The NFL harm panorama was already fairly horrible getting into Sunday’s motion. At present, it is a nightmare. No place was spared. It was among the many worst weeks for accidents in current reminiscence. Week 2 nearly definitely left a mark in your fantasy rosters.

We’ll do our greatest to assist restore your broken squads. Every week all through the common season, we provide a bunch of precedence pickups prematurely of waiver deadlines. It is by no means been extra obligatory than it’s proper now. Each participant listed under is on the market in a considerable majority of Yahoo leagues. Let’s get to work…

Working backs who deserve our consideration

We got here into the season figuring out that Austin Ekeler would not have the Chargers’ backfield completely to himself, however few of us imagined there could be so many touches up for grabs. Joshua Kelley had a terrific NFL debut, receiving goal-line work within the opener (which he transformed emphatically) and dashing for 60 yards on a dozen carries. He was even busier on Sunday within the time beyond regulation loss to KC, dealing with a team-high 25 touches and gaining 113 scrimmage yards. With a workload like that, he is an auto-add.

Kelley regarded awfully snug as a receiving possibility, hauling in two balls for 49 yards, together with this 35-yarder. He is really seen one of many highest percentages of stacked packing containers by means of two weeks (31.4% per Subsequent Gen Stats), so it is not as if he is benefiting from pleasant seems to be.

Ekeler is not precisely starved for quantity, having dealt with 20 touches in every of the Bolts’ first two video games. However Kelley is legit, and the crew trusts him in goal-to-go conditions. Justin Jackson might once more enter this backfield combine when wholesome, however Kelley is clearly operating forward of him. Subsequent week’s matchup is nearly as good because it will get (Carolina), so add aggressively.

Really useful waiver supply, assuming $100 finances: $24

Yeah, OK: One other week, one other Rams RB. It is potential you are simply gonna await the Cam Akers takeover that was promised within the offseason. The one issues with that plan are A) Akers suffered a rib harm on Sunday, exiting the sport, and B) Henderson was terrific within the win over Philly.

Henderson delivered 121 complete yards on his 14 touches, plowing into the top zone for his crew’s closing rating…

The LA backfield might be going to be a spin-the-wheel state of affairs indefinitely, and subsequent week’s matchup is not a layup (at Buffalo). You possibly can’t throw the whole acquisition finances at Henderson. However we can also’t ignore him, not after a triple-digit yardage efficiency towards a once-respectable Philly run protection.

Supply: $11

By now, you have absolutely seen Saquon Barkley suffered a season-ending knee harm on Sunday. This is hoping for a easy, full restoration for an excellent participant. In Barkley’s absence, Lewis dealt with 14 touches and gained 56 yards, scoring New York’s solely landing on a 1-yard plunge. The Giants had no different energetic choices behind Lewis, so his workload was assured. He is the popular pickup right here, if for some motive you completely have to seize a again from this crew.

There’s clearly a risk that New York will add a veteran free agent to this combine — Devonta Freeman pays a go to this week — so we won’t advise you to go all-in on Lewis. He averaged simply 3.5 YPC in Tennessee over the previous two seasons, you would possibly recall. Consider him as a flex-possibility, however not an sufficient alternative for Saquon. Wayne Gallman stays within the crew image, too, although he was inactive on Sunday.

Supply: $8

Myles Gaskin, Miami Dolphins (14%)

Just a few weeks in the past, we have been debating whether or not Matt Breida or Jordan Howard could be Miami’s best again for fantasy functions — it could not have been a very spirited debate, but it surely was taking place. Seems the crew has as an alternative leaned on a participant who was having nice practices when the remainder of us weren’t watching. Gaskin led the Dolphins in dashing on Sunday, carrying seven instances for 46 yards, plus he added six catches for one more 36 yards. He is produced 148 scrimmage yards over two video games, primarily filling the function most of us thought Breida would personal. Gaskin was a massively productive four-year participant within the Pac-12, however slipped to the seventh spherical of the 2019 draft. He is handed the eye-test so far, carving out a flex-worthy function.

