Week 2 Waiver Wire: Who you need to be adding

Buffalo Bills wide receiver John Brown is a must-add after Week 1. Not only does
he have huge-play ability, but he's getting volume now with a quarterback in
Josh Allen who isn't afraid to chuck it deep to him. 

The overarching theme of Week 1 -- other than the ridiculous performances from a few guys -- was, undoubtedly, injuries.

And with lots of injuries, comes even more waiver wire action.

If you follow the For Fantasy Sake Facebook page, you'd know all of  the key injuries and what some of the outlooks for those players are. If you don't, tough, I'm not going over all of the injuries here, pal.

Go give us a follow and keep up with the news.

Now that we've got the shameless plugging out of the way -- nah, brah, I'm not above that -- let's get to the options you should be looking at to fill those voids on your roster.

Go Get 'Em

Tyrell Williams, WR, Oakland Raiders – 63% owned

With Antonio Brown out of Oakland – how fun was it watching that soap opera play out? – we knew someone was going to have to be the de facto No. 1 WR option. The Raiders paid Williams $44 million this offseason, so he was the logical choice and we saw that play out last night. He was in on 100 percent of the team’s offensive snaps, was targeted seven times and saw 60 percent of the team’s total air yards – so they’re not only throwing him the ball, but they’re trying to get it to him down field. With him being 63 percent owned, he isn’t widely available obviously, but he’s worth looking for if you play in a somewhat shallow league and need an option.

John Brown, WR, Buffalo Bills – 35% owned

Brown had a big game in his Buffalo debut, going for 123 yards on seven catches and found paydirt. We know he’s capable of having blow-up games because he’s such a big-play threat. Volume hasn’t ever really been one of Brown’s strong suits, but if Week 1 is an indicator of anything, it might be in this Bills offense. Brown’s 10 targets led the team and his 133 total air yards was right behind unanimous Top 5 WR Michael Thomas. He garnered almost a 40 percent market share of the Bills’ total air yards, which isn’t a total surprise based on his skill set, but it’s promising to know they’re willing to utilize him in that way. A guy with Brown’s all-world speed and ability to shake loose is always valuable, but if you’re going to add volume on top of it, he’s a must-add. Plus, you have to love a wideout who has a QB like Josh Allen whose biggest strength is “throwing that ball over them mountains.”  

T.J. Hockenson, TE, Detroit Lions – 30% owned

The numbers speak for themselves – 6 catches, 131 yards and a score … not bad for a debut, eh? The deeper numbers tell an even better story for Hockenson, though. His target share was tied for second on the team with Kenny Golladay – somehow, Danny Amendola led the team with a 29 percent market share … how is he even in the league still? … It wasn’t just all dinks and dunks to him either. The Lions were pushing it down the field to him and that’s proven by the 15.8 aDOT (average depth of target) and 142 total air yards. Now, I’m not sure if this was just the Cardinals being that bad on defense, or if this is just the beginning of something great for Hockenson. Obviously, we can’t expect something like this every week, but it’s a promising start.

Darren Waller, TE, Oakland Raiders – 27% owned

He didn’t put up the gaudy stat line that TJ Hockenson did in his debut, but Waller was nothing short of impressive. He actually led Oakland in targets (eight) and was in on 59 of 59 snaps. So, it’s clear to see they trust him already. Again, game script will probably dictate that the Raiders will be trailing in a lot of games this season, so he should get pretty decently consistent volume. Hey, garbage time stats count just the same as first-quarter stats!

Chris Thompson, RB, Washington Redskins – 19% owned

Thompson was in on 64 percent of Washington’s offensive snaps. Granted, the game script flipped once they turned back into the Redskins after somehow jumping out to a lead against the Eagles, and Derrius Guice we later learned was injured. Thompson led the team with 10 targets. Now, he won’t get many rushing attempts – that will likely be Adrian Peterson – but what do we know about Washington? They’re very bad and they’re likely to be trailing in most every game. Thus, setting the stage for Thompson to do what he does best – catch the ball. In PPR leagues, Thompson is a great option to fill a role for you. 

Streamers

Top QB: Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills (20% owned) at New York Jets

Top DST(s): Ravens (50% owned) vs. Arizona; Cowboys (27% owned) at Washington

-- By Nathan Joyce

@nd_joyce