Week 2 Fantasy Football Player Rankings For Every Position and Flex Rankings

Week 2 Fantasy Football Player Rankings
Week 2 Fantasy Football Player Rankings / Sports Illustrate

With one week of NFL action in the book, we have a better idea about player roles, depth-chart placement and in turn, projected future fantasy football value. For example, the trade that sent Tank Bigsby to the Eagles elevates Travis Etienne Jr., who played a featured role for the Jaguars in Week 1.

What's more, the loss of Xavier Worthy and George Kittle to injuries has elevated other players in the rankings, including Hollywood Brown and to a lesser degree, Jake Tonges. With that said, here are my fantasy player rankings for Week 2. Be sure to check back all week for daily updates!

Week 2 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings

RK

Player

TM

Opponent

1

Josh Allen

BUF

at NYJ

2

Lamar Jackson

BAL

vs. CLE

3

Jalen Hurts

PHI

at KC

4

Jayden Daniels

WAS

at GB

5

Joe Burrow

CIN

vs. JAC

6

Justin Herbert

LAC

at LV

7

Kyler Murray

ARI

vs. CAR

8

Patrick Mahomes

KC

vs. PHI

9

Dak Prescott

DAL

vs. NYG

10

Justin Fields

NYJ

vs. BUF

11

Baker Mayfield

TB

at HOU

12

Bo Nix

DEN

at IND

13

Jared Goff

DET

vs. CHI

14

Caleb Williams

CHI

at DET

15

Drake Maye

NE

at MIA

16

Jordan Love

GB

vs. WAS

17

J.J. McCarthy

MIN

vs. ATL

18

Trevor Lawrence

JAC

at CIN

19

Aaron Rodgers

PIT

vs. SEA

20

Geno Smith

LV

vs. LAC

21

Tua Tagovailoa

MIA

vs. NE

22

Matthew Stafford

LAR

at TEN

23

Michael Penix Jr.

ATL

at MIN

24

Daniel Jones

IND

vs. DEN

25

C.J. Stroud

HOU

vs. TB

26

Mac Jones

SF

at NO

27

Bryce Young

CAR

at ARI

28

Russell Wilson

NYG

at DAL

29

Joe Flacco

CLE

at BAL

30

Sam Darnold

SEA

at PIT

31

Cam Ward

TEN

vs. LAR

32

Spencer Rattler

NO

vs. SF

Week 2 Fantasy Running Back Rankings

RK

Player

TM

Opponent

1

Bijan Robinson

ATL

at MIN

2

Christian McCaffrey

SF

at NO

3

Saquon Barkley

PHI

at KC

4

Derrick Henry

BAL

vs. CLE

5

Jahmyr Gibbs

DET

vs. CHI

6

De'Von Achane

MIA

vs. NE

7

Chase Brown

CIN

vs. JAC

8

Ashton Jeanty

LV

vs. LAC

9

Jonathan Taylor

IND

vs. DEN

10

Josh Jacobs

GB

vs. WAS

11

Kyren Williams

LAR

at TEN

12

Bucky Irving

TB

at HOU

13

James Cook

BUF

at NYJ

14

Alvin Kamara

NO

vs. SF

15

James Conner

ARI

vs. CAR

16

Breece Hall

NYJ

vs. BUF

17

Travis Etienne Jr.

JAC

at CIN

18

Chuba Hubbard

CAR

at ARI

19

David Montgomery

DET

vs. CHI

20

Omarion Hampton

LAC

at LV

21

Javonte Williams

DAL

vs. NYG

22

Tony Pollard

TEN

vs. LAR

23

Kenneth Walker III

SEA

at PIT

24

D'Andre Swift

CHI

at DET

25

Tyrone Tracy Jr.

NYG

at DAL

26

J.K. Dobbins

DEN

at IND

27

TreVeyon Henderson

NE

at MIA

28

Aaron Jones Sr.

MIN

vs. ATL

29

Jaylen Warren

PIT

vs. SEA

30

Jordan Mason

MIN

vs. ATL

31

RJ Harvey

DEN

at IND

32

Jacory Croskey-Merritt

WAS

at GB

33

Zach Charbonnet

SEA

at PIT

34

Nick Chubb

HOU

vs. TB

35

Rhamondre Stevenson

NE

at MIA

36

Isiah Pacheco

KC

vs. PHI

37

Dylan Sampson

CLE

at BAL

38

Austin Ekeler

WAS

at GB

39

Tyler Allgeier

ATL

at MIN

40

Justice Hill

BAL

vs. CLE

41

Trey Benson

ARI

vs. CAR

42

Kareem Hunt

KC

vs. PHI

43

Brian Robinson Jr.

