Fantasy Football Week 2 Rankings: Projections for Players with Matchups We Love

As expected, matchups ruled the day in fantasy football’s opening salvo.

Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints crushed the Oakland Raiders on the way to 30 points. Jordan Matthews of the Philadelphia Eagles cruised against Cleveland Browns defensive backs on the way to 17.

Those are just a few notable examples, but they’re proof enough that paying attention to matchups remains just as important as any work an owner can do on the waiver wire. In fact, those who stand likeliest to win Week 2 matchups started prepping days ago.

Here’s a refresher and projections.

          

Week 2 Schedule

            

Quarterbacks

Call the quarterback position The Eli Manning Show this week. 

Finally the lone Manning slinging it around the field, the New York Giants star deserves to sit in every lineup this weekend thanks to a quality matchup against the New Orleans Saints.

Manning dropped 18 points and three touchdowns on the Dallas Cowboys to start the season, needing all of 28 attempts to get there. With Odell Beckham Jr., Victor Cruz and Sterling Shepard looking deadly, Manning will post huge numbers in a shootout with Brees and a shaky New Orleans defense.

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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles is much more underrated by comparison. In fact, he’s not even owned in 90 percent of leagues.

Savvy owners know the deal—Bortles didn’t impress much last week with 14 points, but a matchup against the San Diego Chargers screams money. Remember, Bortles finished as the fourth scorer at quarterback last year while going for 20 or more points eight times.

Week 2 seems like another 20-plus performance for Bortles after San Diego went out last week and found a way to let Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith carve up the defense for 27 points.

               

Running Backs

Running back was a position ruled by DeAngelo Williams and Spencer Ware last week, so it can get a little weird at times.

A case in point: the outlook for C.J. Anderson of the Denver Broncos. In fact, Anderson finished only behind those two names in scoring last week thanks to 25 points from getting it done on the ground and through the air.

ESPN Stats & Info shared a notable nugget:

C.J. Anderson is the 3rd Broncos player in the last 10 seasons (2007-16) to have a TD catch & TD run in the same game (Hillman & Buckhalter)

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 9, 2016

With Trevor Siemian under center, Anderson will remain the focal point of the …

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