Week 2 is almost complete, giving us another run of waivers. Every player in this article is available in over half of all Yahoo leagues, with a few exceptions that I made sure to note.
▶ Quarterback
Bryce Young, Panthers
Young had the third-most deep completions in the NFL in Week 1 and the most outright in Week 2. He is PFF’s No. 4 graded deep passer and is throwing deep at the second-highest rate. The Panthers aren’t just a run-run-pass team, though. They have a +3.3% pass rate over expected through two games. Young is currently the QB2 in fantasy because of the shift in offensive approach. Maybe it doesn’t last, but this is a legitimate breakout bet at quarterback and you can get him off the waiver wire.
Tyler Shough, Saints
Shough hasn’t thrown deep as often as Young, but he is PFF’s No. 1 graded deep thrower so far. His team has logged equally high PROE and the Saints are playing at a breakneck pace, as Kellen Moore offenses tend to do. Shough is currently the QB6 and gets a game against the Raiders in Week 3.
Marcus Mariota, Commanders
Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow again in Week 2. He missed a month with the same injury last year and immediately aggravated it upon returning, ending his season. It’s unclear how long Daniels will miss this time around, but it’s unlikely we see him anytime soon. Mariota was serviceable in his place last year, though unexciting for fantasy. He averaged 14.2 points per game. That jumps by a point if you throw out the one contest he left early with an injury. Mariota is a Superflex QB2, but nothing more.
Drew Lock, Seahawks
Lock, on the other hand, is a far more intriguing option, but one whose time may already be up. Coming off a three-touchdown performance versus Arizona, Lock is currently fourth in the league in EPA per play. He is the QB11, and he didn’t even start in Week 1. Lock should fly up the QB2 ranks if he draws the start versus Washington next week. Sam Darnold could be back, however, throwing a wrench in our streamer plans.
▶ Running Back
Jonah Coleman, Broncos
RJ Harvey missed Week 2 with a hamstring injury and JK Dobbins left the game with a hammy issue of his own. Coleman looked solid as the de facto starter, catching all three of his targets for 19 yards while running for 39 yards and a score on his 10 carries. Both players could be back next week which would cancel the Coleman breakout party before it even begins. That means this isn’t a break-the-bank FAAB situation despite there being plenty of upside. I’m putting in 20% FAAB bids for Coleman wherever he’s available.
Tank Bigsby, Eagles
Saquon Barkley suffered a stinger in the first half of Week 2. He returned after halftime but in a very limited role. This is the second-half breakdown between him, Will Shipley, and Bigsby.
Shipley played the most snaps but did not see the ball as a runner. Bigsby’s role was extremely limited, but that included all of the running back carries besides Barkley. The Eagles aren’t looking like a juggernaut offense and when they do get in scoring position, it’s Tush Push time. That makes their two-down runner not all that valuable for fantasy purposes. Bigsby is ultimately a very low waiver/FAAB priority this week unless we get concrete news on a potential Barkley absence.
Emanuel Wilson, Seahawks
Jadarian Price left Week 2 with a chest injury and did not return. The Seahawks had no interest in increasing George Holani’s role, meaning Wilson was the next man up. He racked up 21 carries for 92 scoreless yards. Wilson was only targeted once and ran five routes. He is purely a two-down grinder, but he’s a grinder on a team that gets the Commanders with a backup quarterback next week.
Woody Marks, Texans
Marks saw nine carries in Week 1 but was comfortably behind David Montgomery in the pecking order for opportunities. That wasn’t the case in Week 2. He out-carried Montgomery 8-6. More importantly, Marks’ route rate crept up from 33 percent to 40 percent and his target share ballooned by eight points to 11 percent. That was good for six targets, five of which he caught. Marks is looking like a 1B option in this backfield on top of having strong contingent value.
Alvin Kamara, Saints
The Saints are inexplicably forcing Travis Etienne into a committee which he might not even be the leader of. Kamara out-carried him 9-8 and out-caught him 5-2. Kamara ran 10 routes and saw six targets. Etienne ran four more routes but was only targeted twice. Kamara was dreadful on a per-touch basis, creating just 1.6 yards with every opportunity. But the opportunities were there. There may ultimately be no winners in this backfield, but Kamara is worth a roster spot based on his Week 2 role.
▶ Wide Receiver
Denzel Boston, Browns
Boston just keeps making big plays. He is one of five receivers with multiple catches of 40+ yards on the year. Both of Boston’s long catches went for touchdowns. Boston only saw four targets in Week 1 and his 46-yard score came in garbage time. Todd Monken made sure to get him going from the jump in Week 2. Boston led the team with seven targets and a 23 percent target share versus the Bucs. He also easily led Cleveland in first-read target share at 35 percent. We can’t expect Boston to score a 40-yard touchdown every week, but we can count on him earning more targets as the season goes on. He’s a solid FLEX play right now with the potential for a true breakout in the second half of the season.
