With the Fantasy Football season nearing an end, these waiver-wire adds and notes will help you notch that ever so beautiful playoff birth.

Waiver-Wire Adds (% owned from ESPN as of 11/19/14)

Kenny Britt (STL – WR – 21.3 percent owned)

Britt has the speed, height, and skill to be a top receiver in the National Football League. He is finally healthy and out of trouble (for the time being), so it’s a perfect time to snatch him up. With Shaun Hill back starting under center for the first time since Week 1, Britt had his best game of the year. He went for 128 yards and one touchdown while getting a season-high seven targets. With a sub-par running game, the St. Louis Rams will continue to look to the passing game with Shaun Hill back. He has an opportunity to be a strong WR1 candidate.

Josh McCown (TB – QB – 11.2 percent owned)

In two games back since missing five games from injury, McCown has really impressed. In the past two games, he has averaged 20.1 fantasy points, which would be fifth among all quarterbacks (as a season-long average). Tampa Bay also has the eighth easiest schedule for fantasy quarterbacks the remainder of the season. They play four out of their remaining six games against teams in the bottom thirteen for passing defense. With Mike Evans turning out to be an amazing NFL talent, McCown will have no trouble keeping these stats up.

Jarvis Landry (Mia – WR – 10.1 percent owned)

This rookie out of LSU has provided a constant spark for the Dolphins’ offense. Landry has caught at least three passes in every game he has started this year. In the past three games, Landry has caught seventeen passes from Ryan Tannehill, boosting his value in PPR leagues. He is also averaging eight fantasy points in the last three games for standard leagues. His next matchup is against a Denver Broncos defense that has allowed 78 receptions and seven touchdowns to opposing wide receivers in the past five games.

Ben Tate (Min – RB – 62.2 percent owned)

If Tate was cut loose in your league because of the slow season he is having or because he was cut by the Browns, go scoop him up right now. The Vikings have claimed Tate off waivers, which is nothing but good news fantasy-wise for him. He will now carry the lead running back role in Minnesota with Adrian Peterson suspended for the year, Matt Asiata questionable with a concussion, and Jerick McKinnon dealing with some lower-back problems. Though he isn’t familiar with the Vikings’ offense, he should get a tremendous workload for the rest of the year. In addition, the Browns’ have the seventh easiest schedule for fantasy running backs. This is a great waiver-wire add or, if already on a team, an awesome buy-low trade target.

Fantasy League-Leaders

A quick look at the top-five players at each position. Points are based off standard leagues.

Quarterbacks

1. Andrew Luck averages 24.0 fantasy points each week.
2. Peyton Manning averages 23.1 fantasy points each week.
3. Aaron Rodgers averages 22.9 fantasy points each week.
4. Russell Wilson averages 19.7 fantasy points each week.
5. Tom Brady averages 18.2 fantasy points each week.

Running backs

1. DeMarco Murray averages 17.5 fantasy points each week.
2. Marshawn Lynch averages 17.1 fantasy points each week.
3. Matt Forte averages 15.8 fantasy points each week.
4. Arian Foster averages 15.4 fantasy points each week.
5. Le’Veon Bell averages 14.2 fantasy points each week.

Wide Receivers

1. Antonio Brown averages 15.3 fantasy points each week.
2. Jordy Nelson averages 14.8 fantasy points each week.
3. Demaryius Thomas averages 14.4 fantasy points each week.
4. Jeremy Maclin averages 14.0 fantasy points each week.
5. Emmanuel Sanders averages 13.4 fantasy points each week.

Tight Ends

1. Rob Gronkowski averages 12.4 fantasy points each week.
2. Julius Thomas averages 11 fantasy points each week.
3. Antonio Gates averages 9.8 fantasy points each week.
4. Jimmy Graham averages 9.7 fantasy points each week.
5. Greg Olsen averages 8.9 fantasy points each week.

Kickers

1. Stephen Gostkowski averages 11.8 fantasy points each week.
2. Adam Vinatieri averages 11.0 fantasy points each week.
3. Cody Parkey averages 9.6 fantasy points each week.
4. Dan Bailey averages 9.5 fantasy points each week.
5. Caleb Sturgis averages 9.2 fantasy points each week.

Defenses

1. Dolphins average 11.3 fantasy points each week.
2. Eagles average 10.8 fantasy points each week.
3. Bills average 9.6 fantasy points each week.
4. Lions average 9.1 fantasy points each week.
5. Cardinals average 8.9 fantasy points each week.

Notes

• All eyes will be on Jonas Gray this next week to see how he follows up his 201 yard, four touchdown performance against the Colts this past Sunday. The Patriots play a Top 5 defense in the Detroit Lions Sunday.
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans, despite missing a game, is quietly on pace for a sensational 1,270 yard, 11-touchdown rookie season. In the last three games, he has 458 yards and five touchdowns, averaging 25 fantasy points.
• Aaron Rodgers is in the midst of an incredible season. He heads into Minnesota averaging 27 fantasy points in the last five games.
• Jamaal Charles is finally playing like Jamaal Charles. He is riding an extraordinary streak in which he is averaging 19 fantasy points over the last five games. He has a juicy matchup against the winless Raiders.
• The Chicago Bears, outside of Matt Forte, have been extremely disappointing this year. Brandon Marshall, however, is finally starting to get going. After averaging 7.8 fantasy points in the first eight games, he has put up an average of 19 the past two games. Facing the horrid secondary of the Buccaneers should improve those numbers.