Need Fantasy Football lineup advice? Talk to CBS Sports on your Google Assistant to get insights on the best sleepers and to help decide between players. Just start with, "Hey Google, talk to CBS Sports." As we head into Week 2 there seems to be a few assumptions everyone else has decided to take as fact that I'm just not sure about. Washington may have a good defense and a great running game, but I don't feel as sure about that stack as some seem to. Maybe Patrick Mahomes deserves to be the chalk at quarterback in his second consecutive road game against a sure playoff team. Maybe Cam Newton and Christian McCaffrey destroy a wounded Falcons defense despite the fact that their Panthers offense is just as beat up. If that's the chalk you're chasing this week, at least mix in some of these contrarian plays. As always, I'm using ownership projections from @UFCollective. You can get their full projected ownership here. Andrew Luck QB • Projected FP 19.9 Projected FD Ownership 3.3% Projected DK Ownership 3.5% Andrew Luck is my No. 4 quarterback by projected Fantasy points. He's outside of the top-eight by cost on each site. Normally when this happens a player gets pretty chalky, but not this week with Luck. I'm not sure he'll be good on a per pass basis, but with that Colts defense I do believe he'll have to throw the ball 40-plus times. And as I said above, I'm not sold on the idea that Washington has some elite defense you just can't penetrate. Put a Luck stack together with T.Y. Hilton (underpriced and underowned) as well as Eric Ebron, who is below three percent ownership on both sites. Austin Ekeler LAC • RB • 30 Projected PPR FP 12.5 Projected FD Ownership 1.5% Projected DK Ownership 1.6% View Profile After the first 16 NFL games of 2018 there should be one thing that's crystal clear: The Buffalo Bills are awful. No, I don't think Josh Allen or a long flight for the Chargers is going to change that. Melvin Gordon is a great cash game play and I'll have some exposure in tournaments as well. But sneaky play here is Austin Ekeler. If this is just a normal game you should expect 8-10 touches for Ekeler with a decent chance at one big play for a score. But if the Chargers do what the Ravens did last week, we might see 8-10 touches from Ekeler in the second half alone. Pair him with the Chargers defense, even if they're chalky. Jarvis Landry CLE • WR • 80 Projected PPR FP 20.2 Projected FD Ownership 5.09% Projected DK Ownership 4.68% View Profile Generally, five percent projected ownership is the cutoff for this piece but I need to tell you guys to play Jarvis Landry. This projects to be one of the highest scoring games of the weekend and Landry projects to be one of the highest targeted receivers in Week 2. More importantly, Todd Haley is using Landry like a No. 1 receiver, not Danny Amendola. I don't believe the Saints secondary was as bad as it looked in Week 1, but with Landry getting double-digit targets on a fast track it's hard to see how he fails. He's a better deal on FanDuel, even though he's $400 more. I'll have him in nearly 50 percent of my FanDuel tournament lineups this week. Zach Ertz PHI • TE • 86 Projected PPR FP 13.9 Projected FD Ownership 3.3% Projected DK Ownership 2.4% View Profile Very rarely in DFS we get the opportunity to play one of the elite players at a position against a bad defense with low ownership. Today is one of those days. Ertz had a terrible season debut against the Falcons but that was more his own doing, with a couple of bad drops. Tampa Bay's secondary is in shambles and I'd expect both Ertz and Nelson Agholor to get whatever they want in this game. Target both with confidence. So who should you sit and start this week? And where does every player stack up? Visit SportsLine now to get Week 2 Fantasy football rankings for every single position, and see which shocking QB is going to finish in the top 5 this week, all from the model that out-performed experts big time last season.