Allen Robinson II (WR, PIT) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 2% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I really didn't think I'd be writing about Allen Robinson, but here we are. Diontae Johnson exited in the third quarter with a hamstring injury and didn't return. If his availability is in question going forward, Robinson has intrigue as someone you can plug […]

Jake Ferguson (TE, DAL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 38% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Dalton Schultz is history, and Ferguson’s fantasy value is a mystery, yet Dak Prescott’s new top tight end had his moments on Sunday Night Football against the New York Giants. Ferguson was not able to muster much (11 yards), but he was […]

Robert Woods (WR, HOU) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 4% of Leagues ANALYSIS: While I'm high on Nico Collins, I'm not nearly as high on his Houston Texans teammate, Robert Woods, whose 10 targets were just one fewer than Collins. Woods finished with six catches for 57 yards in Week 1 but he doesn't […]

Tutu Atwell (WR, LAR) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Puka Nacua was the main beneficiary of Cooper Kupp being out, but Tutu Atwell had a big game as well. While his eight targets were seven fewer than Nacua, the two finished with the same amount of yards (119), with Atwell's […]

Tyjae Spears (RB, TEN) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 15% of Leagues ANALYSIS: If you saw anything regarding the Week 1 Titans on social media, it was probably how Tyjae Spears out-snapped Derrick Henry, 34 to 30. Henry had 15 carries to Spears’ three, but Spears had four targets to Henry’s three with double the […]

Joshua Kelley (RB, LAC) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 7% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Joshua Kelley remains the backup running back to Austin Ekeler in Los Angeles, and he flashed in the Week 1 loss to the Miami Dolphins. Kelley rushed 16 times for 91 yards and a touchdown in the season debut. While he likely won't have […]

Roschon Johnson (RB, CHI) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 15% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Roschon Johnson was a bright spot in Chicago’s defeat, totaling 55 yards and a score on 11 touches. Khalil Herbert still led with 12 (nine carries, three catches), but Johnson nabbed the TD and led the passing work with six receptions on seven […]

Josh Downs (WR, IND) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Josh Downs finished second in targets (seven) for the Colts in his NFL debut, only behind Michael Pittman Jr. (nine). While he only caught three of them for 30 yards, fellow rookie Anthony Richardson clearly views him as a top target, so the rookie from […]

Josh Reynolds (WR, DET) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Josh Reynolds was seen as a candidate to be the Lions' No. 2 wide receiver behind Amon-Ra St. Brown during the six-game absence of Jameson Williams (suspension). In Week 1 against the Kansas City Chiefs, he looked the part. Reynolds led the team in receiving with […]

Rashee Rice (WR, KC) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 36% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Thursday Night Football feels like eons ago, but you’ll recall Rashee Rice caught 3-of-5 targets for 29 yards and a touchdown while Kadarius Toney and Skyy Moore looked horrendous. The Chiefs need a wide receiver or two to step up as a reliable option alongside Travis Kelce, […]

Romeo Doubs (WR, GB) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 31% of Leagues ANALYSIS: With Christian Watson out, Romeo Doubs was in a good spot here. The result was... confusing. On the bright side, Doubs caught two of quarterback Jordan Love's three touchdown passes. The bad news is that he only finished with 26 receiving yards, catching four […]

Rashid Shaheed (WR, NO) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 17% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I'm not sure the Saints and quarterback Derek Carr can sustain three fantasy-relevant wide receivers, but Rashid Shaheed's Week 1 performance and the injury concerns that always accompany Michael Thomas mean that he should be on your radar. Shaheed was targeted six times in Week […]

Irv Smith Jr. (TE, CIN) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 12% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I could spin this and say that Irv Smith Jr. had more catches and yards than Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd combined and make his Week 1 effort sound better than it was. The truth is that Smith Jr.’s three grabs for 17 […]

Zach Ertz (TE, ARI) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 5% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Zach Ertz has never received less attention from fantasy players than in 2023, especially once Joshua Dobbs was installed as Arizona’s starting signal caller. So get ready for stat lines as Ertz gave us on Sunday – six receptions for 21 yards […]

