Week 2 PPR Rankings: WR

Matt Lutovsky

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Jamison Crowder and Danny Amendola were among the opening-week breakout PPR fantasy stars (and likely popular waiver pickups), but given their possession-receiver reputations, that wasn't a huge surprise. Big-play guys like John Ross III and DeSean Jackson seeing double-digit targets...now that's intriguing. And that's why both are among the biggest risers in our Week 2 WR PPR rankings and likely easy "start" calls when making this week's start 'em, sit 'em decisions.

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Some other surprise target-getters were Christian Kirk (12), KeeSean Johnson (10), Donte Moncrief (10), and Cody Lattimer (8). Washington's Terry McLaurin and Paul Richardson both had seven, while projected PPR ace Trey Quinn had six. One thing all those players have in common is their respective teams were trailing by two scores for much of the last quarter-plus, and in the case of the two Arizona receivers, both received an extra 10 minutes in which to pad their stats. There's only so much we can take from these numbers, but these guys should at least be on your radars. The outlooks for preseason WR3s Allen Robinson II (13 targets), D.J. Moore (10), and John Brown (10) also got a little brighter after Week 1.

Mike Evans (five targets), Adam Thielen (3), and Stefon Diggs (2) were the biggest disappointments. Apparently, the Vikings were serious about their plan to run the ball more, and Thielen and Diggs could continue to see declines in overall production as a result. It will be something to watch going forward, especially this week in what looks like an even more difficult matchup in Green Bay.

The biggest thing to pay attention to this week is how the Patriots will divvy up targets among Antonio Brown, Julian Edelman, and Josh Gordon. Given the opponent (@ Dolphins), we expect all three to be fantasy relevant, but be prepared for anything to happen.

Reminder: Check back for updates during the week, and check out our standard wide receiver rankings for player analysis.

WEEK 2 PPR RANKINGS: Running back | Tight end

Week 2 PPR Rankings: WRs

These rankings are for full-point PPR leagues.

1	DeAndre Hopkins, HOU vs. JAX.
2	Julio Jones, ATL vs. PHI.
3	Odell Beckham Jr., CLE @ NYJ.
4	Antonio Brown, NE @ MIA.
5	Michael Thomas, NO @ LAR.
6	JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT vs. SEA.
7	Davante Adams, GB vs. MIN.
8	Mike Evans, TB @ CAR.
9	Sammy Watkins, KC @ OAK.
10	Keenan Allen, LAC @ DET.
11	Amari Cooper, DAL @ WAS.
12	Cooper Kupp, LAR vs. NO.
13	Tyler Boyd, CIN vs. SF.
14	Robert Woods, LAR vs NO.
15	Julian Edelman, NE @ MIA.
16	Adam Thielen, MIN @ GB.
17	Jamison Crowder, NYJ vs. CLE.
18	Alshon Jeffery, PHI @ ATL.
19	Stefon Diggs, MIN @ GB.
20	T.Y. Hilton, IND @ TEN.
21	Brandin Cooks, LAR vs. NO.
22	Calvin Ridley, ATL vs. PHI.
23	Kenny Golladay, DET vs. LAC.
24	DeSean Jackson, PHI @ ATL.
25	John Brown, BUF @ NYG.
26	Chris Godwin, TB @ CAR.
27	Larry Fitzgerald, ARZ @ BAL.
28	Jarvis Landry, CLE @ NYJ.
29	Allen Robinson, CHI @ DEN.
30	Tyler Lockett, SEA @ PIT.
31	D.J. Moore, CAR vs. TB.
32	John Ross, CIN vs. SF
33	Tyrell Williams, OAK vs. KC.
34	Josh Gordon, NE @ MIA.
35	Danny Amendola, DET vs. LAC
36	Emmanuel Sanders, DEN vs. CHI.
37	Sterling Shepard, NYG vs. BUF.
38	Marquise Brown, BAL vs. ARZ
39	Dede Westbrook, JAX @ HOU.
40	Will Fuller V, HOU vs. JAX.
41	Willie Snead, BAL vs. ARZ.
42	Michael Gallup, DAL @ WAS.
43	DK Metcalf, SEA @ PIT.
44	Robby Anderson, NYJ vs. CLE.
45	Mike Williams, LAC @ DET.
46	Corey Davis, TEN vs. IND.
47	Christian Kirk, ARZ @ BAL.
48	Trey Quinn, WAS vs. DAL
49	Marquez Valdes-Scantling, GB vs. MIN.
50	Courtland Sutton, DEN vs. CHI.
51	Terry McLaurin, WAS vs. DAL
52	Curtis Samuel, CAR vs. TB.
53	Paul Richardson, WAS vs. DAL.
54	Preston Williams, MIA vs. NE
55	Donte Moncrief, PIT vs. SEA.
56	Taylor Gabriel, CHI @ DEN
57	Ryan Switzer, PIT vs. SEA.
58	Keke Coutee, HOU vs. JAX
59	Chris Conley, JAX @ HOU
60	Randall Cobb, DAL @ WAS
61	Marvin Jones, DET vs. LAC.
62	A.J. Brown, TEN vs. IND
63	Tre'Quan Smith, NO @ LAR.
64	Dante Pettis, SF @ CIN.
65	Geronimo Allison, GB vs. MIN.
66	Demarcus Robinson, KC @ OAK.
67	James Washington, PIT vs. SEA
68	Anthony Miller, CHI @ DEN.
69	DaeSean Hamilton, DEN vs. CHI.
70	Zay Jones, BUF @ NYG.
71	DeVante Parker, MIA vs. NE.
72	KeeSean Johnson, ARZ @ BAL
73	Cole Beasley, BUF @ NYG
74	Cody Lattimer, NYG vs. BUF
75	DJ Chark Jr., JAX @ HOU
76	Mohamed Sanu, ATL vs. PHI.
77	Mecole Hardman, KC @ OAK

Matt Lutovsky

Matt Lutovsky has been a writer and editor for The Sporting News since 2007, primarily writing about fantasy sports, betting, and gaming.