Welcome, one and all, to the 2021 fantasy football season. Week 1's action is still firing but we have plenty of games on the books to chew on as we look forward to Week 2. Trey Sermon and Zack Moss were surprise inactives, while a few key injuries and impressive performances yielded other players of interest found on the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 2.
This column is published early every week and then updated on a daily basis. Each day of the week will also yield more in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions.
Waiver pickups are listed in priority order (in a vacuum) and broken down by position. Players must be rostered in roughly less than 60% of Yahoo leagues and therefore will range from shallow options in standard leagues to deep options in PPR formats.
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Running Backs (Priority Order):
Elijah Mitchell
Mark Ingram II
Tony Pollard
Kenneth Gainwell
Tony Jones Jr.
Latavius Murray
David Johnson
Phillip Lindsay
Cordarrelle Patterson
JaMycal Hasty
Tevin Coleman
Carlos Hyde
Ty Johnson
Larry Rountree III
Le'Veon Bell
Wide Receivers (Priority Order):
Christian Kirk
Jalen Reagor
DeVante Parker
Bryan Edwards
Henry Ruggs III
Nelson Agholor
Sterling Shepard
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Cedrick Wilson
Cole Beasley
Darnell Mooney
Tim Patrick
K.J. Osborn
Gabriel Davis
Emmanuel Sanders
Elijah Moore
Van Jefferson
Deonte Harris
Quintez Cephus
K.J. Hamler
Sammy Watkins
Jalen Guyton
Rondale Moore
Zach Pascal
Terrace Marshall Jr.
Danny Amendola
Trent Sherfield
Anthony Schwartz
Tight Ends (Priority Order):
Juwan Johnson
Dalton Schultz
Jared Cook
Pharaoh Brown
Cole Kmet
Tyler Conklin
Dawson Knox
Adam Trautman
David Njoku
Kyle Rudolph
Anthony Firkser
Quarterbacks (Priority Order):
Jameis Winston
Tua Tagovailoa
Trey Lance
Teddy Bridgewater
Tyrod Taylor
Taylor Heinicke
Carson Wentz
Jared Goff
Sam Darnold