Another Sunday slate has wrapped in the NFL season, giving us plenty of data to digest as fantasy football managers. As always, there were studs and duds throughout the weekend, with plenty of notable names resurfacing, while other surprising prospects either exceeded or failed to meet our expectations.
Week 1 gave us a lot of point totals that went under and it was clear offenses were still trying to shake off the rust, especially most of the high-profile starters who didn’t play meaningful snaps in the preseason. Week 2, however, saw nearly every game go over the expected point total, creating a lot of dramatic, high-scoring shootouts with tons of fantasy production to be found.
Matt MacKay is back with his latest analysis on some of the best and worst performances that happened in Week 2. Using half-PPR scoring, let’s find out which players delivered for fantasy teams and which ones failed to produce in a Week 2 edition of fantasy football studs and duds. Let’s check out a few of the duds from Week 2.
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Fantasy Football Duds
A.J. Brown (WR – Eagles)
Another alpha wideout fantasy managers used high draft capital on is A.J. Brown. He saw most of the passing production go to DeVonta Smith (WR – Eagles) in a plus-matchup against the Vikings in Week 2, despite out-targeting Smith. His production slipped from 7-79 on ten targets in Week 1, to 4-29 on six targets in a better matchup, so there’s reason to be concerned rostering Brown in a run-centric offense. Continue rolling Brown out as a volatile low-end WR1 with upside entering a Week 3 matchup against Tampa Bay.
George Kittle (TE – 49ers)
What looked like a plus-matchup for George Kittle in Week 2 turned out to be a dud, as the star tight end recorded three receptions for 30 yards on three targets. It’s been a slow start for Kittle coming off of a groin injury, but with so many mouths to feed in the 49ers offense, fantasy managers could be in store for more disappointing performances. Week 3 brings the New York Giants to Santa Clara, where we could see Kittle finally have his breakout game. Keep him plugged as a low-end TE1.
Trevor Lawrence (QB – Jaguars)
Jacksonville’s franchise quarterback regressed significantly from Week 1 to Week 2, but facing Kansas City’s defense, led by the return of Chris Jones (DT – Chiefs), played a huge role in this outcome. Lawrence didn’t record a single touchdown, losing a fumble and only grinding out 18 rushing yards while taking four sacks. A Week 3 matchup against a bad Houston run defense should keep Lawrence as a top-ten fantasy quarterback.
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