28.0	69.0
4	Dite	LeSean McCoyRB	$7	27.5	80.0
2	Carl	T.J. HockensonTE	$30	26.9	55.6
8	Drake	Jaylen SamuelsRB	FA	26.3	72.7
5	Mitch	Panthers D/STDEF	FA	26.0	32.0
5	Rob	Titans D/STDEF	$1	25.0	77.0
15	Kyle	Ryan TannehillQB	$1	24.2	65.8
1	Drake	Jets D/STDEF	FA	23.0	129.0
3	Dite	Cowboys D/STDEF	$12	23.0	92.0
5	Kyle	Tevin ColemanRB	FA	22.9	127.8
8	Drake	Jared GoffQB	FA	22.9	140.1
8	Cliff	Marvin Jones Jr.WR	$11	22.3	94.8
14	Drake	DeAndre WashingtonRB	FA	21.6	65.6
8	Mitch	Gerald EverettTE	$15	21.3	25.6
6	Carl	Cowboys D/STDEF	FA	21.0	68.0
11	Kyle	Saints D/STDEF	$1	21.0	58.0
13	Drake	Sterling ShepardWR	FA	20.6	69.2
4	Carl	Seahawks D/STDEF	FA	20.0	72.0
11	Kyle	Derek CarrQB	FA	19.8	111.2
2	Carl	Panthers D/STDEF	$2	19.0	68.0
5	Carl	49ers D/STDEF	FA	19.0	121.0
7	Carl	Jaguars D/STDEF	FA	19.0	56.0
15	Jordan	Chiefs D/STDEF	FA	19.0	31.0
4	Dite	Will DisslyTE	FA	18.7	31.5
10	Carl	Jameis WinstonQB	FA	18.3	161.2
8	Rob	Tyrell WilliamsWR	FA	18.1	80.5
9	Carl	Cowboys D/STDEF	FA	18.0	49.0
10	Dite	Joey SlyeK	$1	18.0	51.0
15	Rob	Bills D/STDEF	FA	18.0	27.0
6	Dite	Dede WestbrookWR	$4	17.7	104.4
2	Cliff	Matt BryantK	FA	17.0	43.0
4	Rob	Alshon JefferyWR	$3	17.0	100.1
10	Rob	Vikings D/STDEF	FA	17.0	63.0
6	Dite	Michael GallupWR	$12	16.8	152.8
9	Kyle	Chris BoswellK	FA	16.0	65.0
15	Jordan	A.J. BrownWR	FA	15.3	63.1
5	Mitch	Joey SlyeK	FA	15.0	75.0
7	Jordan	Saints D/STDEF	$3	15.0	82.0
15	Cliff	Eagles D/STDEF	FA	15.0	23.0
6	Carl	Will Fuller VWR	$25	14.1	48.0
9	Carl	Adrian PetersonRB	FA	14.0	92.8
14	Rob	Vikings D/STDEF	FA	14.0	54.0
16	Mitch	Adrian PetersonRB	$17	13.5	20.3
5	Carl	Jason WittenTE	FA	13.2	101.5
3	Kyle	Packers D/STDEF	FA	13.0	67.0
5	Cliff	Matt GayK	FA	13.0	94.0
7	Carl	Stephen HauschkaK	FA	13.0	78.0
8	Rob	Robbie GouldK	$3	13.0	61.0
3	Jordan	Chris ThompsonRB	$1	12.8	68.7
12	Rob	Tarik CohenRB	FA	12.4	66.2
6	Cliff	Washington D/STDEF	$1	12.0	55.0
15	Drake	Darius SlaytonWR	FA	11.1	20.1
2	Mitch	Texans D/STDEF	FA	11.0	69.0
9	Drake	Matt GayK	$1	11.0	71.0
5	Mitch	Jacoby BrissettQB	$5	10.9	141.5
14	Drake	Bilal PowellRB	FA	10.8	15.3
4	Jordan	Marvin Jones Jr.WR	$7	10.7	152.5
10	Drake	Colts D/STDEF	$1	10.0	66.0
12	Carl	Browns D/STDEF	FA	10.0	11.0
16	Kyle	Robbie GouldK	FA	10.0	19.0
12	Dite	Carson WentzQB	FA	8.9	110.8
3	Jordan	49ers D/STDEF	FA	8.0	129.0
12	Jordan	Ka'imi FairbairnK	$1	8.0	39.0
9	Drake	Gardner Minshew IIQB	$1	7.8	90.1
8	Mitch	Tarik CohenRB	FA	7.6	109.5
3	Carl	Demarcus RobinsonWR	$12	7.5	64.7
7	Carl	Jason WittenTE	FA	7.3	84.9
