- Week 2 of fantasy football starts Thursday night with Chargers vs Chiefs
- It’s time to make start/sit decisions and set your DFS lineups
- Read below for our week 2 positional rankings
We’ve got plenty of information to work with as we head into the second week of the NFL season. The key here is identifying which of these performances are repeatable and which ones won’t be able to be maintained. Let’s get into our week 2 positional rankings to help you set your fantasy football lineups heading into Thursday night’s Chargers vs Chiefs game.
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Running Back Rankings
RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | OPP | SALARY |
1 | Jonathan Taylor | IND | JAX | $7,500 |
2 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | NYG | $7,100 |
3 | Joe Mixon | CIN | DAL | $6,500 |
4 | Austin Ekeler | LAC | KC | $6,900 |
5 | D’Andre Swift | DET | WAS | $6,200 |
6 | Saquon Barkley | NYG | CAR | $6,600 |
7 | Nick Chubb | CLE | NYJ | $6,400 |
8 | Derrick Henry | TEN | BUF | N/A |
9 | Leonard Fournette | TB | NO | $6,200 |
10 | Dalvin Cook | MIN | PHI | N/A |
11 | AJ Dillon | GB | CHI | N/A |
12 | Alvin Kamara | NO | TB | $6,500 |
13 | Antonio Gibson | WAS | DET | $5,800 |
14 | Javonte Williams | DEN | HOU | $6,300 |
15 | Josh Jacobs | LVR | ARI | $5,900 |
16 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | KC | LAC | $6,100 |
17 | James Conner | ARI | LVR | $6,200 |
18 | Miles Sanders | PHI | MIN | N/A |
19 | Aaron Jones | GB | CHI | N/A |
20 | Najee Harris | PIT | NE | $6,100 |
21 | Darrell Henderson | LAR | ATL | $5,200 |
22 | Chase Edmonds | MIA | BAL | $5,200 |
23 | Devin Singletary | BUF | TEN | N/A |
24 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | CIN | $5,900 |
25 | Cordarelle Patterson | ATL | LAR | $5,500 |
26 | Damien Harris | NE | PIT | $4,800 |
27 | Kareem Hunt | CLE | NYJ | $5,400 |
28 | Jeff Wilson | SF | SEA | $4,600 |
29 | Rhamondre Stevenson | NE | PIT | $4,500 |
30 | Michael Carter | NYJ | CLE | $4,800 |
31 | Rashaad Penny | SEA | SF | $5,800 |
32 | Travis Etienne | JAX | IND | $5,000 |
33 | David Montgomery | CHI | GB | N/A |
34 | Melvin Gordon | DEN | HOU | $5,500 |
35 | Kenyan Drake | BAL | MIA | $4,900 |
36 | Jerick McKinnon | KC | LAC | $5,100 |
37 | James Robinson | JAX | IND | $5,700 |
38 | Nyheim Hines | IND | JAX | $4,700 |
39 | Tony Pollard | DAL | CIN | $5,000 |
40 | Cam Akers | LAR | ATL | $5,900 |
- Packers running back AJ Dillon led the team in targets and doubled Aaron Jones in carries in week 1, matching up with Chicago provides excellent upside with them having the worst run defense grade in week 1 and second worst in 2021.
- It may not be the best idea to immediately fire away on Jeff Wilson after claiming him off the waiver wire, the Seahawks boast an elite run defense.
Wide Receiver Rankings
RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | OPP | SALARY |
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1 | Justin Jefferson | MIN | PHI | N/A |
2 | Cooper Kupp | LAR | ATL | $7,400 |
3 | Davante Adams | LVR | ARI | $7,300 |
4 | AJ Brown | PHI | MIN | N/A |
5 | Deebo Samuel | SF | SEA | $6,700 |
6 | Ja’Marr Chase | CIN | DAL | $6,900 |
7 | Stefon Diggs | BUF | TEN | N/A |
8 | Michael Pittman | IND | JAX | $6,100 |
9 | Mike Evans | TB | NO | $6,100 |
10 | Mike Williams | LAC | KC | $5,800 |
11 | Tyreek Hill | MIA | BAL | $6,500 |
12 | Marquise Brown | ARI | LVR | $5,800 |
13 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | DET | WAS | $5,800 |
14 | DK Metcalf | SEA | SF | $5,900 |
15 | Courtland Sutton | DEN | HOU | $6,100 |
16 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | KC | LAC | $6,000 |
17 | Jerry Jeudy | DEN | HOU | $5,800 |
18 | Michael Thomas | NO | TB | $5,600 |
19 | Brandin Cooks | HOU | DEN | $6,000 |
20 | DJ Moore | CAR | NYG | $5,600 |
21 | Terry McLaurin | WAS | DET | $5,900 |
22 | CeeDee Lamb | DAL | CIN | $6,200 |
23 | Rashod Bateman | BAL | MIA | $5,600 |
24 | Diontae Johnson | PIT | NE | $5,500 |
25 | Christian Kirk | JAX | IND | $5,700 |
26 | Elijah Moore | NYJ | CLE | $5,200 |
27 | Jaylen Waddle | MIA | BAL | $6,000 |
28 | Drake London | ATL | LAR | $5,000 |
29 | Darnell Mooney | CHI | GB | N/A |
30 | Tyler Boyd | CIN | DAL | $5,400 |
31 | Julio Jones | TB | NO | $5,400 |
32 | Gabriel Davis | BUF | TEN | N/A |
33 | Curtis Samuel | WAS | DET | $5,000 |
34 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | KC | LAC | $5,100 |
35 | Joshua Palmer | LAC | KC | $4,900 |
36 | Adam Thielen | MIN | PHI | N/A |
37 | Brandon Aiyuk | SF | SEA | $5,000 |
38 | Amari Cooper | CLE | NYJ | $5,500 |
39 | Chris Olave | NO | TB | $4,500 |
40 | Allen Robinson | LAR | ATL | $5,300 |
41 | Tyler Lockett | SEA | SF | $5,400 |
42 | Hunter Renfrow | LVR | ARI | $5,700 |
43 | Jahan Dotson | WAS | DET | $4,900 |
44 | Treylon Burks | TEN | BUF | N/A |
45 | Christian Watson | GB | CHI | N/A |
46 | Kyle Phillips | TEN | BUF | N/A |
47 | Parris Campbell | IND | JAX | $4,100 |
48 | Jakobi Meyers | NE | PIT | $4,700 |
- The potential absence of Tee Higgins in week 2 for Cincinnati makes Boyd an instant impact must start player against the Cowboys. He totaled 7 targets last week with Higgins leaving early on.
