Week 1 Waiver Wire: Examining Top Fantasy Pickups and Drops on ESPN, Yahoo

September 6, 2016   ·   Nate Loop   ·   Jump to comments

Week 1 of the 2016 NFL season hasn't even started yet, but fantasy football owners are already scouring the waiver wire and jettisoning draftees from their rosters. 

Plenty can happen between a fantasy league's draft day and the opening kickoff. Injuries, roster cuts, late free-agent signings and more can conspire to dash a sleeper pick's opportunities, leave a veteran player without a team or open up chances for more touches for previously unsung players. 

Here's a look at the top players added and dropped in Yahoo and ESPN fantasy leagues. Ownership percentages are from Yahoo Sports and ESPN.com.

Players owned in more than 50 percent of leagues are excluded from these tables to account for the larger 12- and 14-player leagues, except in instances of players who had large, noteworthy surges or declines in ownership.
    
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