<doc-sep>Below, you’ll find a list of players I have spotlighted for daily fantasy selections leading into the second week of the NFL season. I use the following criteria to try and find players — NFL Vegas totals, NFL team stats, what the fantasy gurus are saying, and my GUT. Let’s not wait any longer. Let’s see who’s made my list of five players this week! JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR Steelers We all know the Chiefs defense could use some work — particularly in the secondary. This is exactly why I’ve chosen JuJu Smith-Schuster as a potential player to pick up in your weekly drafts. Vegas has pegged the total for the Chiefs/Steelers game at 53.5 points — that’s a lot! Needless to say, there should be a lot of scoring in this game and the Smith-Schuster should be cheaper than Antonio Brown, and still have quite a bit of production in this game. David Njoku, TE Browns This isn’t about the Browns offense; it really isn’t. Picking David Njoku has everything to do with a Saints defense that allowed 48 points against Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Compile this with a large 49.5 point total, and articles that say Njoku is vital to the Browns success in week 2 — I’m thinking Njoku could be a cheap selection that may rack up some fantasy points. Taylor Gabriel, WR Bears Taylor Gabriel has always been an interesting player to me. Gabriel is one of the fastest players in the NFL and he has bounced around a few teams. He’s on the Bears now, and the Bears are facing a Seahawks team who gave up 135 receiving yards to a speedy Emmanuel Sanders. The Seahawks struggled to contain Sanders while facing what I would describe as a mediocre Broncos offense. Gabriel is capable of stretching the field and catching a number of screens against the Seahawks. I believe Gabriel has the skill set to do the same thing Sanders did to the Seahawks. Gabriel should be a cheap option for any fantasy player who may be having a tough time finding the last piece of their team. Royce Freeman, RB Broncos Royce Freeman had a fairly decent game to start the season accumulating 71 rushing yards with a 4.7 yards per attempt average. It’s not that I’m high on Freeman, but I do I think he should be fairly consistent through the season. I’m picking Freeman in this game for two reasons: The line for the Raiders/Broncos game is a somewhat high 46 points, and the Raiders gave up 5.4 yards per rushing attempt in their first game against the Rams. Also — with the way the Raiders looked in the opening week, the Broncos could be running out the clock sooner rather than later, thus accumulating carries for Freeman. James Conner, RB Steelers I know I picked Conner last week, but I have to pick him again for the same reason I picked Smith-Schuster; he’s playing the Chiefs. The Chiefs defense allowed a league-worst 5.6 yards per rushing attempt in the opener. The Steelers have historically tried to run the ball heavily against the Chiefs. In their last two matchups the Steelers have ran the ball 37 and 34 times. Factor in that Conner saw 31 carries last week against the Browns and it’s pretty clear the Steelers aren’t afraid to ride Conner like a rented mule while they wait for Le’Veon Bell to return. Finally — the fun part! This is where I get to pick the Chiefs player I have my eyes on this week... Sammy Watkins The Steelers have been put on notice about Tyreek Hill. With so much attention likely going to Hill and Kelce, I think Watkins could have a big week. I like Watkins in this game because he brings an element to the Chiefs/Steelers matchup that we’re yet to witness; a good option at WR2 for the Chiefs. Watkins loves running seam routes and a lot of zone defenses struggle down the seam. The Steelers played 70.1 percent zone defense in 2017, which was the second highest amount in the NFL. I think Watkins will have luck against the zone as the Steelers defenders focus on stopping Kelce and Hill.