{"id":849367,"date":"2026-09-16T04:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T04:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/849367\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T04:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T04:16:12","slug":"fantasy-football-waiver-wire-top-picks-ahead-of-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/849367\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy football waiver wire: Top picks ahead of Week 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Drafts are over and Week 1 is in the books, so now is the time for Fantasy football players to begin making roster adjustments. A huge part of that is the weekly waiver wire run where players are acquired either using a Free Agency Acquisition Budget (FAAB) or waiver priority, usually decided by inverse order of the league standings. Notable NFL injuries from Week 1 included Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold (glute), Kyler Murray (concussion), A.J. Brown (ankle) and Zay Flowers (hamstring).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Who are some of the top Week 2 Fantasy football waiver targets, and how much of your budget will it take if you&#8217;re looking to plug a hole in your Fantasy football lineups or even to block a rival from landing a player? Before making any Week 2 Fantasy football waiver claims, be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/fantasy-football-2026-waiver-claims-to-consider-following-week-1-slate\/#ttag=09142026_agg_cbssports_fantasy_football_nfl_joshnagel_week2waivers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">see what SportsLine Fantasy football expert Josh Nagel has to say<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nagel is a Reno-based analyst and radio host who has worked in the sports handicapping industry for more than 20 years. SportsLine&#8217;s assistant managing editor has covered the wagering industry on a variety of platforms, and has won numerous sports handicapping contests. He&#8217;s also a prolific Fantasy player and Fantasy editor at SportsLine.com, and his in-depth knowledge of rosters around the league makes him an ideal expert to find value on the waiver wire weekly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, he&#8217;s revealed his top waiver wire picks from among the widely available Fantasy football free agents entering Week 2. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/fantasy-football-2026-waiver-claims-to-consider-following-week-1-slate\/#ttag=09142026_agg_cbssports_fantasy_football_nfl_joshnagel_week2waivers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">see his top Fantasy NFL waiver wire picks and full analysis over at SportsLine<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Top Fantasy football waiver wire picks ahead of Week 2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One player Nagel is advising Fantasy players to target on the Week 2 waiver wire: Saints receiver Devaughn Vele, who had seven catches on nine targets for 63 yards and a touchdown in Week 1 against the Lions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you&#8217;re desperate for help at flex or receiver in a 3WR league, we&#8217;d bid up to 10 FAAB dollars on him or make a priority waiver claim,&#8221; Nagel said. &#8220;This isn&#8217;t some one-week fluke as Vele collected 19 catches for 239 yards and a touchdown over the final four games of last season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nagel is also targeting Cowboys running back Emari Demercado. &#8220;The former Cardinals running back was signed at the last minute after projected RB2 Malik Davis suffered a season-ending injury during the team&#8217;s final practice before its Week 1 opener. Demercado saw just two touches in Sunday night&#8217;s 28-20 loss to the Giants, but his usage should increase as he gets familiar with the system.&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/fantasy-football-2026-waiver-claims-to-consider-following-week-1-slate\/#ttag=09142026_agg_cbssports_fantasy_football_nfl_joshnagel_week2waivers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">See who else to target on the Fantasy football waiver wire at SportsLine<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>How to set your Week 2 waiver wire claims<\/p>\n<p>Nagel is also targeting an overlooked receiver who is worth investing some FAAB in, saying &#8220;there&#8217;s a good chance you&#8217;ll be getting a steal.&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/fantasy-football-2026-waiver-claims-to-consider-following-week-1-slate\/#ttag=09142026_agg_cbssports_fantasy_football_nfl_joshnagel_week2waivers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">You can only see who it is at SportsLine<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So which players should you target on the Fantasy football waiver wire before Week 2, and which wide receiver could be a steal? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/fantasy-football-2026-waiver-claims-to-consider-following-week-1-slate\/#ttag=09142026_agg_cbssports_fantasy_football_nfl_joshnagel_week2waivers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Visit SportsLine now to see the best league-winning Fantasy football free agents entering Week 2, all from a proven Fantasy football and NFL expert<\/a>, and find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Drafts are over and Week 1 is in the books, so now is the time for Fantasy football&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":849368,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[1816,49282,107586,27556,359121,359119,359120,1814,99],"class_list":["post-849367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-devaughn-vele","tag-emari-demercado","tag-fantasy-football","tag-fantasy-football-faab-advice","tag-fantasy-football-waiver-wire-picks","tag-fantasy-football-waiver-wire-priority","tag-new-orleans-saints","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=849367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/849368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=849367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=849367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=849367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}