SF

at NO

44

Jerome Ford

CLE

at BAL

45

Braelon Allen

NYJ

vs. BUF

46

Rachaad White

TB

at HOU

47

Rico Dowdle

CAR

at ARI

48

Najee Harris

LAC

at LV

49

Quinshon Judkins

CLE

at BAL

50

Ty Johnson

BUF

at NYJ

51

Kenneth Gainwell

PIT

vs. SEA

52

Tank Bigsby

PHI

at KC

53

Bhayshul Tuten

JAC

at CIN

54

Ray Davis

BUF

at NYJ

55

Cam Skattebo

NYG

at DAL

56

Blake Corum

LAR

at TEN

57

DJ Giddens

IND

vs. DEN

58

Ollie Gordon II

MIA

vs. NE

59

Miles Sanders

DAL

vs. NYG

60

Kyle Juszcyk

SF

at NO

Week 2 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings

RK

Player

TM

Opponent

1

Ja'Marr Chase

CIN

at BAL

2

CeeDee Lamb

DAL

vs. NYG

3

Puka Nacua

LAR

at TEN

4

Justin Jefferson

MIN

vs. ATL

5

Amon-Ra St. Brown

DET

vs. CHI

6

Malik Nabers

NYG

at DAL

7

Drake London

ATL

at MIN

8

Nico Collins

HOU

vs. TB

9

Brian Thomas Jr.

JAC

at CIN

10

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

SEA

at PIT

11

Garrett Wilson

NYJ

vs. BUF

12

Ladd McConkey

LAC

at LV

13

A.J. Brown

PHI

at KC

14

Tyreek Hill

MIA

vs. NE

15

DK Metcalf

PIT

vs. SEA

16

Mike Evans

TB

at HOU

17

Tee Higgins

CIN

vs. JAC

18

Marvin Harrison Jr.

ARI

vs. CAR

19

Zay Flowers

BAL

vs. CLE

20

Davante Adams

LAR

at TEN

21

Tetairoa McMillan

CAR

at ARI

22

Jakobi Meyers

LV

vs. LAC

23

Courtland Sutton

DEN

at IND

24

Emeka Egbuka

TB

at HOU

25

D.J. Moore

CHI

at DET

26

Ricky Pearsall

SF

at NO

27

Hollywood Brown

KC

vs. PHI

28

Terry McLaurin

WAS

at GB

29

Devonta Smith

PHI

at KC

30

Khalil Shakir

BUF

at NYJ

31

Jerry Jeudy

CLE

at BAL

32

Deebo Samuel Sr.

WAS

at GB

33

Travis Hunter

JAC

at CIN

34

George Pickens

DAL

vs. NYG

35

Calvin Ridley

TEN

vs. LAR

36

Chris Olave

NO

vs. SF

37

Jaylen Waddle

MIA

vs. NE

38

Rome Odunze

CHI

at DET

39

Jameson Williams

DET

vs. CHI

40

Jauan Jennings

SF

at NO

41

Keenan Allen

LAC

at LV

42

Keon Coleman

BUF

at NYJ

43

Quentin Johnston

LAC

at LV

44

Michael Pittman Jr.

IND

vs. DEN

45

Stefon Diggs

NE

at MIA

46

Wan'Dale Robinson

NYG

at DAL

47

Darnell Mooney

ATL

at MIN

48

Cedric Tillman

CLE

at BAL

49

Rashid Shaheed

NO

vs. SF

50

Kayshon Boutte

NE

at MIA

51

Jayden Reed

GB

vs. WAS

52

Josh Downs

IND

vs. DEN

53

Matthew Golden

GB

vs. WAS

54

Calvin Austin III

PIT

vs. SEA

55

Romeo Doubs

GB

vs. WAS

56

Marvin Mims Jr.

DEN

at IND

57

Cooper Kupp

SEA

at PIT

58

Adam Thielen

MIN

vs. ATL

59

Xavier Legette

CAR

at ARI

60

DeMario Douglas

NE

at MIA

Week 2 Fantasy Tight End Rankings

RK

Player

TM

Opponent

1

Trey McBride

ARI

vs. CAR

2

Brock Bowers

LV

vs. LAC

3

Sam LaPorta

DET

vs. CHI

4

Travis Kelce

KC

vs. PHI

5

Tyler Warren

IND

vs. DEN

6

Tucker Kraft

GB

vs. WAS

7

T.J. Hockenson

MIN

vs. ATL

8

Mark Andrews

BAL

vs. CLE

9

Jake Ferguson

DAL

at NYG

10

David Njoku

CLE

at BAL

11

Hunter Henry

NE

at MIA

12

Zach Ertz

WAS

at GB

13

Dalton Kincaid

BUF

at NYJ

14

Evan Engram

DEN

at IND

15

Kyle Pitts

ATL

at MIN

16

Brenton Strange

JAC

at CIN

17

Harold Fannin Jr.