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Supply: $8

Extra RBs so as to add: Jerick McKinnon and Tevin Coleman (McKinnon made one other home name and regarded nice doing it; Coleman dealt with 16 touches in a sport through which Mostert suffered a gentle MCL challenge), Chase Edmonds (powerful to really play at his present workload, however the upside is critical), Frank Gore (dealt with 21 uneventful carries within the loss to the Niners), Mike Davis (caught eight balls on Sunday and, sadly, Christian McCaffrey is coping with an ankle challenge that appears prefer it’ll preserve him out a number of weeks), Devonta Freeman (if he cannot discover a house after Sunday’s league-wide carnage, it is by no means gonna occur).

Large Receivers to plug and play

Russell Gage, Atlanta Falcons (21%)

There’s quite a bit to love in Gage’s profile as a receiver, however let’s take a second to understand the truth that he threw probably the greatest passes of Week 2…

Pure sabotage from Julio proper there, an unbelievable drop. Alas.

Regardless of Gage’s lack of passing touchdowns, he is placing collectively a reasonably spectacular season. He noticed a dozen targets within the opener, catching 9 balls for 114 yards, then snagged one other six catches for 46 yards and a rating on Sunday. Gage has been a short-to-intermediate specialist, averaging 7.2 air yards per goal whereas Jones and Calvin Ridley have labored deep. He finds himself tied to a pass-heavy and high-scoring offense, with a sequence of interesting matchups forward. Let’s not overthink this.

There needs to be a spot for Gage on somebody’s roster in any 12-team league. It feels significant that he nonetheless noticed 9 targets in every week through which Hayden Hurst was severely concerned.

Supply: $12

Keelan Cole, Jacksonville Jaguars (3%)

Should you noticed this Cole resurgence coming … nicely, wow. He hadn’t really made a lot fantasy noise since 2017, however he is spiked in every of the primary two weeks this season. He is now as much as 12 targets, 11 receptions, 105 yards and two scores. He by some means has 5 extra targets than D.J. Chark on the 12 months. If you should utilize a little bit of this in your fantasy life…

…then give Cole a protracted look. He is nearly universally accessible for the time being, and he is a most well-liked goal of a quarterback who’s completely rolling (see under). Cole has positively entered the WR3 dialog in any format. Chark led all Jaguars receivers in snaps on Sunday (59), however Cole was proper behind him (51).

Supply: $8

Different notable WR/TE choices: Corey Davis (he topped 100 yards within the opener and delivered a TD on Sunday), Michael Pittman Jr. (noticed six targets towards the Vikes and his crew’s receiving corps has suffered a number of accidents), Golden Tate (again within the combine and Shepard has a toe malfunction), Laviska Shenault Jr. (he was hyped right here final week, then noticed loads of work as each a rusher and receiver), Dalton Schultz (stepped proper into Jarwin’s projected workload, catching 9 balls towards the Falcons), Mo Alie-Cox (delivered 111 yards, shining in reduction of Jack Doyle), Tyler Eifert (one other piece of the unstoppable Jaguars scoring machine).

Quarterbacks price including

Gardner Minshew II, Jacksonville Jaguars (32%)

Minshew was a really useful add final week and he is given us no motive to toss him on the discard pile. He adopted up his 3-touchdown opening week efficiency with a 339-yard, 3-TD effort towards the Titans, in a slender loss. He is now averaging 7.9 yards per try and finishing 75.Four p.c of his throws. His receiving corps is filled with expertise past Chark and his aesthetic is unmatched. Minshew gives tangibles and intangibles.

Additionally, please word the Jags’ upcoming schedule heading into their Week 7 bye: Miami, at Cincinnati, at Houston, Detroit. We will anticipate the streak of multi-touchdown video games to proceed into October. Add and revel in.

Supply: $9

Additionally addable at QB: Philip Rivers (he will get to face the Jets, Bears, Browns and Bengals within the month forward), Mitchell Trubisky (accepted to be used at Atlanta, however MUST NOT WATCH), Ryan Tannehill (coming off a 4-TD efficiency and a tragic Vikings protection awaits).

Protection to stream

Los Angeles Chargers (30%)

Even in an time beyond regulation defeat, the Chargers protection impressed in Week 2, permitting solely 23 complete factors to the Chiefs. Joey Bosa launched himself (rudely) to Patrick Mahomes, ending with one sack and a pair of QB hits. Subsequent Sunday, the Bolts have a date with Carolina, so the degree-of-difficulty is not practically as extreme, particularly with CMC anticipated to be out. We’re gonna use this group in Weeks 6-7 as nicely, after they face the Jets and Dolphins in back-to-back video games.

Supply: $2

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