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Mike Masala

Fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 2: Elijah Mitchell is the lead back for now in San Francisco

The first week of NFL action brought some amazing performances from some of the best players in the league.

Kyler Murray looked dominant, throwing for 289 yards with a touchdown and an interception in the Cardinals’ shutdown of the Titans.

Tyreek Hill brought in 11 receptions for 197 yards and a touchdown in the Chiefs comeback win over the Browns.

However, we want to look at some of the options you should be able to find to improve your roster through waivers. We will consider guys who are available in at least 50% of leagues according to FantasyPros (which combines ESPN and Yahoo! ownership numbers) to really take into account all levels of leagues.

Let’s take a look at some of the potential waiver wire pickups after the first week of NFL action.

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