Waiver Targets 2.25

Your weekly roadmap to the wire. Each Tuesday, Tony Kneepkens highlights the top adds across positions — complete with FAAB recommendations and context to help you prioritize based on your league size and format

These are the top players to consider adding from waivers this week who are available in greater than 50% of Yahoo leagues as of Sunday evening. Priorities and FAAB recommendations are meant to differentiate between some of the options available and are assuming 12-team, single-QB, fantasy formats.

It’s not the strongest week for waivers, with no high-priority recommendations. I will be looking to save my FAAB and hopefully improve my waiver priority in most of my own leagues, but there are still some solid, widely available options for short-term lineup help and/or longer-term speculation.

QB Pickups

Daniel Jones, IND, Week 2 vs DEN

• Jones had a great Colts debut, passing for 272 yards and a TD and rushing for 26 yards and two more TDs against an overmatched Miami team. He spread the ball around seven different pass catchers but focused most of his attention on Michael Pittman (6/80/1) and rookie TE phenom Tyler Warren (7/76).
• Low-priority add. Jones is my favorite QB pickup based on his dual-threat upside, but he has a matchup to avoid against the elite Broncos defense this week. He’s still worth a stash to see how he handles himself against Denver and if Warren and/or any of the Colts young WRs continue to ascend this year.
• 3% or less of FAAB.

Michael Penix Jr., ATL, Week 2 at MIN

• Penix threw for 298 yards and a TD and added a useful 6/21/1 rushing line in Atlanta’s Week 1 loss to Tampa Bay. He peppered one-time top-10 picks Drake London, Kyle Pitts, and Bijan Robinson with 30 of his 42 pass attempts. London left the game with a shoulder injury and is considered day-to-day. WR2 Darnell Mooney missed Week 1 with injury and is rumored to be close to a return.
• Low-priority add. I like adding Penix as a second QB option for teams with a lower-end starter to allow you to play your favorite each week based on matchups. He looks comfortable leading a talented offense in his second year and has a decent short-term schedule (at MIN, at CAR, home vs. WAS) before a Week 5 bye. 
• 3% or less of FAAB.

Longer-term QB stash: 

• Jaxson Dart (NYG) – Russell Wilson floundered in his Giants debut, and while the calls for Dart have already begun, the Giants insist Wilson is their starter this week in Dallas. Dart seems certain to start games at some point and appears to have a fantasy-friendly skill set based on preseason usage.

RB Pickups

Trey Benson, AZ, Week 2 vs CAR