Week 2 Rankings

All the pieces went flawed for Carson Wentz and the Eagles in Week 1. A Rams Defense that simply bullied the Cowboys shall be a tough place to proper the ship. … Philip Rivers couldn’t resist making himself a punchline in his Colts debut. A Vikings secondary that may as nicely haven’t even been there towards Aaron Rodgers will try to offer a tender touchdown. … Daniel Jones’ Week 1 might have been completely different with out 1-2 dangerous throws. The story of his NFL life up to now, however there’s an excessive amount of life on this engine to rank it any decrease in fantasy. … The Jets are already strolling useless, however Jimmy Garoppolo isn’t an appetizing proposition with out George Kittle. … Teddy Bridgewater feels nearly pathologically against throwing greater than two touchdowns. He has performed so twice in 35 NFL begins. … Gardner Minshew retains defying expectations. He can have to take action once more vs. an more and more feisty Titans Defense. … Tyrod Taylor is as conservative as they arrive. Even in a sport with a 47.5 over/below, there’s little cause to count on him to accrue the mandatory counting stats vs. the Chiefs’ protection.       

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Week 2 Working Backs 

 

RB Notes: The Cowboys’ dedication to Ezekiel Elliott stays as nice as ever. Week 2 sport stream couldn’t arrange higher with the ‘Boys working as 4.5-point favorites for a sport with a 52.5 over/below. … Christian McCaffrey’s Week 1 statline was nearly an identical to Zeke’s. He will get a uncommon No. 2 rating after the Bucs’ 2019 run-game toughness carried over to the opener towards Alvin Kamara. … My expectation was that 2020 would lastly be the season the Titans’ Derrick Henry dedication started from the opening whistle. Enter 34 Week 1 touches, tied for the best mark of Henry’s profession. … I questioned whether or not the Chiefs would want to power the difficulty with Clyde Edwards-Helaire as their every-down again to start the season. One sport is one sport, however let’s simply say my query was answered. The one concern was CEH’s failure on six goal-line makes an attempt. Coach Andy Reid caught with it for the opener, however there’s a actual probability Darrel Williams will get an inside-the-five gander vs. a Chargers D that’s considerably stouter towards the run than Houston. … Week 1 was the worst sport of Saquon Barkley’s profession. Life gained’t be an entire lot simpler towards the Bears, however Barkley’s contact ground and big-play upside can’t go any decrease within the ranks. 

Everybody’s favourite landing regressor Aaron Jones was unfortunate to return out of Week 1 with just one rating. The Packers are practically landing dwelling favorites vs. a Lions Defense Jones popped for 100 yards final Week 17. … 48 % of the Raiders’ Week 1 touches went via Josh Jacobs. The Saints are an infinitely tough extra opponent than Carolina, however Drew Brees and firm shall be venturing on the highway with out Michael Thomas. This one is unlikely to get too distant from Vegas, locking in Jacobs’ contact ground. … Dalvin Cook performed simply 58 % of the Vikings’ Week 1 snaps. Bizarrely, he was focused solely twice. Hopefully we’re getting the total story there. … Alvin Kamara bought stoned by the Bucs’ ferocious run protection, however his eight targets had been his most in 5 common season contests. His cross catching shall be wanted greater than ever in Michael Thomas’ absence. … Joe Mixon’s utilization regressing was one in all Week 1’s largest puzzlements. How might the Bengals nonetheless assume Mixon can’t deal with the sport’s largest passing downs? Hopefully it doesn’t stay a season-long theme. … So Tyrod Taylor isn’t going to test down as a lot as Tyrod Taylor. It’s nonetheless extraordinarily unlikely Austin Ekeler has many extra, if any extra, one-target efforts.

