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Weeding through those unwieldy waiver wires requires a keen eye and a quick trigger. Thus, Waiver Wire Wonders provides a weekly snapshot of players worthy of consideration who should be available on a good portion of league waiver wires. Enjoy those pickups...

At first glance, this week's options on the waiver wire look a bit like Michael Strahan's teeth: few and far between. Not to worry though, because upon digging a little deeper, we have uncovered a few nice pickups despite the slim pickings. This week's list of waiver wire wonders illustrates a couple of nice noobs on the list, but the better part of our list consist of repeat offenders who solidified themselves as legitimate options given surrounding injuries or changing situations that favor their output for the rest of the regular season.

Domenik Hixon (WR, Giants) -- Clearly, the absence of the Thuggish Ruggish Burress leaves a big void in the Giants passing game, which today looked to benefit Amani Toomer and Domenik Hixon about equally. Although Toomer scored the touchdown, going forward, Hixon looks like the guy with the most upside. He has consistently worked his way into a bigger role in New York and Plaxico's impression of David Silver's friend, should seal the deal. Today, Hixon caught five passes for 71 yards and we can expect bigger games to come.

Mark Clayton (WR, Ravens) -- Don't get your hopes up, this isn't one of those acid flashbacks we've all been patiently awaiting. Despite the fact that it might seem like 1985 given all the talk this season about Dan Marino and now Mark Clayton, this is the new Mark Clayton and today he caught five passes for 164 yards and a long 70-yard touchdown. If that wasn't quite enough, he threw his own 32-yard touchdown pass to really juice the fantasy numbers. Clayton also caught a long touchdown last week, so he might be an interesting add at this point as he is establishing himself as a big-play receiver.

Weeding through those unwieldy waiver wires requires a keen eye and a quick trigger. Thus, Waiver Wire Wonders provides a weekly snapshot of players worthy of consideration who should be available on a good portion of league waiver wires. Enjoy those pickups ...

As expected, Week 2 provided much less waiver wire action than the mayhem we witnessed in Week 1. Nevertheless, there is always something to talk about, so don't go getting comfortable and resting on your laurels. Without further ado, here are this week's Waiver Wire Wonders.

J.T. O'Sullivan, 49ers - Maybe Mike Martz is not out of his mind after all. Despite getting sacked an unbelievable eight times, O'Sullivan racked up 321 passing yards against a good Seattle defense and added one touchdown. I wouldn't sell the farm yet, but if you need a backup, he might be worth a gamble.

Lamont Jordan, Patriots - I preface this mention by saying LaMont put up jack s**t for numbers, but he saw significant crunch playing time. It appears as though Belichick is still in the process of deciding who his numero uno running back will be and Jordan entered the hunt on Sunday. Sammy Morris still got the goalline teeder, but keep an eye on Jordan. Remember, he's a pretty good receiver out of the backfield, so he fits well in the Pats offense.

Ryan Grant

Throughout the offseason, McCarthy repeatedly mentioned the name of the second-year running back from Nebraska when asked which players might enjoy a breakout season in 2008. That kind of praise for Jackson, a second-round pick in 2007, has continued early in training camp.

"I think he looks like a different player from this time last year, and I think you could say that for a lot of rookies," McCarthy said. "... I think he's definitely going to be a factor as we move forward as a core player there. He's had a great offseason."