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Here are my quarterback rankings for Week 2 of fantasy football. There are plenty of great matchups this week to take advantage of in your fantasy leagues.
Cam Newton will challenge Lamar Jackson for the league-lead in quarterback rushing touchdowns. Kyler Murray is a franchise quarterback. Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams destroyed the hapless Vikings’ secondary in Week 1. With the flailing Lions’ secondary on tap, he’s a good bet to do it again. Joe Burrow, Baker Mayfield, and Philip Rivers round out the back-end of the top tier QB2s that are virtually indistinguishable from the QB9-QB12 group.
Week 2 Tiered QB Rankings
| Rank | High Floor/High Ceiling QB1s | Team | Opponent | Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | High Floor/High Ceiling QB1s | Team | Opponent | Breakdown |
| 1 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | at HOU | It's difficult to field a defense as bad as Houston's. |
| 2 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | at LAC | Even against the Chargers, Mahomes can still finish as the overall QB1. |
| 3 | Dak Prescott | DAL | ATL | DAL vs ATL has is a good bet to be the highest scoring matchup of the week. |
| 4 | Cam Newton | NE | at SEA | Newton is in peak form -- especially his rushing. Seattle's JV D-Line doesn't stand a chance. |
| 5 | Matt Ryan | ATL | at DAL | Whenever Dallas scores, Atlanta will answer. |
| 6 | Josh Allen | BUF | at MIA | Cam Newton justed posted a 75-yard, 2 touchdown rushing line against Miami. |
| 7 | Russell Wilson | SEA | at NE | Tough matchup but if Wilson really did wrench control of the offense away from Pete Carroll, the sky's the limit. |
| 8 | Kyler Murray | ARI | WAS | The Washington defensive-front is a concern but the Cards' offense looked like a league-beater in Week 1. |
| 9 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | DET | Rodgers and Davante Adams eviscerated the Vikings weak sauce secondary and now they get the DB group that Mitchell Trubisky just tossed 3 TDs against. |
| 10 | Tom Brady | TB | CAR | Brady will carve up the hapless Carolina defense. |
| 11 | Matthew Stafford | DET | at GB | Pending Kenny Golladay's availabilit (hamstring), this is a good spot for a shootout from Stafford. |
| 12 | Deshaun Watson | HOU | BAL | Brutal matchup but Watson will be forced into play-making mode as the Ravens run up the score. |
| QB2s With QB1 Potential | ||||
| 13 | Jimmy Garoppolo | SF | at NYJ | NYJ's can't stop anything and Jimmy G looked sharp in Week 1. |
| 14 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | DEN | Pittsburgh's passing game was solid in Week 1 and Denver's defense isn't what it used to be. |
| 15 | Drew Brees | NO | LV | Possibly being without Michael Thomas hurts Brees' ceiling even in a great matchup. If Tre'Quan Smith is now the No. 1 WR though, Brees has a shot at more than one long TD. |
| 16 | Joe Burrow | CIN | at CLE | Burrow established his rushing floor last week, making him a weekly candidate for fantasy starts. Hopefully readers paid attention to the Bengals Team Preview that compared Burrow's rushing ability to that of Russell Wilson. |
| 17 | Baker Mayfield | CLE | CIN | Low-key shootout on tap here. |
| 18 | Philip Rivers | IND | MIN | The Vikings secondary can't stop anything. |
| High Floor/Capped Ceiling QB2s | ||||
| 19 | Teddy Bridgewater | CAR | at TB | Tough matchup but Teddy will be forced inot a shootout. |
| 20 | Gardner Minshew | JAX | at TEN | The Jags may really have their franchise QB. He'll be playing from behind in this one. |
| 21 | Ryan Tannehill | TEN | JAX | Great matchup but will likely get game-scripted out of it. |
| 22 | Carson Wentz | PHI | LAR | Wentz is tough to trust until the Eagles' O-Line returns to full health. |
| 23 | Daniel Jones | NYG | at CHI | Chicago's defense didn't look great in Week 1. |
| 24 | Jared Goff | LAR | at PHI | Carried by Robert Woods. |
| QB3s | ||||
| 25 | Kirk Cousins | MIN | at IND | Likely to be a ball-control game against Indy's stout D. |
| 26 | Dwayne Haskins | WAS | at ARI | Some Boom/Bust potential. |
| 27 | Derek Carr | LC | at NO | New Orleans' D was a force to be reckoned with against Tampa Bay. |
| 28 | Mitchell Trubisky | CHI | NYG | Things are so bad in Chicago that Allen Robinson is demanding a trade. |
| 29 | Tyrod Taylor | LAC | KC | Taylor's rushing floor may no longer exist. |
| 30 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | MIA | BUF | Fitz is ahead of Darnold and Lock because Buffalo's scheme allows for tight end production (Mike Gesicki). |
| 31 | Sam Darnold | NYJ | SF | Terrible matchup. Need to avoid. |
| 32 | Drew Lock | DEN | at PIT | Brutal matchup. |
Joe Burrow and Russell Wilson’s rushing profiles via the Cincinnati Bengals Team Preview.