Who to start in fantasy football: Week 2 rankings, start-sit advice, sleepers for PPR leagues

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The first full slate of NFL football is officially behind us. Maybe you're feeling like you're poised to win a fantasy championship, or maybe your team seems destined for a last place finish. Either way, it's early in the year and things can change in an instant. All you can do is put out the best lineup possible for Week 2.

As you prepare for the first full Sunday of NFL football, we've got you covered with everything you need to set your fantasy football lineups. We have everything from positional rankings to sleepers and busts. Be sure to check back in often as our rankings will be updated regularly until kickoff on Sunday.

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Week 2 Fantasy QB Rankings

These rankings are for four-point passing TD leagues, and players who have already played are in italics.

RANK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Josh Allen	BUF	at MIA
2	Jalen Hurts	PHI	vs. ATL
3	Lamar Jackson	BAL	vs. LV
4	Patrick Mahomes II	KC	vs. CIN
5	Anthony Richardson	IND	at GB
6	C.J. Stroud	HOU	vs. CHI
7	Jayden Daniels	WAS	vs. NYG
8	Kyler Murray	ARI	vs. LAR
9	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	vs. BUF
10	Matthew Stafford	LAR	at ARI
11	Jared Goff	DET	vs. TB
12	Dak Prescott	DAL	vs. NO
13	Brock Purdy	SF	at MIN
14	Joe Burrow	CIN	at KC
15	Baker Mayfield	TB	at DET
16	Justin Fields	PIT	at DEN	Up 1
17	Justin Herbert	LAC	at CAR	Down 1
18	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	vs. CLE
19	Geno Smith	SEA	at NE
20	Aaron Rodgers	NYJ	at TEN	Up 1
21	Caleb Williams	CHI	at HOU	Down 1
22	Derek Carr	NO	at DAL	Up 1
23	Kirk Cousins	ATL	at PHI	Down 1
24	Will Levis	TEN	vs. NYJ
25	Daniel Jones	NYG	at WAS
26	Sam Darnold	MIN	vs. SF
27	Deshaun Watson	CLE	at JAC
28	Bo Nix	DEN	vs. PIT
29	Gardner Minshew II	LV	at BAL
30	Jacoby Brissett	NE	vs. SEA
31	Bryce Young	CAR	vs. LAC
32	Malik Willis	GB	vs. IND

Week 2 Fantasy RB Rankings (PPR)

Italicized players have already played this week.

RANK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Breece Hall	NYJ	at TEN
2	Saquon Barkley	PHI	vs. ATL
3	Bijan Robinson	ATL	at PHI
4	Derrick Henry	BAL	vs. LV
5	Jonathan Taylor	IND	at GB
6	Kyren Williams	LAR	at ARI
7	Jordan Mason	SF	at MIN	Up 3
8	Josh Jacobs	GB	vs. IND	Down 1
9	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	vs. TB	Down 1
10	Isiah Pacheco	KC	vs. CIN	Down 1
11	James Cook	BUF	at MIA
12	Joe Mixon	HOU	vs. CHI
13	James Conner	ARI	vs. LAR
14	De'Von Achane	MIA	vs. BUF
15	Alvin Kamara	NO	at DAL
16	Rachaad White	TB	at DET
17	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	vs. CLE
18	Aaron Jones	MIN	vs. SF	Up 1
19	Najee Harris	PIT	at DEN	Up 1
20	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	vs. NYG	Up 1
21	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	vs. SEA	Down 3
22	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	at NE
23	David Montgomery	DET	vs. TB
24	Tony Pollard	TEN	vs. NYJ
25	Jerome Ford	CLE	at JAC
26	D'Andre Swift	CHI	at HOU
27	Devin Singletary	NYG	at WAS
28	Zack Moss	CIN	at KC
29	Zamir White	LV	at BAL
30	J.K. Dobbins	LAC	at CAR
31	Jeff Wilson Jr.	MIA	vs. BUF
32	Javonte Williams	DEN	vs. PIT
33	Austin Ekeler	WAS	vs. NYG
34	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	vs. LAC
35	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	vs. NO
36	Chase Brown	CIN	at KC
37	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	vs. PIT
38	Tank Bigsby	JAC	vs. CLE
39	Justice Hill	BAL	vs. LV
40	Tyjae Spears	TEN	vs. NYJ
41	Gus Edwards	LAC	at CAR
42	Jaylen Warren	PIT	at DEN
43	Rico Dowdle	DAL	vs. NO
44	Bucky Irving	TB	at DET
45	Alexander Mattison	LV	at BAL
46	Antonio Gibson	NE	vs. SEA
47	Samaje Perine	KC	vs. CIN
48	Ray Davis	BUF	at MIA
49	Miles Sanders	CAR	vs. LAC	Up 1
50	Ty Chandler	MIN	vs. SF	Up 1
51	Jamaal Williams	NO	at DAL	Up 1
52	Trey Benson	ARI	vs. LAR	Up 1
53	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	at PHI	Up 1
54	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	vs. ATL	Up 2
55	Jaylen Wright	MIA	vs. BUF
56	Emanuel Wilson	GB	vs. IND	Down 7
57	Cordarrelle Patterson	PIT	at DEN
58	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	at WAS
59	Pierre Strong Jr.	CLE	at JAC
60	Braelon Allen	NYJ	at TEN
61	Emari Demercado	ARI	vs. LAR
62	Dameon Pierce	HOU	vs. CHI
63	Khalil Herbert	CHI	at HOU
64	Blake Corum	LAR	at ARI
65	MarShawn Lloyd	GB	vs. IND	N/A