9	Jordan	Panthers D/STDEF	$1	7.0	5.0
12	Cliff	Nick FolkK	FA	7.0	40.0
11	Rob	Curtis SamuelWR	FA	6.5	58.9
2	Dite	Vikings D/STDEF	FA	6.0	117.0
7	Drake	Jets D/STDEF	FA	6.0	88.0
10	Dite	Ross DwelleyTE	FA	5.4	26.3
5	Dite	Robbie GouldK	$1	5.0	81.0
8	Carl	Rams D/STDEF	$2	5.0	72.0
8	Drake	Jimmy GrahamTE	FA	5.0	43.3
15	Carl	Seahawks D/STDEF	FA	5.0	6.0
16	Mitch	Younghoe KooK	$1	5.0	23.0
8	Rob	Ty JohnsonRB	$3	4.8	40.4
9	Carl	Jonnu SmithTE	FA	4.8	58.8
14	Jordan	Jack DoyleTE	$7	4.7	14.1
12	Cliff	Noah FantTE	$1	4.4	39.2
8	Mitch	Mohamed Sanu Sr.WR	FA	4.3	53.5
16	Jordan	Mike BooneRB	FA	4.3	28.3
10	Mitch	Ronald Jones IIRB	$12	4.2	89.8
7	Cliff	Chase EdmondsRB	FA	3.3	39.1
14	Rob	Kyle RudolphTE	FA	3.1	12.6
7	Drake	Jamison CrowderWR	FA	2.8	142.1
11	Drake	Jamison CrowderWR	FA	2.8	88.7
10	Cliff	Damien WilliamsRB	$15	2.3	65.8
3	Mitch	Titans D/STDEF	FA	2.0	86.0
4	Dite	Zane GonzalezK	$1	2.0	100.0
11	Carl	Washington D/STDEF	FA	2.0	28.0
12	Jordan	Falcons D/STDEF	FA	2.0	52.0
4	Rob	Jaguars D/STDEF	FA	1.0	64.0
7	Mitch	Chargers D/STDEF	$5	1.0	41.0
13	Mitch	Ronald Jones IIRB	FA	0.8	48.1
1	Rob	Ben RoethlisbergerQB	$1	0.0	12.7
1	Kyle	Justice HillRB	FA	0.0	49.5
1	Cliff	LeSean McCoyRB	FA	0.0	118.6
2	Kyle	Chris ThompsonRB	$18	0.0	78.8
2	Carl	Mecole HardmanWR	$12	0.0	119.5
2	Drake	John Ross IIIWR	$11	0.0	60.2
2	Kyle	Marquise BrownWR	$5	0.0	115.7
2	Rob	Adrian PetersonRB	$1	0.0	147.0
2	Rob	Ronald Jones IIRB	FA	0.0	156.0
2	Kyle	Malcolm BrownRB	FA	0.0	41.8
2	Cliff	Courtland SuttonWR	FA	0.0	203.4
2	Carl	Terry McLaurinWR	FA	0.0	168.4
2	Dite	Chris ConleyWR	FA	0.0	134.8
2	Kyle	John BrownWR	FA	0.0	194.5
2	Kyle	Baker MayfieldQB	FA	0.0	219.8
2	Drake	Austin HooperTE	FA	0.0	175.0
2	Dite	Giovani BernardRB	FA	0.0	60.1
3	Dite	Josh AllenQB	$15	0.0	250.4
3	Kyle	Raheem MostertRB	$5	0.0	136.1
3	Cliff	Jaylen SamuelsRB	$1	0.0	98.7
3	Rob	Peyton BarberRB	$1	0.0	94.1
3	Rob	Vance McDonaldTE	FA	0.0	54.7
3	Rob	DK MetcalfWR	FA	0.0	159.1
3	Mitch	Jimmy GaroppoloQB	FA	0.0	214.2
3	Mitch	Christian KirkWR	FA	0.0	140.4
3	Dite	Frank GoreRB	FA	0.0	76.6
3	Mitch	Jameis WinstonQB	FA	0.0	285.1
3	Mitch	Delanie WalkerTE	FA	0.0	24.1
4	Mitch	Nelson AgholorWR	$10	0.0	43.2
4	Kyle	DJ Chark Jr.WR	$8	0.0	165.1
4	Cliff	Daniel JonesQB	$5	0.0	181.6
4	Kyle	Marquez Valdes-ScantlingWR	$5	0.0	48.1
4	Drake	Wayne GallmanRB	$3	0.0	33.8
4	Mitch	Rams D/STDEF	$3	0.0	99.0
4	Cliff	Antonio BrownWR	FA	0.0	0.0
4	Rob	Darrel WilliamsRB	FA	0.0	51.9
5	Rob	Jordan HowardRB	$7	0.0	58.1
