Week 2 Fantasy PPR RB Rankings

Billy Heyen

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There were some questions fantasy football owners in PPR leagues were hoping to see answered in Week 1, and when it came to Chris Carson and Damien Williams, the answers were positive. The coaching staff in Seattle wanted Carson to have 50 targets in 2019 -- his seven targets (and six catches) in the Seahawks' season-opening win reflected that. Williams lost value with LeSean McCoy's signing, but he showed he'll still be worth starting in PPR leagues with six catches of his own, grabbing all six of his targets. Those are two players who get a boost in our Week 2 RB PPR rankings after their usage confirmed some of what we'd been hearing.

There's also a familiar name with a prominent place in our PPR rankings for this week: Darren Sproles. The 36-year old scat back played 23 snaps in Week 1 for Philadelphia, carrying the ball nine times and catching three passes, too. The Eagles obviously brought Sproles back to use him, so that high usage rate can probably be expected going forward, making him a solid high-floor player in PPR formats. 

WEEK 2 NON-PPR RANKINGS:
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker

One other player deserving mention here is Austin Ekeler, who showed in Week 1 that he's a must-start as long as Melvin Gordon holds out. Ekeler was targeted seven times, reeling in six of those for 96 yards and a touchdown. The Chargers obviously trusted his ability all over the field, and that's got him in our top 10 for PPR running backs in Week 2.

WEEK 2 PPR RANKINGS: Running back | Wide receiverTight end

Going forward, we'll still be keeping an eye on Dare Ogunbowale in Tampa Bay, who caught four-of-five targets in Week 1, along with Matt Breida and Raheem Mostert in San Francisco, who both could become prominent on passing downs with Tevin Coleman hurting. Giovani Bernard would jump way up these rankings if Joe Mixon (ankle) is out, and perhaps the most intriguing PPR note from Week 1 was Leonard Fournette's six targets. If he can keep that number in the four-to-six range even when the Jaguars aren't trailing, he'll really see a bump in PPR value.

Week 2 DFS: FD Cash | FD GPP | DK Cash | DK GPPY! Cash | Y! GPP

Reminder: Check back for frequent updates during the week, and for individual player analysis, see our standard RB rankings.

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Week 2 Fantasy PPR Rankings: RBs

These rankings are for full-point PPR leagues.

1 Christian McCaffrey, CAR vs. TB
2 Saquon Barkley, NYG vs. BUF
3 Alvin Kamara, NO @ LAR
4 Le'Veon Bell, NYJ vs. CLE
5 Ezekiel Elliott, DAL @ WAS
6 David Johnson, ARZ @ BAL
7 Joe Mixon, CIN vs. SF
8 Austin Ekeler, LAC @ DET
9 Dalvin Cook, MIN @ GB
10 James Conner, PIT vs. SEA
11 Chris Carson, SEA @ PIT
12 Kerryon Johnson, DET vs. LAC
13 Mark Ingram, BAL vs. ARZ
14 Todd Gurley, LAR vs. NO
15 Leonard Fournette, JAX @ HOU
16 Marlon Mack, IND @ TEN
17 Nick Chubb, CLE @ NYJ
18 Josh Jacobs, OAK vs. KC
19 James White, NE @ MIA
20 Tarik Cohen, CHI @ DEN
21 Derrick Henry, TEN vs. IND
22 Sony Michel, NE @ MIA
23 Aaron Jones, GB vs. MIN
24 Damien Williams, KC @ OAK
25 Duke Johnson Jr., HOU vs. JAX
26 Devonta Freeman, ATL vs. PHI
27 Devin Singletary, BUF @ NYG
28 Matt Breida, SF @ CIN
29 Phillip Lindsay, DEN vs. CHI
30 LeSean McCoy, KC @ OAK
31 Adrian Peterson, WAS vs. DAL
32 Miles Sanders, PHI @ ATL
33 David Montgomery, CHI @ DEN
34 Ronald Jones, TB @ CAR
35 Kenyan Drake, MIA vs. NE
36 Darren Sproles, PHI @ ATL
37 Dion Lewis, TEN vs. IND
38 Carlos Hyde, HOU vs. JAX
39 Latavius Murray, NO @ LAR
40 Royce Freeman, DEN vs. CHI
41 Justin Jackson, LAC @ DET
42 Nyheim Hines, IND @ TEN
43 Raheem Mostert, SF @ CIN
44 Malcolm Brown, LAR vs. NO
45 Ito Smith, ATL vs. PHI
46 Gus Edwards, BAL vs. ARZ
47 Peyton Barber, TB @ CAR
48 Giovani Bernard, CIN vs. SF
49 Chris Thompson, WAS vs. DAL
50 Rashaad Penny, SEA @ PIT
51 Jalen Richard, OAK vs. KC
52 Jordan Howard, PHI @ ATL
53 Mike Davis, CHI @ DEN
54 Kalen Ballage, MIA vs. NE
55 Frank Gore, BUF @ NYG
56 Ty Montgomery, NYJ vs. CLE
57 Jaylen Samuels, PIT vs. SEA
58 C.J. Anderson, DET vs. LAC
59 Alexander Mattison, MIN @ GB
60 Jamaal Williams, GB vs. MIN
61 Rex Burkhead, NE @ MIA
62 Justice Hill, BAL vs. ARZ
63 Chase Edmonds, ARZ @ BAL
64 Darwin Thompson, KC @ OAK

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