Waiver Wire Adds: Week 2

tyler-eifert2Week one is in the books and boy does it feel good to be back in the swing of things. We cheered, we cried and we won or we lost, but now we have to look forward to week 2.

Championships are won and lost by the waiver wire. Last year I was led to the playoffs by Forsett and then was quickly crushed by C.J. Anderson. Being the first to pick up breakout players is everything in fantasy football, so lets start off where last season ended. Here are my waiver adds for week 2.

Ronnie Hillman – RB – Denver Broncos (30% owned)

Coach Gary Kubiak has commented on reports of C.J. Anderson’s possible sprained toe saying that he is “fine,” but in Sunday’s game Denver’s backfield looked to transition into a committee as both C.J. and Ronnie Hillman saw 12 carries with Hillman edging out Anderson 41 yards to 29.  If reports are true about Anderson’s potential injury it could lead to Hillman getting an increased workload. He is the handcuff to have and if he continues to out perform he could be the main back in Denver soon enough. This is more of a prospective add, but one that could have incredible value.

Chris Johnson – RB – Arizona Cardinals (10% owned)

This one strikes close to home owning Ellington on a few of my fantasy teams. I sat watching Carson Palmer lead the Cards to victory when Andre Ellington fell to the ground without contact. Ellington is known to be a health risk and owners knew something could happen to him, but they probably didn’t think it would happen in game one. Ellington has a Grade 1 PCL sprain and is estimated to be out two to three weeks. Bruce Arians has announced that Johnson will be the “lead dog” in Arizona and although his 10-carry 39-yard performance was underwhelming in the coming weeks he should be a plug and play for any team needing a running back. If you are in need for a short-term running back Johnson is worth a pick up, but I wouldn’t spend a #1 waiver on him.

DeAngelo Williams – RB – Pittsburgh Steelers (40% owned)

Another short term RB add, DeAngelo Williams showed he can be very fantasy productive while Le’Veon bell is suspended. DeAngelo looked terrific on Thursday cutting through the Patriots defense. He ran for 127 yards on 21 carries and should do similar work next week against the 49ers. Keep in mind his fantasy value drops to 0 in week 3 upon Bells return and is only for those in need of a temporary RB fix. He will be a high-end RB2 next week.

Donte Moncrief – WR – Indianapolis Colts (10% owned)

Reports suggest that T.Y. Hilton could miss time next week with an injury to his left knee. The entire Colts team was shut down and his absence certainly didn’t help. WR2 Andre Johnson showed his age and for me didn’t pass the eye test, making room for Moncrief to come into fantasy relevance this year. Last year he was hidden in the depth chart, but on Sunday Moncrief was a shining star in the Colt’s receiving core catching 6 passes for 46 yards and a TD on 10 targets. He is a solid add in all formats and league sizes and if T.Y does miss significant time then his value rockets up from there.

Tyler Eifert– TE – Cincinnati Bengals (15 % owned)

It saddens me that he is already owned in all of my leagues, but if he isn’t in yours, then pick him up, even if you already have a TE. If you don’t someone else will. Eifert has been a breakout candidate this year and he sure delivered in week 1. He had 9 catches for 104 yards and two TDs. He was the second target after A.J. Green and had lots of looks in the red zone. Don’t expect this kind of production week to week, but expect him to top his 2014 season and have the potential to finish the season as a top 5 TE. With the position scarcity at TE and the number of targets he is getting he is a must add in all leagues.

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