Week 2 of fantasy football is here, and you may already be regretting the tight end you drafted. Perhaps your tight end is coming back from injury, such as George Kittle or Tucker Kraft, and their role in the early weeks is uncertain. Maybe you don’t like Kyle Pitts‘ situation with Cooper Rush.
The tight end pool is often very shallow in fantasy football leagues, but there are always options available on waivers. One way to navigate the position is to stream tight ends and work thewaiver wire.
Veteran Hunter Henry’s numbers were nothing special in Week 1, but there is reason to believe there could be much more opportunity coming in the next four weeks.
Henry caught all three of his targets for 26 yards on opening night, and finished tied for third on the team in receptions and yards. He only had a 9% target share, and Eli Raridon caught a touchdown, but the loss of A.J. Brown opens many doors.
Brown suffered a high-ankle sprain and is now on injured reserve (IR). His absence leaves a major hole in Drake Maye’s passing game. Henry was second on the Patriots with 87 targets last season, and he had 22 red-zone looks, so we know he has an established connection with Drake Maye.
With Pittsburgh in town and Brown out of the way, there is now a clear path for 5-7 potential targets for Henry.
Rookie Kenyon Sadiq is another player whose box score doesn’t make you stand up and cheer, but his upside and usage are worth watching. He caught all three of his targets for 21 yards in his NFL debut and added a three-yard rushing touchdown on his only carry. Sadiq played only 42% of the Jets’ offensive snaps but earned a 12.5% target share.
The Jets also found two ways to use him near the goal line: As a red-zone target and as a ball-carrier. His athleticism and ball-handling will allow the Jets to continue to use him in creative ways. Sadiq was an uber-athlete coming out of Oregon, which is why the Jets took him in the first round.
That workload is even more encouraging considering his preseason circumstances. Sadiq missed valuable time after suffering a setback following hernia surgery, so Week 1 was literally his first NFL game after an interrupted offseason.
The Jets appear to be easing him into the offense rather than immediately giving him a full-time role, so his 42% snap share should increase. For fantasy managers willing to look at Week 2 (Green Bay allowed a 4-36-1 line to T.J. Hockenson in Week 1) and beyond, Sadiq is particularly interesting because he could be growing into an expanded role.
Mike Gesicki went largely undrafted in 2026. His rostership will shoot way up after his Week 1 performance against Tampa Bay. He caught five out of seven targets for 78 yards and a touchdown, leading the Bengals in all those categories through the air.
Gesicki only played about 34% of the snaps, but he was targeted on seven of his 17 routes, primarily out of the slot. Did he take targets that would have normally gone to Ja’Marr Chase? We will see, but it won’t cost you much on the waiver wire to find out.
This week, Gesicki and the Bengals get a Houston defense that was destroyed by Dalton Kincaid. Kincaid caught five passes for 130 yards, leading all tight ends in receiving yards and he had a 20.7% target share.
We don’t expect Gesicki to put up similar numbers, especially with the other playmakers on his team. But with Gesicki’s usage in Week 1, combined with Houston’s linebacker coverage being the only mediocre part of the defense, he could be in line for another top-12 finish.
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With the injury to Ladd McConkey, fantasy football managers are left with a potential void on their roster. Let’s check out the extent of the injury and players you can target on your fantasy football waiver wire this week. And also be sure to check out all of our full fantasy football waiver wire advice for the week.
Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Injury Replacements: Week 2
Fantasy Football Injury Outlook: Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey (rib) undergoing testing
Chargers WR Ladd McConkey will undergo testing to determine the severity of his rib injury.
Fantasy Impact
There should be an update provided on McConkey later this week. He caught five passes for 82 yards and a touchdown before taking an ugly hit on Sunday. His status is uncertain for Week 2 against the Raiders.
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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Replacements to Target
Analysis: Enthusiasm for rookie wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling, who looked sensational in the preseason, tempered interest in Deebo Samuel during fantasy draft season and left him with only 48% rostership in Yahoo leagues, even though Samuel quietly had 72 catches for Washington last season and finished WR25 in PPR scoring. Now that Stribling has a sprained deltoid ligament and is expected to miss at least a month, Samuel is likely to play a prominent role in a very good San Francisco offense for the foreseeable future.
Samuel had six catches for 48 yards and a touchdown on seven targets in the 49ers’ 27-7 Week 1 win over the Rams in Australia. He also added a 12-yard run and had a pair of kickoff returns for 74 yards.
A versatile weapon who’s intimately familiar with Shanahan’s offense, Samuel is a worthwhile fantasy asset. Shanahan hasn’t been shy about using Samuel as a runner — he had 1,143 rushing yards and 20 touchdown runs over his first six seasons with the 49ers — and Samuel might be part of Shanahan’s Christian McCaffrey preservation plan.
Analysis: The Saints won’t run 90 offensive plays or have 56 pass attempts every week, as happened Sunday in their 31-30 overtime loss in Detroit. So, yes, Devaughn Vele‘s 7-69-1 performance on nine targets was driven by a bizarre, nitro-fueled game script.
But Vele’s usage was encouraging. He played 82 of those 90 offensive snaps and was on the field along with wide receiver Chris Olave when New Orleans was in 2-WR sets. Vele is clearly going to get a lot of playing time until the Saints get first-round rookie Jordyn Tyson back from a hamstring injury.
