Fantasy Football Checkdown: Week 2 Advice and Rankings

On the field, many fantasy football studs stumbled in Week 1. Off the field, many of your trusted fantasy football experts also faltered, opening the door for your guys at the Fantasy Football Checkdown to swoop in and give you … decent advice.

Ensuring you had Kareem Hunt (44.60 FP, standard), the league’s top fantasy player in Week 1, in your lineup was brilliant guidance. But we also told you Carson Palmer (11.92 FP, standard) was a great sleeper start at QB.

Looking to build off our promising start, Sascha and I discuss some of Week 1’s biggest storylines along with your top waiver wire claims at each position, before offering our sleeper starts, big-names to avoid, and tough matchups you should stick with for Week 2.

We’re also thrilled to announce Sports Betting Dime’s partnership with Super Bowl champion Antonio Pierce! The former Pro Bowl linebacker will be making an appearance on the podcast in the future and has provided us with plenty of autographed gear to give away to our listeners. (So keep the interaction coming on both Twitter and Facebook!)

As always, our complete QB, RB, WR, and TE rankings for the week are at the bottom.

Week 2 QB Rankings

TIER 1

1. Tom Brady, Patriots (at NO)
2. Aaron Rodgers, Packers (at ATL)
3. Drew Brees, Saints (v NE)
4. Matt Ryan, Falcons (v GB)

TIER 2

5. Russell Wilson, Seahawks (v SF)
6. Philip Rivers, Chargers (v MIA)
7. Derek Carr, Raiders (v NYJ)
8. Jameis Winston, Buccaneers (v CHI)
9. Carson Wentz, Eagles (at KC)
10. Matthew Stafford, Lions (at NYG)
11. Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers (v MIN)
12. Jared Goff, Rams (v WAS)
13. Sam Bradford, Vikings (at PIT)
14. Carson Palmer, Cardinals (at IND)

TIER 3

15. Marcus Mariota, Titans (at JAX)
16. Jay Cutler, Dolphins (at LAC)
17. Alex Smith, Chiefs (v PHI)
18. Cam Newton, Panthers (v BUF)
19. Deshaun Watson, Texans (at CIN)
20. DeShone Kizer, Browns (at BAL)
21. Trevor Siemian, Broncos (v DAL)
22. Tyrod Taylor, Bills (at CAR)

TIER 4

23. Kirk Cousins, Washington (at LAR)
24. Andy Dalton, Bengals (v HOU)

Week 2 RB Rankings

TIER 1

1. Ezekiel Elliott, Cowboys (at DEN)
2. Ty Montgomery, Packers (at ATL)
3. Devonta Freeman, Falcons (v GB)

TIER 2

4. Marshawn Lynch, Raiders (v NYJ)
5. Leonard Fournette, Jaguars (v TEN)
6. Melvin Gordon, Chargers (v MIA)
7. Kareem Hunt, Chiefs (v PHI)
8. LeSean McCoy, Bills (at CAR)
9. Le’Veon Bell, Steelers (v MIN)
10. Lamar Miller, Texans (at CIN)
11. DeMarco Murray, Titans (at JAX)
12. Todd Gurley, Rams (v WAS)

TIER 3

13. Jay Ajayi, Dolphins (at LAC)
14. Alvin Kamara, Saints (v NE)
15. Kerwynn Williams, Cardinals (at IND)
16. Dalvin Cook, Vikings (at PIT)
17. Isaiah Crowell, Browns (at BAL)
18. Thomas Rawls, Seahawks (v SF)
19. Christian McCaffrey, Panthers (v BUF)

TIER 4

20. Jordan Howard, Bears (at TB)
21. CJ Anderson, Broncos (v DAL)
22. LeGarrette Blount, Eagles (at KC)
23. James White, Patriots (at NO)
24. Jacquizz Rodgers, Buccaneers (v CHI)
25. Terrance West, Ravens (v CLE)
26. Carlos Hyde, 49ers (at SEA)
27. Tarik Cohen, Bears (at TB)
28. Chris Carson, Seahawks (v SF)
29. Bilal Powell, Jets (at OAK)
30. Jonathan Stewart, Panthers (v BUF)

Week 2 WR Rankings

TIER 1

1. Julio Jones, Falcons (v GB)
2. Antonio Brown, Steelers (v MIN)
3. Jordy Nelson, Packers (at ATL)
4. Brandin Cooks, Patriots (at NO)
5. Mike Evans, Buccaneers (v CHI)

TIER 2

6. Amari Cooper, Raiders (v NYJ)
7. Doug Baldwin, Seahawks (v SF)
8. AJ Green, Bengals (v HOU)
9. Odell Beckham Jr, Giants (v DET)
10. Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals (at IND)
11. Keenan Allen, Chargers (v MIA)
12. Michael Thomas, Saints (v NE)
13. Stefon Diggs, Vikings (at PIT)
14. Tyreek Hill, Chiefs (v PHI)

TIER 3

15. Randall Cobb, Packers (at ATL)
16. Michael Crabtree, Raiders (v NYJ)
17. DeAndre Hopkins, Texans (at CIN)
18. Alshon Jeffery, Eagles (at KC)
19. Demaryius Thomas, Broncos (v DAL)
20. Kelvin Benjamin, Panthers (v BUF)
21. Chris Hogan, Patriots (at NO)
22. DeVante Parker, Dolphins (at LAC)
23. Golden Tate, Lions (at NYG)

TIER 4

24. Cooper Kupp, Rams (at WAS)
25. Jeremy Maclin, Ravens (v CLE)
26. Terrelle Pryor, Washington (at LAR)
27. Pierre Garcon, 49ers (at SEA)
28. Davante Adams, Packers (at ATL)
29. Corey Coleman, Browns (at BAL)
30. Dez Bryant, Cowboys (at DEN)
31. Adam Thielen, Vikings (at PIT)
32. Sammy Watkins, Rams (at WAS)
33. DeSean Jackson, Buccaneers (v CHI)
34. Ted Ginn, Saints (v NE)
35. JJ Nelson, Cardinals (at IND)
36. Jarvis Landry, Dolphins (at LAC)

Week 2 TE Rankings

TIER 1

1. Rob Gronkowski, Patriots (at NO)

TIER 2

2. Travis Kelce, Chiefs (v PHI)
3. Zach Ertz, Eagles (at KC)
4. Delanie Walker, Titans (at JAX)
5. Cameron Brate, Buccaneers (v CHI)
6. Greg Olsen, Panthers (v BUF)
7. Jimmy Graham, Seahawks (v SF)
8. Coby Fleener, Saints (v NE)

TIER 3

9. Charles Clay, Bills (at CAR)
10. Jared Cook, Raiders (v NYJ)
11. Kyle Rudolph, Vikings (at PIT)
12. Jesse James, Steelers (v MIN)
13. Austin Hooper, Falcons (v GB)
14. Jordan Reed, Washington (at LAR)
15. Evan Engram, Giants (v DET)