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Fantasy Football Week 2: Flex and PPR Rankings
- Updated: September 13, 2016
The first week of the 2016 NFL season is now complete. For fantasy football enthusiasts, this means a couple of things. It means we’ve gotten our first real glimpse of what we might expect from players this season, and it means Week 2 is only a couple of days away.
The time to put in your waiver claims and begin preparing for the next round of fantasy competition is now. We’re here to help with our fantasy flex and points-per-reception rankings
We’ll be looking at the top 50 position players for fantasy heading into Week 2. We’ll be basing our decisions on players’ Week 1 performances, upcoming opponents and roster situations. Injuries will also be factored in, where applicable. We won’t be ranking quarterbacks, though quarterback situations will obviously play a role in our decisions.
We will provide separate lists for standard and PPR formats, and we’ll also examine some of the top fantasy storylines coming out of Week 1 and moving forward.
Week 2 Flex/PPR Rankings
We’ll go ahead and address the elephant in our list first. You’ll probably notice New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski doesn’t hold a spot in our rankings.
The perennial fantasy star was held out of New England’s opener against the Arizona Cardinals with the same hamstring issue that bothered him throughout the preseason.
Rob Gronkowski, Nate Solder & Jonathan Cooper have been downgraded to out for #NEvsAZ.
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 10, 2016
We’re not yet sure if Gronkowski will be able to go this week against the Miami Dolphins. We’re not sure the Patriots would rush him onto the field or give him a significant workload if he is healthy. New England is a lot more concerned about having Gronkowski healthy at the end of the season and in the playoffs.
If he is healthy, though, he’s worth a start.
You’ll probably also notice Pittsburgh Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams sits at the top of our standard rankings. This …