CLE

at BAL

18

Juwan Johnson

NO

vs. SF

19

Chigoziem Okonkwo

TEN

vs. LAR

20

Dalton Schultz

HOU

vs. TB

21

Jonnu Smith

PIT

vs. SEA

22

Cade Otton

TB

at HOU

23

Colston Loveland

CHI

at DET

24

Pat Freiermuth

PIT

vs. SEA

25

Grant Calcaterra

PHI

at KC

26

Mason Taylor

NYJ

vs. BUF

27

Theo Johnson

NYG

at DAL

28

Michael Mayer

LV

vs. LAC

29

Mike Gesicki

CIN

vs. CAR

30

Cole Kmet

CHI

at DET

31

Jake Tonges

SF

at NO

32

Noah Fant

CIN

vs. JAC

Week 2 Fantasy Flex Rankings

RK

Player

Pos

TM

Opponent

1

Ja'Marr Chase

WR

CIN

at BAL

2

Bijan Robinson

RB

ATL

at MIN

3

Christian McCaffrey

RB

SF

at NO

4

Saquon Barkley

RB

PHI

at KC

5

CeeDee Lamb

WR

DAL

vs. NYG

6

Puka Nacua

WR

LAR

at TEN

7

Derrick Henry

RB

BAL

vs. CLE

8

Jahmyr Gibbs

RB

DET

vs. CHI

9

Justin Jefferson

WR

MIN

vs. ATL

10

Amon-Ra St. Brown

WR

DET

vs. CHI

11

De'Von Achane

RB

MIA

vs. NE

12

Malik Nabers

WR

NYG

at DAL

13

Drake London

WR

ATL

at MIN

14

Chase Brown

RB

CIN

vs. JAC

15

Ashton Jeanty

RB

LV

vs. LAC

16

Nico Collins

WR

HOU

vs. TB

17

Jonathan Taylor

RB

IND

vs. DEN

18

Brian Thomas Jr.

WR

JAC

at CIN

19

Josh Jacobs

RB

GB

vs. WAS

20

Kyren Williams

RB

LAR

at TEN

21

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

WR

SEA

at PIT

22

Bucky Irving

RB

TB

at HOU

23

Trey McBride

TE

ARI

vs. CAR

24

Brock Bowers

TE

LV

vs. LAC

25

Garrett Wilson

WR

NYJ

vs. BUF

26

James Cook

RB

BUF

at NYJ

27

Ladd McConkey

WR

LAC

at LV

28

A.J. Brown

WR

PHI

at KC

29

Alvin Kamara

RB

NO

vs. SF

30

James Conner

RB

ARI

vs. CAR

31

Breece Hall

RB

NYJ

vs. BUF

32

Tyreek Hill

WR

MIA

vs. NE

33

DK Metcalf

WR

PIT

vs. SEA

34

Mike Evans

WR

TB

at HOU

35

Tee Higgins

WR

CIN

vs. JAC

36

Marvin Harrison Jr.

WR

ARI

vs. CAR

37

Zay Flowers

WR

BAL

vs. CLE

38

Travis Etienne Jr.

RB

JAC

at CIN

39

Chuba Hubbard

RB

CAR

at ARI

40

Davante Adams

WR

LAR

vat TEN

41

Tetairoa McMillan

WR

CAR

at ARI

42

Jakobi Meyers

WR

LV

vs. LAC

43

Courtland Sutton

WR

DEN

at IND

44

Emeka Egbuka

WR

TB

at HOU

45

D.J. Moore

WR

CHI

at DET

46

Ricky Pearsall

WR

SF

at NO

47

David Montgomery

RB

DET

vs. CHI

48

Hollywood Brown

WR

KC

vs. PHI

49

Omarion Hampton

RB

LAC

at LV

50

Terry McLaurin

WR

WAS

at GB

51

Devonta Smith

WR

PHI

at KC

52

Khalil Shakir

WR

BUF

at NYJ

53

Jerry Jeudy

WR

CLE

at BAL

54

Deebo Samuel Sr.

WR

WAS

at GB

55

Travis Hunter

WR

JAC

at CIN

56

Javonte Williams

RB

DAL

vs. NYG

57

Tony Pollard

RB

TEN

vs. LAR

58

Kenneth Walker III

RB

SEA

at PIT

59

Sam LaPorta

TE

DET

vs. CHI

60

George Pickens

WR

DAL

vs. NYG

61

Calvin Ridley

WR

TEN

vs. LAR

62

Chris Olave

WR

NO

vs. SF

63

Jaylen Waddle

WR

MIA

vs. NE

64

D'Andre Swift

RB

CHI

at DET

65

Travis Kelce

TE

KC

vs. PHI

66

Rome Odunze

WR

CHI

at DET

67

Jameson Williams

WR

DET

vs. CHI

68

Jauan Jennings

WR

SF

at NO

69

Keenan Allen

WR

LAC

at LV

70

Tyler Warren

TE

IND

vs. DEN

71

Keon Coleman

WR

BUF

at NYJ

72

Tyrone Tracy Jr.

