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Fantasy Football: Top Week 2 Waiver Wire Targets

By Erik Lambert

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Sep 14, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers cornerback Tramaine Brock (26) holds up the ball after an interception against the Minnesota Vikings during the fourth quarter at Levi

Week 1 offered up a series of big injuries and surprise performances.  All of it results in a laundry list of potential fantasy football sleepers.  Who should you be focused on grabbing off the waiver wire?

San Francisco 49ers defense

The hype around Teddy Bridgewater and Adrian Peterson playing together was palpable all week heading into opening night.  Seems the San Francisco 49ers got sick of hearing about it as they effectively negated both players in a resounding 20-3 victory.  Peterson had just 31 yards rushing, Bridgewater was sacked five times and threw an interception.  Despite all their losses during the off-season, the depth of the 49ers roster and hiring of Eric Mangini were clearly understated.

Terrence Williams (WR, Dallas Cowboys)

Dez Bryant is out for at least four weeks after undergoing surgery on a broken foot.  That puts the burden of the receiver position squarely on Trent Williams.  Tony Romo needs that outside threat if he’s going to take proper advantage of defenses over the middle with guys like Jason Witten and Cole Beasley.  Either way, fantasy owners can at least count on him seeing extra balls with Bryant out.

David Johnson (RB, Arizona Cardinals)

Andre Ellington has a sprained PCL.  That will leave him on the sideline for the next couple weeks, leaving a vacuum at the running back spot for Arizona.  It looks like veteran Chris Johnson will get the first crack at it, but his recent track record says don’t count on that last.  The real hidden gem is rookie David Johnson, who boasts good size and sneaky burst that he flashed in the win over New Orleans.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins (TE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

There really wasn’t a lot of good to take away from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers first game as they got hammered by Tennessee.  By far the brightest spot was second-year tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins.  After an injury-plagued rookie year, he is starting to show the vast potential he had coming out of the draft.

In all he posted five catches for 110 yards and two touchdowns.  That is certain to garner further attention from Jameis Winston in the weeks to come.

Alex Smith (QB, Kansas City Chiefs)

Call him a game manager all day an all night but Alex Smith looks like he’s more immersed and confident in that Andy Reid offense than ever.  He followed a great preseason with a stellar opener, throwing three touchdowns and no interceptions against a tough Houston Texans defense.  The emergence of tight end Travis Kelce and arrival of receiver Jeremy Maclin have had clear impact.  If the Chiefs continue to run the ball like they can, this could be a career year for their quarterback.

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