Fantasy football rankings Week 2: Dave Richard makes tough decisions who to start, sit and flex — SkimNews
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- Dave Richard tags Jared Goff as a Week 2 SIT, noting Detroit will be down two (possibly three counting center Cade Mays) offensive line starters and Goff went 2-of-6 for 30 yards when pressured against Houston, with a 50% career completion rate under pressure.
- Dalton Kincaid earns a START tag after posting a 29.4% target per route run rate and 22.5 yards per catch against Houston's zone defense; Detroit allowed a combined 7-87-2 stat line on 15 targets to New Orleans' top two tight ends in Week 1.
- In the Panthers-Falcons breakdown, Jalen Coker ranks ahead of Tetairoa McMillan as a low-end No. 2 WR — Coker outproduced McMillan in PPR points per game across 12 games from Week 8 last season despite seeing fewer targets, and beat Terrell-adjacent coverage for a 51-yard TD.
- Cooper Rush's 72.7% catchable throw rate — his worst in any start since 2024 — keeps Drake London pinned to flex-only and Kyle Pitts as a low-end TE option even against a softer Panthers pass rush than the Steelers.
- Mark Andrews is a START after leading Baltimore in targets (4 on 12 routes) once Zay Flowers exited Week 1; Lamar Jackson has historically funneled targets to Andrews against single-high safety looks, which New Orleans leans toward playing.
- Despite Brian Flores' blitz-heavy scheme limiting Caleb Williams to 55% completions across two Vikings matchups last year, Richard ranks Williams as a START and puts Jordan Addison in the flex, citing Minnesota's secondary breakdowns that gave up two Christian Watson touchdowns in Week 1.
Why it matters: Fantasy managers with borderline lineup decisions — particularly Goff owners (down two OL starters), Drake London/Kyle Pitts managers (Cooper Rush accuracy), and the Kincaid vs. LaPorta tight-end debate — get data-driven verdicts that directly shape Week 2 start/sit calls and could swing close head-to-head matchups.
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