The 2022-2023 fantasy season has wrapped, and if you took home the trophy, you either had the world's greatest draft or were a waiver-wire warrior. With the number one overall pick collectively considered a bust (RB Jonathan Taylor) and a few season-ending injuries along the way (RB Javonte Williams, QB Kyler Murray), those who were aggressive on the waiver wire could stay competitive.

There were many great players available on the wire early, like QB Geno Smith, RB Jamaal Williams, and QB Jared Goff and plenty that came on strong down the stretch to help you win your leagues, like RB Jerick McKinnon and WR Jahan Dotson.

Let’s take a look back at some of the biggest winners from our weekly waivers column for 2022-2023.

QB Justin Fields (CHI) Justin Fields finished as the QB6 on the season and was still available on the Waiver Wire as late as Week 9. Here is what we wrote then:

Fields not only finished as the QB6, but he also led the QB position with 1,143 rushing yards which included a new single-game rushing record of 178 yards vs. Miami in Week 9. He finished as the QB1 in Week 9 and Week 10, immediately paying off for those who won their FAAB bids. Of his remaining starts for the season, Fields only finished outside the Top 10 once. QB Geno Smith (SEA)After Week 4, Geno Smith was still available on the waiver wire. Who could have guessed he would finish as the QB5 on the season? No one, but we were interested enough to throw down some FAAB.

Geno finished as the QB4 in Week 5 vs. New Orleans, and he had seven more Top 12 finishes after that, finishing the season with a 100.9 passer rating, the eight-most passing yards, and 366 yards on the ground.

QB Jared Goff (DET)Goff ended up the QB 10 on the season, but he was arguably the best streamable QB because of his obvious home/road splits. If Jared Goff was at home, he was lighting it up. Goff finished the season as the QB 10, and after Week 2, we were ready to put our bids in.

Jared Goff may have won you your fantasy league, as he finished as the QB2 in your Week 16 semi-finals and the QB7 for the fantasy championship in Week 17.Others: Daniel Jones (NYG), Trevor Lawrence (JAX)

RB Jerick McKinnon (KC)McKinnon was on our "others" list a few times, but he didn't get his own paragraph until after Week 14. He was our top waiver claim at the position for Week 15, though I still needed to be 100% convinced.

Those who were convinced and had money left to bid were rewarded handsomely, as McKinnon finished as the RB1 in Week 15 immediately after you won him and finished as the RB7 in your Week 17 championship week. RB Cam Akers (LAR)Cam Akers went from a fourth-round draft pick to waiver wire fodder after the Rams decided they were done with him in Week 6. Luckily for a few, the Rams changed their minds, and he was a league-winner down the stretch. Here's what we said heading into Week 14:

Akers finished as the RB1 in Week 16, helping you on your way to a fantasy championship.

RB D’Onta Foreman (CAR)

Here’s what we said ahead of the Christian McCaffrey trade in Week 7:

Foreman's results were spotty, with Chuba Hubbard also getting a lot of work, but he finished as a Top 7 QB three times, including an RB2 finish in Week 16.Others: Raheem Mostert (MIA), Brian Robinson, Jr. (WSH), Latavius Murray (DEN), Rachaad White (TB)

WR Zay Jones (JAX)

Zay made the waiver wire list more than any other wideout this season, as after a strong start, many dropped him, only for him to go off in a major way again at the end of the season. Luckily, I picked him up early and held him. I hope you did, too. We first featured Jones in Week 3.

Jones finished as the WR26 for the season with three Top 7 finishes between Weeks 12-15. He finished as the WR1 vs. Dallas in Week 15.

WR Garrett Wilson (NYJ)Rookie Garrett Wilson's 147 targets are tied for the sixth-most this season, and his 1,103 receiving yards were 14th- ahead of DK Metcalf, Ja'Marr Chase, Tyler Lockett, Tee Higgins, Chris Olave, and Chris Godwin—and you could have grabbed him on the waiver wire in Week 3:

Wilson remained on the waiver list through Week 9, when he was more than 50% rostered. Others: Jakobi Meyers (NE), George Pickens (PIT), Jahan Dotson (WSH), Donovan Peoples-Jones (CLE), DJ Chark (DET)

TE Evan Engram (JAX)Evan Engram didn't find the end zone until Week 8, but it was well worth the wait. Engram finished as the TE6, and his 98 targets were tied with Pat Freiermuth for fifth at the position. Engram was still available on the waiver wire until the final weeks of the season, even after he put up a monster 39.2 PPR points in Week 14 vs. Tennessee. We were in on Engram since Week 3, but we feel especially proud that we streamed him for Week 14. Here's what we said ahead of that matchup:

Engram finished as a Top 10 TE seven times this season. TE Cole Kmet (CHI)I was big on Cole Kmet coming into the season, and admittedly even I was disheartened by his slow start. However, all of that changed once Chase Claypool came to town. Coincidence? I don't know, but Kmet, not Claypool, was Fields's favorite red zone target after losing Darnell Mooney for the season.Here is what we wrote ahead of Week 10’s matchup:

Kmet finished as the TE in Week 10 and the TE7 for the season.Others: David Njoku (CLE), Juwan Johnson (NO)