Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 2

The first week of the NFL season is over, and about half of the players I projected to be starter-level players in week one reached that level, which is a pretty good average, especially with only the previous season's data to go on. Here are my picks for the top players to use this week in fantasy football:

Rank	Quarterback	Team
1	Matt Ryan	ATL
2	Andrew Luck	IND
3	Marcus Mariota	TEN
4	Derek Carr	OAK
5	Blake Bortles	JAX
6	Carson Palmer	AZ
7	Drew Brees	NO
8	Eli Manning	NYG
9	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT
10	Alex Smith	KC
11	Jameis Winston	TB
12	Trevor Simien	DEN
13	Aaron Rodgers	GB
14	Matthew Stafford	DET
15	Carson Wentz	PHI
16	Dak Prescott	DAL
17	Philip Rivers	SD
18	Kirk Cousins	WAS
19	Joe Flacco	BAL
20	Ryan Tannehill	MIA

Starters: 4/10

Rank	Running Back	Team	Flex
1	CJ Anderson	DEN	1
2	DeAngelo Williams	PIT	3
3	Lamar Miller	HOU	4
4	Carlos Hyde	SF	5
5	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	9
6	TJ Yeldon	JAX	11
7	Spencer Ware	KC	14
8	Latavius Murray	OAK	16
9	David Johnson	AZ	18
10	Rashad Jennings	NYG	22
11	Eddie Lacy	GB	25
12	Arian Foster	MIA	29
13	DeMarco Murray	TEN	31
14	Theo Riddick	DET	32
15	Ryan Mathews	PHI	33
16	Jeremy Langford	CHI	37
17	LeSean McCoy	BUF	38
18	Ameer Abdullah	DET	41
19	Melvin Gordon	SD	42
20	Danny Woodhead	SD	43
21	Matt Forte	NYJ	47
22	Isaiah Crowell	CLE	51
23	LeGarrette Blount	NE	52
24	Christine Michael	SEA	53
25	Doug Martin	TB	54
26	Mark Ingram	NO	63
27	Shane Vereen	NYG	65
28	Thomas Rawls	SEA	71
29	Tevin Coleman	ATL	73
30	Charles Sims	TB	75
31	Jeremy Hill	CIN
32	Justin Forsett	BAL
33	Todd Gurley	LA
34	Devonta Freeman	ATL
35	Shaun Draughn	SF
36	Frank Gore	IND
37	Adrian Peterson	MIN
38	Chris Thompson	WAS
39	Jalen Richard	OAK
40	Terrance West	BAL

Starters: 13/25

Rank	Wide Receiver	Team	Flex
1	Julio Jones	ATL	2
2	AJ Green	CIN	6
3	Antonio Brown	PIT	7
4	Jordan Matthews	PHI	8
5	Mohammed Sanu	ATL	10
6	Brandin Cooks	NO	13
7	Mike Evans	TB	15
8	Larry Fitzgerald	AZ	17
9	Willie Snead	NO	19
10	Jeremy Maclin	KC	20
11	Sammy Watkins	BUF	21
12	Mike Wallace	BAL	23
13	Amari Cooper	OAK	24
14	Odell Beckham Jr.	NYG	26
15	DeSean Jackson	WAS	27
16	Sterling Shepard	NYG	34
17	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	35
18	Will Fuller	HOU	36
19	Alshon Jeffery	CHI	39
20	Cole Beasley	DAL	40
21	Jarvis Landry	MIA	44
22	Stefon Diggs	MIN	46
23	Doug Baldwin	SEA	48
24	Nelson Agholor	PHI	49
25	Julian Edelman	NE	50
26	Chris Hogan	NE	55
27	Tajae Sharpe	TEN	56
28	Michael Crabtree	OAK	57
29	Eric Decker	NYJ	58
30	Tyrell Williams	SD	59
31	Donte Moncrief	IND	60
32	Allen Robinson	JAX	62
33	Kelvin Benjamin	CAR	64
34	Jordy Nelson	GB	66
35	Terrance Williams	DAL	68
36	Victor Cruz	NYG	69
37	Quincy Enunwa	NYJ	70
38	Marvin Jones	DET	72
39	Dez Bryant	DAL	74
40	Allen Hurns	JAX

Starters: 12/25

Rank	Tight End	Team	Flex
1	Delanie Walker	TEN	12
2	Dwayne Allen	IND	28
3	Julius Thomas	JAX	30
4	Kyle Rudolph	MIN	45
5	Clive Walford	OAK	61
6	Eric Ebron	DET	67
7	Jordan Reed	WAS
8	Jack Doyle	IND
9	Ryan Hewitt	CIN
10	Virgil Green	DEN
11	Jason Witten	DAL
12	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TB
13	Charles Clay	BUF
14	Travis Kelce	KC
15	Vance McDonald	SF

Starters: 6/10

Rank	Kicker	Team
1	Blair Walsh	MIN
2	Will Lutz	NO
3	Dan Bailey	DAL
4	Matt Prater	DET
5	Mike Nugent	CIN
6	Jason Myers	JAX
7	Roberto Aguayo	TB
8	Matt Bryant	ATL
9	Adam Vinatieri	IND
10	Stephen Gostkowski	NE

Starters: 3/10

Rank	Team Defense
1	Seattle
2	San Francisco
3	Philadelphia
4	Minnesota
5	Baltimore
6	Miami
7	Detroit
8	Buffalo
9	New England
10	Los Angeles

Starters: 6/10