Fantasy football Week 9 waiver wire: Mike Washington Jr. leads the charge as backfields face major shakeups

As we head into Week 9, three backfields could be changing in Arizona, Las Vegas and the Giants. And if Jonathan Taylor is traded, we could also have a new starter in Indianapolis. It could be a very busy week on the waiver wire.

My favorite running back to add this week is Mike Washington Jr. (64 percent rostered on CBS Sports). He took over as the lead running back for the Raiders in Week 8 at the Jets ahead of Ashton Jeanty with a 60-40 split in playing time. If that continues, then Washington is a potential flex option in Week 9 at San Francisco and beyond.

For the Cardinals, Jeremiyah Love (ankle) and Zonovan Knight (concussion) were both injured in Week 8 at Dallas. Tyler Allgeier (45 percent rostered) took over and dominated the Cowboys, and Love was placed on IR on Tuesday. We'll see if Knight can return in Week 9 at Seattle, but Allgeier could be a flex option against the Seahawks. Moving forward, Knight might be the better Arizona running back to add given how he performed so far this season when Love has missed time.

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