Top Waiver Wire Pickups: Week 2
1) Emanuel Wilson
After splitting reps about 60/40 between Jadarian Price and George Holani in Week 1, Price exited the Seahawks’ Week 2 game with an injury and rather than Holani getting the workload, it was Emanuel Wilson who stepped up as the team’s clear lead back.
In the face of the usual lack of productive fantasy RBs available, Wilson should now be the top waiver claim across all leagues as a 20+ carry workload means he is a fantasy RB1 should Price continue to miss time and with Charbs still out.
On Sunday, Wilson was forced into a larger role and rushed 21 times for 92 yards (4.1 YPC) and was targeted once.
His 92 yards marked Wilson’s most rushing yards since he totaled 107 yards and two scores on 28 carries in Week 12 of the 2025 season in Green Bay.
With objective scoring potential as well considering he’s received seven red zone carries so far in 2026 and leads Seahawks RB in red zone rushing share with 38.9%. He’s also received at least 50% of all Seattle’s carries inside the ten-yard line.
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If Price plays in Week 2, Wilson should stay on benches. But if Price is out, Wilson ranks as a legitimate fantasy RB1 who should be started across all formats since he will be the Seahawks’ goal line back and a key chain mover (currently tied with Jadarian Price for 19th in rushes for first downs).
He has the durability and power running style the Seahawks relish, combined with a dominant offensive line (Wilson currently ranks 11th among RBs in rush yards before contact), so he should be in store for another 20-carry day if he is forced into a larger role once again.
Finally, Wilson has been running efficiently when he gets his totes as he’s averaging over four yards a carry and ranks 11th in rush yards over expected so far through two weeks.
2) Tre Tucker
Its that time of year again. Tre Tucker is clearly the top WR and top deep threat on the Raiders, and he’s available in over 75% of leagues.
Likely undrafted by many due to the shitstorm that was the Raiders’ 2025 offense, and dropped by some after his lackluster Week 1, Tucker is probably the best available WR in your fantasy league if you are in the 24.5% of leagues he’s available in.
Tucker has top-10 speed, and the Raiders finally seem to know it as he’s been a relatively productive deep threat for about two seasons now.
After going for 119 yards and a TD on five catches off a team-high seven targets in Week 2, he’s back on everyone’s fantasy radar again.
Through two games, Tre Tucker currently ranks (among WRs):
- 17th in fantasy points
- 5th in yards per catch
- 11th in ADOT
- 13th in yards per target
- 17th in receiving yards (leads Raiders)
- 17th in air yard share (36% of all Raiders 2026 air yards)
He also leads Raiders WRs in snap share.
Jack Bech isn’t scaring anyone, and Cody White was a sneeze away from being inactive before turning his only two catches into TDs, so Tucker should have minimal target competition from a WR perspective going forward.
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Although, Brock Bowers springs eternal and with his return imminent, it remains to be seen just how much receiving work there is left for Tre Tucker after Bowers and Jeanty have had their share.
If Bowers is out in Week 3, Tre Tucker profiles as a boom-or-bust WR3/flex play in most leagues with high-end WR2 upside; however, if Bowers plays then Tucker likely profiles as no more than a bench stash or a risky flex play in deep leagues for now as it would be nice to see a week of double-digit Tucker fantasy points in a fully-healthy Raiders offense before slotting him in your lineup.
3) Darren Waller
Like last season, Darren Waller finds himself in the fantasy TE1 conversation as a result of his nose for the end zone and red zone target share.
There’s even an argument to be made that he could be a top five TE right now in terms of fantasy PRK, as the veteran receiving TE had another touchdown called back last week on a questionable penalty.
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This year he finds himself on potentially one of the highest-scoring offenses in the NFL in a TE-friendly system that should continue to yield him scoring opportunities.
Thus far, among 2026 TEs, Waller ranks:
- 10th in fantasy points
- Tied for 1st in receiving TDs
- Tied for 1st in receiving success rate
- 4th in yards per target (12.2)
- 6th in passer rating when targeted (157.1)
- 10th in yards per catch
Now its important to note that there’s a reason Waller rostered in only 3% of leagues: He is completely TD-dependent and carries significant risk.
Waller has turned his only two red zone looks into touchdowns, and he only has five total catches on five total targets in the Panthers’ two games so far.
Averaging 2.5 targets per game simply won’t get it done, even if you are an elite red zone threat.
While today Waller ranks as TE10 from a fantasy perspective, he should be treated a no more than a risky TE2 with low-end TE1 upside until his workload increases.
