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Week 2 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Justice Hill, Puka Nacua, Kyren Williams, Kenneth Gainwell

Justice Hill - Fantasy Football Rankings, Injury Report

Fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 2 of the 2023 NFL season. Top free agent options to add off waivers, and our rankings will help you prioritize.

Welcome back RotoBallers to our second edition of our fantasy football waiver wire rankings for the 2023 NFL season! Today we will go over our Week 2 waiver wire rankings including which players to prioritize after some huge performances this week. Let's see where players such as Justice Hill, Puka NacuaKyren Williams, Kendrick Bourne, Tyler Allgeier, Hayden Hurst, Kenneth Gainwell, Hunter Henry, Zack Moss, Roschon Johnson, Jerome Ford, and Jordan Love rank among others.

Each week our NFL team puts out a complete array of fantasy football waiver wire articles to compliment our slick new Who Should I Pickup? Waiver wire player comparison tool. Here is a quick rundown of our articles. Our fantasy football waiver wire articles are published on Mondays and Tuesdays weekly. First up is our overall waiver wire article by Robert Lorge and the famous waiver wire express article compliments of Nick Mariano.. These give a nice overview of the waiver wire pickup options each week.

If you're in a league with FAAB waivers (blind bids), our top-notch FAAB waiver wire article by Nick Mariano is a must-read, which will be available soon. He lists the players to target off the waiver wire and how much of your remaining FAAB budget to spend. We also dig deeper for each position with individual waiver wire articles: running backswide receiverstight endsquarterbacks, defenses, kickers, IDP leagues, and players to consider dropping.

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Who To Pickup for Fantasy Football Week 2?

Are you looking for a more direct and structured list of prioritized players to add off the waiver wire?

This article is the final piece of the weekly waiver wire pickups series, and its goal is to show you our weekly ranking for the relevant waiver wire pickup options, including how to prioritize them for your league (depending on the league size).

Below you will find the overall rankings list; each position is in priority order. Hopefully, this helps you win your waiver wire this week and bolster your roster for Week 2! Let's get to it.

Rank Player Name Pos. % Ros. Baller Move
1 Justice Hill RB 3 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
2 Tyler Allgeier RB 56 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
3 Gus Edwards RB 20 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
4 Puka Nacua WR 5 Add in 10+ Team PPR Leagues
5 Kyren Williams RB 5 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
6 Kenneth Gainwell RB 46 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
7 Nico Collins WR 55 Add in 10+ Team PPR Leagues
8 Damien Harris RB 55 Add in 10+ Team Leagues
9 Romeo Doubs WR 31 Add in 10+ Team PPR Leagues
10 Zay Jones WR 30 Add in 10+ Team PPR Leagues
11 Jakobi Meyers WR 50 Add in 10+ Team PPR Leagues
12 Chuba Hubbard RB 15 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
13 Rashid Shaheed WR 16 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
14 Hayden Hurst TE 11 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
15 Hunter Henry TE 16 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
16 Rashee Rice WR 36 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
17 Tank Bigsby RB 46 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
18 Tutu Atwell WR 3 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
19 Curtis Samuel WR 10 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
20 Zack Moss RB 7 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
21 Juwan Johnson TE 53 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
22 Robert Woods WR 4 Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues
23 Jayden Reed WR 12 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
24 Luke Musgrave TE 19 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
25 Allen Robinson II WR 2 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
26 Kendrick Bourne WR 2 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
27 Dawson Knox TE 21 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
28 Jonathan Mingo WR 20 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
29 Darnell Mooney WR 39 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
30 Roschon Johnson RB 15 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
31 Joshua Kelley RB 4 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
32 Jake Ferguson TE 38 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
33 Allen Lazard WR 49 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
34 Isaiah Likely TE 34 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
35 Kayshon Boutte WR 0 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
36 Tyjae Spears RB 15 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
37 Calvin Austin III WR 1 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
38 Zach Ertz TE 5 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
39 Irv Smith Jr. TE 12 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
40 Josh Downs WR 1 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
41 Josh Reynolds WR 1 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
42 Logan Thomas TE 2 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
43 Durham Smythe TE 0 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
44 Noah Gray TE 12 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
45 Trey Palmer WR 1 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
46 Braxton Berrios WR 1 Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues
47 Sean Tucker RB 4 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
48 Leonard Fournette RB 4 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
49 Brock Purdy QB 55 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
50 Jordan Love QB 30 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
51 Derek Carr QB 38 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
52 Baker Mayfield QB 10 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
53 Mac Jones QB 8 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
54 Ryan Tannehill QB 7 Add in 2QB Leagues
55 Sam Howell QB 23 Add in 2QB Leagues
56 New York Giants DST 7 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
57 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST 20 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
58 Cleveland Browns DST 10 Add in 12+ Team Leagues
59 Indianapolis Colts DST 2 Add in 14+ Team Leagues
60 Houston Texans DST 1 Add in 14+ Team Leagues

 

 

Week 2 Running Backs To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Justice Hill
Tyler Allgeier
Gus Edwards
Kyren Williams
Kenneth Gainwell
Damien Harris

 

Week 2 Wide Receivers To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Puka Nacua
Nico Collins
Romeo Doubs
Zay Jones
Jakobi Meyers
Rashid Shaheed
Rashee Rice
Tutu Atwell
Curtis Samuel
Robert Woods

 

Week 2 Tight Ends To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Hayden Hurst
Hunter Henry
Juwan Johnson
Luke Musgrave
Dawson Knox
Jake Ferguson
Isaiah Likely

 

Week 2 Quarterbacks To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Brock Purdy
Jordan Love
Derek Carr
Baker Mayfield
Mac Jones
Ryan Tannehill
Sam Howell

 

Week 2 Defenses (D/ST) To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

New York Giants
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cleveland Browns
Indianapolis Colts
Houston Texans



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