Week 2 Waiver Claims: Who to Chase and What You Actually Know Before You Do
These six players qualified because they ranked among the top 40 most-added on Sleeper in the last 24 hours — add volume is the closest thing we can source to a signal, and that is the inclusion rule. One important caveat before any card: usage deltas are not available for this piece. Only one week of regular-season play exists, which means I could not see last week's snaps and touches for anyone below. Every tier reflects that ceiling. Because I have trending volume and this week's opponent and nothing else, no player in this piece can reach PRIORITY CLAIM — that tier requires two converging evidence classes, and I have one. What would earn a priority claim: if a player's snap share and touch volume from Week 1 were available and confirmed a featured role, that second class would be in hand. Until that data arrives after Week 2, the honest top tier here is SPECULATIVE ADD.
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**Emanuel Wilson (RB - SEA) · 1,360,413 adds in 24h, #1 on the add list** next opponents: wk2 vs. ARI · SPECULATIVE ADD
Wilson is the most-added player on the entire board by a wide margin, which tells you the fantasy public saw something in Week 1 — but trending volume alone is one class of evidence, and I cannot verify what it was pointing at. I do not have his snap share, his touch count, or his role in Seattle's backfield, because the usage block is unavailable. The counterargument writes itself: a single-week spike for a back with no established track record in this offense could dissolve the moment the depth chart clarifies. What I can say is that the add surge is real and the opponent this week is Arizona. Whether the role behind it is real is the question this piece cannot answer yet. Add him if you have the roster space to find out; do not spend significant waiver capital on a role that hasn't been confirmed by a second week of evidence.
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**Bryce Young (QB - CAR) · 715,156 adds in 24h, #2 on the add list** next opponents: wk2 vs. ATL · SPECULATIVE ADD
Young's career arc is well-documented — a former first-overall pick whose first NFL stint ended in a benching before his second season was out. The add surge suggests he is back in a starting role in Carolina, which would be a legitimate story. But I cannot confirm his current depth-chart status, snap share, or any detail about Carolina's offense this season from the data I was given, and I will not invent it. The honest case for adding him is simply this: if he is starting, a quarterback with his arm talent and rushing ability has standalone fantasy value, and the market appears to believe the opportunity is real. The honest case against: his prior stint showed how quickly that opportunity can close. Face value on the add volume, speculative add until a second week of usage confirms the role is his to keep.
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**Adonai Mitchell (WR - NYJ) · 653,416 adds in 24h, #3 on the add list** next opponents: wk2 vs. GB · SPECULATIVE ADD
Mitchell was a second-round pick in the 2024 draft, which means his NFL career is young and the grounding here doesn't tell me what his role in New York looks like or why the market moved on him this week. The add volume is substantial — third on the entire board — and the fact that he appears listed as a Jet rather than a Colt, where he was drafted, means there has been a transaction somewhere in his recent history. I cannot characterize that transaction or its implications without grounding I was not given. What I can say: a young receiver with draft pedigree who generates this kind of add activity in Week 2 is worth a roster spot if you have one. The matchup this week is Green Bay. The role is unconfirmed. That is the whole picture.
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**Tyler Shough (QB - NOS) · 615,064 adds in 24h, #5 on the add list** next opponents: wk2 vs. BAL · SPECULATIVE ADD
Shough spent years as a college journeyman before getting NFL opportunities, and the add surge here — fifth on the board among 40 candidates — suggests he may have earned a starting role in New Orleans. I have no snap data, no depth-chart confirmation, and no context about New Orleans' current quarterback situation beyond what the trending volume implies. The counterargument is straightforward: backup quarterbacks get added in waves when starters get hurt, and those waves recede just as fast. The case for adding him rests entirely on the possibility that this is a real, durable opportunity rather than a one-week opening. Baltimore this week is a tough draw on paper, but I cannot grade that matchup from the data I was given. Roster him if you need a streamer and can absorb the risk; treat the role as unproven.
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**Tank Bigsby (RB - PHI) · 294,952 adds in 24h, #8 on the add list** next opponents: wk2 vs. TEN · SPECULATIVE ADD
Bigsby came out of Auburn with legitimate receiving chops alongside his rushing ability, and the fact that he is now listed as a Philadelphia Eagle — having entered the league with Jacksonville — means his situation has changed. I cannot tell you what his role in Philly's backfield looks like, how many snaps he played in Week 1, or where he sits on the depth chart, because none of that is in the data I was given. The add volume is meaningful but eighth on the board, which puts him in the middle tier of this wave. The opponent this week is Tennessee. The honest summary: a versatile back with receiving ability landing in a new situation is a real asset if the role is real, and the market thinks it might be. One week of usage data would settle this. Until then, speculative.
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**Jonah Coleman (RB - DEN) · 264,180 adds in 24h, #11 on the add list** next opponents: wk2 vs. JAX · SPECULATIVE ADD
Coleman is a rookie name I don't have a prior track record on, which means this is entirely a Week 1 performance chase. The add volume is eleventh on the board — real, but not at the level that suggests the market has high conviction. Denver's opponent this week is Jacksonville. Without snap counts or touch totals from Week 1, I cannot tell you whether Coleman earned a featured role or simply benefited from circumstance. The best argument for adding him is that rookie backs sometimes seize opportunities early before the depth chart firms up around them; the best argument against is that those early opportunities often contract. Stash him in deeper leagues if you have the space; in shallower formats, the evidence doesn't yet justify the claim.
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The single best claim on this board is Emanuel Wilson — the add volume is the largest of any player on the list by a factor of nearly two, which means the market's conviction is unusually high even if I cannot independently verify the role. The one thing that would make it wrong: if Week 1 snap data shows he was not featured and the surge was driven by a single-game fluke rather than a genuine change in his role.