Week 2 Fantasy WR Rankings (PPR)

Italicized players have already played this week.

RANK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Tyreek Hill	MIA	vs. BUF
2	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	vs. NO	Up 1
3	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	vs. TB	Down 1
4	Cooper Kupp	LAR	at ARI	Up 1
5	Justin Jefferson	MIN	vs. SF	Down 1
6	Mike Evans	TB	at DET
7	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	at KC
8	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	at TEN	Up 1
9	DeVonta Smith	PHI	vs. ATL	Up 7
10	Deebo Samuel Sr.	SF	at MIN
11	Nico Collins	HOU	vs. CHI
12	Rashee Rice	KC	vs. CIN
13	Malik Nabers	NYG	at WAS
14	Davante Adams	LV	at BAL
15	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	vs. BUF
16	Terry McLaurin	WAS	vs. NYG	Up 2
17	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	vs. LAR
18	Amari Cooper	CLE	at JAC	Up 1
19	DJ Moore	CHI	at HOU	Up 1
20	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	at MIN	Up 3
21	Drake London	ATL	at PHI
22	DK Metcalf	SEA	at NE
23	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	at GB	Up 1
24	Chris Olave	NO	at DAL	Up 1
25	Chris Godwin	TB	at DET	Up 1
26	Zay Flowers	BAL	vs. LV	Up 1
27	Stefon Diggs	HOU	vs. CHI	Up 1
28	Xavier Worthy	KC	vs. CIN	Up 1
29	Calvin Ridley	TEN	vs. NYJ	Up 1
30	Diontae Johnson	CAR	at NO	Up 1
31	Christian Kirk	JAC	vs. CLE	Up 3
32	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	at NE
33	George Pickens	PIT	at DEN	Up 4
34	Tank Dell	HOU	vs. CHI	Up 1
35	Jameson Williams	DET	vs. TB	Down 2
36	Courtland Sutton	DEN	vs. PIT	Up 2
37	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	vs. CLE	Up 2
38	Khalil Shakir	BUF	at MIA
39	Ladd McConkey	LAC	at CAR	Up 2
40	Rashid Shaheed	NO	at DAL	Up 3
41	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	at WAS	Up 3
42	Demarcus Robinson	LAR	at ARI	Up 3
43	Joshua Palmer	LAC	at CAR	Up 3
44	Jayden Reed	GB	vs. IND	Down 2
45	Keon Coleman	BUF	at MIA
46	Rome Odunze	CHI	at HOU	N/A
47	DeAndre Hopkins	TEN	vs. NYJ	Up 1
48	Brandin Cooks	DAL	vs. NO	Up 4
49	Keenan Allen	CHI	at HOU	Down 13
50	Jakobi Meyers	LV	at BAL	Down 1
51	Christian Watson	GB	vs. IND	Down 1
52	Greg Dortch	ARI	vs. LAR	Down 1
53	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	at JAC
54	Darnell Mooney	ATL	at PHI
55	Gabe Davis	JAC	vs. CLE	Up 1
56	Romeo Doubs	GB	vs. IND	Up 1
57	Curtis Samuel	BUF	at MIA
58	Allen Lazard	NYJ	at TEN	Up 1
59	Jalen McMillan	TB	at DET	Down 1
60	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	at KC
61	Tyler Lockett	SEA	at NE
62	Michael Wilson	ARI	vs. LAR
63	Alec Pierce	IND	at GB
64	Quentin Johnston	LAC	at CAR
65	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	vs. NYG
66	Tyler Johnson	LAR	at ARI	Up 10
67	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	vs. IND	Down 1
68	Tyler Boyd	TEN	vs. NYJ	Down 1
69	K.J. Osborn	NE	vs. SEA	Down 1
70	Adonai Mitchell	IND	at GB	Down 1
71	Xavier Legette	CAR	at NO	Down 1
72	Josh Nailor	MIN	vs. SF	Down 1
73	Darius Slayton	NYG	at WAS	Down 1
74	Adam Thielen	CAR	at NO	Down 1
75	Rashod Bateman	BAL	vs. LV	Down 1
76	Elijah Moore	CLE	at JAC	Down 1
77	Tyquan Thornton	NE	vs. SEA	Down 1
78	Jonathan Mingo	CAR	at NO
79	Tre Tucker	LV	at BAL
80	Josh Reynolds	DEN	vs. PIT
81	Mike Williams	NYJ	at TEN
82	Trenton Irwin	CIN	at KC
83	Jahan Dotson	PHI	vs. ATL
84	Trey Palmer	TB	at DET
85	Ja'Lynn Polk	NE	vs. SEA
86	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	vs. NO
87	Malachi Corley	NYJ	at TEN
88	Roman Wilson	PIT	at DEN

