Waiver & free-agent pickups
Draft history has its own page: Drafts.
ESPN's roster and transaction history starts in 2019.
The league switched from waiver priority to FAAB bidding in 2016, so bids from 2016–2018 aren't included here.
Best pickups
|
Year |
Week |
Manager |
Player |
How |
Bid |
Starts |
Points |
Rostered Points |
| 1 |
2020 |
3 |
Zack |
Tom Brady |
Waiver |
25 |
13 |
272 |
272 |
| 2 |
2020 |
2 |
Taylor |
James Robinson |
Waiver |
11 |
12 |
244 |
267 |
| 3 |
2022 |
4 |
Taylor |
Geno Smith |
Waiver |
4 |
13 |
241 |
241 |
| 4 |
2024 |
2 |
Marty |
Brock Bowers |
Waiver |
7 |
14 |
212 |
230 |
| 5 |
2024 |
2 |
Nick |
Chuba Hubbard |
Waiver |
6 |
11 |
208 |
276 |
| 6 |
2025 |
5 |
Nick |
Rico Dowdle |
Free agent |
0 |
11 |
207 |
217 |
| 7 |
2019 |
2 |
Nick |
Patriots D/ST |
Waiver |
8 |
11 |
199 |
217 |
| 8 |
2023 |
2 |
Marty |
T.J. Edwards |
Waiver |
1 |
15 |
199 |
199 |
| 9 |
2023 |
2 |
Sean |
C.J. Stroud |
Waiver |
2 |
11 |
195 |
236 |
| 10 |
2020 |
3 |
Nick |
Justin Herbert |
Free agent |
0 |
9 |
193 |
271 |
| 11 |
2025 |
2 |
Nick |
Matthew Stafford |
Waiver |
19 |
10 |
192 |
304 |
| 12 |
2025 |
4 |
Marty |
Jaxson Dart |
Waiver |
22 |
10 |
192 |
221 |
| 13 |
2022 |
5 |
Marty |
Chris Godwin |
Waiver |
23 |
12 |
192 |
192 |
| 14 |
2023 |
1 |
Zack |
Fred Warner |
Free agent |
0 |
15 |
186 |
203 |
| 15 |
2023 |
3 |
Nick |
Sam LaPorta |
Waiver |
1 |
13 |
184 |
201 |
| 16 |
2022 |
6 |
Greg |
Justin Fields |
Waiver |
7 |
7 |
182 |
254 |
| 17 |
2021 |
3 |
Dross |
Cordarrelle Patterson |
Waiver |
6 |
11 |
180 |
209 |
| 18 |
2019 |
2 |
Taylor |
Mark Andrews |
Free agent |
0 |
13 |
175 |
177 |
| 19 |
2019 |
5 |
Greg |
Kirk Cousins |
Free agent |
0 |
10 |
174 |
194 |
| 20 |
2022 |
6 |
Zack |
Kenneth Walker III |
Waiver |
51 |
10 |
171 |
184 |
| 21 |
2023 |
2 |
Taylor |
Kyren Williams |
Waiver |
12 |
8 |
170 |
270 |
| 22 |
2025 |
2 |
Aaron |
Nate Landman |
Free agent |
0 |
14 |
159 |
172 |
| 23 |
2025 |
2 |
Zack |
Daniel Jones |
Waiver |
9 |
10 |
155 |
193 |
| 24 |
2023 |
3 |
Radloff |
Ernest Jones |
Free agent |
0 |
11 |
155 |
177 |
| 25 |
2019 |
2 |
Marty |
Darren Waller |
Waiver |
13 |
13 |
154 |
185 |
FAAB by season
2026
| Manager |
FAAB Spent |
Adds |
Pickup Points |
Best Pickup |
| Radloff |
43 |
14 |
302 |
Nakobe Dean |
| Nick |
63 |
48 |
290 |
Aaron Jones Sr. |
| Zack |
41 |
16 |
277 |
Chuba Hubbard |
| Dross |
22 |
15 |
223 |
Aaron Rodgers |
| Sean |
18 |
15 |
195 |
Kirk Cousins |
| Greg |
50 |
17 |
191 |
Braelon Allen |
| Marty |
67 |
22 |
188 |
Fred Warner |
| Taylor |
27 |
14 |
178 |
Evan Williams |
| Aaron |
19 |
11 |
167 |
Alex Singleton |
| Matt |
31 |
7 |
153 |
Isaiah Likely |
2025
| Manager |
FAAB Spent |
Adds |
Pickup Points |
Best Pickup |
| Nick |
106 |
56 |
1061 |
Rico Dowdle |
| Marty |
84 |
36 |
794 |
Jaxson Dart |
| Greg |
100 |
45 |
720 |
Jameson Williams |
| Aaron |
31 |
15 |
584 |
Nate Landman |
| Taylor |
70 |
17 |
543 |
Jack Campbell |
| Radloff |
31 |
20 |
509 |
Kaden Elliss |
| Sean |
93 |
27 |
389 |
Robert Spillane |
| Zack |
52 |
17 |
363 |
