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The Week 2 waiver wire adds lightning round for 2026 fantasy football. Our free agent list includes Tre Tucker, Denzel Boston, Jonah Coleman, Tank Bigsby, Keon Coleman, Oronde Gadsden, Bryce Young, Tyson Bagent, and more.
Week 2 was a relatively sloppy, low-scoring slate compared to the high expectations set by a bombastic opening week. As tempting as it is to take two games' worth of data as gospel (we do have a "pattern" with a pair), remember that matchups, weather, injuries, and random chance can still wreak havoc with a small sample. Let's put our best foot forward with these fantasy football waiver wire pickups lightning round heading into Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season.
This quick reaction is for fantasy-relevant players going into Week 3. Key injuries to monitor are Jayden Daniels (elbow), DJ Moore (shoulder), Caleb Williams (hamstring), Mike Evans (hip, reportedly minor), Jadarian Price (chest), Jayden Reed (neck), J.K. Dobbins (hamstring), Dallas Goedert (knee), Jonathon Brooks (groin), Alec Pierce (leg), Caleb Douglas (ankle), Demarcus Robinson (ankle), David Njoku (knee), a stinger for Saquon Barkley, who did return to play, and more. Bookmark our league-leading news feed and set up app alerts for the best and most accurate information available.
This column will be published early in the week and updated daily as the site brings you in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions. Waiver pickups are listed in priority order and broken down by position, covering those rostered in roughly 70% or fewer of Yahoo! leagues, from shallow standard options to deep PPR options. These opening weeks have shown the value in having ample depth/flexibility, as well as looking for the next big thing.
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Week 3 Running Backs To Add
Pickups are in priority order
Jonah Coleman (monitor Dobbins' and RJ Harvey's statuses)
Emanuel Wilson (monitor Price's status)
Tank Bigsby (monitor Barkley's status)
Kaelon Black
Emmett Johnson
Kaleb Johnson
Tyler Allgeier
Tyjae Spears
Mike Washington Jr.
Braelon Allen
Keaton Mitchell
Brian Robinson
Alvin Kamara
Tyler Badie
Kyle Juszczyk
Samaje Perine
Sione Vaki
Devin Singletary
Seth McGowan
Demond Claiborne
Chris Brooks
Will Shipley
Emari Demercado
Week 3 Wide Receivers To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Denzel Boston
Devaughn Vele
Romeo Doubs
Tre Tucker
Keenan Allen (monitor Pierce's status)
Khalil Shakir (monitor Moore's status)
Xavier Worthy
Dontayvion Wicks
Rashod Bateman (monitor Zay Flowers' status)
Adonai Mitchell
Keon Coleman (monitor Moore's status)
Kayshon Boutte
Malik Washington
Kalif Raymond
Rashid Shaheed
Xavier Hutchinson
Mack Hollins
Chris Bell
Pat Bryant
Ryan Flournoy
Antonio Williams
Malachi Fields
Kendrick Bourne
Joshua Palmer
Germie Bernard
Jaylin Noel
Cody White
Ryan Miller
Konata Mumpfield
Skyy Moore
Week 3 Tight Ends To Add
Pickups are in priority order:
Dalton Schultz
Terrance Ferguson
Oronde Gadsden
Darren Waller
Michael Mayer
Kenyon Sadiq
Pat Freiermuth
T.J. Hockenson
Dawson Knox
Johnny Mundt
Week 3 Quarterbacks To Add
Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 3:
Kyler Murray (expected for Week 3)
Tyler Shough
Bryce Young
Marcus Mariota
Malik Willis
C.J. Stroud
Daniel Jones
Jacoby Brissett
Kirk Cousins
Drew Lock (monitor Sam Darnold's status)
Geno Smith
Cam Ward
Michael Penix Jr. (will he play and invigorate the offense?)
Deshaun Watson
Jameis Winston
Tyson Bagent (monitor Caleb Williams' status, and now he's also in concussion protocol!)
Case Keenum (if Bagent is not cleared either)
Week 3 Defenses To Add
Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 3:
Kansas City Chiefs D/ST
Minnesota Vikings D/ST
Green Bay Packers D/ST
Carolina Panthers D/ST
New York Giants D/ST
Cincinnati Bengals D/ST
Las Vegas Raiders D/ST
New Orleans Saints D/ST
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