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One of the biggest injuries in Week 1 happened to San Francisco running back Raheem Mostert, who is expected to be placed on injured reserve and miss up to eight weeks after hurting his knee at Detroit. His absence has given Elijah Mitchell a big opportunity, and he's a prime target for Fantasy managers to add off the waiver wire.

Mitchell, who is rostered in 6 percent of leagues on CBS Sports, took advantage of Mostert getting hurt early in Sunday's game against the Lions with 19 carries for 104 yards and a touchdown. He did not factor in the passing game, but he played twice as many snaps as JaMychal Hasty, who opened the game as the No. 3 running back.

Now, Trey Sermon was considered a healthy scratch in Week 1, which was a surprise. But now Sermon is expected to be active for Week 2 at Philadelphia, and we'll see how the depth chart looks with Mostert out.

I would expect Mitchell to start and get the majority of carries against the Eagles, but look for Sermon and Hasty to also get work. In the short-term, Mitchell looks like a borderline starting Fantasy option in all leagues, with his value slightly higher in non-PPR formats. He's a flex option in Week 2.

Long-term, we'll find out if Mitchell or Sermon will be the best 49ers running back until Mostert returns. And keep in mind that Jeff Wilson (knee), who is on the PUP list, could also come back before Mostert is healthy.

While it's easy to make Mitchell the No. 1 priority off waivers, it's a tougher call on how much of your FAAB to spend on him. I'd expect Fantasy managers in most leagues to spend around 30 percent of their budget given the potential of what Mitchell can be in Kyle Shanahan's offense. For me, I'd go as high as 20 percent because I'm not convinced Mitchell will hold off Sermon completely while Mostert is out.

And keep in mind, Mitchell isn't the only running back you can add off waivers this week, with guys like Nyheim Hines (65 percent rostered), Tony Jones (57 percent), Kenneth Gainwell (38 percent) and Mark Ingram (32 percent) among those who could be available. We'll get into those options below.

We also have other injuries like Ryan Fitzpatrick (hip), Jerry Jeudy (ankle) and Michael Gallup (calf) to address, and there are plenty of free agent quarterbacks, wide receivers and tight ends to add, as well as kicker and DST streamers. This should be a fun week on the waiver wire.

Editor's note: For this waiver wire column, we are only looking at players rostered in less than 65 percent of CBS Sports leagues.

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Week 2 Waivers

WAIVER WIRE

Quarterbacks

• Injuries: Ryan Fitzpatrick (hip)
• Check to see if available: Jameis Winston (67 percent rostered). Winston looked great in his first game as the Saints starter against the Packers with five touchdown passes. He should be the No. 1 quarterback to add if available.
  
• Drop candidates: Matt Ryan (89 percent rostered), Baker Mayfield (69 percent), Tua Tagovailoa (62 percent). I don't have any interest in starting any of these guys in Week 2 in one-quarterback leagues. The closest would be Mayfield given his matchup with the Texans, but the Browns could be handing off a lot in that matchup, which lowers the upside for Mayfield on Sunday.

Add in this order:

Week 2 Priority List

WAIVER WIRE

Running Backs

• Injuries: Raheem Mostert (knee), Saquon Barkley (knee), Antonio Gibson (shoulder), Rashaad Penny (calf)

• Check to see if available: James White (74 percent rostered), Tony Pollard (71 percent) and Latavius Murray (68 percent). Murray scored in his debut with the Ravens on Monday night, and he would be the No. 2 running back to add this week behind Mitchell where available. White is right behind Hines as a running back to add this week, with his value higher in PPR. And Pollard should be stashed in all leagues as a lottery ticket behind Ezekiel Elliott.
• Drop candidates: Zack Moss (76 percent rostered), Phillip Lindsay (75 percent), Le'Veon Bell (60 percent). Moss was a healthy scratch for the Bills in Week 1, and you can safely drop him for now. Lindsay is behind Ingram and in a timeshare with David Johnson on a bad team, so there's limited upside. And Bell will be third at best for the Ravens behind Ty'Son Williams and Murray and isn't worth stashing in most leagues.

Week 2 Priority List

WAIVER WIRE

Wide Receivers

• Injuries: Brandon Aiyuk (hamstring), Jerry Jeudy (ankle), Odell Beckham (knee), Michael Gallup (calf), Curtis Samuel (groin), Jamison Crowder (illness), Tyrell Williams (concussion)
• Check to see if available: Marquise Brown (79 percent rostered) and Jakobi Meyers (74 percent). Brown had a solid Week 1 against Las Vegas with six catches for 69 yards and a touchdown on six targets, and Meyers led the Patriots with nine targets against Miami, finishing with six catches for 44 yards. Brown would be the No. 3 receiver to add this week behind Mike Williams and Shepard, and Meyers would be fourth.
  
• Drop candidates: Michael Gallup (71 percent), Curtis Samuel (57 percent), Russell Gage (47 percent). Gallup and Samuel are hurt, so both are easy to drop in the majority of leagues. And Gage had no catches and just two targets in Week 1 against the Eagles.

Week 2 Priority List

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Tight End

• Injuries of note: Zach Ertz (hamstring) and Evan Engram (calf)
• Check to see if available: Jonnu Smith (79 percent rostered) and Jared Cook (68 percent). Smith will hopefully be more involved in the Patriots game plan moving forward, but he had five targets and finished with five catches for 42 yards in Week 1 against Miami. And Cook had eight targets in Week 1 at Washington and finished with five catches for 56 yards. I would add both, in this order, as the top tight ends this week.
  
• Drop candidates: Austin Hooper (44 percent rostered), Evan Engram (43 percent), Eric Ebron (28 percent). Hooper and Ebron play in crowded offenses, and it's not likely they will see enough targets to consider starting in most leagues on a weekly basis. Engram is easy to drop while he's hurt.

Week 2 Priority List

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DST

• Browns (47 percent rostered) vs. HOU
• Packers (34 percent) vs. DET
• Giants (17 percent) at WFT

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KICKERS

• Matt Gay (57 percent rostered) at IND
• Matt Prater (55 percent) vs. MIN
• Greg Joseph (25 percent) at ARI

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