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Must-Add Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2 Fantasy Football (2025)

Anthony breaks down his must add fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season. Add these players now off the waiver wire and win more.

RotoBaller analyst Anthony Aniano drops his top 2025 fantasy football Week 2 waiver wire pickups for RB, WR, TE, and QB.

This week's must-add fantasy football free agents -- potential waiver wire winners heading into Week 2 for running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, and quarterbacks. Win more in 2025 with RotoBaller!

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Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

2025 Fantasy Football: Week 2 Waiver Wire Adds

Anthony Aniano drops his top adds for Week 2 of the 2025 fantasy football season:

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Who Should I Pickup? Some common 2025 fantasy football waiver wire decisions are regarding players like Aaron Rodgers, Trey Benson, Dylan Sampson, Quentin Johnston, Hollywood Brown, Juwan Johnson, Michael Penix. But not to worry, we are here to help make these waiver wire decisions and build winning teams in 2025. Set your optimal fantasy football lineups in 2025. Our free Who Should I Pickup? tool will help make your fantasy football waiver wire decisions. Compare up to four NFL players, and we tell you who to pick up... all free! Make the right decisions.

2025 Player Decisions. Today's focus is on specific players - Aaron Rodgers, Trey Benson, Dylan Sampson, Quentin Johnston, Hollywood Brown, Juwan Johnson, Michael Penix. These are some common searches for 2025 fantasy football waiver wire pickups.

Using The Tool. This is a simple tool but very powerful. The first step is to enter the player names that you want to compare. In the first box, search for the first player name. In the second box, search for the second player name. Compare up to four NFL players at once, and then click the Who To Pickup? button to see who the recommended waiver wire pickups are based on fantasy football rankings, projections, and more.

Recent Improvements For Who Should I Pickup? You may have noticed, our Who Should I Pickup? tool has gotten an overhaul. We've added lots of great features for you to give you as much information as possible to win on the waiver wire in 2025. You'll see NFL player tiles with headshots and bye weeks, stats, projections, strength of schedule, enhanced search results with data to compare, and a slick new interface. We hope you enjoy!

How It Works. Our RotoBaller staff puts together their weekly fantasy football waiver wire rankings and projections based on their research, and updates them constantly throughout the week. That information is the core data that is powering the decision-making in this tool. When you search for player names, you will only see those players who are ranked.

Popular Waiver Wire Searches. Curious to see some tough waiver wire decisions for 2025? Below you will find a list of some popular Who Should I Pickup? searches that RotoBaller readers are looking at. Click any of the links to see the result and recommendation.

 

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Ruled Out for Tuesday
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Christopher Bell

Kyle Larson Should Advance to Championship 4
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William Byron

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Ross Chastain

Hail Melon Nostalgia Masks Ross Chastain's Martinsville Mediocrity
Josh Berry

a Top Contender for DFS Place-Differential Points
Brad Keselowski

an Intriguing Martinsville Option
Shane Van Gisbergen

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Kyle Busch

Qualifies Well but Probably Won't Have Staying Power
Carson Hocevar

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Michael McDowell

Missing Martinsville Mastery
Bryce Harper

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Bo Bichette

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Tom Aspinall

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Mackenzie Dern

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Jailton Almeida

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Alexander Volkov

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Looks To Remain Undefeated
Aleksandar Rakic

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CFB

Texas Tech QB Will Hammond Will Start vs. Oklahoma State Saturday
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Kansas State RB Dylan Edwards Out For Sunflower Showdown
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