Many a fantasy football championship has been won with the waiver wire. Following Week 1 action, these are the names that should be on owners' radars going forward. And fear not if your waiver priority is low-we have some sneaky pickups for you as well.
Ownership percentages are courtesy of Yahoo.
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Quarterbacks
Tyrod Taylor, Bills (38% Owned): This HAS to be the week fantasy owners start believing in Tyrod. He has proven through three games that he has an excellent deep ball, chemistry with his primary receivers, and he’s already one of the most mobile quarterbacks in the game. Taylor has seven touchdowns against three picks, and 96 yards rushing.
DEEP OPTION: Derek Carr, Raiders (24% Owned): This Carr kid is figuring it out! The Raiders are 2-1, and it’s largely because of Carr, not in spite of him. He’s posted back-to-back 300-plus yard days which have included five touchdowns and one interception. If you lost Ben Roethlisberger on Sunday, or Tony Romo last week, take the Carr out for a spin.
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Running Backs
Karlos Williams, Bills (24% Owned): This is not a drill folks, Karlos Williams is good. After a third straight week with a touchdown, Williams has done more than prove he’s a solid weekly play; he’s looked better than LeSean McCoy. It may not be fair to McCoy, who is reportedly playing injured, but the Bills should consider sitting him for a week or two and letting Williams carry the load.
Lance Dunbar, Cowboys (17% Owned): Dunbar is a wide receiver with an RB tag. Better yet, he’s a good wide receiver. Dunbar caught 10 passes for 100 yards vs. the Falcons on Sunday, and with Romo out several more weeks the Cowboys are likely to continue throwing low-risk passes his way. Joseph Randle and Darren McFadden are certainly better traditional backs, but fantasy-wise they’ll fight for carries and touchdowns while Dunbar’s role is defined.
DEEP OPTION: Andre Williams, Giants (14% Owned): Williams isn’t overly talented, but he remains someone who gets consistent work in the Giants’ backfield, and will assume a lead role if an injury befalls injury-prone starter Rashad Jennings.
Wide Receivers
Rishard Matthews, Dolphins (32% Owned): Matthews came up last week as a sneaky pickup. If you didn’t get him then, hopefully you have a high waiver priority. Matthews ripped off a second consecutive week of six catchers, 100-plus yards, and this time added two touchdowns.
Marvin Jones, Bengals (20%): Jones has reprised his role as the high-upside FLEX that ruins your week. At just 20 percent owned, Jones is the No. 2 receiver in a red-hot offense, led by Andy Dalton, who is just slinging the ball around the park like a Hall of Famer. Dalton can’t keep this up, but he can keep chucking it Jones’ way.
DEEP OPTION: Leonard Hankerson, Falcons (20% Owned): I clearly missed the memo that informed us all that Hankerson is better than Roddy White. As confusing as it is to see White go two weeks without a single catch, the stats don’t lie. When Matt Ryan isn’t throwing to Julio Jones, he’s finding Hankerson. Some weeks that won’t be much, but other weeks it means he’s a productive FLEX option.
Tight Ends
Eric Ebron, Lions (50% Owned): Ebron’s right on the cusp of being too owned for this list. Realistically though, he should be 100 percent owned. His upside is tremendous, and his 20 targets through three games stand out. Yes 10 targets came in Week 2, but he was still looked at five times each in the other two tilts, and remains a red zone beast.
DEEP OPTION: Charles Clay, Bills (17% Owned): Why is everyone sleeping on the Bills offense? This is the third Buffalo player to be featured on the waiver wire pickups list. The Bills have a solid offense folks, and Clay, once a popular sleeper, has quietly been living up to expectations. Back-to-back weeks with a touchdown and five or more targets looks good in my book.
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