Washington’s entrance seven shall be one other powerful take a look at for Kenyan Drake to start the season. … The Falcons spent Week 1 in terrible sport stream and Todd Gurley nonetheless got here away with 16 touches. Now lacking Leighton Vander Esch, the Cowboys’ run protection wasn’t something particular vs. the Rams’ hodge-podge backfield. Whilst a 4.5-point ‘canine, Gurley has a very good setup in a sport with a 52.5 whole. … 151 whole yards for Raheem Mostert … that can play. Now he will get a date with the pathetic Jets with the 49ers appearing as landing favorites. … I do know this Jonathan Taylor rating shall be too conservative for a lot of. I get it if you happen to view Taylor as an immediate RB1. I’m simply exercising just a little endurance after Taylor and Nyheim Hines break up snaps 50-50 following Marlon Mack’s Sunday departure. Coach Frank Reich has pledged Hines will stay a “large a part of the offense,” whereas forgotten No. 4 Jordan Wilkins will “have a job.” Hopefully these quotes seem outdated by Week 3. … As for Hines, the query is that if he’s turning into a 1-for-1 analog for the “Austin Ekeler position” as Philip Rivers’ 1B. If Week 2 appears the identical as Week 1, he shall be arduous to go away out of the RB2 ranks. 

All of our Nick Chubb fears got here true in Week 1. Sport script needs to be higher on Thursday night time towards the Bengals, however Kareem Hunt’s position isn’t wanting like it will likely be game-plan dependent. Working in Chubb’s favor for Week 2 is the absence of each Geno Atkins (shoulder) and Mike Daniels (groin) alongside the Bengals’ inside. … Miles Sanders is my RB1 in a whole lot of leagues. I’m actually not feeling nice about that after watching the Eagles’ offensive line get caved in vs. Washington. The Rams’ protection was spectacular within the opener. Sanders might additionally require a snap depend after lacking Week 1 with a hamstring harm. … David Johnson appeared like he had critical juice vs. the Chiefs. This rating is solely about his terrible matchup and probably problematic sport stream. … With Phillip Lindsay (turf toe) more likely to be sidelined, that is on the conservative facet for Melvin Gordon. It’s simply tough to un-see what the Steelers did to Saquon Barkley. … Benny Snell was one of many talks of Steelers camp. His weight reduction appeared to repay towards the Giants, as he barely resembled the plodding again he was in a 2019 offense whose passing struggles gave him little probability to get in rhythm. Snell is a plug-and-play RB2 in James Conner’s (ankle) anticipated absence.        

The Seahawks led by two scores for a lot of Week 1, but Chris Carson acquired solely six whole totes and was out-carried 7-6 by Carlos Hyde. He made up for it with a profession receiving day, however it’s a minimum of value paying attention to heading right into a a lot more durable matchup with the Patriots. … David Montgomery prevented setbacks together with his groin harm as he dealt with 29 snaps and 14 touches vs. the Lions. Each totals shall be on the incline for Week 2. … Nevertheless you rating Week 1 within the Rams’ backfield, it was a decisive Malcolm Brown victory. One other 100-yard day shall be a tall order vs. the Eagles’ yearly run-tough protection. … I may need James Robinson ranked too low once more. It’s simply arduous to identify the ceiling on this backfield proper now, particularly for a sport the place the Jags are practically nine-point ‘canine. … I believed Bruce Arians couldn’t be trusted together with his Ronald Jones/Leonard Fournette predictions. He then did precisely what he stated he would. Fournette can’t be FLEXed in the meanwhile. … Devin Singletary had the (slender) edge on Zack Moss in each class however one: Crimson zone touches, which is the place the magic occurs. Perhaps this shall be an evolving story, however the Week 1 takeaway was clear. … Antonio Gibson touched the ball on 11-of-18 Week 1 snaps. That’s glorious. We nonetheless have to take a wait-and-see strategy after he was out-snapped by each Peyton Barber and J.D. McKissic. … It’s doable I’m overreacting to 2 random touchdowns from J.K. Dobbins, however do you really really feel protected beginning Mark Ingram proper now?   

 

Week 2 Receivers 

 

WR Notes: Davante Adams: Properly that settles that then! … Did I believe DeAndre Hopkins would instantly set a brand new profession excessive for catches? No. Am I shocked he was the point of interest of an offense that wishes to cross extra and had a obvious want at its No. 1 receiver spot? No. … Julio Jones was principally past parody in Week 1. 9/157 as Calvin Ridley bought the scores. We simply need to hold plugging some of the bodily dominant gamers in all of soccer in as our WR1. … Tyreek Hill hasn’t reached 75 yards in a daily season sport since injuring his hamstring final Week 11. That heart can’t maintain for much longer. … Chris Godwin is in actual hazard of lacking Week 2 after concussion signs belatedly appeared on Wednesday following successful late in Sunday’s loss to the Saints. … Elsewhere within the Bucs’ receiver corps, Bruce Arians nearly actually utilized grease to Mike Evans’ squeaky wheel, saying he ought to have moved Evans across the formation extra in New Orleans and “feels dangerous” any time Evans instructions fewer than 10 targets. Fireplace it up. … Adam Thielen’s easy summer season logic proved true in Week 1. 

