The Cowboys secured a lopsided victory over the Giants last week, beating their NFC East rivals 40-0 on the road. Despite the surprising score, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott threw for just 143 yards and zero touchdowns, but where will he land in the Week 2 Fantasy football rankings? Prescott and the Cowboys will now square off against the Jets, a team that forced Bills quarterback Josh Allen to throw three interceptions last week. Cowboys running back Tony Pollard is a no-brainer to include in your Week 2 Fantasy football lineups, but should you roster a player like Jets running back Dalvin Cook, who finished with 13 carries for 33 yards last week?
Where should every player be in your Week 2 Fantasy football rankings? Before you lock in your Week 2 Fantasy football lineups, be sure to check out the Week 2 Fantasy football rankings from the advanced computer model at SportsLine.
When it comes to ranking players, SportsLine's model beat human experts in Fantasy football for the past several seasons especially when there were big differences in ranking. Over the course of a season, that could literally be the difference between winning your league or going home empty-handed.
Now, the model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, has revealed its Fantasy football rankings for Week 2 of the 2023 NFL season. Head to SportsLine now to see them.
Top Week 2 Fantasy football picks
One player the model is high on this week: Jaguars receiver Calvin Ridley. He had a productive performance in his first start for the Jaguars, catching eight of 11 targets for 101 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 31-21 win over the Colts. He was Trevor Lawrence's top target, averaging 12.6 yards per reception.
Now, Ridley and the Jaguars will try to dissect a Kansas City secondary that struggled against the Lions in Week 1. Detroit's aerial attack racked up 253 yards last week, with Josh Reynolds and Amon-Ra St. Brown topping over 70 receiving yards. SportsLine's Week 2 Fantasy football WR rankings peg Ridley as a top 10 receiver this week ahead of wideouts such as Davante Adams and Mike Evans.
And a massive shocker: Jets running back Dalvin Cook, who had 33 yards on 13 carries in Week 1, stumbles big-time and doesn't even crack the top 35 at his position. A salary-cap casualty in Minnesota, Cook didn't sign with the Jets until late in the preseason and practiced sparingly while recovering from an offseason shoulder injury.
In Week 1, he split carries almost right down the middle with Breece Hall, who was also coming off a surgery to repair a torn ACL. However, Hall was the far more productive player, carrying the ball 10 times for 127 yards (including an 83-yard run) and catching one pass for 20 yards. Predicting the workload split in New York any given week is going to be difficult, especially with Aaron Rodgers out for the season, which is why the model is fading Cook in Week 2. For more start/sit Fantasy football advice, be sure to check out the rest of the Week 2 Fantasy football rankings.
How to set Week 2 Fantasy football rankings
The model is also calling for a surprising tight end you aren't even thinking about to finish in the top five of its Week 2 Fantasy football rankings. This pick could be the difference between winning big and going home with nothing. See the Fantasy football QB, RB, WR, TE, D/ST and K rankings here.
So who should you start and sit this week? And which surprising tight end could lead you to victory? Visit SportsLine now to get Week 2 Fantasy football rankings for every position, plus see which TE is going to come out of nowhere to crack the top five, all from the model that has outperformed experts big-time.
