Week 2 Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em: Projections for Top 10 Players at Each Position

After an eventful opening week in the NFL, everyone’s fantasy team is certainly in excellent shape and ready for a perfect season that will be capped off with a championship. 

Wait, that isn’t what happened? Your fantasy team is a bigger mess than the Los Angeles Rams offense?

Calm down, because nothing is ever as bad as it seems after the first week. The Rams will eventually score a touchdown, and your fantasy team can pull itself up if you are diligent and making the right roster decisions before Week 2. 

To help you out, here are the top 10 players at each position and the underrated stars you need to start or sit. 

      

Quarterback

Start ‘Em: Jimmy Garoppolo, New England Patriots

I give up trying to make sense of the New England Patriots. They had no business going into Arizona and winning without Tom Brady or Rob Gronkowski, but Garoppolo was terrific at managing the game and finding the open man through his progressions. 

At the risk of oversimplifying, Garoppolo’s success is a clean pocket, as noted by Pro Football Focus’ Wes Huber following Week 1’s win: “…with a clean pocket, he connected on 20-of-26 attempts for 216 yards, one touchdown and a 113.6 NFL QB rating.”

Keep in mind Garoppolo threw for 264 yards and one touchdown against a Cardinals defense that loves to blitz, so the fact that he had so much time to throw so often bodes well for him over the next three games. 

Another thing that bodes well is having Gronkowski back at practice this week with a matchup against a Miami defense that struggles to get a consistent pass rush and lacks depth in the secondary. 

     

Sit ‘Em: Carson Wentz, Philadelphia Eagles

It’s not a surprise that Wentz is the third-most added quarterback this week in Yahoo fantasy leagues. He had a stellar debut with 278 passing yards and two touchdowns against the Cleveland Browns. 

The key part of that sentence is “against the Cleveland Browns.” Wentz was essentially given an additional preseason game because the roster he went up against is dreadful, with Madden 17 rating the Browns as the NFL’s worst team. 

Wentz is going up against the Chicago Bears this week. This certainly isn’t the 1985 Bears defense, but taking on a rookie quarterback making his first road start will give a clearer sense of where Wentz’s game is at than anything that happened last week. 

           

Running Back 

Start ‘Em: DeMarco Murray, Tennessee Titans

Murray’s debut with the Tennessee Titans turned into a fantasy success thanks to two receiving touchdowns against the Minnesota Vikings. He only had 77 total yards (42 rushing, 35 receiving), but that was going up against one of the NFL’s best defenses. 

This week, Murray goes up against a Detroit Lions defense that gave up 82 yards on just 19 carries against the Indianapolis Colts last week. The Colts are so pass-heavy because of Andrew Luck’s presence and an awful defense. 

The Titans do have two running backs to utilize with 2015 Heisman winner Derrick Henry also in the fold. Per ESPN.com, Murray was Tennessee’s first option with 50 total snaps played, compared to 21 for Henry. 

Murray is Tennessee’s best playmaker outside of quarterback Marcus …

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