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Fantasy football: Waiver-wire players to watch in Week 2

By Jay Marsdale

GLENDALE, AZ - DECEMBER 27: Running back Andre Ellington #38 of the Arizona Cardinals runs with the football against inside linebacker Clay Matthews #52 of the Green Bay Packers in the first half of the NFL game at University of Phoenix Stadium on December 27, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ - DECEMBER 27: Running back Andre Ellington #38 of the Arizona Cardinals runs with the football against inside linebacker Clay Matthews #52 of the Green Bay Packers in the first half of the NFL game at University of Phoenix Stadium on December 27, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TN – AUGUST 27: Adoree’ Jackson #25 of the Tennessee Titans pursues Kendall Wright #13 of the Chicago Bears during the first half at Nissan Stadium on August 27, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN – AUGUST 27: Adoree’ Jackson #25 of the Tennessee Titans pursues Kendall Wright #13 of the Chicago Bears during the first half at Nissan Stadium on August 27, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /

Kendall Wright (CHI)

I’m really trying to drive the Kendall Wright point home this week. He was on this list last week and underperformed, somewhat, with just three catches for 34 yards. To most, that is not a great game. But for a player who is most likely the last player on your bench, 6.4 fantasy points isn’t terrible.

Yet for some reason Kendall Wright’s owned percentage on ESPN dropped from 13.5 last week to 8.1 this week. Wright’s average game would be a drop-able offence if not for the other circumstances involved.

Coming out of Week 1, the Chicago Bears learned wide receiver Kevin White is going to miss another season due to injury. Who is going to catch the ball in Chicago if not Wright? Josh Bellamy and Deonte Thompson are the only two receivers vying for targets right now in Chicago.

I said it last week, and I’ll say it again, add Kendall Wright. Now more that ever. He is a proven wide receiver in the NFL. Now he is on a team that has literally no one else to throw the ball to.

The Bears aren’t going to be good on offense, but someone will catch passes. Kendall Wright is going to look like a steal after Week 2.