RB

NYG

at DAL

73

J.K. Dobbins

RB

DEN

at IND

74

TreVeyon Henderson

RB

NE

at MIA

75

Quentin Johnston

WR

LAC

at LV

76

Aaron Jones Sr.

RB

MIN

vs. ATL

77

Jaylen Warren

RB

PIT

vs. SEA

78

T.J. Hockenson

TE

MIN

vs. ATL

79

Michael Pittman Jr.

WR

IND

vs. DEN

80

Stefon Diggs

WR

NE

at MIA

81

Mark Andrews

TE

BAL

vs. CLE

82

Jordan Mason

RB

MIN

vs. ATL

83

RJ Harvey

RB

DEN

at IND

84

Jacory Croskey-Merritt

RB

WAS

at GB

85

Wan'Dale Robinson

WR

NYG

at DAL

86

Darnell Mooney

WR

ATL

at MIN

87

Cedric Tillman

WR

CLE

at BAL

88

Zach Charbonnet

RB

SEA

at PIT

89

Nick Chubb

RB

HOU

vs. TB

90

Rhamondre Stevenson

RB

NE

at MIA

91

Jake Ferguson

TE

DAL

at NYG

92

Tucker Kraft

TE

GB

vs. WAS

93

David Njoku

TE

CLE

vs. JAC

94

Rashid Shaheed

WR

NO

vs. SF

95

Dallas Goedert

TE

PHI

at KC

96

Kayshon Boutte

WR

NE

at MIA

97

Isiah Pacheco

RB

KC

vs. PHI

98

Dylan Sampson

RB

CLE

at BAL

99

Hunter Henry

TE

NE

at MIA

100

Jayden Reed

WR

GB

vs. WAS

Week 2 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

RK

Player

TM

Opponent

1

Brandon Aubrey

DAL

vs. NYG

2

Chris Boswell

PIT

vs. SEA

3

Cameron Dicker

LAC

at LV

4

Jake Bates

DET

vs. CHI

5

Will Reichard

MIN

vs. ATL

6

Matt Prater

BUF

at NYJ

7

Chad Ryland

ARI

vs. CAR

8

Tyler Loop

BAL

vs. CLE

9

Ka'imi Fairbairn

HOU

vs. TB

10

Evan McPherson

CIN

vs. JAC

11

Wil Lutz

DEN

at IND

12

Joshua Karty

LAR

at TEN

13

Cairo Santos

CHI

at DET

14

Chase McLaughlin

TB

at HOU

15

Brandon McManus

GB

vs. WAS

16

Cam Little

JAC

at CIN

17

Daniel Carlson

LV

vs. LAC

18

Harrison Butker

KC

vs. PHI

19

Matt Gay

WAS

vs. GB

20

Jake Elliott

PHI

at KC

21

Andres Borregales

NE

at MIA

22

Riley Patterson

MIA

vs. NE

23

John Parker Romo

ATL

at MIN

24

Spencer Shrader

IND

vs. DEN

25

Jason Myers

SEA

at PIT

26

Blake Grupe

NO

vs. SF

27

Joey Slye

TEN

vs. LAR

28

Graham Gano

NYG

at DAL

29

Ryan Fitzgerald

CAR

at ARI

30

Nick Folk

NYJ

vs. BUF

31

Eddy Piniero

SF

at NO

32

Andre Szmyt

CLE

at BAL

Week 2 Fantasy Defense Rankings

RK

Player

TM

1

49ers

SF

2

Rams

LAR

3

Broncos

DEN

4

Ravens

BAL

5

Steelers

PIT

6

Cardinals

ARI

7

Vikings

MIN

8

Lions

DET

9

Cowboys

DAL

10

Chargers

LAC

11

Bills

BUF

12

Buccaneers

TB

13

Bengals

CIN

14

Dolphins

MIA

15

Texans

HOU

16

Patriots

NE

17

Seahawks

SEA

18

Packers

GB

19

Saints

NO

20

Titans

TEN

21

Falcons

ATL

22

Giants

NYG

23

Colts

IND

24

Eagles

PHI

25

Raiders

LV

26

Commanders

WAS

27

Jaguars

JAC

28

Chiefs

KC

29

Bears

CHI

30

Jets

NYJ

31

Panthers

CAR

32

Browns

CLE


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Michael Fabiano
MICHAEL FABIANO

Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. He is also the co-host of the Fantasy Dirt Podcast on SI. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.