<doc-sep>USA TODAY Sports Fantasy football rankings for Week 2 are based on the point-per-reception (PPR) scoring used in most seasonal and daily fantasy football formats. One point is awarded for every 10 rushing and receiving yards and one point for every 20 passing yards. Six points are awarded for touchdowns scored, four points for passing TDs and one point for receptions. Rankings are compiled by FantasySharks.com. (*- Be sure to check injury/status before kickoff) QUARTERBACKS 1 Drew Brees N.O. vs. Cle. 2 Patrick Mahomes K.C. at Pit. 3 Alex Smith Was. vs. Ind. 4 Russell Wilson Sea. at Chi. 5 Cam Newton Car. at Atl. 6 Tom Brady N.E. at Jac. 7 Kirk Cousins Min. at G.B. 8 Philip Rivers L.A.-C at Buf. 9 Dak Prescott Dal. vs. N.Y.-G 10 Andrew Luck Ind. at Was. 11 Matthew Stafford Det. at S.F. 12 Matt Ryan Atl. vs. Car. 13 Tyrod Taylor Cle. at N.O. 14 Ryan Tannehill Mia. at N.Y.-J 15 Jimmy Garoppolo S.F. vs. Det. 16 *Marcus Mariota Ten. vs. Hou. 17 Joe Flacco Bal. at Cin. 18 Ryan Fitzpatrick T.B. vs. Phi. 19 *Aaron Rodgers G.B. vs. Min. 20 *Ben Roethlisberger Pit. vs. K.C. 21 Deshaun Watson Hou. at Ten. 22 Blake Bortles Jac. vs. N.E. 23 Case Keenum Den. vs. Oak. 24 Eli Manning N.Y.-G at Dal. 25 Jared Goff L.A.-R vs. Ari. 26 Nick Foles Phi. at T.B. 27 Sam Darnold N.Y.-J vs. Mia. 28 Josh Allen Buf. vs. L.A.-C 29 Andy Dalton Cin. vs. Bal. 30 Derek Carr Oak. at Den. Fantasy sizzlers/fizzlers: Andrew Luck shines, Travis Kelce fades RUNNING BACKS 1 Alvin Kamara N.O. vs. Cle. 2 Melvin Gordon L.A.-C at Buf. 3 Todd Gurley L.A.-R vs. Ari. 4 Ezekiel Elliott Dal. vs. N.Y.-G 5 James Conner Pit. vs. K.C. 6 Dalvin Cook Min. at G.B. 7 Kareem Hunt K.C. at Pit. 8 *T.J. Yeldon Jac. vs. N.E. 9 Tevin Coleman Atl. vs. Car. 10 Jay Ajayi Phi. at T.B. 11 Dion Lewis Ten. vs. Hou. 12 Christian McCaffrey Car. at Atl. 13 Chris Thompson Was. vs. Ind. 14 LeSean McCoy Buf. vs. L.A.-C 15 Kenyan Drake Mia. at N.Y.-J 16 *David Johnson Ari. at L.A.-R 17 Carlos Hyde Cle. at N.O. 18 Jordan Howard Chi. vs. Sea. 19 Adrian Peterson Was. vs. Ind. 20 Lamar Miller Hou. vs. Oak. 21 Royce Freeman Den. vs. Mia. 22 Isaiah Crowell N.Y.-J at Dal. 23 Saquon Barkley N.Y.-G vs. Bal. 24 Joe Mixon Cin. at Ten. 25 Alex Collins Bal. at Cin. 26 *Leonard Fournette Jac. vs. N.E. 27 Duke Johnson Cle. at N.O. 28 Jamaal Williams G.B. vs. Min. 29 Alfred Morris S.F. vs. Det. 30 *Rex Burkhead N.E. at Jac. 31 Phillip Lindsay Den. vs. Oak. 32 Marshawn Lynch Oak. at Den. 33 Javorius Allen Bal. at Cin. 34 Kerryon Johnson Det. at S.F. 35 James White N.E. at Jac. 36 *Marlon Mack Ind. at Was. 37 Bilal Powell N.Y.-J vs. Mia. 38 Chris Carson Sea. at Chi. 39 Austin Ekeler L.A.-C at Buf. 40 Peyton Barber T.B. vs. Phi. 41 Theo Riddick Det. at S.F. 42 Giovani Bernard Cin. vs. Bal. 43 Latavius Murray Min. at G.B. 44 Tarik Cohen Chi. vs. Sea. 45 Mike Gillislee N.O. vs. Cle. 46 Derrick Henry Ten. vs. Hou. 47 *Sony Michel N.E. at Jac. 48 Jordan Wilkins Ind. at Was. 49 Matt Breida S.F. vs. Det. 50 Jalen Richard Oak. at Den. 51 Spencer Ware K.C. at Pit. 52 Ito Smith Atl. vs. Car. 53 Nick Chubb Cle. at N.O. 54 Corey Clement Phi. at T.B. 55 C.J. Anderson Car. at Atl. WIDE RECEIVERS 1 Antonio Brown Pit. vs. K.C. 2 Julio Jones Atl. vs. Car. 3 Tyreek Hill K.C. at Pit. 4 Jarvis Landry Cle. at N.O. 5 Keenan Allen L.A.-C at Buf. 6 Michael Thomas N.O. vs. Cle. 7 Odell Beckham N.Y.-G at Dal. 8 Mike Evans T.B. vs. Phi. 9 Kenny Stills Mia. at N.Y.-J 10 Emmanuel Sanders Den. vs. Oak. 11 Golden Tate Det. at S.F. 12 JuJu Smith-Schuster Pit. vs. K.C. 13 *DeAndre Hopkins Hou. at Ten. 14 A.J. Green Cin. vs. Bal. 15 Marvin Jones Det. at S.F. 16 Tyler Lockett Sea. at Chi. 17 Larry Fitzgerald Ari. at L.A.