Waiver Wire Workout: Week 2

Because league formats vary, one size doesn't fit all when it comes to your waiver wire. That's why I break possible free agent adds into three categories. Follow me on Twitter for the latest on possible additions to your fantasy roster.

Addable In All Leagues

James Jones, WR, GB (owned in 31% of Yahoo leagues). Check to see if Cowboys receiver Terrance Williams (58% owned) is available in your league, because Dez Bryant could miss eight games or more. If Williams isn't there, Jones may be your best alternative. I mentioned him as an add last week, but will reemphasize now: Jones and Aaron Rodgers have a history, and that bore fruit to the tune of two TDs in Week 1. Now, don't go crazy with Jones. He's still the No. 3 receiver, and there will be weeks Davante Adams outpaces him. But he should certainly be owned in all leagues.

Bishop Sankey, RB, TEN (47% owned). Listen, I don't think Sankey is a great player, either, but he should be owned in all leagues, regardless. David Cobb is hurt and Terrance West isn't any good, and by the end of Sunday's game Sankey was serving as his own goal-line back. We'll probably look back on Week 1 (14 touches, 84 yards, 2 TDs) and view it as Sankey's best game of the year, but he's worth adding if your bench is shallow. (I'd probably prefer Danny Woodhead, but in this column I stick with guys owned in fewer than half of Yahoo leagues, and Woody is owned in 51%.)

Benny Cunningham, RB, STL (16% owned). I mentioned Cunningham in this space last week, too, but he far exceeded my Week 1 expectations. Tre Mason and Todd Gurley both sat, and Benny converted 20 touches into 122 scrimmage yards against the Seahawks. Most of that damage came on long runs after catch, but those count, and the Rams face Washington this week. If Mason sits again, Cunningham is worth a spot start.

Chris Johnson, RB, ARI (10% owned). Andre Ellington owners will probably have to find solutions for Week 2 at least, as Ellington sprained his PCL in Sunday's contest. Johnson was the first man off the bench for Arizona, despite the fact that rookie David Johnson (21% owned) made the big play for the Cardinals versus the Saints. I don't hold out huge hopes that Chris Johnson will recapture past glory this week versus the Bears, but he'll do in a pinch.

Tennessee Titans Defense (2% owned). For those of us who stream defenses, the Titans look like the best option in a week when many of the lesser-owned defenses face elite offenses. The Titans get to face a Cleveland Browns offense likely run by Johnny Manziel. I don't view the Titans D as elite, but based on one week, you'd have to say the matchup is right.

Players listed in previous weeks who are still addable in all leagues: DeAngelo Williams, RB, PIT (37%); Richard Rodgers, TE, GB (11%).

Speculative Adds

Donte Moncrief and Phillip Dorsett, WRs, IND (11% owned each). T.Y. Hilton has a badly bruised knee and may miss Week 2's Monday night contest against the Jets. Who'd benefit if Hilton is out? My best guess is Moncrief, who played well Sunday. But Dorsett is a Hilton-esque burner on the outside. The larger point is that fantasy squads tempted to wait until Monday night to use Hilton should have an insurance policy in place, probably in the form of one of these players.

Ronnie Hillman, RB, DEN (31% owned). C.J. Anderson didn't do much against the Ravens on Sunday, and he emerged from the game with a case of turf toe. At the moment, the Broncos are playing it cool and claiming CJA won't be limited Thursday night. But they have no incentive to be honest, and it's possible Anderson could be hobbled for a while. Hillman, who played well in spurts in the second half of Week 1, looks like he'd be the next man up.

Dion Lewis, RB, NE (16% owned). I'm okay adding Lewis, but just remember that LeGarrette Blount is off suspension and will play in Week 2. That said, the Patriots face an excellent Buffalo run defense Sunday, and they rarely bang their heads against elite run stuffers. So they may wind up throwing to their RBs a bunch, and that could mean the smaller Lewis is a nice flex option.

Duke Johnson, RB, CLE (44% owned). For me, the best Duke Johnson comparison is Tre Mason: they both have nice quickness and really good balance and were productive as collegiate runners. Mason's issue is a pulled hammy and the eventual presence of Todd Gurley. All Johnson has to compete with is the decidedly so-so Isaiah Crowell. I don't think Johnson becomes the Browns' clear-cut No. 1, but he could be productive in a platoon.

Andy Dalton, QB, CIN (26% owned). Yeah, I know: Dalton isn't particularly good. But he has a knack for taking advantage of cake matchups here and there, as he did Sunday versus the Raiders. The problem with adding Dalton is you never know when an absolute stinker could rise up and bite your fantasy team, but the weaponry surrounding him is elite.

Eric Ebron, TE, DET (8% owned). I was high on Ebron this summer, and was rewarded with a nice first game that included a touchdown reception. Of course, in that same contest, Ebron had a head-clutching drop. The mental side of football is the big question mark with him. But if there's one lightly owned TE who could become a fantasy factor all year, I think it's Ebron.

Ladarius Green, TE, SD (20% owned). Green wasn't even supposed to play Week 1 because of a concussion. Instead, he wound up finding the end zone in the Antonio Gates role. For a few weeks, Green gets to keep pretending he's Gates, and he has the speed to threaten the seam of NFL defenses. His limitation, of course, is that when Gates comes back, there's no way Green will be a pure starter.

Players listed in previous weeks who are still speculative adds: Brandon Coleman, WR, NO (27%); Christine Michael, RB, DAL (11%); Matt Jones, RB, WAS (23%); DeVante Parker, WR, MIA (38%); Tyrod Taylor, QB, BUF (10%).

Deep-League Adds

Lance Dunbar, RB, DAL (2% owned). Dunbar caught eight passes for 70 yards and played more snaps than any other Cowboys RB Sunday night. So why is he for deep-leaguers only? He's likely to be extremely game-flow dependent. He didn't have a single carry in Week 1, and was out there mostly because Dallas trailed early and often. But in deeper PPR leagues, he's probably worth rostering.

Buck Allen, RB, BAL (1% owned). Justin Forsett can't be blamed for the Ravens O-line playing poorly against Denver, but I noted that Allen probably looked slightly better than Forsett as the two RBs split time. And because I'm on record as believing Forsett is due for a letdown season, Allen is someone I've stashed in a couple deep leagues.

Danny Amendola, WR, NE (11% owned). This week against the Bills probably isn't a great time to add many Patriots weapons, but Amendola played 31 of 58 offensive snaps Thursday night, second among Pats receivers only to Julian Edelman's 45. If that kind of usage keeps up, Amendola may see more action against lesser foes.

Jermaine Kearse, WR, SEA (2% owned). Listen, Tyler Lockett is definitely exciting, as evidenced by his punt return TD in Week 1, but it's crazy that he's owned in 30% of leagues, and Kearse is basically unowned. Kearse plays every down, while Lockett only plays in three-wide sets, and Kearse had 10 targets Sunday to Lockett's four. I'm not sold that the Seahawks will produce any truly fantasy-relevant WRs this year, but if I had to pick one, it would be Kearse over Lockett.

Players listed in previous weeks who are still addable in deep leagues: Karlos Williams, RB, BUF (3%); Josh Robinson, RB, IND (2%); Scott Chandler, TE, NE (5%).

Christopher Harris is a six-time Fantasy Sports Writing Association award winner. He hosts the Harris Football Podcast every weekday. Find it on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn and most other podcast apps, as well as at www.HarrisFootball.com.