Vele is worth your attention this week if you’re looking to plug a hole at receiver.
Analysis:Dontayvion Wicks had only two catches in Philadelphia’s 24-22 Week 1 win over Washington, but they were both impactful. One went for 64 yards. The other went for nine yards and a touchdown.
Wicks had four targets in Week 1, but Jalen Hurts threw only 25 passes. Wicks’ snap and route counts, not his target count, tell the tale of his involvement. He played only two fewer snaps and ran two fewer routes than DeVonta Smith, who led Eagles receivers in both categories. Wicks played 15 more snaps than first-round rookie Makai Lemon.
A good route runner who has struggled with drop issues at times early in his career, Wicks is a worthwhile addition with favorable matchups coming against the Titans and Bears the next two weeks.
Analysis: A sneaky but potentially useful addition, Adonai Mitchell has intriguing upside in the coming weeks thanks to a run of favorable matchups.
Mitchell has been an inefficient receiver, averaging 5.9 yards per target over 33 career games entering the 2026 season. But in Week 1, Mitchell averaged 20.0 yards per target, hauling in all three of his targets for 60 yards in the Jets’ win over the Titans. Mitchell had a 68.7% snap share but was usually on the field with Garrett Wilson when the Jets were in 2-WR sets. And with rookie Omar Cooper Jr. sustaining an ankle injury, Mitchell figures to get plenty of snaps in the weeks to come (although Mitchell was ahead of Cooper in the Jets’ wide receiver pecking order anyway).
The Jets face NFC North teams in the next three weeks, and all of them — Green Bay, Detroit and Chicago — have suspect pass defenses, at least until they get some of their injured defenders back.
Mitchell is 6-foot-2 and has blazing speed. He hasn’t put it all together yet, but the former first-round pick might be worth a bet.
Analysis: It’s fair to call Khalil Shakir a high-floor, low-ceiling waiver option. He’s a dependable but limited possession receiver.
But Shakir’s ceiling might be higher than usual in Week 2 thanks to a home matchup with the Lions, who are missing standout safeties Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph. Detroit gave up 410 passing yards and three touchdown passes to Tyler Shough and the Saints on Sunday.
Analysis:Denzel Boston scored the Browns’ lone touchdown in their 34-10 Week 1 evisceration at the hands of the Jaguars, diving to haul in a 46-yard touchdown pass from Deshaun Watson in the fourth quarter. Boston led Browns receivers in snaps on Sunday, playing 12 more than fellow rookie KC Concepcion.
Browns beat writers raved about Boston’s performance in training camp and seemed convinced the second-round rookie is destined to become an NFL stud. But, obviously, Boston and the Browns’ other pass-catchers are facing some fierce headwinds.
The offensive environment in Cleveland is currently putrid but could rise to a mediocre level once the Browns eventually bench quarterback Deshaun Watson in favor of Shedeur Sanders.
Boston is more of a wait-and-see addition than a player who can offer immediate help. But if Browns beat writers are to be believed, Boston’s potential is vast.
Analysis: A third-round pick in this year’s draft, Caleb Douglas reportedly had a terrific training camp, and the Dolphins’ season opener made it look as if Douglas might be the team’s No. 1 receiver, albeit on a team with a limited passing game.
Douglas played 50 of Miami’s 55 offensive snaps on Sunday. He drew seven targets and led the Dolphins with five catches for 94 yards. He averaged 13.4 yards per target.
Douglas would be a risky Week 2 start against a 49ers defense that did a good job of keeping Rams wide receivers Puka Nacua and Davante Adams in check in Week 1, but he’s worth a bench spot in midsize and large leagues if you have the roster space.
Analysis: With Zay Flowers sustaining a hamstring injury in Week 1 and rookie Ja’Kobi Lane leaving with a wrist injury, Rashod Bateman could be the Ravens’ de facto No. 1 WR when the Ravens host the Saints in Week 2.
No. 1 receiver status might not mean much for a team as run-heavy as Baltimore, and Lamar Jackson has peppered his tight ends with targets throughout his career. But Bateman is likely to get a bump in snaps and targets while Flowers and Lane are out.
Analysis:Tre Tucker had a pedestrian stat line (2-27-0 on four targets) in the Raiders’ Week 1 win over the Dolphins, but he led all Las Vegas receivers in snaps (48) and routes (27).
It appears Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak is going to run his offense through Ashton Jeanty until the return of star tight end Brock Bowers from a meniscus injury. It’s possible the Raiders might not have a fantasy-relevant wide receiver this season. If they do, it will likely be Tucker, and his chances of fantasy relevance increase with Bowers out.
Analysis: With A.J. Brown on injured reserve (IR) with a high-ankle sprain, DeMario Douglas could play an enhanced role in the Patriots’ passing game in the coming weeks. New England’s next two opponents, the Steelers and Jaguars, can bring the heat with the pass rush, so Douglas could be an important safety valve for quarterback Drake Maye.
Douglas had five catches for 20 yards on seven targets in the Patriots’ 13-10 Week 1 loss to the Seahawks. Rostered in only 1% of Yahoo leagues, Douglas is a floor play with limited upside and is only worth consideration in deeper leagues.
Analysis: Chargers No. 3 receiver Tre’ Harris could be worth a small FAAB bid if the rib injury that Ladd McConkey sustained on Sunday will keep him out for a week or more.
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