Week 2 Waiver Targets

Injuries and surprise players dominated the story lines in most games as the stars took a back seat! Here is your guide to the best players and players to keep your eye on.

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Quarterbacks:

Alex Smith (KC)

Andy Reid looked like a genius drafting Mahomes, thus pushing Smith to raise his game. The deep ball looked great vs the Pats to go along with tons of speed on this KC offence. Worth a bench stash.

Sam Bradford (MIN)
Sam surprised most with a great performance on Monday Night Football. That offensive line looks great protecting Bradford as the Vikings many weapons looked dangerous. A better test to show if they are for real will be next week @ PIT.

Tyrod Taylor (BUF)

Tyrod is the epidemy of efficiency, he did turn the ball over once but settled down and made plays. He won’t light the field on fire most weeks but has become dependable when needed.  
Guys to watch: Jared Goff (LAR), Jay Cutler (MIA), Deshaun Watson (HOU)

Running backs:

Kerwynn Williams/Andre Ellington/Chris Johnson (ARZ)
With the 2-3 month injury to David Johnson the Cardinals back field just became a massive mess. By default, Williams becomes the next man up. Ellington should handle most of the pass catching duties on 3^rd down (PPR appeal), and keep your eye on CJ2K as he could eventually steal carries.

Tarik Cohen (CHI)
Cohan looked great spelling Howard and produced. He is a must add as he is the primary back behind Howard and looks to have earned more playing time.

Chris Thompson (WAS) His role is quite apparent as the pass catching back. He is a must add in all PPR formats.

Shane Vereen (NYG) His value has increased as the main pass catching back. Garbage time points may be large for Vereen. Add in PPR formats only.

Chris Carson (Sea) Carson looked pretty good behind a horrible OL in Sea. Lacy looks washed up and Rawls is often injured. Great bench stash.

Guys to watch: Marlon Mack (IND), Mike Tolbert (BUF), Malcolm Brown (LAR), Jerick McKinnon (MIN), Alvin Kamara (NWO)

 Wide Receivers:

Nelson Agholor (PHI)

His role has expanded in that offence, he is a definite add and looks to produce. Temper the expectations because Jeffery should dominate the targets soon.

Kenny Golladay (DET)

As supported in the ADF Draft Kit, Golladay flashed his big play ability. He is a must add in all formats. Temper the expectations as rookies tend to fade from time to time.

Allen Hurns/Marqise Lee (JAX)

I think Hurns will be the biggest beneficiary of the Robinson season ending ACL injury. The jags look committed to the run but they must throw to someone.

Cooper Kupp (LAR)

He should be the leading WR in LA in terms of receptions. Must add in PPR formats.

Mohamed Sanu (ATL)

Seems to be the forgotten man in that ATL offence, but he should see volume. Worth a bench stash.

Jermaine Kearse (NYJ)

He should again lead the team in targets in week 2. He has high upside in PPR formats.

Guys to watch: Travis Benjamin (LAC), J.J Nelson (ARZ), Russell Shepard (CAR), Bennie Fowler (DEN), Chris Conley (KC)


Tight Ends:

Jesse James (PIT)

James won’t match his 2 TD production every week, but if you know the Steelers Big Ben, he loves his check down to his TEs.

Charles Clay (BUF)

This may be the year that Clay has his most consistent numbers. The better the matchup the better he should do.

Austin Hooper (ATL)

I’ve always been a Hooper supporter to which it was great to see his coming out party last week. He won’t produce those numbers consistently yet, but he is on the rise.

Coby Fleener (NWO)

With Sneed still on suspension, as expected Fleener saw more targets, should continue.

Julius Thomas (MIA)

Simple gut feeling on this one. I think we could see somewhat of a resurgence from Thomas with Cutler. Time will tell.

Guys to watch: Evan Engram (NYG), OJ Howard (TB), Jared Cook (OAK), George Kittle (SF), A.J Derby (DEN)

Best Week 2 Defence Stream:

Tampa Bay – Playing Chicago

Oakland - Playing NY Jets

Baltimore – Playing Cleveland

Cincinnati – Playing Houston