Daniel Jones |
| Dross |
21 |
24 |
324 |
Foyesade Oluokun |
| Matt |
18 |
13 |
264 |
Juwan Johnson |
2024
| Manager |
FAAB Spent |
Adds |
Pickup Points |
Best Pickup |
| Marty |
100 |
33 |
1047 |
Brock Bowers |
| Nick |
117 |
114 |
724 |
Chuba Hubbard |
| Sean |
63 |
26 |
719 |
Nick Cross |
| Zack |
96 |
21 |
690 |
Kareem Hunt |
| Taylor |
100 |
26 |
576 |
Bucky Irving |
| Aaron |
46 |
15 |
507 |
Tyrone Tracy Jr. |
| Greg |
95 |
27 |
499 |
Robert Spillane |
| Radloff |
64 |
14 |
288 |
Jaxon Smith-Njigba |
| Dross |
67 |
18 |
287 |
Germaine Pratt |
| Matt |
40 |
10 |
248 |
Zack Baun |
2023
| Manager |
FAAB Spent |
Adds |
Pickup Points |
Best Pickup |
| Nick |
105 |
71 |
944 |
Sam LaPorta |
| Taylor |
49 |
21 |
702 |
Kyren Williams |
| Sean |
56 |
22 |
658 |
C.J. Stroud |
| Radloff |
26 |
11 |
597 |
Ernest Jones |
| Dross |
93 |
24 |
523 |
Jordyn Brooks |
| Greg |
0 |
37 |
471 |
Gardner Minshew |
| Marty |
100 |
17 |
406 |
T.J. Edwards |
| Zack |
83 |
13 |
397 |
Fred Warner |
| Aaron |
84 |
10 |
238 |
Adam Thielen |
| Matt |
3 |
13 |
189 |
Azeez Al-Shaair |
2022
| Manager |
FAAB Spent |
Adds |
Pickup Points |
Best Pickup |
| Taylor |
79 |
44 |
799 |
Geno Smith |
| Marty |
100 |
37 |
789 |
Chris Godwin |
| Nick |
121 |
94 |
673 |
Dameon Pierce |
| Greg |
100 |
23 |
625 |
Justin Fields |
| Dross |
100 |
27 |
522 |
Zaire Franklin |
| Aaron |
83 |
19 |
514 |
Rashaan Evans |
| Zack |
98 |
13 |
457 |
Kenneth Walker III |
| Sean |
70 |
35 |
354 |
D'Onta Foreman |
| Matt |
90 |
23 |
334 |
Dalton Schultz |
| Radloff |
44 |
12 |
63 |
Jerry Jeudy |
2021
| Manager |
FAAB Spent |
Adds |
Pickup Points |
Best Pickup |
| Aaron |
54 |
24 |
751 |
Hunter Renfrow |
| Dross |
100 |
34 |
733 |
Cordarrelle Patterson |
| Sean |
112 |
44 |
717 |
Taylor Heinicke |
| Nick |
111 |
48 |
582 |
Buccaneers D/ST |
| Greg |
99 |
52 |
539 |
George Kittle |
| Zack |
89 |
18 |
536 |
Mike Gesicki |
| Marty |
100 |
40 |
462 |
Michael Pittman Jr. |
| Taylor |
110 |
27 |
322 |
Bills D/ST |
| Radloff |
46 |
12 |
320 |
Teddy Bridgewater |
| Matt |
51 |
18 |
206 |
49ers D/ST |
2020
| Manager |
FAAB Spent |
Adds |
Pickup Points |
Best Pickup |
| Taylor |
100 |
42 |
840 |
James Robinson |
| Greg |
110 |
63 |
821 |
Mike Davis |
| Nick |
100 |
67 |
783 |
Justin Herbert |
| Dross |
100 |
33 |
690 |
Teddy Bridgewater |
| Zack |
70 |
15 |
526 |
Tom Brady |
| Radloff |
35 |
23 |
512 |
Myles Gaskin |
| Sean |
71 |
37 |
507 |
Diontae Johnson |
| Marty |
90 |
31 |
349 |
Younghoe Koo |
| Aaron |
52 |
17 |
288 |
Chris Boswell |
| Matt |
31 |
19 |
245 |
Baker Mayfield |
2019
| Manager |
FAAB Spent |
Adds |
Pickup Points |
Best Pickup |
| Greg |
93 |
46 |
996 |
Kirk Cousins |
| Marty |
100 |
37 |
631 |
Darren Waller |
| Sean |
72 |
31 |
555 |
Jacoby Brissett |
| Taylor |
89 |
26 |
476 |
Mark Andrews |
| Zack |
81 |
23 |
455 |
Matthew Stafford |
| Dross |
90 |
34 |
445 |
Rams D/ST |
| Aaron |
22 |
14 |
370 |
Derek Carr |
| Nick |
94 |
33 |
345 |
Patriots D/ST |
| Matt |
60 |
23 |
302 |
Ryan Tannehill |
| Radloff |
42 |
10 |
267 |
Matt Gay |