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.

Some other surprise target-getters were Christian Kirk (12), KeeSean Johnson (10), Donte Moncrief (10), and Cody Latimer (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.

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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.

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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

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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 Michael Thomas, NO @ LAR.
5 JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT vs. SEA.
6 Davante Adams, GB vs. MIN.
7 Mike Evans, TB @ CAR.
8 Sammy Watkins, KC @ OAK.
9 Keenan Allen, LAC @ DET.
10 Amari Cooper, DAL @ WAS.
11 Julian Edelman, NE @ MIA.
12 Cooper Kupp, LAR vs. NO.
13 Tyler Boyd, CIN vs. SF.
14 Robert Woods, LAR vs NO.
15 Adam Thielen, MIN @ GB.
16 Alshon Jeffery, PHI @ ATL.
17 Stefon Diggs, MIN @ GB.
18 Antonio Brown, NE @ MIA
19 Jamison Crowder, NYJ vs. CLE.
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 Tyrell Williams, OAK vs. KC.
26 John Brown, BUF @ NYG.
27 Chris Godwin, TB @ CAR.
28 Larry Fitzgerald, ARZ @ BAL.
29 Jarvis Landry, CLE @ NYJ.
30 Allen Robinson, CHI @ DEN.
31 Tyler Lockett, SEA @ PIT.
32 D.J. Moore, CAR vs. TB.
33 Josh Gordon, NE @ MIA.
34 John Ross, CIN vs. SF
35 Danny Amendola, DET vs. LAC
36 Courtland Sutton, DEN vs. CHI.
37 Marquise Brown, BAL vs. ARZ
38 Cody Latimer, NYG vs. BUF.
39 Dede Westbrook, JAX @ HOU.
40 Emmanuel Sanders, DEN vs. CHI.
41 Will Fuller V, HOU vs. JAX.
42 Willie Snead, BAL vs. ARZ.
43 Michael Gallup, DAL @ WAS.
44 DK Metcalf, SEA @ PIT.
45 Robby Anderson, NYJ vs. CLE.
46 Mike Williams, LAC @ DET.
47 Corey Davis, TEN vs. IND.
48 Christian Kirk, ARZ @ BAL.
49 Trey Quinn, WAS vs. DAL
50 Marquez Valdes-Scantling, GB vs. MIN.
51 Terry McLaurin, WAS vs. DAL
52 Curtis Samuel, CAR vs. TB.
53 Paul Richardson, WAS vs. DAL.
54 Ted Ginn Jr., NO @ LAR.
55 Preston Williams, MIA vs. NE
56 Donte Moncrief, PIT vs. SEA.
57 Taylor Gabriel, CHI @ DEN
58 Ryan Switzer, PIT vs. SEA.
59 Phillip Dorsett, NE @ MIA.
60 Keke Coutee, HOU vs. JAX
61 Chris Conley, JAX @ HOU
62 Randall Cobb, DAL @ WAS
63 Marvin Jones, DET vs. LAC.
64 A.J. Brown, TEN vs. IND
65 Tre'Quan Smith, NO @ LAR.
66 Deebo Samuel, SF @ CIN.
67 Geronimo Allison, GB vs. MIN.
68 Demarcus Robinson, KC @ OAK.
69 James Washington, PIT vs. SEA
70 Mecole Hardman, KC @ OAK
71 Bennie Fowler, NYG vs. BUF
72 Anthony Miller, CHI @ DEN.
73 DaeSean Hamilton, DEN vs. CHI.
74 Zay Jones, BUF @ NYG.
75 DeVante Parker, MIA vs. NE.
76 KeeSean Johnson, ARZ @ BAL
77 Cole Beasley, BUF @ NYG
78 DJ Chark Jr., JAX @ HOU
79 Mohamed Sanu, ATL vs. PHI.

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