That Sports Guy’s Week 2 Fantasy Football Rankings
There were a decent amount of surprises in Week 1. Whether it was injury or a big performance Week 1 let us know the NFL was back! Now as we move towards Week 2 it is important to remember one game isn’t enough of a sample size to make a dramatic conclusion but it does allow for you to see who some of the season’s sensations might be. But of course what would a fantasy week be without a The Draft Diamonds Weekly Fantasy Report. Check out our Week 2 Fantasy Football Rankings!
Here is how this year will play out:
- Players will be listed as First Last/Team. For example, Gardner Minshew/Jacksonville Jaguars
- Rankings will consist of:
- 12 QBs
- 25 RBs
- 35 WRs
- 10 TEs
- 10 D/ST
- 3 Weekly Sleepers
- 3 Weekly Fades
- Sleepers and Fades will be listed as First Last/ Position/ Team. For example, Tom Brady/ QB/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Top 12 QBs
- Lamar Jackson/ Baltimore Ravens
- Dak Prescott/ Dallas Cowboys
- Patrick Mahomes/ Kansas City Chiefs
- Russell Wilson/ Seattle Seahawks
- Josh Allen/ Buffalo Bills
- Kyler Murray/ Arizona Cardinals
- Deshaun Watson/ Houston Texans
- Aaron Rodgers/ Green Bay Packers
- Matt Ryan/ Atlanta Falcons
- Cam Newton/ New England Patriots
- Joe Burrow/ Cincinnati Bengals
- Tom Brady/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Top 25 RBs
- Alvin Kamara/ New Orleans Saints
- Ezekiel Elliott/ Dallas Cowboys
- Derrick Henry/ Tennessee Titans
- Dalvin Cook/ Minnesota Vikings
- Aaron Jones/ Green Bay Packers
- Clyde Edwards-Helaire/ Kansas City Chiefs
- Christian McCaffrey/ Carolina Panthers
- Saquon Barkley/ New York Giants
- Josh Jacobs/ Las Vegas Raiders
- Raheem Mostert/ San Francisco 49ers
- Chris Carson/ Seattle Seahawks
- Kenyan Drake/ Arizona Cardinals
- Austin Ekeler/ LA Chargers
- Jonathan Taylor/ Indianapolis Colts
- Nick Chubb/ Cleveland Browns
- Benny Snell/ Pittsburgh Steelers
- Malcolm Brown/ LA Rams
- Nyheim Hines/ Indianapolis Colts
- Kareem Hunt/ Cleveland Browns
- Ronald Jones/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Melvin Gordon/ Denver Broncos
- Todd Gurley/ Atlanta Falcons
- Sony Michel/ New England Patriots
- James Robinson/ Jacksonville Jaguars
- JK Dobbins/ Baltimore Ravens
Top 35 WRs
- Davante Adams/ Green Bay Packers
- DeAndre Hopkins/ Arizona Cardinals
- Julio Jones/ Atlanta Falcons
- Chris Godwin/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Tyreek Hill/ Kansas City Chiefs
- Allen Robinson/ Chicago Bears
- Calvin Ridley/ Atlanta Falcons
- Adam Thielen/ Minnesota Vikings
- Robert Woods/ LA Rams
- DJ Moore/ Carolina Panthers
- AJ Brown/ Tennessee Titans
- Amari Cooper/ Dallas Cowboys
- JuJu Smith-Schuster/ Pittsburgh Steelers
- Terry McLaurin/ Washington Football Team
- DJ Chark/ Jacksonville Jaguars
- Cooper Kupp/ LA Rams
- T.Y. Hilton/ Indianapolis Colts
- DK Metcalf/ Seattle Seahawks
- Mike Evans/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Hollywood Brown/ Baltimore Ravens
- Tyler Lockett/ Seattle Seahawks
- Keenan Allen/ LA Chargers
- Stefon Diggs/ Buffalo Bills
- Will Fuller/ Houston Texans
- Julian Edelman/ New England Patriots
- Emmanuel Sanders/ New Orleans Saints
- Jamison Crowder/ NY Jets
- Tyler Boyd/ Cincinnati Bengals
- Sammy Watkins/ Kansas City Chiefs
- Courtland Sutton/ Denver Broncos
- Parris Campbell/ Indianapolis Colts
- Anthony Miller/ Chicago Bears
- Allen Lazard/ Green Bay Packers
- AJ Green/Cincinnati Bengals
- Robby Anderson/ Carolina Panthers
Top 10 TEs
- Mark Andrews/ Baltimore Ravens
- George Kittle/ San Francisco 49ers
- Travis Kelce/ Kansas City Chiefs
- Dallas Goedert/ Philadelphia Eagles
- Zach Ertz/ Philadelphia Eagles
- Hunter Henry/ LA Chargers
- Noah Fant/ Denver Broncos
- Darren Waller/ Las Vegas Raiders
- Jonnu Smith/ Tennessee Titans
- TJ Hockenson/ Detroit Lions
Top 10 D/ST
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- San Francisco 49ers
- Buffalo Bills
- Chicago Bears
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Denver Broncos
- New Orleans Saints
- Tennessee Titans
- Philadelphia Eagles
3 Weekly Sleepers
- Latavius Murray/ RB/ New Orleans Saints: The offense will need to adjust to life without Michael Thomas and there is a very strong chance the Saints run the ball a little more. However, they cant run Alvin Kamara into the ground early in the season. Enter Alvin Kamara. The Saints take on a suspect Raiders run defense in Week 2. I like Lat to score this week and see about 12 carries.
- James Robinson/ RB/ Jacksonville Jaguars: The volume is there. Robinson was the only RB to log all of the team carries in Week 1. Jacksonville views him as a workhorse as Chris Thompson barely played double-digit snaps (12). The volume should be there again against Tennessee. The Titans gave up over 70 yards and 1 TD to Melvin Gordon in Week 1. There is no reason to believe that can’t happen again.
- Parris Campbell/ WR/ Indianapolis Colts: He is coming off a strong Week 1 and the Vikings gave up strong games to the Green Bay secondary WRs. I expect this game to be another shootout this weekend and Campbell should be called on to keep the Colts involved. I could see Campbell getting open deep for a big play as Minnesota gave up a few last week. The Minnesota CBs are young andd I expect a veteran guy like Frank Reich to try and attack that group early this week. Campbell also recorded the most snaps in Wekk 1 by Colts WRs.
3 Weekly Fades
- Sterling Shepherd/ WR/ NY Giants: It is clear that Darius Slayton is the guy for Daniel Jones and this offense looked awful against Pittsburgh. This offense can’t support 2 pass catchers at the moment.
- Boston Scott/ RB/ Philadelphia Eagles: The Eagles offensive line is in rough shape and they couldn’t establish a run game in Week 1. Until the unit upfront improves I would avoid the Eagles run game entirely.
- Brandin Cooks/ WR/ Baltimore Ravens: He didn’t come out with a bang in Week 1 and things don’t get much better in Week 2 against Baltimore. Baltimore shut down the Cleveland passing attack in Week 1 and nothing is suggesting that they can’t stop Houston too.