5	Drake	Jarvis LandryWR	$4	0.0	185.6
5	Kyle	Jaylen SamuelsRB	FA	0.0	75.2
5	Kyle	Robby AndersonWR	FA	0.0	140.8
5	Mitch	Jameis WinstonQB	FA	0.0	230.3
5	Dite	Cardinals D/STDEF	FA	0.0	28.0
5	Mitch	Marquise BrownWR	FA	0.0	86.0
6	Kyle	Gerald EverettTE	$6	0.0	43.5
6	Rob	Kyler MurrayQB	$2	0.0	187.7
6	Drake	Chris HerndonTE	FA	0.0	1.7
6	Drake	Rex BurkheadRB	FA	0.0	58.2
6	Carl	Malcolm BrownRB	FA	0.0	33.7
6	Dite	Marquise BrownWR	$6	0.0	74.8
7	Jordan	Carlos HydeRB	$17	0.0	86.4
7	Cliff	Adrian PetersonRB	$12	0.0	111.2
7	Drake	Chris HerndonTE	$7	0.0	1.7
7	Rob	Frank GoreRB	FA	0.0	39.9
7	Carl	Gerald EverettTE	FA	0.0	40.6
7	Mitch	Brandon McManusK	FA	0.0	77.0
7	Kyle	Darrell Henderson Jr.RB	FA	0.0	16.6
7	Kyle	Latavius MurrayRB	FA	0.0	121.7
7	Jordan	Kareem HuntRB	FA	0.0	101.4
7	Drake	Sam DarnoldQB	FA	0.0	156.5
7	Mitch	Phillip Dorsett IIWR	FA	0.0	46.0
9	Jordan	Jamaal WilliamsRB	$15	0.0	62.8
9	Kyle	Alexander MattisonRB	$6	0.0	27.2
9	Mitch	Jordan HowardRB	$6	0.0	15.3
9	Cliff	Mark WaltonRB	FA	0.0	7.1
9	Cliff	Sterling ShepardWR	FA	0.0	77.9
9	Rob	Seahawks D/STDEF	FA	0.0	50.0
10	Drake	Nick FolesQB	$1	0.0	30.7
10	Kyle	Zach PascalWR	FA	0.0	59.0
11	Kyle	Brian HillRB	$18	0.0	39.7
11	Rob	Christian KirkWR	$4	0.0	57.0
11	Kyle	Kyle AllenQB	FA	0.0	92.2
11	Carl	Raiders D/STDEF	FA	0.0	22.0
11	Dite	Jack DoyleTE	FA	0.0	39.2
11	Drake	Duke JohnsonRB	FA	0.0	62.5
12	Cliff	Derrius GuiceRB	FA	0.0	36.7
12	Drake	Tarik CohenRB	FA	0.0	66.2
12	Kyle	Jacoby BrissettQB	FA	0.0	75.6
12	Drake	Antonio BrownWR	FA	0.0	0.0
12	Drake	Wayne GallmanRB	FA	0.0	0.1
12	Mitch	Bo ScarbroughRB	FA	0.0	31.7
12	Mitch	Deebo SamuelWR	FA	0.0	88.1
13	Kyle	Rashaad PennyRB	$10	0.0	29.3
13	Carl	Jonathan WilliamsRB	$8	0.0	3.5
13	Kyle	Benny Snell Jr.RB	$3	0.0	32.4
13	Cliff	Christian KirkWR	FA	0.0	46.8
13	Cliff	Miles SandersRB	$5	0.0	102.3
13	Rob	LeSean McCoyRB	FA	0.0	18.9
14	Dite	Darwin ThompsonRB	$1	0.0	16.9
14	Dite	Dede WestbrookWR	$1	0.0	37.3
14	Mitch	Mike GesickiTE	FA	0.0	49.9
14	Carl	Derrius GuiceRB	FA	0.0	4.2
15	Carl	Raheem MostertRB	$7	0.0	42.5
15	Cliff	Darius SlaytonWR	FA	0.0	20.1
15	Cliff	Jimmy GaroppoloQB	FA	0.0	34.8
15	Drake	Patrick LairdRB	FA	0.0	21.1
15	Carl	Robby AndersonWR	FA	0.0	28.6
16	Kyle	Breshad PerrimanWR	FA	0.0	41.6
16	Kyle	Broncos D/STDEF	FA	0.0	8.0
16	Rob	DeAndre WashingtonRB	FA	0.0	39.8
16	Kyle	Dion LewisRB	FA	0.0	10.4
13	Rob	Eagles D/STDEF	FA	-1.0	27.0
13	Carl	Panthers D/STDEF	FA	-2.0	-5.0
14	Jordan	Saints D/STDEF	FA	-6.0	22.0