Alright folks - let’s get DEEP with the fantasy football waiver wire! Our top Week 2 waiver adds can be found in the main waiver article that covers every position. But a lot of the Fantasy Alarm members are sickos, like myself, and play in fairly deep leagues. So we have this special premium article that covers the deep league fantasy football streamers and fantasy football stashes for the Week 2 waiver wire. Good luck out there #FAmily!

 

 

 

Fantasy Football Streamers For 2025 NFL Week 2

What is a Streamer?

A streamer is a player that you can actually start in your lineup currently. They might not be the flashiest players, but they won’t get you a zero. In deeper leagues with a lot of starting spots, you may need to call on them from time to time - especially when bye weeks and injuries come around.

What is a Stash?

The stashes are players that have appealing upside for one reason or another, but aren’t reliable guys you can start now. Maybe they are injured, and you can put them in an IR spot. Maybe they are handcuffs that could have a big upside if the starter gets hurt. Maybe they are rookies who need time to develop and carve out a role. Whatever it is, we want to keep an eye on them. And stash them on deep benches. 

 

Week 2 QB Streamers To Target

Geno Smith, Las Vegas Raiders 

Yahoo: 22% | ESPN: 9% | Sleeper: 18%

As far as viable quarterbacks go that are actually available, Geno Smith is available in over 75% of leagues on every platform. And he looked great this week, throwing for 362 yards, and that was with Brock Bowers limited to some degree with a knee issue. We are monitoring that situation, but Bowers told reporters he is fine. The Chargers aren’t the best matchup, but Geno should be letting it fly once again. 

Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers

Yahoo: 14% | ESPN: 9% | Sleeper: 19%

It’s a scary thought. But Aaron Rodgers just threw four touchdown passes against a fairly formidable Jets secondary. If he can do that against them, he can certainly make some noise against the Seattle Seahawks for his first home game of the year. You could do worse, especially in superflex leagues. This guy is a first ballot Hall of Famer, and we watched Tom Brady put up numbers at a similar age. He’s rostered in under 20% of leagues on all platforms. 

 

 

 

NFL Week 2 Running Back Streamers

Dylan Sampson, Cleveland Browns

Yahoo: 47% | ESPN: 33% | Sleeper: 52%

We wrote in full about this one in the main waiver article, but Dylan Sampson should remain a streaming option at least until Quinshon Judkins gets up to speed. 

Tyler Allgeier, Atlanta Falcons

Yahoo: 32% | ESPN: 39% | Sleeper: 34%

Tyler Allgeier is generally a permanent fixture in this article for us. This team essentially just has two active RBs every week - Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier. And Allgeier is almost always one of the few backs that are rostered in under 50% of leagues, but also guaranteed to get touches. He’s always there as the “break glass in case of emergency” player.

Kenneth Gainwell, Pittsburgh Steelers

Yahoo: 1% | ESPN: 2% | Sleeper: 4%

Another one we touched on in the main waiver article, but his role as the third-down and two-minute drill back for the Steelers makes him a viable PPR fill-in where necessary. 

 

Top WR Streamers For Week 2

Hollywood Brown, Kansas City Chiefs

Yahoo: 26% | ESPN: 50% | Sleeper: 31%

We talked about this in the main waiver article, but Hollywood Brown is the perfect streamer if you need him. Rashee Rice is out for a minimum of five games, while Xavier Worthy could miss time as well. Can’t argue with 16 targets. 

Quentin Johnston, Los Angeles Chargers

Yahoo: 10% | ESPN: 4% | Sleeper: 10%

The Chargers did spread the ball around to Ladd McConkey, Keenan Allen, and Quentin Johnston. And they did throw more than we’d generally expect. But Quentin Johnston ran more routes than Keenan Allen and also had the two touchdowns. Tre Harris hardly played, which is good news for the snap consolidation among the other guys. QJ is out there in a lot of leagues if you need him. 

Demario Douglas, New England Patriots

Yahoo: 16% | ESPN: 20% | Sleeper: 24%

Kayshon Boutte may be the fun upside add, but Demario Douglas is virtually always involved. They also went to him on back-to-back endzone targets, with the second resulting in a touchdown. In PPR leagues, you could do a lot worse than Pop Douglas, even if he is a part-time guy. 

Romeo Doubs, Green Bay Packers

Yahoo: 15% | ESPN: 20% | Sleeper: 24%

We want rookie Matthew Golden. We want the exciting and explosive Jayden Reed. But the fact of the matter is that Romeo Doubs pretty consistently leads this team in snaps and routes run. He’s always going to get a few targets, and he’s absolutely capable of two touchdown games in the right circumstances. This was a very low-volume affair for the Packers, and he still got four targets, which is promising. 

 

 

 

Week 2 TE Streamers You Can Trust

Chig Okonkwo, Tennessee Titans

Yahoo: 35% | ESPN: 11% | Sleeper: 31%

We are still focusing on the guys from the main waiver article, if you can get them on your team. If not, Chig Okonkwo went out and played 88% of the snaps, which is a promising number. His four targets might not be a ton, but he has 97th percentile speed, so he is one of the few players who can do more with less. The Titans started the season facing the brutal Denver Broncos, and now they get a much easier matchup with the Los Angeles Rams. 

