Waiver Wire2026 NFL Week 1
Published Tuesday, September 8, 2026
This is from a past week. The current week's calls are on the weekly page.
Four adds with a claim priority, two drop candidates, and one deep-league stash. Researched live by AI from that week's news, so verify before you act.
Waiver Adds
- MarShawn Lloyd (RB, GB). Claim priority: HIGH Josh Jacobs was placed on the commissioner exempt list Sunday and cannot practice or play, and Lloyd will likely begin the season as the No. 1 running back in a good offense.
- Tyler Allgeier (RB, ARI). Claim priority: MEDIUM Even when Arizona was operating at full-strength, it was giving goal-line work to Allgeier, and cheap touchdown equity is worth a bench spot.
- Mike Washington Jr. (RB, LV). Claim priority: LOW Ashton Jeanty is progressing after the ankle injury but did not provide a return date. Mike Washington Jr. is the direct contingency if Jeanty cannot handle a normal Week 1 workload.
Start / Sit
Start Rhamondre Stevenson over Jadarian Price in the Wednesday opener. Stevenson would have been the clear-cut starter regardless, just as he was last season when he played 46 snaps in the opener to Henderson's 25, while Price didn't play in the preseason and there are some concerns that there could be some sort of committee in Seattle.
Injury Watch
TreVeyon Henderson hasn't practiced in two weeks because of an ankle injury, and that didn't change on Sunday, indicating that he's leaning towards missing Week 1. If he sits, Stevenson is the pivot, since it's hard to envision Kiner playing a meaningful role in the opener after being with the team for a little more than a week.
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