News: BTB: Fantasy Football rankings 2018: Your “Magnificent 7” for each position in week 2

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Here are your fantasy football rankings for each position in week 2.

[Welcome Fantasy Football owners to your weekly rankings! We’re here to bring forth the Top-7 players for each position. Think of this as your “Magnificent 7” if you will to get you geared up for the week!]

Here are the projected top performers for week 2:

Quarterback

Rank​

Player​

Opp.​

Home/Away​

Proj. Pts. (Yahoo)
1​

Aaron Rodgers​

Vikings​

Home​

20.86
2​

Cam Newton​

Falcons​

Away​

20.56
3​

Ben Roethlisberger​

Chiefs​

Home​

20.28
4​

Andrew Luck​

Commanders​

Away​

20.09
5​

Drew Brees​

Browns​

Home​

20
6​

Pat Mahomes​

Steelers​

Away​

19.65
7​

Deshaun Watson​

Titans​

Away​

19.09​

Give Tyrod Taylor a try this week as he takes on the New Orleans Saints, who gave up the most points to quarterbacks in week one.

Wide Receiver

Rank​

Player​

Opp.​

Home/Away​

Proj. Pts. (Yahoo)
1​

Antonio Brown​

Chiefs​

Home​

24.01
2​

Odell Beckham Jr.​

Cowboys​

Away​

19.68
3​

Julio Jones​

Panthers​

Home​

17.83
4​

Michael Thomas​

Browns​

Home​

17.68
5​

DeAndre Hopkins​

Titans​

Away​

16.88
6​

Tyreek Hill​

Steelers​

Away​

16.17
7​

T.Y. Hilton​

Commanders​

Away​

15.54​

Tyler Lockett should have a pretty good day for the Seahawks as he’ll be facing a Bears secondary that gave up the second-most points to receivers in week one.

Running Back

Rank​

Player​

Opp.​

Home/Away​

Proj. Pts. (Yahoo)
1​

Alvin Kamara​

Browns​

Home​

21.94
2​

Todd Gurley II​

Cardinals​

Home​

20.96
3​

David Johnson​

Rams​

Away​

19.6
4​

Ezekiel Elliott​

Giants​

Home​

18.41
5​

Melvin Gordon III​

Bills​

Away​

17.71
6​

Saquon Barkley​

Cowboys​

Away​

16.49
7​

Christian McCaffrey​

Falcons​

Away​

16.27​

Corey Clement isn’t a bad play here on the road against a Buccaneers team that gave up the third-most points to running backs in week one.

Tight End

Rank​

Player​

Opp.​

Home/Away​

Proj. Pts. (Yahoo)
1​

Travis Kelce​

Steelers​

Away​

12.02
2​

Jordan Reed​

Colts​

Home​

11.83
3​

Rob Gronkowski​

Jaguars​

Away​

11
4​

Zach Ertz​

Buccaneers​

Away​

10.72
5​

George Kittle​

Lions​

Home​

9.89
6​

Jimmy Graham​

Vikings​

Home​

9.55
7​

Evan Engram​

Cowboys​

Away​

9.12​

With Delanie Walker out for the season, Jonnu Smith will get the nod and he goes up against a Texans’ defense that gave up the third-most points to tight ends last week.

Kicker

Rank​

Player​

Opp.​

Home/Away​

Proj. Pts. (Yahoo)
1​

Chris Boswell​

Chiefs​

Home​

10.08
2​

Harrison Butker​

Steelers​

Away​

10.07
3​

Daniel Carlson​

Packers​

Away​

9.46
4​

Brandon McManus​

Raiders​

Home​

9.31
5​

Josh Lambo​

Patriots​

Home​

9
6​

Dustin Hopkins​

Colts​

Home​

8.91
7​

Ka'imi Fairbairn​

Titans​

Away​

8.66​

Caleb Sturgis would be a good addition to the lineup as he faces a Bills unit that gave up the fourth-most points to kickers last week.

Defense

Rank​

Player​

Opp.​

Home/Away​

Proj. Pts. (Yahoo)
1​

Rams​

Cardinals​

Home​

9.46
2​

Chargers​

Bills​

Away​

9.13
3​

Broncos​

Raiders​

Home​

8.99
4​

Bears​

Seahawks​

Home​

8.44
5​

Eagles​

Buccaneers​

Away​

7.94
6​

Cowboys​

Giants​

Home​

7.72
7​

Falcons​

Panthers​

Home​

7.3​

The 49ers defense is a great play for week two as they get a visit from a Lions offense that surrendered the most points to defense last week.

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