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Week 2 DraftKings Fantasy Football Rankings Cheat Sheet

Week 2 DraftKings Fantasy Football Rankings Cheat Sheet

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By: Zach Thompson

The NFL Regular Season got off to a great start with an exciting Week 1 of fantasy football, and whether it went your way or not, it’s time to turn the page and start getting ready for another huge slate of main DFS fantasy football contests in Week 2. The main slate on DraftKings includes the 12 games lined up for Sunday afternoon. Nine games kick off at 1:00 p.m. ET with three more games in the later wave, highlighted by a Super Bowl rematch. To help you as you get your lineup together, each week we’ll be running down the fantasy football rankings at each of the primary positions for the main slate.

Week 2 is where “one-week wonders” become “two-week trends.” so which breakouts are you buying or selling coming into the second week of the season?

These fantasy football rankings are based on what we know coming into the week on Monday, so stay tuned to DK Network for more news throughout the week to see if your lineup should be adjusted at all.

These player rankings are based solely on total output, independent of the players’ salaries. They do not account for value, ownership, ceiling or correlation, which should all be factors in building your final lineup. They are, however, a great starting point as you start to look ahead or as you compare specific options in a particular position.

To catch up on the top lineup from the Week 1 contest, check out my breakdown of the winning lineup. You can also find full rankings for the week at each position on my author page. The rankings on this page do not include any players from the prime time matchups, which are on separate slates. Each of the position-specific rankings includes all the players for the entire week.

Be sure to set your lineup for all Week 2 contests, highlighted by the NFL $3.5M Fantasy Football Millionaire [$1M to 1st].

Top 15 QB

  1. Josh Allen (at NYJ), $7,100
  2. Lamar Jackson (vs. CLE), $7,000
  3. Joe Burrow (vs. JAC), $6,600
  4. Jalen Hurts (at KC), $6,800
  5. Justin Fields (vs. BUF), $5,700
  6. Kyler Murray (vs. CAR), $6,400
  7. Patrick Mahomes (vs. PHI), $6,200
  8. Brock Purdy (at NO), $6,300
  9. Dak Prescott (vs. NYG), $5,900
  10. Bo Nix (at IND), $6,100
  11. Caleb Williams (at DET), $5,400
  12. Trevor Lawrence (at CIN), $5,600
  13. Jared Goff (vs. CHI), $6,000
  14. Drake Maye (at MIA), $5,200
  15. Daniel Jones (vs. DEN), $5,200

Top 30 RB

  1. Christian McCaffrey (at NO), $7,500
  2. Derrick Henry (vs. CLE), $8,200
  3. Saquon Barkley (at KC), $8,000
  4. Chase Brown (vs. JAC), $6,800
  5. De’Von Achane (vs. NE), $6,900
  6. Jahmyr Gibbs (vs. CHI), $7,400
  7. Alvin Kamara (vs. SF), $6,100
  8. James Cook (at NYJ), $6,400
  9. Jonathan Taylor (vs. DEN), $6,700
  10. Breece Hall (vs. BUF), $6,200
  11. Kyren Williams (at TEN), $6,300
  12. Chuba Hubbard (at ARI), $6,000
  13. TreVeyon Henderson (at MIA), $5,500
  14. Travis Etienne Jr. (at CIN), $5,700
  15. James Conner (vs. CAR), $6,600
  16. Tony Pollard (vs. LAR), $5,900
  17. David Montgomery (vs. CHI), $5,400
  18. Tyrone Tracy Jr. (at DAL), $5,300
  19. J.K. Dobbins (at IND), $5,600
  20. D’Andre Swift (at DET), $5,700
  21. Kenneth Walker III (at PIT), $5,600
  22. Isiah Pacheco (vs. PHI), $5,500
  23. Dylan Sampson (at BAL), $5,200
  24. Trey Benson (vs. CAR), $4,600
  25. Javonte Williams (vs. NYG), $5,800)
  26. RJ Harvey (at IND), $5,300
  27. Zach Charbonnet (at PIT), $5,100
  28. Rhamondre Stevenson (at MIA), $5,000
  29. Jaylen Warren (vs. SEA), $5,400
  30. Jerome Ford (at BAL), $4,600

Top 30 WR

  1. CeeDee Lamb (vs. NYG), $7,800
  2. Ja’Marr Chase (vs. JAC), $8,100
  3. Puka Nacua (at TEN), $7,600
  4. Malik Nabers (at DAL), $7,100
  5. Brian Thomas Jr. (at CIN), $6,700
  6. Garrett Wilson (vs. BUF), $6,500
  7. A.J. Brown (at KC), $6,600
  8. Zay Flowers (vs. CLE), $6,200
  9. Jaxon Smith-Njigba (at PIT), $6,000
  10. Marvin Harrison Jr. (vs. CAR), $5,800
  11. D.J. Moore (at DET), $5,600
  12. Tyreek Hill (vs. NE), $6,400
  13. D.K. Metcalf (vs. SEA), $5,900
  14. Tee Higgins (vs. JAC), $6,100
  15. Tetairoa McMillan (at ARI), $5,400
  16. Courtland Sutton (at IND), $6,300
  17. Ricky Pearsall (at NO), $5,300 — higher if Jauan Jennings or George Kittle is out
  18. Jerry Jeudy (at BAL), $5,300
  19. Davante Adams (at TEN), $5,900
  20. Hollywood Brown (vs. PHI), $5,200 — assuming Xavier Worthy is out
  21. Calvin Ridley (vs. LAR), $4,900
  22. Khalil Shakir (at NYJ), $5,500
  23. Chris Olave (vs. SF), $4,900
  24. Jaylen Waddle (vs. CLE), $5,400
  25. DeVonta Smith (at KC), $5,600
  26. Travis Hunter (at CIN), $5,200
  27. Kayshon Boutte (at MIA), $4,500
  28. Cedric Tillman (at BAL), $4,300
  29. Michael Pittman Jr. (vs. DEN), $5,100
  30. Stefon Diggs (at MIA), $5,000

Top 15 TE

  1. Trey McBride (vs. CAR), $6,000
  2. Travis Kelce (vs. PHI), $5,000
  3. George Kittle (at NO), $5,500 — if healthy
  4. Sam LaPorta (vs. CHI), $4,800
  5. Tyler Warren (vs. IND), $4,500
  6. David Njoku (at BAL), $4,400
  7. Jake Ferguson (vs. NYG), $3,800
  8. Juwan Johnson (vs. SF), $3,600
  9. Dallas Goedert (at KC), $3,800
  10. Evan Engram (at IND), $4,200 — if healthy
  11. Harold Fannin Jr. (at BAL), $3,100
  12. Jonnu Smith (vs. SEA), $3,900
  13. Mark Andrews (vs. CLE), $4,700
  14. Dalton Kincaid (at NYJ), $3,700
  15. Hunter Henry (at MIA), $4,000

I am a promoter at DraftKings and am also an avid fan and user (my username is z.thompson) and may sometimes play on my personal account in the games that I offer advice on. Although I have expressed my personal view on the games and strategies above, they do not necessarily reflect the view(s) of DraftKings and do not constitute a representation that any particular strategy will guarantee success. All customers should use their own skills and judgment in building lineups. I may also deploy different players and strategies than what I recommend above. I am not an employee of DraftKings and do not have access to any non-public information.