![Matthew Stafford is averaging nearly 300 passing yards a game this season. [Image Source: Flickr | A Healthier Michigan]](https://staticr1.blastingcdn.com/media/photogallery/2019/10/30/660x290/b_502x220x82/matthew-stafford-is-averaging-nearly-300-passing-yards-a-game-this-season-image-source-flickr-a-healthier-michigan_2347269.jpg "Matthew Stafford is averaging nearly 300 passing yards a game this season. [Image Source: Flickr | A Healthier Michigan]")
We have reached the halfway point, for most fantasy football leagues, as the majority of head-to-head leagues end after Week 16.
While the team you drafted goes a long way towards how successful you are, the waiver wire can sometimes play just as large of a role.
Here are the top fantasy performers who, mostly, went undrafted. One quarterback, two running backs, two wide receivers, and one tight end will be highlighted.
Fantasy Pros takes the average draft position of players from various well-known websites to draft from such as ESPN and Yahoo and averages them out. Players would be eligible for this list if their average draft position, from those websites, was more than 180 (180 players are drafted in a 10 team, 18 round draft).
Quarterback - Matthew Stafford, Lions
2018 was a down year for Stafford after he threw for between 4,257 and 5,038 yards every season from 2011-2017. Thus far in 2019, he has a stellar 4-to-1 touchdown to interception ratio (16 to 4) and ranks fourth in the NFL averaging 299 yards passing per game.
#Lions QB Matthew Stafford has passed Hall of Fame QB Joe Montana (40,551) for the 19th-most passing yards in NFL history.#OnePride pic.twitter.com/9NOgHscfkn
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) October 27, 2019
Running back - Chase Edmonds, Cardinals
Much of Edmonds’ damage came in Weeks 5-7 when he totaled five touchdowns (had 126 rushing yards and three touchdowns in Week 7 alone). Unfortunately for Edmonds, a hamstring injury suffered in Week 8 is expected to keep him out at least a few weeks according to SI.com.
Cardinals' Chase Edmonds (hamstring) out on Tuesday https://t.co/PsSIg4z0op
— numberFire NFL (@numberFire_NFL) October 30, 2019
Running back - Jamaal Williams, Packers
Williams has reached the end zone in three straight games via a reception. He has four receiving touchdowns, one rushing touchdown, and 345 total yards in Green Bay’s first seven games.
Jamaal Williams has a TD in 3 straight games, can that continue? The @FantasyFocus crew tells us: https://t.co/MbLSsOasLe
— ESPN Fantasy Sports (@ESPNFantasy) October 30, 2019
Wide receiver - D.J. Chark, Jaguars
After a nondescript 2018 rookie season, Chark has emerged as one of the most-productive receivers in 2019. He currently ranks 10th in the league averaging 82.5 receiving yards per game and has scored six times in eight games.
#LSU players in the NFL are making a big splash in the AFC this year.
— Shea Dixon (@Sheadixon) October 29, 2019
No. 1 in rushing yards: Leonard Fournette
No. 1 in receiving yards: D.J. Chark
No. 1 in receiving TD: D.J. Chark
No. 2 in interceptions: Tre'Davious White
No. 3 in forced fumbles: Tre'Davious White
Wide receiver - Terry McLaurin, Redskins
A third round pick in 2019, McLaurin has been one of the lone bright spots on a 1-7 Washington team. In seven games, he has caught 28 passes for 458 yards and five touchdowns.
Josh Jacobs is now your favorite to win NFL Offensive ROY at DraftKings:
— Ben Fawkes (@BFawkesESPN) October 30, 2019
Josh Jacobs +150
Kyler Murray +175
Gardner Minshew +400
Daniel Jones, Terry McLaurin 16-1
Marquise Brown 20-1
David Montgomery, D.K. Metcalf 25-1
Tight end - Darren Waller, Raiders
Drafted in 2015, Waller entered this season with just 18 career catches for 178 yards. He has become Derek Carr’s favorite target in 2019 and leads all tight ends in receptions per game (6.57) and is fourth at the position in receiving yards per game (70.86).
Detroit Lions' gauntlet of facing top TEs continues with Raiders' Darren Waller https://t.co/mnndhkc2yx
— Detroit Free Press (@freep) October 30, 2019
