Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire: How much to bid on Jameis Winston, Cedric Tillman and more key targets

The Jameis Winston Experience ran hot for one week, with the high-variance quarterback leading the Browns to an upset win over the Ravens, who looked like the clear best team in the league over the first seven weeks. The Browns offense had new life with Winston under center, as he threw for 334 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions against an undermanned Baltimore secondary. The man Winston replaced as starter, Deshaun Watson, did not have 200 passing yards in any game this year or 300 passing yards in any game with the Browns, and his only three-TD game came against an awful Washington defense at the end of the 2022 season when he completed just nine of 18 pass attempts.

Clearly, it's a new day for the Browns offense with Winston at quarterback, and as Nick Chubb gets more comfortable taking on a bigger workload and forces defenses to contend with the Browns' rushing attack, the passing game should continue to open up for Winston. Against the Ravens, four different players had at least seven targets, with all four catching at least five passes and recording at least 60 receiving yards. The big name to know for Fantasy is Cedric Tillman, who now has 180 yards on 21 targets over the last two games while scoring twice against the Ravens. Elijah Moore went from an afterthought to season-best totals in receptions (eight), targets (12) and yards (85), with the latter representing his best mark since his rookie season with the Jets. With Jerry Jeudy and David Njoku also key parts of the offense, it's unlikely everyone gets fed on a weekly basis, but all have more Fantasy value today than they did heading into Cleveland's previous start with Watson at QB.

Below, you'll find top options at every position rostered in fewer than 60% of leagues on CBSSports.com. We'll start with a waiver priority chart that features my FAB bid projections for every player discussed in this waiver wire article before we dive into each player.

Before you determine which players you should target on the Fantasy football waiver wire ahead of Week 9, you NEED to see what R.J. White has to say.

If you're a regular subscriber to SportsLine, you probably know White from dominating NFL picks for years, but did you know he actually got his start in sports media as a Fantasy baseball and football analyst? He even finished No. 1 among all experts for his draft rankings the first year FantasyPros tracked MLB expert accuracy on their site. White has continued to excel at season-long and dynasty Fantasy baseball and football formats, and this year he's sharing his Fantasy expertise with SportsLine subscribers.

Now, he's revealed the best widely available free agents following Week 8. Two key players to target on the Week 9 waiver wire: Browns receiver Cedric Tillman and quarterback Jameis Winston. White has full breakdowns for both players.

White is also in on a key tight end! This player could be in for a big role that requires using at least 6% of your FAB budget to secure as he could be a HUGE boost to your roster moving forward! You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before making any Week 9 waiver wire claims.

Which players should you target on the Week 9 Fantasy football waiver wire, and which tight end should you splurge on? ... Join SportsLine right now to see the optimal league-winning free agents, all from a longtime NFL and Fantasy football expert!