What is the Fantasy Football Waiver Wire?

The fantasy football waiver wire is a vital system used to regulate the acquisition of free agents—players not currently on a team's roster—among the teams in the league. This mechanism ensures fairness and equal opportunity for all teams to acquire the best available talent, preventing one team from monopolizing the league due to an unfair advantage in player acquisitions.

How Do Fantasy Football Waivers Work?

Each week, typically on Tuesday, players not on any team's roster are placed on the waiver wire. Teams are assigned a waiver priority ranking, dictating the order in which they can claim players.
 
To add a free agent to your roster, you submit a waiver claim for that player. After a designated period, usually 24-48 hours, claims are processed. The team with the highest waiver priority that submitted a claim for a player secures their acquisition.
 
After a successful claim, the team's waiver priority drops to the bottom of the list. They must then wait for their turn to make another claim, as waivers reset according to the league's rules.