Brenton Strange, Jacksonville Jaguars

Yahoo: 22% | ESPN: 20% | Sleeper: 29%

Strange was in our streamers article last week, and he’s here again this week. As predicted, he was the third fiddle behind Brian Thomas Jr and Travis Hunter. He tied Dyami Brown in targets, but he quietly led the team in yards. There’s really not much difference between a guy like Brenton Strange and Dallas Goedert for me besides the fact that one is rostered in 80% of the leagues and the other isn’t. They are both fairly “boring but safe” options. 

 

Fantasy Football Stashes To Consider For 2025

Jaxson Dart, QB, New York Giants 

Yahoo: 6% | ESPN: 4% | Sleeper: 14%

There is enough smoke pretty much immediately about folks around the Giants organization wanting Jaxson Dart out there that we can’t ignore it. We’re still in wait-and-see mode, but he needs to be rostered in all superflex or two QB leagues at this stage. In single QB leagues, we wait and see. 

Spencer Rattler, QB, New Orleans Saints 

Yahoo: 2% | ESPN: 2% | Sleeper: 6%

Folks might have wanted to see the rookie Tyler Shough. But Spencer Rattler showed this week why he won the QB battle. He ran a pretty clean, albeit unimpressive, game. What intrigues us with Rattler is not necessarily his speed but his willingness to run. If you are in a very deep league, especially superflex or two QB, it’s not crazy to hold on to him. 

DJ Giddens, RB, Indianapolis Colts

Yahoo: 3% | ESPN: 2% | Sleeper: 11%

This was our top handcuff play last week. We did not expect him to get 12 carries, but we also didn’t expect the Colts to crush the Dolphins like that. Jonathan Taylor will get the bulk of the work in all phases, but Giddens would inherit that if anything were to happen. And we liked him coming out of Kansas State. 

Blake Corum, RB, Los Angeles Rams 

Yahoo: 9% | ESPN: 6% | Sleeper: 15%

There was some smoke about rookie Jarquez Hunter this offseason, but Blake Corum solidified himself as the back to own behind Kyren Williams. He got more touches than usual, but we don’t really care about that. In fact, from a handcuff perspective, what we actually like is that Kyren Williams is one of only two backs to get over 80% of the snaps last year (along with Jonathan Taylor). Williams still got 80% of the snaps last week, which is why Giddens and Corum are two high upside handcuffs, even if they have little standalone value. 

Elic Ayomanor, WR, Tennessee Titans

Yahoo: 5% | ESPN: 5% | Sleeper: 10%

Only rostered in about 5-10% of leagues, this is one of the rare players playing a huge starting snap share for an NFL team. The tough matchup for Calvin Ridley might have funneled targets his way last week but maybe that's something they planned from the rip. Either way, I want to see if I can get him on some benches just in case. 

Christian Kirk, WR, Houston Texans

Yahoo: 40% | ESPN: 27% | Sleeper: 52%

We were interested to see who might step up for the Texans with Christian Kirk out this week. And the answer was…no one. No one played more than 70% of the snaps, and no one caught more than two passes. That actually has us more interested than ever to stash Christian Kirk and see if he returns to a decent role and usage. Of the other guys, Jayden Higgins is probably the best option since he actually did a little something with his three targets. But he was behind both Xavier Hutchinson and Justin Watson in stats.   

Troy Franklin, WR, Denver Broncos

Yahoo: 2% | ESPN: 2% | Sleeper: 6%

We don’t really trust this guy, just like we haven’t really trusted any wide receiver outside of Courtland Sutton. But he has a couple of things going for him. First off, he played the second-most snaps behind Sutton - ahead of Marvin Mims. He also ran 20 routes from the slot, which is even more important now that Evan Engram might miss time. If you have deep benches, this is a guy I’m throwing on there to see if he can get closer to the 80% snap share we need. He did play with Bo Nix in college, after all. 

Mason Taylor, TE, New York Jets 

Yahoo: 11% | ESPN: 6% | Sleeper: 19%

Mason Taylor did not get the targets that we had hoped for. But it wasn’t really because of the concerns we had, oddly enough. Our concerns were that he could be a part-time player or he could end up as an inline blocker. But that wasn’t really the case. He played a big snap share and had an 84% route participation, which was actually 7th among tight ends. He did play nearly 80% of his snaps in-line, but he was only asked to pass-block on two snaps. The ball just didn’t come his way much in an odd gamescript. If you have deep benches, hang on and see if maybe he gets more looks this week. 

Darren Waller, TE, Miami Dolphins 

Yahoo: 10% | ESPN: 19% | Sleeper: 16%

This Dolphins offense looked pretty rough. And, when things were ugly last year, they leaned on tight end Jonnu Smith. We’re hoping Darren Waller can get up to speed at some point, where he will likely line up for a lot of wide receiver snaps. Tyreek Hill is quickly making himself a trade candidate, and there are certainly teams that would accept that headache given the skillset. 

 

 

 

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