Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups after Week 1

We are now done with week 1 and all of the over-reaction craziness.  Most players are not as bad or as good as they looked in week 1.  Do not cut your studs quite just yet, let things play out a bit for making major changes. You drafted your team because you liked these guys.  Here are my free agent picks for the week at each position:

QB

  • Arizona Cardinals QB Carson Palmer, He has played at a QB1 level for his Cardinals career and is my top QB pickup of the week.
  • Tennessee Titans QB Marcus Mariota,  He looked as good as you can but will not play the Bucs every week.
  • Buffalo Bills QB Tyrod Taylor, He looks like the perfect fit for what Rex wants to do, a solid guy for 2 QB leagues.

RB

  • New England Patriots RB Dion Lewis, At best he picks up the Shane Vereen role and is a PPR every week start, at worst he is great running back insurance.
  • Tennessee Titans RB Bishop Sankey, He is off a career high in yards, may not have a game like this again but is worth a bottom roster spot.
  • Dallas Cowboys RB Lance Dunbar, He is a PPR monster with Dez Bryant out a long time
  • Arizona Cardinals RB Chris Johnson, He is the starter for now, if you need a guy for next week or two you could do worse.
  • Denver Broncos RB Ronnie Hillman,  This is a lottery ticket who had the same amount of carries as their starter last week.
  • Buffalo Bills RB Karlos Williams,  He looked better than LeSean McCoy and I am not saying he can win the job but if you have a spot, you never know.

WR

  • San Diego Chargers WR Stevie Johnson,  He looks to have a huge role with a great schedule and is my #1 pickup overall this week.
  • Green Bay Packers WR James Jones,  All he does is score touchdowns and played the same amounts of snaps as the starters last week.
  • Dallas Cowboys WR Terrence Williams,  He is now WR1 but I am not sure he will handle the extra attention well but in that offense, he should be an every week fantasy starter.
  • Indianapolis Colts WR Donte Moncrief,  T.Y Hilton status is not clear but with 11 targets last week, he is a must grab this week.
  • Dallas Cowboys WR Cole Beasley,  With his expanded role, I am expecting 6-8 targets a game.

TE

  • Cinncinati Bengals TE Tyler Eifert,  He broke out big time last week and if you do not have Gronk or Graham, he is a must add to at least play defense on other league mates.
  • Washington Redskins TE Jordan Reed,  He and Kirk Cousin had a nice connection, as long as he is healthy, he is an every week starter.
  • St Louis Rams TE Jared Cook,  He has flashed like this before but with the quick throws needed with the Rams OL, he could have a very big season.

Defense

  • Miami Dolphins,   The Jacksonville Jaguars are a go against team every week
  • Minnesota Vikings,  They are back home and the Detroit Lions usually play very poorly on the road.

Thank you for reading and have a great week, feel free to ask any questions here or on Twitter.

Mike Dietrich
Mike Dietrich is the fantasy football columnist for JetNation.
Mike Dietrich

Mike Dietrich is the fantasy football columnist for JetNation.

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