Logan Thomas (TE, WAS) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 2% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Logan Thomas appears to be injury-free after some struggles with major injuries the past two seasons. He started the season with four catches for 43 yards on a team-high eight targets in Washington’s Week 1 win.   Most Targeted TEs - Week […]

Jakobi Meyers (WR, LV) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 50% of Leagues ANALYSIS: This is one of the toughest adds to write about. Jakobi Meyers (concussion) was really, really good in Week 1. The former Patriot finished with nine receptions for 81 yards and a pair of touchdowns. With Davante Adams drawing coverage across the […]

Juwan Johnson (TE, NOS) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 53% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Juwan Johnson, the former receiver now converted into a tight end has vastly improved over the years and has the makings of a top-12 fantasy tight end. He failed to reach the end zone in Week 1, but it should not be […]

Darnell Mooney (WR, CHI) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 39% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Darnell Mooney is one of those boring plays that you add because you want someone with a decent floor. He tied for the Bears' lead in targets this week but only had seven of them, with Roschon Johnson and Cole Kmet equaling […]

Kendrick Bourne (WR, NE) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 2% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Maybe I'm too high on Kendrick Bourne here. But if I'm in a league with 14 or 16 teams and I need to grab a wide receiver off the wire, I want to go with someone with a high ceiling, even if […]

Luke Musgrave (TE, GB) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 19% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love might be the real deal after all. He sure looked the part against Chicago on Sunday. Rookie tight end Luke Musgrave is arguably the third-best option for Love and supplied fantasy managers with 50 receiving yards […]

Hunter Henry (TE, NE) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The addition of Mike Gesicki in the offseason did not bode well for Hunter Henry’s 2023 fantasy outlook, but the touchdown-loving veteran has gotten off to a good start. He was able to haul in five Mac Jones spirals for 56 yards […]

Zay Jones (WR, JAX) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Calvin Ridley went OFF in his Jaguars debut, catching eight passes for 101 yards and a touchdown. Zay Jones still carved out a pretty good role of his own, as he brought in five of his seven targets for 55 yards and […]

Nico Collins (WR, HOU) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPRLeagues ROSTERED IN: 55% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Heading into this week, one of the big questions I had was how much the Texans would pass the ball with rookie C.J. Stroud at quarterback. Well, Stroud threw 44 passes in Week 1, so I think we have our answer. Houston will play […]

Ty Chandler (RB, MIN) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues, Dynasty Leagues ROSTERED IN: 8% of Leagues ANALYSIS: This recommendation is for anyone who is operating with a deeper bench. Ty Chandler was limited to just 12 snaps, six touches, and 20 total yards during his 2022 rookie season. However, Chandler completed the 40-yard dash in 4.38 at the 2022 […]

Tank Bigsby (RB, JAX) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 46% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The magnitude of Tank Bigsby’s involvement in Jacksonville’s backfield rotation had been undetermined prior to Week 1. However, we were finally able to observe the first installment of Jacksonville’s reshaped backfield with Bigsby operating as the Jaguars’ RB2 behind Travis Etienne. Bigsby’s workload was hardly […]

Sean Tucker (RB, TB) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues, Dynasty Leagues ROSTERED IN: 4% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Sean Tucker has emerged as an enticing roster addition after surging from undrafted free agent status to RB2 responsibilities for Tampa Bay. Tucker accumulated 3,182 yards and 27 touchdowns on the ground during his three years at Syracuse, while leading the […]

Chuba Hubbard (RB, CAR) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 15% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Chuba Hubbard entered his third season as Carolina’s unquestioned RB2. However, the size of his workload was uncertain after Miles Sanders signed a four-year contract with the Panthers in March. Hubbard’s involvement during the team’s season opener was promising, which has vaulted him among this […]

Kenneth Gainwell (RB, PHI) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 48% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The results of Philadelphia's season opener have allowed us to advance beyond speculation into tangible analysis regarding the Eagles' deployment of their running backs. This now supplies a long-awaited opportunity to adjust expectations, while strategizing how to value Kenneth Gainwell, D’Andre Swift, and Rashaad […]

Baker Mayfield (QB, TB) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 10% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It is so easy to hate on Baker Mayfield after he flamed out with Cleveland and the Carolina Panthers. However, he flashed some ability at the end of the 2022 season with the Los Angeles Rams and earned the starting job with […]