Issues have been higher in Allen Robinson land. No less than he can cheer himself up with a Week 2 waltz towards the Giants’ barely-there secondary. … It’s going to be simple to money checks towards the Falcons’ secondary. Amari Cooper quietly drew the third most targets (14) of Week 2. … Week 1 unfolded precisely because the Calvin Ridley hive deliberate. Week 2 is one other superb setup, with the Falcons working as 4.5-point ‘canine for a sport with a 52.5 whole. … JuJu Smith-Schuster was wanting primed to blow up towards the Giants. Now the Broncos’ undermanned secondary shall be lacking A.J. Bouye (shoulder). … No less than for one week, Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp’s second-half 2019 utilization carried over. Woods lacks a typical WR1 ceiling, however the ground is sky excessive. As for Kupp, he has now been out-targeted 87-49 by Woods over their past eight games together. … Coming off a quiet opener, D.J. Moore catches Carlton Davis for Week 2. It’s far too early to panic, however for sure, each Moore’s ground and ceiling shall be downgraded a bit if Curtis Samuel and Robby Anderson are constantly drawing 6-Eight weekly targets. Samuel averaged 6.5 in 2019.         

Should you had any excellent Will Fuller questions heading into Week 1 — other than his well being — he answered them. Even on this brutal matchup with the Ravens, a big-play risk who now seems set for a compiling position can’t be ranked any decrease. … Marquise Brown is coming off the second 100-yard effort of his profession although the Ravens had been successful 24-6 at halftime and tried 9 passes after the break. Coming off a quiet highway opener, T.Y. Hilton returns to Indianapolis’ domed environs for a showdown with a Vikings secondary that may as nicely haven’t existed towards the Packers. … Josh Allen is supposedly a big-play quarterback, however like John Brown final season, Stefon Diggs was used extra like a short-area compiler in his Payments debut. We’ll nonetheless take the amount. … We count on low quantity A.J. Brown video games, however solely eight targets when Ryan Tannehill makes an attempt 43 passes? Definitely disappointing. … We come off our Week 1 DK Metcalf sugar excessive to a forbidding date with Stephon Gilmore. Tyler Lockett might be the Week 2 play. The takeaway from the opener is that this new model of the Seahawks Offense ought to simply hold each locked into the highest 24 on a weekly foundation. 

Keenan Allen has tended to get his towards the Chiefs, however who is aware of with Tyrod Taylor below heart. Week 1 was as sleepy because it will get. … Talking of sleepy openers, D.J. Chark. There gained’t be many weeks the place Gardner Minshew makes an attempt solely 20 passes. … Michael Gallup’s 3/50 opener would have been extra spectacular if not for a tender OPI. He’s a high-floor, high-upside WR2 towards a Falcons Defense that rolled out the pink carpet for Russell Wilson and firm final Sunday. … In the words of Adam Levitan, Odell Beckham “tilting his face off after each dangerous Baker throw” most likely isn’t the best improvement for the Browns. The place will we go from right here? We all know the upside theoretically exists, but it surely’s getting much less and fewer accountable to guess on it within the WR2 ranks. … After lacking apply time with a foot difficulty final week, it’s now a toe for Diontae Johnson. Johnson didn’t bathe himself in Week 1 glory, although he did lead the Steelers with 10 targets. 55 of his 57 yards got here within the second half. 