-R 18 Nelson Agholor Phi. at T.B. 19 Stefon Diggs Min. at G.B. 20 Brandin Cooks L.A.-R vs. Ari. 21 Chris Hogan N.E. at Jac. 22 Demaryius Thomas Den. vs. Oak. 23 Randall Cobb G.B. vs. Min. 24 T.Y. Hilton Ind. at Was. 25 Adam Thielen Min. at G.B. 26 Allen Hurns Dal. vs. N.Y.-G 27 Devin Funchess Car. at Atl. 28 *Davante Adams G.B. vs. Min. 29 Phillip Dorsett N.E. at Jac. 30 Mohamed Sanu Atl. vs. Car. 31 Jamison Crowder Was. vs. Ind. 32 Amari Cooper Oak. at Den. 33 *Corey Davis Ten. vs. Hou. 34 Cooper Kupp L.A.-R vs. Ari. 35 Keelan Cole Jac. vs. N.E. 36 Michael Crabtree Bal. at Cin. 37 Pierre Garcon S.F. vs. Det. 38 *Ted Ginn Jr. N.O. vs. Cle. 39 Mike Wallace Phi. at T.B. 40 *DeVante Parker Mia. at N.Y.-J 41 Geronimo Allison G.B. vs. Min. 42 Tyrell Williams L.A.-C at Buf. 43 DeSean Jackson T.B. vs. Phi. 44 Robby Anderson N.Y.-J vs. Mia. 45 Robert Woods L.A.-R vs. Ari. 46 Ryan Grant Ind. at Was. 47 Adam Humphries T.B. vs. Phi. 48 *Rishard Matthews Ten. vs. Hou. 49 Quincy Enunwa N.Y.-J vs. Mia. 50 Kenny Golladay Det. at S.F. 51 Allen Robinson Chi. vs. Sea. 52 Mike Williams L.A.-C at Buf. 53 Kelvin Benjamin Buf. vs. L.A.-C 54 Sammy Watkins K.C. at Pit. 55 Sterling Shepard N.Y.-G at Dal. Waiver wire: Raiders' Cook, Jaguars' Yeldon top targets TIGHT ENDS 1 Rob Gronkowski N.E. at Jac. 2 Jordan Reed Was. vs. Ind. 3 Travis Kelce K.C. at Pit. 4 Zach Ertz Phi. at T.B. 5 Jared Cook Oak. at Den. 6 Kyle Rudolph Min. at G.B. 7 Evan Engram N.Y.-G at Dal. 8 Jack Doyle Ind. at Was. 9 Geoff Swaim Dal. vs. N.Y.-G 10 Ben Watson N.O. vs. Cle. 11 Antonio Gates L.A.-C at Buf. 12 Tyler Eifert Cin. vs. Bal. 13 George Kittle S.F. vs. Det. 14 Jonnu Smith Ten. vs. Hou. 15 O.J. Howard T.B. vs. Phi. 16 Nick Boyle Bal. at Cin. 17 Jimmy Graham G.B. vs. Min. 18 Ian Thomas Car. at Atl. 19 Vernon Davis Was. vs. Ind. 20 Eric Ebron Ind. at Was. 21 Nick Vannett Sea. at Chi. 22 Ryan Griffin Hou. at Ten. 23 Ricky Seals-Jones Ari. at L.A.-R 24 Eric Tomlinson N.Y.-J vs. Mia. 25 Charles Clay Buf. vs. L.A.-C 26 Mike Gesicki Mia. at N.Y.-J 27 *David Njoku Cle. at N.O. 28 Luke Willson Det. at S.F. 29 Vance McDonald Pit. vs. K.C. 30 Cameron Brate T.B. vs. Phi. KICKERS 1 Stephen Gostkowski N.E. at Jac. 2 Jason Myers N.Y.-J vs. Mia. 3 Justin Tucker Bal. at Cin. 4 Graham Gano Car. at Atl. 5 Robbie Gould S.F. vs. Det. 6 Matt Bryant Atl. vs. Car. 7 Adam Vinatieri Ind. at Was. 8 Greg Zuerlein L.A.-R vs. Ari. 9 Jake Elliott Phi. at T.B. 10 Ka'imi Fairbairn Hou. at Ten. 11 Harrison Butker K.C. at Pit. 12 Cody Parkey Chi. vs. Sea. 13 Wil Lutz N.O. vs. Cle. 14 Josh Lambo Jac. vs. N.E. 15 Brandon McManus Den. vs. Oak. 16 Ryan Succop Ten. vs. Hou. 17 Dustin Hopkins Was. vs. Ind. 18 Chris Boswell Pit. vs. K.C. 19 Sebastian Janikowski Sea. at Chi. 20 Randy Bullock Cin. vs. Bal. 21 Jason Sanders Mia. at N.Y.-J 22 Daniel Carlson Min. at G.B. 23 Steven Hauschka Buf. vs. L.A.-C 24 Phil Dawson Ari. at L.A.-R 25 Chandler Catanzaro T.B. vs. Phi. 26 Mike Nugent Oak. at Den. 27 Zane Gonzalez Cle. at N.O. 28 Mason Crosby G.B. vs. Min. 29 Matt Prater Det. at S.F. 30 Caleb Sturgis L.A.-C at Buf. 31 Aldrick Rosas N.Y.-G at Dal. 32 Brett Maher Dal. vs. N.Y.-G DEFENSES 1 Chicago Bears vs. Sea. 2 New York Jets vs. Mia. 3 Miami Dolphins at N.Y.-J 4 New York Giants at Dal. 5 Minnesota Vikings at G.B. 6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Phi. 7 Dallas Cowboys N.Y.-G 8 Oakland Raiders at Den. 9 Denver Broncos vs. Oak. 10 Los Angeles Rams vs. Ari.<doc-sep>