Week 2 Fantasy Rankings TE (PPR)

RANK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Sam LaPorta	DET	vs. TB
2	Travis Kelce	KC	vs. CIN
3	Trey McBride	ARI	vs. LAR
4	George Kittle	SF	at MIN
5	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	at MIA
6	Mark Andrews	BAL	vs. LV
7	Kyle Pitts	ATL	at PHI
8	Brock Bowers	LV	at BAL	Up 1
9	Isaiah Likely	BAL	vs. LV	Up 1
10	Dallas Goedert	PHI	vs. ATL	Up 4
11	Colby Parkinson	LAR	at ARI	Up 4
12	Taysom Hill	NO	at DAL	Up 1
13	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs. CHI	Down 2
14	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	at DEN	Up 3
15	Hunter Henry	NE	vs. SEA	Up 1
16	Noah Fant	SEA	at NE	Up 2
17	Juwan Johnson	NO	at DAL	Up 4
18	Cade Otton	TB	at DET	Up 1
19	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TEN	vs. NYJ	Up 1
20	Tyler Conklin	NYJ	at TEN	Up 2
21	Mike Gesicki	CIN	at KC	Up 2
22	Luke Schoonmaker	DAL	vs. NO	N/A
23	Tucker Kraft	GB	vs. IND	Up 1
24	Will Dissly	LAC	at CAR	Up 1
25	Zach Ertz	WAS	vs. NYG	Up 1
26	Austin Hooper	NE	vs. SEA	Up 1
27	Luke Musgrave	GB	vs. IND	Up 1
28	Jonnu Smith	MIA	vs. BUF
29	Greg Dulcich	DEN	vs. PIT	Up 1
30	Gerald Everett	CHI	at HOU	Up 1
31	Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	at NO	Up 1
32	Michael Mayer	LV	at BAL	Up 1
33	Hayden Hurst	LAC	at CAR	Up 1
34	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	at WAS	Up 1
35	Cole Kmet	CHI	at HOU	Up 1
36	Johnny Mundt	MIN	vs. SF	Up 1
37	Kylen Granson	IND	at GB	Up 1
38	Josh Oliver	MIN	vs. SF	Up 1
39	Dawson Knox	BUF	at MIA

Week 2 Fantasy Defense Rankings

Italicized teams have already played this week.

RANK	TEAM	OPPONENT	CHANGE
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	at DEN
2	Los Angeles Chargers	at CAR
3	Cleveland Browns	at JAC
4	Seattle Seahawks	at NE	Up 1
5	San Francisco 49ers	at MIN	Down 1
6	Baltimore Ravens	vs. LV	Up 1
7	New York Jets	at TEN	Down 1
8	Denver Broncos	vs. PIT
9	Jacksonville Jaguars	vs. CLE
10	Tennessee Titans	vs. NYJ
11	Washington Commanders	vs. NYG
12	Houston Texans	vs. CHI	Up 1
13	Philadelphia Eagles	vs. ATL	Down 1
14	Dallas Cowboys	vs. NO	Up 1
15	New England Patriots	vs. SEA	Down 1
16	Kansas City Chiefs	vs. CIN
17	Chicago Bears	at HOU
18	Detroit Lions	vs. TB
19	New Orleans Saints	at DAL
20	Miami Dolphins	vs. BUF
21	Indianapolis Colts	at GB	Up 1
22	Minnesota Vikings	vs. SF	Down 1
23	Green Bay Packers	vs. IND
24	Cincinnati Bengals	at KC
25	Las Vegas Raiders	at BAL
26	Los Angeles Rams	at ARI
27	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	at DET
28	New York Giants	at WAS
29	Carolina Panthers	vs. LAC
30	Buffalo Bills	at MIA
31	Atlanta Falcons	at PHI
32	Arizona Cardinals	vs. LAR

Week 2 Fantasy Kicker Rankings