9 Moves To Make Before Your Leaguemates Do (Pre-Week 1)

Right now, before a single snap has been played in Week 1, your fantasy football waiver wire is the most wide open it will be all season. Nobody has panicked yet. Nobody has dropped anybody. This is the window.

Kendall Valenzuela, Dwain McFarland and Peter Overzet each bring four moves to make before Week 1 kicks off — real adds and stashes on players who are still sitting on waivers in most leagues.

Dwain goes to Terrance Ferguson, who could climb into top-12 tight end territory if he has a real role in Los Angeles, then Ja'Kobi Lane, and closes with a genuine sicko stash between Demond Claiborne and Kaytron Allen. Pete makes the case for a rookie receiver stash with Ted Hurst, Antonio Williams and Chris Bell, then Kaleb Johnson, then a Chargers tight end between Oronde Gadsden and Charlie Kolar. Kendall goes rookie running back with Jonah Coleman and Nicholas Singleton, then Malik Davis, then Malachi Fields.

Every add comes with Fantasy Life's Week 1 projections — targets, receptions, yards, and the bust, median and ceiling outcomes — so you know exactly what you're rostering and what the range looks like.

Then the back half flips to Utilization Mad Libs: the players they still have real questions about, and precisely what usage would change their minds. If Dalton Kincaid runs 80% of routes, he moves into the top eight tight ends. If Makai Lemon runs 85%, he becomes a WR3 with upside. If Jordan Mason takes a 60% rush share, he's a low-end RB2. Those are the exact numbers to watch on Sunday, and knowing them ahead of time is how you get to the wire before everyone else.

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2026 fantasy football, waiver wire, week 1 fantasy football, fantasy football adds, Terrance Ferguson, Ja'Kobi Lane, Demond Claiborne, Kaytron Allen, Ted Hurst, Antonio Williams, Chris Bell, Kaleb Johnson, Oronde Gadsden, Charlie Kolar, Jonah Coleman, Nicholas Singleton, Malik Davis, Malachi Fields, Dalton Kincaid, Makai Lemon, Jordan Mason, route share, rush share, fantasy football sleepers, fantasy football advice

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Coming Up
00:00:37 - Terrance Ferguson
00:05:32 - Rookie WR Stashes
00:10:03 - Rookie RB Stash
00:14:28 - Ja'Kobi Lane
00:18:15 - Kaleb Johnson
00:21:18 - Malik Davis
00:27:14 - Sicko RB Stashes
00:30:46 - Chargers Tight Ends
00:34:19 - Malachi Fields
00:41:34 - Utilization Mad Libs: Dalton Kincaid
00:48:43 - Utilization Mad Libs: Makai Lemon
00:53:23 - Utilization Mad Libs: Jordan Mason