Fantasy Football Week 2 RB Rankings & Waiver Wire Adds: Eli Mitchell Breaks Out

Looking for an early jump on Week 2? We’ve got you covered with our running back rankings and top fantasy football waiver wire pickups at the position.

The season kicked off in a wild way for fantasy owners as Zack Moss and Tre Sermon were both healthy scratches. De’Andre Swift “lost” the starting gig in Detroit. Raheem Mostert went down with an injury — again. And a guy by the name of Eli Mitchell topped 100 yards rushing in his first NFL action.

Below we break down some of the most notable names to target on the waiver wire after Week 1, as well as our running back rankings for Week 2.

* If you’re looking for more information on how to best set your lineup this coming week check out our Week 2 RB Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em. 

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Notable RB Waiver Wire Targets for Week 2

* All rostered percentages are based on Yahoo Fantasy Football leagues.

Eli Mitchell, SF
Rostered:  5%
Week 2 Matchup: at PHI

• Take Mitchell’s breakout with a grain of salt. Scrap his 38-yard touchdown scamper from the books and he averaged 3.6 yards per carry on the day. Then again, no other 49ers running back rushed the ball more than two times — Mitchell touted the rock 19 times. Kyle Shanahan’s backfields are always scary and Sermon is likely the long-term play here. With that said, Mitchell may have some run over the next few weeks and the Eagles did allow the 11th-most rushing touchdowns to running backs last season.

Mark Ingram, HOU
Rostered:  19%
Week 2 Matchup: at CLE

• Ingram out-attempted both Phillip Lindsay and David Johnson 26-to-11. Is this a sign of things to come? Probably not. The game script played in Ingram’s favor as Houston jumped out to an early lead and kept the ball on the ground for much of the day. Don’t expect that to be a common occurrence in 2021. Still, Ingram offers upside as a player who could fall into the endzone in any given week.

Devin Singletary, BUF
Rostered:  80%
Week 2 Matchup: at MIA

• Singletary’s rostered percentage makes him a borderline mention on this list. Then again, when a starting running back is available in 20% of leagues, it’s worth highlighting. Chances are Moss won’t be a healthy scratch every week and Singletary has readily left much to be desired in the red zone. Still, he touched the ball 14 times in Week 1 and gets a welcoming matchup with Houston in a few games.

Other RBs Worth a Look:

• Ty’Son Williams, BAL (78%)
• Latavius Murray, BAL (61%)
• Jamaal Williams, GB (75%)
• Giovani Bernard, TB (27%)
• Le’Veon Bell, BAL (47%)

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Week 2 Fantasy Rankings: Running Backs

[QBs | RBs | WRs & TEs | DEF & Ks]

#	Running Back	Opp.
1	Christian McCaffrey CAR	vs. NO
2	Alvin Kamara NO	@ CAR
3	Aaron Jones GB	vs. DET
4	Derrick Henry TEN	@ SEA
5	Dalvin Cook MIN	@ ARI
6	Nick Chubb CLE	vs. HOU
7	Antonio Gibson WAS	vs. NYG
8	Austin Ekeler LAC	vs. DAL
9	Ezekiel Elliott DAL	@ LAC
10	Najee Harris PIT	vs. LV
11	Joe Mixon CIN	@ CHI
12	D’Andre Swift DET	@ GB
13	Chris Carson SEA	vs. TEN
14	Jonathan Taylor IND	vs. LAR
15	David Montgomery CHI	vs. CIN
16	Kareem Hunt CLE	vs. HOU
17	Saquon Barkley NYG	@ WAS
18	Myles Gaskin MIA	vs. BUF
19	Damien Harris NE	@ NYJ
20	C. Edwards-Helaire KC	@ BAL
21	Miles Sanders PHI	vs. SF
22	Josh Jacobs LV	@ PIT
23	Chase Edmonds ARI	vs. MIN
24	Devin Singletary BUF	@ MIA
25	Elijah Mitchell SF	@ PHI
26	James Robinson JAC	vs. DEN
27	James Conner ARI	vs. MIN
28	Javonte Williams DEN	@ JAC
29	Leonard Fournette TB	vs. ATL
30	Mike Davis ATL	@ TB
31	Ty’Son Williams BAL	vs. KC
32	Jamaal Williams DET	@ GB
33	Devontae Booker NYG	@ WAS
34	Nyheim Hines IND	vs. LAR
35	Raheem Mostert SF INJ	@ PHI
36	Darrell Henderson LAR	@ IND
37	Kenyan Drake LV	@ PIT
38	J.D. McKissic WAS	vs. NYG
39	James White NE	@ NYJ
40	Latavius Murray BAL	vs. KC
41	Mark Ingram II HOU	@ CLE
42	Trey Sermon SF	@ PHI
43	Melvin Gordon III DEN	@ JAC
44	Tevin Coleman NYJ	vs. NE
45	Sony Michel LAR	@ IND
46	AJ Dillon GB	vs. DET
47	Giovani Bernard TB	vs. ATL
48	David Johnson HOU	@ CLE
49	Tony Pollard DAL	@ LAC
50	Kenneth Gainwell PHI	vs. SF
51	Phillip Lindsay HOU	@ CLE
52	Rashaad Penny SEA	vs. TEN
53	Tony Jones Jr. NO	@ CAR
54	Michael Carter NYJ	vs. NE
55	Matt Breida BUF	@ MIA
56	Alexander Mattison MIN	@ ARI
57	Le’Veon Bell BAL	vs. KC
58	Zack Moss BUF	@ MIA
59	Ronald Jones II TB	vs. ATL
60	Carlos Hyde JAC	vs. DEN
61	Salvon Ahmed MIA	vs. BUF
62	Darrel Williams KC	@ BAL
63	Ty Johnson NYJ	vs. NE
64	Damien Williams CHI	vs. CIN
65	Larry Rountree III LAC	vs. DAL
66	Marlon Mack IND	vs. LAR
67	JaMycal Hasty SF	@ PHI
68	Malcolm Brown MIA	vs. BUF

[QBs | RBs | WRs & TEs | DEF & Ks]

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