Fantasy Football Week 2 QB Rankings, Waiver Wire Adds: Jameis Winston QB1-Lock?
Getty Saints QB Jameis Winston & Cardinals QB Kyler Murray.
Looking for an early jump on Week 2? We’ve got you covered with our quarterback rankings and top fantasy football waiver wire pickups at the position.
In a wild opening weekend, we saw Kyler Murray throw his name in the hat for top scorer and look to give Patrick Mahomes a run for his money as fantasy’s top play. Tyrod Taylor stepped up to the plate in place of Deshaun Watson in Houston. Sam Darnold flashed fantasy potential operating in Carolina’s offense. Jimmy Garoppolo quieted some of his doubters with a 300-yard outing and Taylor Heinicke replaced an injured Ryan Fitzpatrick under center for Washington.
Below we break down some of the most notable names to target on the waiver wire after Week 1 and our quarterback rankings for Week 2.
* If you’re looking for more information on how to best set your lineup this coming week check out our Week 2 QB Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em.
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Notable QB Waiver Wire Targets for Week 2
* All rostered percentages are based on Yahoo Fantasy Football leagues.
Tyrod Taylor, HOU
Rostered: 3%
Week 2 Matchup: at CLE
- We told you to keep an eye on Taylor last week — hopefully you took note. Mobile quarterbacks reign supreme and while he didn’t flaunt his legs much in the opener, he’s proven capable of doing so in the past. The Browns allowed 23.8 rushing yards per game to opposing quarterbacks last season (fourth-most in NFL).
Jameis Winston, NO
Rostered: 43%
Week 2 Matchup: at CAR
- The attempts were low vs. Green Bay for Jameis, as were the yards. Still, five touchdowns is five touchdowns. Expect Sean Payton to continue to open up the offense as the weeks go on. Carolina allowed Zach Wilson to score nearly 20 points in his NFL debut in Week 1 and allowed 34 total touchdowns last season to quarterbacks. More importantly for Jameis’ sake, their seven interceptions were the second-fewest in the NFL.
Sam Darnold, CAR
Rostered: 15%
Week 2 Matchup: vs. NO
- He’s not worth a start against New Orleans in Week 2. However, if you’ve got room to stash him, Darnold looks like a viable option moving forward with Houston, Dallas, Philadelphia and Minnesota on the docket from Week 3-6.
Other QBs Worth a Look:
- Jimmy Garoppolo (9%)
- Kirk Cousin, MIN (66%)
- Taylor Heinicke, WAS (0%)
Week 2 Fantasy Rankings: Quarterback
[QBs | RBs | WRs & TEs | DEF & Ks]
#
Quarterback TEAMOpp.
1
Kyler Murray ARIvs. MIN
2
Patrick Mahomes II KC@ BAL
3
Aaron Rodgers GBvs. DET
4
Dak Prescott DAL@ LAC
5
Tom Brady TBvs. ATL
6
Josh Allen BUF@ MIA
7
Justin Herbert LACvs. DAL
8
Russell Wilson SEAvs. TEN
9
Lamar Jackson BALvs. KC
10
Jameis Winston NO@ CAR
11
Jalen Hurts PHIvs. SF
12
Baker Mayfield CLEvs. HOU
13
Matt Ryan ATL@ TB
14
Joe Burrow CIN@ CHI
15
Ryan Tannehill TEN@ SEA
16
Tyrod Taylor HOU@ CLE
17
Ben Roethlisberger PITvs. LV
18
Jimmy Garoppolo SF@ PHI
19
Kirk Cousins MIN@ ARI
20
Sam Darnold CARvs. NO
21
Matthew Stafford LAR@ IND
22
Tua Tagovailoa MIAvs. BUF
23
Trevor Lawrence JACvs. DEN
24
Teddy Bridgewater DEN@ JAC
25
Carson Wentz INDvs. LAR
Zach Wilson NYJvs. NE
26
Derek Carr LV@ PIT
27
Jared Goff DET@ GB
28
Andy Dalton CHIvs. CIN
29
Daniel Jones NYG@ WAS
30
Taylor Heinicke WASvs. NYG
31
Mac Jones NE@ NYJ
32
Ryan Fitzpatrick WAS INJvs. NYG
33
Taysom Hill NO@ CAR
34
Trey Lance SF@ PHI
35
Jacob Eason INDvs. LAR
36
Justin Fields CHIvs. CIN
37
Drew Lock DEN@ JAC
38
Davis Mills HOU@ CLE
39
Gardner Minshew PHIvs. SF
[QBs | RBs | WRs & TEs | DEF & Ks]
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