It's not the biggest of fantasy football waiver wire weeks with less star power out there, but I'm here to sell you on a rookie wide receiver who's about to break out: Germie Bernard, the Pittsburgh Steelers WR poised to make a splash.
Bernard was a second-rounder out of Alabama earlier this year, and he broke out last week against the Indianapolis Colts with six catches on nine targets for 80 yards. He hasn't scored yet, but maybe more volume will help. With Michael Pittman Jr. out with an injury as well as wide receiver Roman Wilson missing multiple weeks with a finger issue, Bernard's role is going to expand.
That's in addition to the fact that everyone's raving about him including his head coach and quarterback -- see below -- and that the Steelers
throw the ball the eighth-most in the NFL this year.
"Football comes easy to him."
— Ashley Wenskoski (@AshleyWenskTV) October 13, 2026
Mike McCarthy yesterday on Steelers rookie WR Germie Bernard:
"He's acclimated very well to the offense...I've been very, very impressed." pic.twitter.com/sXUJWd751c
Aaron Rodgers had an extensive quiz this week for Germie Bernard. Bernard said he asked about coverages in each situation the Colts like to run by down and distance and area of the field, their players and what their tendencies are by personnel grouping, how to run specific…
— Nick Farabaugh (@FarabaughFB) October 9, 2026
Make Bernard your top waiver priority and watch him flourish as a WR3-type until Pittman comes back.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Why Germie Bernard is the top fantasy football waiver wire priority this week
