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Week 2 Upgrades, Downgrades, and Waiver Wire Wonders
by Sigmund Bloom, exclusive to Footballguys.com
Updated: September 9, 2022
The number in red next to a waiver wire gem indicated the percentage of a "blind bid" budget used in some leagues to award free agent pickups. If your league does not use blind bid waivers, consider the number a way to rank the quality of waiver wire additions.
Quarterback Upgrade
- QB Jalen Hurts, PHI
- QB Josh Allen, BUF
- QB Justin Fields, CHI (waiver wire: 10-20%)
- QB Marcus Mariota, ATL (waiver wire: 7-15%)
- QB Carson Wentz, WAS (waiver wire: 10-20%)
- QB Jameis Winston, NO (waiver wire: 5-10%)
- QB Matt Ryan, IND (waiver wire: 3-5%)
- QB Jared Goff, DET (waiver wire: 3-5%)
- QB Daniel Jones, NYG (waiver wire: 3-5%)
- QB Patrick Mahomes, KC
- QB Geno Smith, SEA (waiver wire: 3-5%)
- QB Joe Flacco, NYJ (waiver wire: 1%)
- QB Baker Mayfield, CAR (waiver wire: 1%)
- QB Davis Mills, HOU (waiver wire: 1%)
- QB Ryan Tannehill, TEN (waiver wire: 1%)
- QB Jimmy Garoppolo, SF (waiver wire: 1% in very deep/2QB/Superflex)
- QB Brian Hoyer, NE (waiver wire: 1% in very deep/2QB/Superflex)
- QB Kenny Pickett, PIT (waiver wire: 1% in very deep/2QB/Superflex)
- QB Cooper Rush, DAL (waiver wire: 1% in very deep/2QB/Superflex)
Quarterback Downgrade
- QB Dak Prescott, DAL (waiver wire: DROP IN 1QB LEAGUES)
- QB Mac Jones, NE
- QB Matthew Stafford, LAR (waiver wire: HOLD)
- QB Mitchell Trubisky, PIT
- QB Tom Brady, TB
- QB Trey Lance, SF (waiver wire: HOLD)
- QB Aaron Rodgers, GB (waiver wire: BUY LOW)
Running Back Upgrade
- RB Darrell Henderson, LAR
- RB Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL
- RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC
- RB James Robinson, JAX
- RB Saquon Barkley, NYG
- RB Michael Carter, NYJ
- RB Kenneth Gainwell, PHI (waiver wire: 15-30%)
- RB Jerick McKinnon, KC (waiver wire: 15-30%)
- RB Miles Sanders, PHI
- RB Jeff Wilson, SF (waiver wire: 15-30%)
- RB A.J. Dillon, GB
- RB Antonio Gibson, WAS
- RB Khalil Herbert, CHI (waiver wire: 12-25%)
- RB Dontrell Hilliard, TEN (waiver wire: 12-25%)
- RB DAndre Swift, DET
- RB Jamaal Williams, DET (waiver wire: 10-20%)
- RB Eno Benjamin, ARI (waiver wire: 7-15%)
- RB Rex Burkhead, HOU (waiver wire: 7-15%)
- RB Jordan Mason, SF (waiver wire: 3-5%)
- RB Jaylen Warren, PIT (waiver wire: 3-5%)
- RB Tyrion Davis-Price, SF (waiver wire: 1%)
- RB Kenyan Drake, BAL (waiver wire: 1%)
- RB Zack Moss, BUF (waiver wire: 1%)
- RB Isiah Pacheco, KC (waiver wire: 1%)
Running Back Downgrade
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