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The Everything Report Week 2

Scott Barrett and Ryan Heath review all the fantasy football usage from 2025 NFL Week 1, with everything you need to know for Week 2

Christian McCalf-free? Christian McCaffrey led Week 1 with 30.1 expected fantasy points (XFP), fueled by 22 carries, a 28% target share, and all four red-zone touches, despite a slightly reduced 75% snap share. With Kittle and Jennings sidelined, CMC also dominated the passing game, recording nearly as many yards after the catch as the rest of the team combined.

His recent calf issue appears to be just a cramp, and he should remain the top projected RB as long as he plays. If Brock Purdy misses time, backup Mac Jones could further boost McCaffrey’s targets, given his history of heavily targeting RBs.

Kenneth Walker…pain. Walker’s Week 1 usage is a massive red flag after an offseason of confidence that he’d be the clear RB1, as Zach Charbonnet mixed in more than expected. Walker still slightly outproduced Charbonnet in expected fantasy points (10.8 vs. 10.5) and out-touched him 7–3 in the second half, but Seattle’s offense only clicked during Charbonnet’s early drive. Three explanations are possible:

• A true 50/50 committee is forming

• Walker was still being load-managed

• Or the team just leaned into a hot Charbonnet drive before reverting to Walker as lead

Given the uncertainty, feel free to pivot off of Walker for any RB Scott had ranked above him pre-season, or for RBs who had workhorse profiles in Week 1 like Hampton, Jacobs or Hall. Monitor this situation.

Puka Nacua: Destroyer of fantasy leagues. Nacua delivered an elite Week 1 performance and looks like a legitimate contender to finish as the overall WR1 in fantasy. Even while briefly sidelined with an eye injury, he posted one of the top 20 WR performances ever tracked by Fantasy Points Data, highlighted by a 0.333 first downs per route run rate—the 4th-best out of 1,350 qualifiers.

His usage has somehow improved from last year’s historic pace, with a massive 55% threat rate and a jump to 76% slot usage (up from 32%). If he and Matthew Stafford stay healthy, you’re looking at the single best pick you could have made in fantasy this season.

Find more league winners in The Everything Report Week 2.

Week 2 Starts/Sits

Graham Barfield dishes out the stats you need to help make your toughest lineup decisions for Week 2.

Start Tony Pollard. He’s a full-blown bell cow to open the year, leading all RBs in snaps (89%) in Week 1. In four games without Spears last season, Pollard played on 87% of all the Titans’ snaps…a true volume RB2.

Start Jerry Jeudy. He remains a WR2, having 75/1047/3 receiving on 117 targets over his last 12 games since Cleveland traded Amari Cooper last year. That price is worth 13.4 half-PPR FPG, good for ~WR17.

Start Marquise Brown. Brown ran the majority of his routes lined up in the slot last week, so he’s likely to see a lot of Cooper DeJean, which isn’t great. But the rest of the Eagles’ secondary seems suspect, and he could return solid WR3 value on volume in Week 2.

Sit Tyrone Tracy. We’ll be targeting RBs against Dallas this season, but the NYG offense was awful in Week 1 without LT Andrew Thomas. Tracy’s usage was bullish (72% of snaps), so there’s some small potential here, but it’s risky with the bad offense and rookie Skattebo looming.

Sit Stefon Diggs. In Week 1, Diggs posted a negative separation score and a pathetic 3% win rate on his routes…it might be over. He’s 32, coming off a torn ACL, and has declined by separation score for three straight seasons.

Sit Michael Pittman. He looks like he could be a strong WR3 value this season now that he’s finally healthy, and he looked great in Week 1, but Pittman might draw shadow coverage from Thanos Patrick Surtain this week…no thanks.

Read the full article for advice on who to start & sit throughout the entire Week 2 slate.

Los Angeles Rams (28%) vs Ten. Coming off a three-sack and two-turnover performance in Week 1, the Rams face Cam Ward’s Titans, who allowed six sacks last weekend. The Rams’ pass rush has the firepower needed here, and Ward should be forced into tough situations, per Drake’s Week 2 Streaming D/STs.

Spike week for Trey McBride? The Panthers ranked top-3 in the deployment of Cover 3 last year, and Cover 3 is the single-best schematic matchup for McBride. He averaged a +7% higher TPRR and a +30% higher YPRR against those shells, meaning a ceiling week could happen in Week 2, per Heath’s Week 2 Advanced Matchups.

Shadow Alert! Jets CB Sauce Gardner vs Bills WR Keon Coleman. Last week, we saw the full potential of what Keon Coleman could be, but Gardner likely limits that in Week 2. Last year, Gardner aligned over Coleman on 12 routes, allowing no catches on 1 target. Coleman might be emerging, and he will be undeniable if he puts up numbers on Sauce this week, but be patient if he doesn’t, per Dolan’s Week 2 WR/CB Fantasy Matchups.

Trends & Trades

Players to trade/trade for, risers & fallers & more

Buy George Pickens. He got a general shadow treatment from Eagles Quinyon Mitchell in Week 1, but cleaner weeks are ahead, and his QB, Dak Prescott, looks great. There are a ton of juicy matchups on his schedule this year, so if you can get him, it might be worth a try, per Hansen’s Week 2 Players to Trade/Trade For.

Sell De’Von Achane. Vibes are awful in Miami and that offense looks putrid - but Achane will still likely be productive catching the ball even if they’re getting blown out. Don’t sell for cheap, but if you can pivot to a higher ceiling player, it might be worth it, per Hansen’s Week 2 Players to Trade/Trade For.

Keep an eye on Keon Coleman. He took a positive first step toward a sophomore breakout, erupting for 8/112/1 on 11 targets and 83% route share and got looks from Josh Allen in crunch time. He might have a down week vs Sauce Garner and the Jets - but try to get him for cheap if he does, per Brolley’s Week 2 Game Hub.

Aggressively buy Jaxon Smith-Njigba. In Week 1, JSN had an insane 90.9% air yard share and led all WRs in first read target share, TPRR and XFP/RR. Among the 7 Seahawks to run at least 5 routes, JSN was the only one who recorded a positive separation score. He has WR1 overall upside when the TDs inevitably come rolling in, per Menton’s Trading Guide: Week 2.

💸 Best Bets

• DeVonta Smith over 56.5 receiving yards (-110, Bet365). Smith averaged almost 70 YPG in seven games without Goedert last season, and McConkey just posted 6/74 in this matchup last week. Bet to 62.5 yards, per Brolley’s Best Bets Week 2.

• Ricky Pearsall over 54.5 receiving yards (-114, FanDuel). Don’t fix what isn’t broken - Pearsall has 18/318/2 receiving on 25 targets in his last three games. With Kittle out and Jennings hurt, this should smash, per Barfield’s Best Bets Week 2.

• Kayshon Boutte over 2.5 receptions (-155, Bet MGM). Boutte has back-to-back games with 100+ yards dating back to last season, and he led all Patriots receivers in snaps and air yards in Week 1. The Dolphins are a mess, so get this number while you can, per Kelley’s Paul’s Props and Touchdowns: Week 2.

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