With Kenny Golladay (hamstring) nonetheless not practising, Marvin Jones is in line for one more crack at lead duties. Jones is finest suited to peripheral duties, however he’s at all times a play or two away from an enormous day as a WR3. … As ESPN’s Field Yates points highlights, Darius Slayton’s 10 receiving touchdowns since final Week 5 lead the NFL. He’ll stay growth/bust, however the growth is wanting fairly nicely established. … A.J. Green led the Bengals in each Week 1 receiving class. I assume I’ve seen sufficient. … Eagles coach Doug Pederson has stated DeSean Jackson’s snaps will improve after he was restricted to 37 in Week 1. … Denny Carter lays out the reasons to remain on Preston Williams. … Using the Sammy Watkins and Mike Williams waves isn’t very interesting, however they each provide the upside you need from a WR4 in one in all Week 2’s highest-totaled video games. … Henry Ruggs was off to an electrical begin earlier than tweaking his knee. He’ll play via the difficulty for Week 2. In the case of defensive matchups, the Saints are a number of orders of magnitude tougher than the Panthers. … It is perhaps beginning to occur for Parris Campbell.          

 

Week 2 Tight Ends

 

TE Notes: Travis Kelce has completed beneath 50 yards solely 4 instances within the Patrick Mahomes period. … Mark Andrews entered 2020 having by no means performed greater than 57 % of the snaps in any given sport. He was on the market 71 % of the time towards the joker Browns, posting a 5/58/2 line. … Zach Ertz bought Week 1 haymakered by Dallas Goedert. The Eagles produced 3/18/1 for Ertz vs. 8/101/1 for Goedert. Ertz nonetheless ran extra routes than his third-year teammate (37-31), however as Pro Football Focus’ Ian Hartitz points out, the manufacturing standstill truly dates again to final Week 10. After all, that could be a stretch the place Ertz has nonetheless produced large numbers. For now, I’ll deal with the scenario extra as Goedert ascension than Ertz decline. … Solely Goedert drew extra Week 1 targets than Darren Waller. Fantasy Points’ Scott Barrett highlights the fact that Kelce was the lone tight finish to run routes on the next share of his quarterback’s Week 1 dropbacks than Waller. 

Jared Cook welcomed himself to 2020 together with his fourth 80-yard efficiency in seven video games. He shall be of even higher significance to the Saints’ offense in Michael Thomas’ (ankle) absence. … It was a extremely disappointing Week 1 for Tyler Higbee, however he nonetheless performed practically 90 % of the Rams’ snaps. Now he will get an Eagles Defense that simply put Logan Thomas on the map. Gerald Everett can also be battling a again difficulty. … Hunter Henry’s 5-of-Eight for 73 yards Week 1 statline was a traditional of the Henry style. His 78 yards had been second solely to Andrews amongst tight ends. … Whether or not it was blocking or, , catching the ball, Evan Engram had a nasty Week 1. He nonetheless ran routes on 90 % of Daniel Jones’ dropbacks, drawing a wholesome seven targets. We’ve to shake it off. … Hayden Hurst didn’t get in on the Falcons’ 9/100 celebration towards a stingy Seahawks TE protection, however he ran routes on 45-of-59 snaps. He additionally made a diving 27-yard catch in Shaq Griffin and Jamal Adams’ protection. The Leighton Vander Esch-less Cowboys are a pleasant Week 2 mulligan. 

Noah Fant was a Week 1 terror. He gave the impression to be enjoying the sport at a unique pace. The Steelers are an terrible Week 2 matchup, however it’s value betting on Fant’s upside. … Jonnu Smith’s seven Week 1 targets had been in keeping with the Titans’ slender goal tree. The room to develop right here is clear. … Even when Kenny Golladay (hamstring) returns, T.J. Hockenson presents week-winning upside as a borderline TE1. … Chris Herndon certainly seemed to be of vital significance to the Jets’ offense in Week 1, however with one other Sam Darnold-eliminating matchup on faucet for Week 2, Herndon is finest overlooked of the TE2 ranks. … As CBS’ Chris Towers points out, Mike Gesicki ran extra routes from the slot or exterior than as an in-line tight finish. The Dolphins’ offense appeared atrocious, however we’ve got to maintain Gesicki round. … I gladly scooped up “worth” Austin Hooper in summer season drafts. Week 1 was a rubbish can sport for the Browns’ whole offense, however I’m clearly involved. … Logan Thomas’ Week 1 utilization was via the roof. He needs to be 100 % owned as we see how this shakes out. … Hopefully zombie Rob Gronkowski simply wants just a few extra weeks to get up.          

 

Week 2 Kickers 

 

Week 2 Protection/Particular Groups