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Week 2 fantasy football waiver wire: Put Geronimo Allison and Nyheim Hines on your radar

Week 1 of the NFL season has two games to go, but we've seen a few backups and obscure starters emerge as prime waiver-wire candidates.

Here are the top Week 2 pickups.

1. Geronimo Allison, WR, Packers

Allison got a Jordy Nelson-like share of targets from Aaron Rodgers: eight, the same as Davante Adams. He turned that into five catches for 69 yards and a 39-yard touchdown.

Allison has been earning the trust of Rodgers and Packers coaches since he was an undrafted free agent on the practice squad.

His predecessor, Nelson, said via : "He has a very unique skill set of being that big and

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