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9/15/23
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Fantasy Football: 2023 NFL Week 2 Projections Have New WR1
Week 1 this season was one of the slowest in recent history. It was great football was back, but this was the lowest-scoring opening weekend dating back to at least 2000. Plus, there were many injuries shaking up the outcome of the season.
I spent the off-season building a projection model using machine learning to not overreact to the market while still considering key matchups. Players like Puka Nacua and Zay Flowers exceeded expectations in Week 1. While they’re startable in your fantasy leagues, tempering expectations is still good.
Good luck in Week 2!
Quarterbacks
| Player | Att | Com | Yds | TDs | Rush | Yds | TDs | FFPTs | Rank |
| Patrick Mahomes | 39 | 25 | 304 | 2.5 | 3 | 21 | 0.2 | 25.1 | 1 |
| Jalen Hurts | 31 | 19 | 226 | 1.7 | 8 | 42 | 0.6 | 24.0 | 2 |
| Josh Allen | 34 | 22 | 244 | 2.4 | 4 | 20 | 0.4 | 23.6 | 2 |
| Trevor Lawrence | 37 | 25 | 279 | 1.9 | 4 | 22 | 0.3 | 22.8 | 4 |
| Lamar Jackson | 30 | 21 | 209 | 1.6 | 5 | 37 | 0.7 | 22.7 | 5 |
| Daniel Jones | 32 | 21 | 217 | 1.5 | 8 | 43 | 0.5 | 21.8 | 6 |
| Joe Burrow | 37 | 25 | 267 | 2.2 | 3 | 11 | 0.2 | 21.8 | 7 |
| Tua Tagovailoa | 36 | 23 | 272 | 2.1 | 4 | 13 | 0.2 | 21.7 | 8 |
| Justin Herbert | 36 | 24 | 285 | 2.2 | 4 | 10 | 0.1 | 21.5 | 9 |
| Justin Fields | 31 | 20 | 227 | 1.3 | 8 | 48 | 0.4 | 21.4 | 10 |
| Deshaun Watson | 32 | 21 | 238 | 1.5 | 7 | 40 | 0.2 | 21.2 | 11 |
| Dak Prescott | 36 | 24 | 249 | 2.0 | 3 | 14 | 0.3 | 21.1 | 12 |
| Jared Goff | 36 | 22 | 293 | 2.0 | 3 | 6 | 0.1 | 21.0 | 13 |
| Anthony Richardson | 29 | 18 | 205 | 1.3 | 8 | 51 | 0.3 | 20.4 | 14 |
| Kirk Cousins | 37 | 24 | 253 | 1.8 | 3 | 8 | 0.1 | 19.0 | 15 |
| Jordan Love | 31 | 20 | 232 | 1.8 | 2 | 13 | 0.2 | 18.6 | 16 |
| Russell Wilson | 34 | 22 | 229 | 1.7 | 3 | 15 | 0.2 | 18.6 | 17 |
| Mac Jones | 36 | 23 | 261 | 1.6 | 3 | 6 | 0.1 | 18.6 | 18 |
| Derek Carr | 33 | 20 | 249 | 1.7 | 3 | 12 | 0.1 | 18.4 | 19 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 30 | 19 | 247 | 1.5 | 3 | 9 | 0.2 | 18.2 | 20 |
| Baker Mayfield | 33 | 19 | 217 | 1.8 | 3 | 11 | 0.1 | 17.7 | 21 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 34 | 22 | 254 | 1.4 | 3 | 10 | 0.1 | 17.6 | 22 |
| Geno Smith | 32 | 21 | 224 | 1.6 | 3 | 14 | 0.1 | 17.5 | 23 |
| Brock Purdy | 31 | 21 | 219 | 1.8 | 2 | 3 | 0.2 | 17.4 | 24 |
| Bryce Young | 32 | 20 | 200 | 1.6 | 3 | 20 | 0.1 | 17.2 | 25 |
| CJ Stroud | 32 | 21 | 215 | 1.4 | 3 | 16 | 0.1 | 16.8 | 26 |
| Sam Howell | 31 | 19 | 223 | 1.1 | 3 | 21 | 0.2 | 16.6 | 27 |
| Matthew Stafford | 35 | 23 | 239 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 0.1 | 16.2 | 28 |
| Kenny Pickett | 31 | 19 | 195 | 1.3 | 4 | 16 | 0.2 | 15.7 | 29 |
| Zach Wilson | 35 | 22 | 211 | 1.3 | 2 | 6 | 0.1 | 14.8 | 30 |
| Desmond Ridder | 28 | 18 | 176 | 1.3 | 3 | 15 | 0.2 | 14.5 | 31 |
| Joshua Dobbs | 31 | 19 | 185 | 1.0 | 3 | 10 | 0.2 | 13.3 | 32 |
Patrick Mahomes (QB1)
Patrick Mahomes was the projected QB2 last week without his main man, TE Travis Kelce. With Kelce back, Mahomes re-enters QB1 territory. If Anthony Richardson looked impressive against this Jacksonville Jaguars defense, there should be no doubts about Mahomes coming off a loss.
