Tyler’s Week 2 Fantasy Predictions and Week 1 Review

Week 1 Review

What a first week in the NFL season it was. For all the Bills fans,  I feel your pain. It is going to be a long season for you guys. As a fellow Cowboys fan I cannot do much talking, by the  looks of it we are also in for another long, average/below average season. All the Cowboys have is Ezekiel Elliott and it is frustrating to watch as a fan. But anyways we aren’t here to discuss how bad the Bills and the Cowboys are, let’s get to fantasy talk.

First, I just want to address the top 5 fantasy performers in my opinion from this past week. And I would like to start by saying RYAN FITZMAGIC ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Ryan Fitzpatrick, not even the usual starter for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, put up an insane 42.3 points with 4 touchdown passes and 417 passing yards. Speechless. The next man I’d like to acknowledge is one of my personal favorite fantasy players over the last couple years and that is my man Tyreek Hill. Having absolute freakish speed gave Hill (and my fantasy team who by the way, in total, scored a whopping 172.3 points) also 42.3 points. So if you magically had Hill and Fitzpatrick on the same team then maybe you should be running this blog, not me or Nate. Saints running back Alvin Kamara also did not disappoint as he put up 43.1 points. Another Saints player who cracked the top 5 fantasy performers from week 1 was my favorite receiver in the NFL, Michael Thomas. Thomas put up a total score of 38 points thanks to his 16 receptions (yes, 16, that is not a typo) and 180 yards along with a touchdown. James Conner, who is filling in for Steelers star running back Le’veon Bell, had himself a day as well with 2 touchdowns and 192 total yards which gave him a total 34.2 points.

There were many more players who had great games but to me these 5 guys were easily the ones that stuck out and gave eye popping numbers. If only I could have seen into the future so I could have put these guys into a lineup on Draft Kings. These student loans won’t pay for themselves.

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Week 2 Preview:

So now that I gave my top 5 fantasy performers from week 1, it’s time to give my insight on who can lead your fantasy team to a fast and easy 2-0 start. Guys like Kamara, Hill, and Thomas should obviously stay in your lineups as they can explode at any moment. One sleeper but also not so much of a sleeper to have in your lineup is Juju Smith-Schuster, wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Yes, Antonio Brown is the man in Pitt. But frankly, Juju is the future. He may have had only 5 receptions against a much improved Cleveland Brown defense but those 5 receptions were good for 119 yards and a score of 16.9 points. Facing a below average Kansas City defense, I see Juju benefiting the most as they will have to key in on Antonio Brown and I could see a 20+ point performance from Juju.

Another guy who is due for a big week in my book is Jarvis Landry. Landry had a decent game against the Steelers with 7 receptions and 106 yards good for 17.6 points, but going against a Saints defense who clearly has a ton of work to do as Fitzpatrick and the Bucs lit them up with 48 points, I could see Landry exploding in this game. Also keep an eye on Eagles running back Jay Ajayi and Redskins running back Chris Thompson. Ajayi had over 20 points in the Eagles opener and could see a potential repeat facing a weak Buccaneers defense. Thompson is one of the most underrated dual threat backs in the league. His ability as a receiving back on top of just rushing makes him easily a fantasy sleeper and a good flex spot. One last player you can expect to breakout this week is Chiefs quarterback Pat Mahomes. Mahomes threw for 4 touchdowns against an (on paper) solid Chargers defense. The Steelers always have at least a decent defense but with that cannon of an arm that Mahomes possesses, I could see Mahomes connecting with Hill and tight end Travis Kelce multiple times for a 3 or 4 touchdown performance.

Keep an eye out for any of these players and if it just so happens that all the guys I just listed have terrible weeks then I will take the blame. But just take my word, and put these guys in your lineups. Good luck!