Adonai Mitchell, Jets
Mitchell turned the air yards machine up to 11 with 154 pretend yards in Week 2. That was the fifth-most air yards by a wideout this week and it brought him up to 12th in air yards through two games. His 12 targets led the Jets by a wide margin and he tied for team-highs in catches (six) and yards (63). Michell’s week-to-week production will be spotty, but he’s the clear No. 2 receiver on an offense that looks surprisingly competent.
Xavier Worthy, Chiefs
Worthy is rostered in 56 percent of Yahoo leagues, making him a “Not in My League” world champion. You should still check for him. Worthy has run 90 percent of the routes through two games and has a respectable 21 percent target share. That easily leads the team’s wideouts. The Chiefs’ passing game currently runs through Kenneth Walker and Travis Kelce, but Worthy is shaping up to be a nice complementary piece of the passing attack. He should be rostered in all formats.
Devaughn Vele, Saints
Vele is also over 50 percent rostered in Yahoo leagues, though only by one percent. He played the role of No. 2 receiver again in Week 2, running 92 percent of the routes while earning a 19 percent target share. Vele saw 18 percent of the team’s targets last week and improved his air yards share to an impressive 35 percent versus the Ravens on Sunday. Tyler Shough has also been leaning on Vele in scoring position with one end zone target in each of the first two weeks.
Rashod Bateman, Ravens
The Ravens’ offense struggled mightily with Zay Flowers sidelined, but you wouldn’t know that by looking at Bateman’s box score. He caught 7-of-9 targets for 88 yards and a score versus the Saints. Bateman was the team’s clear No. 1 receiver with a monstrous 33 percent target share plus 40 percent of the air yards. The rest of the team’s wideouts combined for three receptions. Flowers should be back for Week 3, but Bateman would be in line for another WR2 fantasy outing if he needs another week on ice.
Germie Bernard, Steelers
Bernard stepped into the three-receiver rotation on Sunday with Michael Pittman sidelined. He created separation and earned targets at will, though Bernard only managed four catches for 35 yards on his eight opportunities. More importantly, Bernard made a catastrophic mistake late in the game.
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Aaron Rodgers called out the “rookie play” after the game but was largely complimentary of Bernard, saying he saw some growth from him. Bernard will be back in the FLEX mix if Pittman is out for Week 3, though he’s more of a bet on future production right now.
Tre Tucker, Raiders
Tucker exploded in Week 2 with five catches for 119 yards and a touchdown, fueled by a pair of 40-yard receptions. Ashton Jeanty aside, Tucker now leads the team with a 19 percent target share. He is also the runaway winner in air yards with a 37 percent cut. Tucker’s numbers will take a massive hit when Brock Bowers returns, which should be next week. He also has a history of big spike games followed by weeks or even months of unusable scores. Tucker is worth a flyer in deeper leagues but not much more.
▶ Tight End
Dalton Schultz, Texans
Schultz barely crossed the 50% threshold last week, but it’s worth mentioning him still. He saw 14 targets on a 28 percent target share. Schultz turned that into 12 catches for 140 yards. With Nico Collins out, Schultz is a great TE1 bet. Even when he’s healthy, Schultz is on the TE1/2 border.
Oronde Gadsden, Chargers
The Chargers lost David Njoku early in Week 2 to a knee injury. Charlie Kolar later went down with a forearm injury and was spotted in a sling after the game. Gadsden went from not playing almost at all in Week 1 to running nearly half the routes last Sunday. That number will keep going up if Njoku and Kolar miss extended periods of time, which looks likely.
Pat Freiermuth, Steelers
Muth held onto his starting role in Week 2, though he was limited to 63 percent of the routes compared to 74 percent in Week 1. He still managed a 14 percent target share and the team pushed him downfield with a 9.4 aDOT and 25 percent of the air yards. Freiermuth is a solid TE2 in a pinch, though he’s not someone worth more than the bare minimum FAAB bid.
Darren Waller, Panthers
Waller remained stuck in a fairly limited role in Week 2, running just 56 percent of the routes with a 10 percent target share. He did, however, make the most of his three targets with three receptions for 33 yards and a pair of scores. Waller is just an extra receiver for the Panthers. He has run 76 percent of his routes from the slot or out wide. If he ran more routes in total, that would be a great role for fantasy production. Until he gets on the field more, Waller will remain a boom/bust TE2.
