Week 2 Fantasy Football Projections: Stat Predictions for Top 100 Players

Don’t panic. The worst thing you can do after the first week of the fantasy football season is overreact and change your entire strategy.

The NFL season features plenty of ups and downs, with some players exceeding expectations one week before failing the next one. It’s important to remain active with your lineups, but don’t take out your top picks for a waiver-wire hero after one fluke performance.

Of course, that doesn’t mean you should completely ignore Week 1, especially when it comes to usage rates at the skill positions.

All of this goes into the early positional rankings for fantasy football heading into Week 2.

    

Quarterbacks

Russell Wilson will have better days, but for now it seems like there is a clear top four at this position without him.

Although Cam Newton took a beating physically in Week 1, he is still the best option in fantasy going forward thanks to his ability to pick up yards through the air and on the ground. Aaron Rodgers is as good as ever with Jordy Nelson back on the field.

Andrew Luck and Drew Brees will be able to rack up big numbers while their poor defenses forcing them to keep throwing all game long.

Meanwhile, Week 2 also provides a chance for some quality passers to build off early success with favorable matches.

One defense you might want to target all season long is the New Orleans Saints, which allowed Derek Carr to pass for 319 yards in a 35-34 loss. As Dan Duggan of NJ.com noted, the unit should be even worse next week:

Saints already shaky pass defense will be undermanned next week https://t.co/I9yHbK5Rxf

— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) September 12, 2016

This gives an opportunity for Eli Manning to follow up his three-touchdown performance with an even bigger showing in Week 2.

Matt Ryan could have a big game as well against the struggling Oakland Raiders pass defense that almost blew it against the Saints on Sunday.

Among other names to move into the starting lineup, Matthew Stafford and Jameis Winston (who just missed the list) are off to strong starts to the season and are worth playing if you need them.

    

Running Backs

It took just the first game of the season for C.J. Anderson to remind people that he is a top running back in this league.

The Denver Broncos star finished the opening night with 139 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns in an offense that functioned the way we expected it to last season. Various injuries kept Anderson from producing the way we expected in 2015, as Ronnie Hillman took away plenty of carries, but it’s clear he is truly a dominant force on the field and in fantasy.

“He’s a playmaker,” guard Max Garcia said, per Zac Stevens of Mile High Sports. “He’s …

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