Lamar Jackson (QB5)
Lamar Jackson was the projected QB1 last week before Mark Andrew’s injury. Though Jackson impressed in the passing game thanks to his Flowers, he still finished as the QB27. His six rush attempts were the fewest he’s had in a full game since Week 1 of 2022. The loss of RB J.K. Dobbins may fuel Jackson’s rush attack more.
Tua Tagovailoa (QB8)
After finishing as the QB1 in an impressive Week 1 victory, Tua Tagovailoa enters top-10 QB territory. His stats are predominantly driven by Tyreek Hill’s 122 projected receiving yards, but Tagovailoa was in MVP conversations prior to his injuries in 2022. He is a good quarterback and is a mid-to-low-end QB1 moving forward.
Wide Receivers
| Name | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TDs | FFPTS | Rank |
| Tyreek Hill | 14 | 9 | 122 | 0.8 | 22.5 | 1 |
| Justin Jefferson | 12 | 8 | 110 | 0.6 | 19.2 | 2 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 11 | 7 | 91 | 0.8 | 17.9 | 3 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 10 | 7 | 88 | 0.8 | 17.8 | 4 |
| Jaylen Waddle | 10 | 7 | 96 | 0.7 | 17.7 | 5 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 10 | 7 | 81 | 0.7 | 16.3 | 6 |
| Calvin Ridley | 11 | 7 | 96 | 0.5 | 16.1 | 7 |
| Chris Olave | 10 | 7 | 90 | 0.6 | 15.8 | 8 |
| Keenan Allen | 10 | 6 | 86 | 0.6 | 15.3 | 9 |
| Stefon Diggs | 10 | 6 | 75 | 0.7 | 15.1 | 10 |
| A.J. Brown | 9 | 6 | 79 | 0.6 | 14.7 | 11 |
| Davante Adams | 10 | 6 | 74 | 0.6 | 14.3 | 12 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 9 | 6 | 81 | 0.5 | 14.2 | 13 |
| Amari Cooper | 9 | 6 | 76 | 0.6 | 13.8 | 14 |
| Christian Watson | 8 | 5 | 63 | 0.7 | 13.7 | 15 |
| Mike Evans | 9 | 5 | 64 | 0.7 | 12.9 | 16 |
| Brandon Aiyuk | 8 | 5 | 61 | 0.6 | 12.9 | 17 |
| Tee Higgins | 9 | 6 | 74 | 0.4 | 12.6 | 18 |
| DK Metcalf | 8 | 5 | 68 | 0.5 | 12.5 | 19 |
| Jahan Dotson | 9 | 6 | 64 | 0.3 | 12.3 | 20 |
| Jerry Jeudy | 8 | 5 | 62 | 0.5 | 12.1 | 21 |
| Chris Godwin | 7 | 4 | 52 | 0.6 | 12.1 | 22 |
| Garrett Wilson | 10 | 6 | 63 | 0.4 | 11.9 | 23 |
| DeVonta Smith | 8 | 5 | 62 | 0.5 | 11.8 | 24 |
| DJ Moore | 7 | 5 | 68 | 0.4 | 11.6 | 25 |
| Deebo Samuel | 7 | 5 | 48 | 0.3 | 11.5 | 26 |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | 8 | 5 | 58 | 0.4 | 11.4 | 27 |
| Puka Nacua | 9 | 6 | 60 | 0.4 | 11.2 | 28 |
| Terry McLaurin | 7 | 4 | 62 | 0.4 | 11.2 | 29 |
| Kendrick Bourne | 8 | 4 | 58 | 0.4 | 11.1 | 30 |
| Jakobi Meyers | 8 | 5 | 63 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 31 |
| Drake London | 7 | 5 | 56 | 0.4 | 10.6 | 32 |
| George Pickens | 7 | 5 | 51 | 0.4 | 10.5 | 33 |
| Courtland Sutton | 7 | 4 | 53 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 34 |
| Elijah Moore | 7 | 4 | 65 | 0.2 | 10.3 | 35 |
| Tyler Lockett | 7 | 4 | 51 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 36 |
| Gabe Davis | 7 | 4 | 54 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 37 |
| Nico Collins | 7 | 4 | 61 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 38 |
| Christian Kirk | 6 | 4 | 47 | 0.4 | 9.9 | 39 |
| Zay Jones | 7 | 4 | 47 | 0.4 | 9.7 | 40 |
| Marquise Brown | 8 | 4 | 53 | 0.4 | 9.7 | 41 |
| Michael Thomas | 8 | 5 | 54 | 0.2 | 9.3 | 42 |
| Treylon Burks | 5 | 3 | 43 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 43 |
| Zay Flowers | 7 | 5 | 41 | 0.2 | 9.2 | 44 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 6 | 4 | 43 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 45 |
| Mike Williams | 6 | 4 | 50 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 46 |
| Van Jefferson | 6 | 4 | 44 | 0.4 | 8.6 | 47 |
| Skyy Moore | 6 | 4 | 48 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 48 |
| Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | 6 | 4 | 57 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 49 |
| Jordan Addison | 6 | 4 | 44 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 50 |
| Darnell Mooney | 6 | 4 | 50 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 51 |
| Brandin Cooks | 6 | 4 | 39 | 0.3 | 8.2 | 52 |
| Adam Thielen | 5 | 4 | 37 | 0.4 | 7.9 | 53 |
| Romeo Doubs | 5 | 3 | 36 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 54 |
| Rashod Bateman | 6 | 4 | 48 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 55 |
| Allen Lazard | 7 | 4 | 41 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 56 |
| Tutu Atwell | 6 | 4 | 46 | 0.1 | 7.7 | 57 |
| Rashid Shaheed | 5 | 3 | 41 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 58 |
| Josh Reynolds | 6 | 4 | 47 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 59 |
| Darius Slayton | 6 | 3 | 43 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 60 |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba | 6 | 3 | 40 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 61 |
| Odell Beckham Jr. | 5 | 3 | 39 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 62 |
| Tyler Boyd | 4 | 3 | 34 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 63 |
| Jonathan Mingo | 4 | 3 | 34 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 64 |
| Robert Woods | 6 | 3 | 34 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 65 |
| Rashee Rice | 4 | 2 | 31 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 66 |
| Isaiah Hodgins | 4 | 3 | 32 | 0.3 | 6.4 | 67 |
| Michael Gallup | 5 | 3 | 33 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 68 |
| Jayden Reed | 5 | 4 | 42 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 69 |
| Alec Pierce | 5 | 2 | 35 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 70 |
| DJ Chark | 4 | 2 | 32 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 71 |
| Quentin Johnston | 4 | 2 | 34 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 72 |
| K.J. Osborn | 4 | 3 | 26 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 73 |
| John Metchie III | 4 | 2 | 31 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 74 |
| Jameson Williams | 3 | 2 | 28 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 75 |
| Terrace Marshall Jr. | 5 | 3 | 33 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 76 |
| Josh Downs | 4 | 3 | 33 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 77 |
| Parris Campbell | 4 | 3 | 23 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 78 |
| Marvin Jones Jr. | 4 | 2 | 33 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 79 |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 3 | 2 | 24 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 80 |
Tyreek Hill (WR1)
Tyreek Hill is in a league of his own as the only wide receiver projected for more than 20 fantasy points. During the offseason, Hill was quoted as wanting to break 2,000 receiving yards. He’s certainly on pace to do so, and even my model thinks he has a shot. The division matchup against the New England Patriots, who did a good job of shutting down the Philadelphia Eagles last week, won’t be as formidable for Hill as the Chargers’ defense. Still, his 14 projected targets and 29 percent projected target share are among the highest in Week 2.
DeAndre Hopkins (WR13)
DeAndre Hopkins had an astonishing 39.4 percent target share in Week 1, ranking third highest behind just rookies Flowers and Nacua. This week, he faces up against the Los Angeles Chargers defense that just got sliced and diced by the Miami Dolphins. If Hopkins’ target share remains high, he could have himself high-end WR1 numbers. Unfortunately, Ryan Tannehill had a measly 47.1 completion percentage in Week 1.
