NFL Fantasy Football Week 2 Free-Agent Pickups

It's only been one week and the sample size is small.

In other words, it's important to not overreact to one-hit wonders (think: Denver's Brandon Lloyd) while simultaneously taking advantage of real opportunities (think: Green Bay's Brandon Jackson).

Here are some names to consider adding to your fantasy roster, based on availability and league depth:

QB - Michael Vick, Eagles: At a minimum, if Kevin Kolb is your starting quarterback, you should consider adding Vick as insurance. After replacing a concussed Kolb, Vick rushed for 103 yards in addition to throwing for 173. While coach Andy Reid has said that Kolb will remain the team's starting quarterback, Kolb won't practice until Friday, at the earliest, and it's unclear if he will be ready for Week 2.

QB - Sam Bradford, Rams: Three interceptions. Fifty-five pass attempts. Those 55 attempts were the most ever by a rookie quarterback in Week 1. While Bradford will have several multi-interception games as rookie quarterbacks typically do, the Rams will trail (often) and will rely on the arm of the $50-million man to try to make a comeback.

RB - Brandon Jackson, Packers: Without a doubt, Jackson is (will be) one of the most-added players this week due to the injury to running back Ryan Grant. With Grant will miss this week (and possibly more) with a "significant ankle injury," Jackson will get the lion's shares of carries for the Packers. Even better, Jackson's Week 2 matchup is against the Bills, who ranked 30th in the NFL in rushing yards allowed in 2009.

RB - Peyton Hillis, Browns: Browns coach Eric Mangini said (just a week ago, mind you) that he expected Jerome Harrison to "seize the opportunity" to be the No. 1 back. Harrison performed well when given the opportunity—nine carries for 52 yards. But Hillis had nine rushing attempts as well and the 250-pound back should get the goalline work.

RB - Fred Taylor, Patriots: While the allocation of carries in New England will be inconsistent, Taylor had 14 carries for 71 yards on Sunday. He played younger than his 34 years and is only owned in 17 percent of Yahoo! leagues.

WR - Davone Bess, Dolphins: Last year, Bess had three (or more) receptions in all 16 games. In Week 1, he had six. While he's not flashy, he will be consistent and I think he's the second-best option at receiver on the Dolphins over Brian Hartline, who didn't catch any passes.

WR - Mark Clayton, Rams: For the first time in his career, Clayton finished a game with double-digit receptions, so I wouldn't expect a repeat performance in Week 2. In fact, if you glance at Clayton's game logs, you'll notice that he often follows up big performances with disappointing performances. That said, the Rams will need to throw it and somebody has to (try to) catch it.

WR - Danny Amendola, Rams: Especially in point-per-reception (PPR) leagues, Amendola is worth a look as he could be a guy that catches 80 to 100 passes. He had six receptions Sunday and I think he will get enough targets each week to haul in six receptions...weekly. For the non-math majors, six receptions times 16 games equals 96 catches.

WR - Eddie Royal, Broncos: Brandon Lloyd led the team in receiving yards (117) in Week 1, but I expect him to finish the season ranked fifth in targets among receivers on the team (behind Royal, Jabar Gaffney, rookies Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker). In Week 1, Royal looked closer to the rookie version who caught 91 balls than last year's version that disappeared. Royal finished with eight receptions for 98 yards.

WR - Mike Thomas, Jaguars: Last year, Thomas closed the season strong—21 receptions for 231 yards and one touchdown in the team's final four games. In Week 1, Thomas had six catches for 89 yards. And if you remember, fellow receiver Mike Sims-Walker, who was shut down by Broncos corner Champ Bailey, predicted a breakout season for Thomas similar to what MSW experienced in 2009.

WR - Mike Williams, Seahawks: Williams, the former top ten pick by Detroit, caught four passes for 64 yards Sunday. With T.J. Houshmandzadeh now in Baltimore, Williams has an opportunity to earn the role as the team's go-to receiver.

Later this week, we will release our Week 2 rankings by position, our Start'em, Sit'em column, in addition to our Week 2 fantasy football podcast.

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Good luck in Week 2.