- The injury to Dak Prescott is a major problem for fantasy managers that draft CeeDee Lamb, for as long as Cooper Rush is at QB the Cowboys WR1 becomes a borderline FLEX play this week.
Tight End Rankings
RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | OPP | SALARY |
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1 | Travis Kelce | KC | LAC | $6,800 |
2 | Mark Andrews | BAL | MIA | $5,800 |
3 | TJ Hockenson | DET | WAS | $5,000 |
4 | Kyle Pitts | ATL | LAR | $5,500 |
5 | Darren Waller | LVR | ARI | $5,600 |
6 | Zach Ertz | ARI | LVR | $5,000 |
7 | Gerald Everett | LAC | KC | $5,000 |
8 | Cole Kmet | CHI | GB | N/A |
9 | Hayden Hurst | CIN | DAL | $4,600 |
10 | Austin Hooper | TEN | BUF | N/A |
11 | Dallas Goedert | PHI | MIN | N/A |
12 | Albert Okwuegbunam | DEN | HOU | $5,200 |
13 | Tyler Higbee | LAR | ATL | $4,700 |
14 | Dalton Schultz | DAL | CIN | $5,300 |
15 | Mo Alie-Cox | IND | JAX | $4,500 |
16 | Robert Tonyan | GB | CHI | N/A |
17 | Dawson Knox | BUF | TEN | N/A |
18 | Pat Freiermuth | PIT | NE | $4,700 |
19 | Hunter Henry | NE | PIT | $4,800 |
20 | Cameron Brate | TB | NO | $4,500 |
- Don’t put too much stock into Cole Kmet’s rest of season projection based on week 1, the weather was as bad as it gets for a passing game. Trot him out with confidence this week as the Bears should be forced to throw plenty vs Green Bay.
- Your expectations for Dallas Goedert should be significantly lowered if you drafted him this season, this is AJ Brown’s offense when it comes to the passing game. Goedert is going to rely on scoring a TD each week to return his price in DFS as well as ADP.
Quarterback Rankings
RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | OPP | SALARY |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Justin Herbert | LAC | KC | $7,700 |
2 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | LAC | $7,800 |
3 | Josh Allen | BUF | TEN | N/A |
4 | Kyler Murray | ARI | LVR | $7,500 |
5 | Jalen Hurts | PHI | MIN | N/A |
6 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | MIA | $7,400 |
7 | Russell Wilson | DEN | DEN | $7,200 |
8 | Derek Carr | LVR | ARI | $6,700 |
9 | Joe Burrow | CIN | DAL | $7,000 |
10 | Trey Lance | SF | SEA | $6,600 |
11 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | CHI | N/A |
12 | Matthew Stafford | LAR | ATL | $7,100 |
13 | Kirk Cousins | MIN | PHI | N/A |
14 | Carson Wentz | WAS | DET | $6,800 |
15 | Tom Brady | TB | NO | $7,200 |
16 | Matt Ryan | IND | JAX | $6,600 |
17 | Jared Goff | DET | WAS | $6,400 |
18 | Jameis Winston | NO | TB | $6,400 |
19 | Justin Fields | CHI | GB | N/A |
20 | Marcus Mariota | ATL | LAR | $6,300 |
21 | Daniel Jones | NYG | CAR | $6,600 |
22 | Tua Tagovailoa | MIA | BAL | $6,200 |
23 | Trevor Lawrence | JAX | IND | $6,600 |
24 | Ryan Tannehill | TEN | BUF | N/A |
- The Cardinals had PFF’s worst coverage grade last week against the Chiefs, they were in the bottom-10 last season as well. Derek Carr could finally have some time in the pocket with Arizona losing their best pass rusher in Hassan Reddick his offseason.
- Tom Brady was pressured on more than 30% of his attempts in week 1, last season he was pressured the least in the NFL, considering his struggles against the Saints I’m looking to avoid him in week 2.