Coming off a strong opening week, the Denver Broncos are a team we can look to stack again in a plus matchup against the Oakland Raiders. What other offenses should we consider stacking in Week 2? If you're new to daily fantasy football, then you'll have to make some changes to your fantasy football strategy. You don't have "your guys" on a weekly basis -- and you need to adjust to each and every matchup. A big part of building your roster is weekly quarterback selection. In terms of salary, passers range from the top of the player pool to the bottom, with some replacement-level passers sitting at the same price point as kickers and defenses on FanDuel. Along with those quarterbacks, though, you have the option of pairing pass-catchers with your signal caller, and per 4for4, a quarterback's top receiver has the strongest positive correlation to quarterback success -- while his tight end and second receiver are next in line. If you're going to stack, though, you need to have a purpose. If you're trying to win a big tournament, you'll want to find a combination that can put up points in bunches -- especially if that also comes with low ownership percentages. Who fits that mold in Week 2? New Orleans Saints Quarterback: Drew Brees ($8,800) Tight End: Benjamin Watson ($5,100) The New Orleans Saints were featured in this article last week, and the Drew Brees/Michael Thomas combo went on to combine for over 61 FanDuel points in a shootout against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Their spot is just as juicy this week, with the Cleveland Browns traveling into the Superdome, resulting in the Saints being implied for a slate-high 29.75 points. There's no doubting that this team will garner a lot of attention and ownership, which is why we can look to get a bit off the wall by pairing Ben Watson with Brees instead of Alvin Kamara or Thomas. According to Football Outsiders, the Browns ranked dead-last in DVOA against the Tight End position in 2017, and they just surrendered 60 yards on 3 catches to Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Jesse James in Week 1. Watson drew only four targets last week, but he ran 37 pass routes and there's no reason to think he can't get involved in a matchup as good as this when his team is expected to score nearly 30 points with upside for more. The Browns should be playing catch-up in this one, so there is also merit to bringing this stack back with someone like Jarvis Landry, who saw 15 targets against the Pittsburgh Steelers and will avoid lining up with reigning defensive rookie of the year Marshon Lattimore. San Francisco 49ers Quarterback: Jimmy Garoppolo ($7,300) Wide Receiver: Dante Pettis ($4,500) The San Francisco 49ers line up in an amazing spot this weekend in a matchup with the Detroit Lions at home. The Lions just got embarrassed in prime time on Monday Night Football by the New York Jets and the youngest quarterback in the NFL, Sam Darnold. Game log watchers might be wary of the 12.04 points that Garoppolo managed in Week 1, but there are reasons for optimism. The 49ers left a lot of points on the board, namely George Kittle, who dropped what would have been a 70-plus yard touchdown pass. Pierre Garcon dropped a would-be touchdown as well, and if even one of those passes finds the end zone the game could have ended completely differently. It's important to remember that this came on the road against a top-two defense in 2017, according to our Net Expected Points (NEP) metric. The Dante Pettis play will widely depend on the availability of Marquise Goodwin. Pettis hauled in 2-of-5 targets for 61 yards and a touchdown once Goodwin left the game last week, and if he is out of the lineup that will push the majority of Darius Slay's coverage onto Garcon. Garoppolo is arguably a top-10 quarterback in the NFL, and recency bias should take effect this weekend with him coming off a "rough" game, despite the 49ers owning the fourth-highest implied team total (27.25). Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback: Ben Roethlisberger ($7,600) Wide Receiver: Antonio Brown ($8,900) Wide Receiver: JuJu Smith-Schuster ($7,200) Welcome to the chalk portion of this article, as the Steelers are implied for 29.5 points in an expected shootout with the Kansas City Chiefs as evidenced by the monster 53.5 over/under.