WAIVER WIRE

Think of it like a waiting list for unclaimed players. When someone in your league drops a player or a player wasn’t drafted, they’re not instantly available for anyone to grab - they go onto the “waiver wire”

How It Works

1. Waiver Period Starts

   • Usually, right after a player is dropped or after Sunday’s games end, all the free agents get “locked” so no one can instantly pick them up.

   • Instead, they go on waivers for a set time (1 Day)

2. You Make a Claim

   • You say “I want that player” by placing a waiver claim

   • You can even put in claims for multiple players (rank them in priority order just in case)

3. Who Gets the Player?

   • After the waiver period ends (Wednesday morning), ESPN looks at waiver priority to decide who wins the player

     • Waiver priority: Like a line - whoever’s first gets them

     • Waiver order: Resets each week to inverse order of standings

4. Player Joins Your Team

   • If you win the claim, the player is added to your roster

   • If not, you can still pick up other available players who are now “free agents”

Example

• You see a backup RB had a breakout game Sunday.

• He’ll be on waivers until Wednesday morning

• You put in a claim

• Two other people also put in claims

• If your priority is higher, you get him

• If not, you cry a little and try again next week.