Fantasy football rankings, projections, lineups, sleepers for NFL Week 2, 2026 from proven model — SkimNews
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- SportsLine's model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, released its 2026 NFL Week 2 Fantasy football rankings, having previously beaten human experts in seasons with big ranking differences
- The model is fading Saints TE Juwan Johnson for Week 2 vs. Baltimore, noting the Ravens allowed the fewest tight-end touchdowns in 2025 and held Colts TE Tyler Warren to a career-low 13 yards in Week 1
- Baker Mayfield is ranked a top-10 Fantasy quarterback for Week 2 by the model ahead of his return to Cleveland, where the Browns allowed Trevor Lawrence four TDs and recorded just one sack in their opener
- Week 1 breakout QB Tyler Shough posted 410 passing yards and three touchdowns, with running back Kyle Monangai and wideout Christian Watson each surpassing 124 scrimmage yards in their openers
- Key Week 2 injuries include A.J. Brown (ankle), Nico Collins (hamstring), Kyler Murray (concussion), Sam Darnold (glute), Michael Pittman (foot), and Jordan Mason (thumb), with Joe Burrow (back) and Puka Nacua (groin) listed as questionable
- Underperformers from Week 1 — Tony Pollard, Terry McLaurin, and Jerry Jeudy — remain squarely in the model's start-sit debate after never producing huge impacts last season either
Why it matters: Setting Week 2 lineups based on the model's picks — fading Juwan Johnson against a Ravens defense that held last year's top tight ends to minimal production and starting Mayfield against a Browns secondary that surrendered four TDs in Week 1 — is framed by the source as the literal difference between winning a Fantasy league title and going home empty-handed.
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