News: BTB: Fantasy Football ranks 2017: Your “Magnificent 7” for each position in week two

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

[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 two:

Quarterbacks

Rank​

Player​

Opp.​

Home/Away​

Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1​

Tom Brady​

Saints​

Away​

24.9
2​

Aaron Rodgers​

Falcons​

Away​

23.2
3​

Drew Brees​

Patriots​

Home​

21.6
4​

Russell Wilson​

49ers​

Home​

21.4
5​

Cam Newton​

Bills​

Home​

20.9
6​

Matt Ryan​

Packers​

Home​

20.6
7​

Kirk Cousins​

Rams​

Away​

19.4​

Jay Cutler is owned in 26% of leagues but he’ll be facing the Chargers, who give up the fourth-most points to quarterbacks.

Running Backs

Rank​

Player​

Opp.​

Home/Away​

Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1​

Le'Veon Bell​

Vikings​

Home​

16.15
2​

Ezekiel Elliott​

Broncos​

Away​

14.09
3​

Devonta Freeman​

Packers​

Home​

13.58
4​

Melvin Gordon​

Dolphins​

Home​

13.13
5​

Kareem Hunt​

Eagles​

Home​

13.04
6​

Jay Ajayi​

Chargers​

Away​

12.62
7​

Leonard Fournette​

Titans​

Home​

12.23​

Thomas Rawls is owned in 60% of leagues but he’s going up against the 49ers, who give up the eighth-most points to running backs.

Wide Receivers

Rank​

Player​

Opp.​

Home/Away​

Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1​

Brandin Cooks​

Saints​

Away​

12.97
2​

Antonio Brown​

Vikings​

Home​

12.68
3​

Amari Cooper​

Jets​

Home​

12.52
4​

Jordy Nelson​

Falcons​

Away​

12.28
5​

Mike Evans​

Bears​

Home​

12.08
6​

Michael Thomas​

Patriots​

Home​

11.81
7​

A.J. Green​

Texans​

Home​

11.71​

Dez Bryant may not have been a good play last week but this week he faces the Broncos, they give up the sixth-most points to receivers.

Tight Ends

Rank​

Player​

Opp.​

Home/Away​

Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1​

Rob Gronkowski​

Saints​

Away​

11.59
2​

Jimmy Graham​

49ers​

Home​

10.84
3​

Jordan Reed​

Rams​

Away​

9.41
4​

Greg Olsen​

Bills​

Home​

9.13
5​

Travis Kelce​

Eagles​

Home​

8.6
6​

Hunter Henry​

Dolphins​

Home​

8.16
7​

Martellus Bennett​

Falcons​

Away​

8.16​

Rookie OJ Howard is owned in 32% of leagues but he’s going up against the Bears, who give up the most points to tight ends.

Defense

Rank​

Player​

Opp.​

Home/Away​

Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1​

Seahawks​

49ers​

Home​

9.63
2​

Ravens​

Browns​

Home​

9.38
3​

Raiders​

Jets​

Home​

9.17
4​

Panthers​

Bills​

Home​

9.1
5​

Bengals​

Texans​

Home​

9.03
6​

Cardinals​

Colts​

Away​

8.86
7​

Buccaneers​

Bears​

Home​

8.32​

The Bengals are owned in 28% of leagues, this is going to be a slopfest as both quarterbacks look for redemption in week two. The Texans gave up the second-most points to defenses.

Kickers

Rank​

Player​

Opp.​

Home/Away​

Proj. Pts (Yahoo)
1​

Justin Tucker​

Browns​

Home​

12.03
2​

Stephen Gostkowski​

Saints​

Away​

10.56
3​

Matt Bryant​

Packers​

Home​

10.08
4​

Chris Boswell​

Vikings​

Home​

9.25
5​

Dan Bailey​

Broncos​

Away​

9.25
6​

Graham Gano​

Bills​

Home​

9.09
7​

Wil Lutz​

Patriots​

Home​

8.87​

Phil Dawson is only owned in 13% of leagues but he’s taking on the Colts, who give up the second-most points to kickers.

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