Chris Godwin (WR22) and Mike Evans (WR16)
Surprisingly, Baker Mayfield was able to sustain fantasy-relevant days for Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. They’re both projected as top-24 WRs this week against a Chicago defense that allowed the third-highest Net Yards per Attempt last week. They are both startable as low-end WR2s.
Running Backs
| Name | Rush | Yds | TDs | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TDs | FFPTS | Rank |
| Christian McCaffrey | 16 | 80 | 0.7 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 0.3 | 19.2 | 1 |
| Bijan Robinson | 18 | 90 | 0.7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 0.2 | 18.8 | 2 |
| Austin Ekeler | 15 | 59 | 0.6 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 0.3 | 17.6 | 3 |
| Nick Chubb | 17 | 90 | 0.7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0.1 | 17.5 | 4 |
| Tony Pollard | 18 | 87 | 0.4 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 0.3 | 17.3 | 5 |
| Saquon Barkley | 19 | 77 | 0.7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 0.2 | 17.1 | 6 |
| Derrick Henry | 20 | 82 | 0.8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 0.1 | 17.0 | 7 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 16 | 50 | 0.5 | 7 | 6 | 59 | 0.1 | 17.0 | 8 |
| Travis Etienne | 17 | 70 | 0.5 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 0.1 | 16.2 | 9 |
| Kenneth Walker III | 16 | 69 | 0.7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 10 |
| Joe Mixon | 16 | 61 | 0.5 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 0.1 | 14.6 | 11 |
| Josh Jacobs | 16 | 70 | 0.5 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 0.0 | 14.6 | 12 |
| Javonte Williams | 13 | 56 | 0.5 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 0.2 | 14.4 | 13 |
| Raheem Mostert | 15 | 76 | 0.4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 14 |
| Rachaad White | 17 | 58 | 0.5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 0.2 | 13.6 | 15 |
| James Cook | 15 | 66 | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 0.2 | 13.2 | 16 |
| James Conner | 15 | 61 | 0.4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 0.2 | 13.1 | 17 |
| Najee Harris | 15 | 59 | 0.5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 0.2 | 13.0 | 18 |
| Aaron Jones | 14 | 63 | 0.3 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 0.2 | 12.9 | 19 |
| Alexander Mattison | 15 | 62 | 0.4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0.1 | 11.8 | 20 |
| Jamaal Williams | 15 | 64 | 0.4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0.1 | 11.5 | 21 |
| Breece Hall | 10 | 49 | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 0.1 | 11.4 | 22 |
| Dameon Pierce | 14 | 55 | 0.5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0.1 | 11.4 | 23 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 10 | 37 | 0.4 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 0.2 | 11.2 | 24 |
| David Montgomery | 14 | 51 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0.1 | 10.9 | 25 |
| Miles Sanders | 17 | 71 | 0.4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 10.9 | 26 |
| A.J. Dillon | 11 | 48 | 0.6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 27 |
| Cam Akers | 12 | 49 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.2 | 10.4 | 28 |
| Isiah Pacheco | 11 | 44 | 0.3 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 0.2 | 10.4 | 29 |
| Samaje Perine | 10 | 41 | 0.3 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 0.2 | 10.4 | 30 |
| Khalil Herbert | 11 | 47 | 0.4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 31 |
| Justice Hill | 15 | 63 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 32 |
| Brian Robinson Jr. | 15 | 47 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0.1 | 10.0 | 33 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 9 | 27 | 0.4 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 34 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 10 | 47 | 0.3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 35 |
| Kenneth Gainwell | 11 | 42 | 0.4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0.1 | 9.1 | 36 |
| Antonio Gibson | 10 | 32 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 37 |
| Jaylen Warren | 10 | 39 | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 38 |
| Jerome Ford | 8 | 36 | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 39 |
| Dalvin Cook | 10 | 40 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 40 |
| Elijah Mitchell | 8 | 46 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 41 |
| Kyren Williams | 10 | 39 | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0.1 | 7.7 | 42 |
| Roschon Johnson | 6 | 27 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0.1 | 7.4 | 43 |
| Zack Moss | 8 | 38 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 44 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 3 | 12 | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 45 |
| D'Andre Swift | 3 | 14 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 46 |
| Devin Singletary | 8 | 35 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 47 |
| Damien Harris | 5 | 22 | 0.4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 48 |
| Evan Hull | 7 | 29 | 0.3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 49 |
| Salvon Ahmed | 6 | 24 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 50 |
| Deon Jackson | 7 | 24 | 0.3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 51 |
| Tank Bigsby | 7 | 29 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0.1 | 6.2 | 52 |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 5 | 18 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 53 |
| Chris Evans | 4 | 18 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 54 |
| Chuba Hubbard | 7 | 35 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 55 |
| Zach Charbonnet | 5 | 20 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 56 |
| Joshua Kelley | 6 | 24 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 57 |
| Sean Tucker | 5 | 18 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 58 |
| Keaontay Ingram | 7 | 28 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 59 |
| Gus Edwards | 6 | 24 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 60 |
Saquon Barkley (RB6)
Saquon Barkley was my model’s RB5 last week, and his RB31 finish was all but encouraging. It’s safe to say that Week 1’s data for New York isn’t incredibly valuable. Even if New York’s offense isn’t what it once was projected to be, Barkley is still a top-10 option at the running back position, given volume and talent.
Javonte Williams (RB13)
This model projected Javonte Williams to be the season-long WR21. His Week 1 usage (highest team target share AND rushing share) bodes well for his outlook moving forward. Jerry Jeudy is currently projected to play in Week 2; if he doesn’t, Williams’ target share and overall fantasy finish will take a small uptick.
Najee Harris (RB18)
There are some concerns with Najee Harris’ workload, given he only played eight more snaps than teammate Jaylen Warren, but Harris saw twice as many rushes and was in a negative game script for the entire game. This week, the Steelers take on a very impressive Browns defense, which doesn’t bode well for this Pittsburgh offense. I’m still bullish on Harris as a top-16 RB, but you won’t see that this week against the Cleveland Browns.
Tight Ends
| Name | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TDs | FFPTS | Rank |
| Travis Kelce | 9 | 6 | 80 | 0.7 | 15.3 | 1 |
| Mark Andrews | 8 | 5 | 61 | 0.4 | 11.4 | 2 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 9 | 6 | 54 | 0.5 | 11.3 | 3 |
| Darren Waller | 7 | 5 | 55 | 0.3 | 9.9 | 4 |
| Kyle Pitts | 6 | 4 | 47 | 0.4 | 9.0 | 5 |
| George Kittle | 5 | 4 | 48 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 6 |
| Evan Engram | 6 | 4 | 40 | 0.4 | 8.4 | 7 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 5 | 3 | 34 | 0.6 | 8.3 | 8 |
| Tyler Higbee | 6 | 4 | 46 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 9 |
| Hunter Henry | 5 | 3 | 40 | 0.4 | 8.0 | 10 |
| David Njoku | 6 | 4 | 38 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 11 |
| Hayden Hurst | 6 | 4 | 40 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 12 |
| Cole Kmet | 6 | 4 | 38 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 13 |
| Sam LaPorta | 5 | 3 | 37 | 0.3 | 7.2 | 14 |
| Dallas Goedert | 6 | 3 | 40 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 15 |
| Dalton Schultz | 5 | 3 | 33 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 16 |
| Juwan Johnson | 5 | 3 | 34 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 17 |
| Dalton Kincaid | 4 | 3 | 34 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 18 |
| Dawson Knox | 3 | 2 | 21 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 19 |
| Logan Thomas | 6 | 3 | 36 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 20 |
| Mike Gesicki | 4 | 3 | 31 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 21 |
| Taysom Hill | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 22 |
| Chigoziem Okonkwo | 4 | 2 | 31 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 23 |
| Gerald Everett | 4 | 3 | 30 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 24 |
| Jake Ferguson | 4 | 3 | 22 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 25 |
| Zach Ertz | 5 | 3 | 29 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 26 |
| Durham Smythe | 4 | 2 | 19 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 27 |
| Adam Trautman | 5 | 3 | 25 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 28 |
| Luke Musgrave | 4 | 3 | 25 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 29 |
Travis Kelce (TE1)
Kelce is expected to return this week. Even if he isn’t 100 percent, he’s a much better option than we dealt with in Week 1.
Hayden Hurst (TE12)
Hayden Hurst becomes an intriguing option after leading the Carolina Panthers in target share in Week 1 and the NFL in TE fantasy points. Teammate WR DJ Chark is expected to return this week, but Hurst remains a solid option given the ever-baron tight-end wasteland.
Sam LaPorta (TE14)
Sam LaPorta was projected as the season-long TE15. LaPorta’s five receptions were the most a rookie TE saw in his first game since 2019 TJ Hockenson. His weekly numbers will continue to creep upward as long as he continues to be a major contributor to this offense.
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