Tue Sep 22nd 2026

Week Two Review

Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels

• So far, Williams’s injury doesn't look as serious as it did when he was carted off. That’s a huge relief to his dynasty managers and all the Bears in starting dynasty rosters. He may only miss a few weeks. Williams has not elevated the scoring of his receiving weapons yet this year after two games. Maybe Tyson Bagent, a very capable backup, can play more on script and get the pass-catching fantasy points dynasty managers expect this season. More on Bagent later.
• Daniels’s injury, on the other hand, looks very serious. Marcus Mariota kept the offense moving last year when he started games, so I didn't expect a huge drop-off in targets for his pass-catchers, but the offense will miss Daniels’s playmaking ability on his feet that keeps drives alive. I don't expect the Commanders’ offense to score as many points as it would with Daniels. Plus, they had more linemen injured on Sunday. It looks bad for all the Commanders.

Jonathan Brooks and JK Dobbins

• Brooks reinjured his groin, and Dobbins hurt his hamstring, so much for these guys having a breakout season. Chuba Hubbard will have an excellent season if Brooks misses time. His great start will continue without the fear of Brooks taking the lead role. Dobbins may lose his last chance to be a lead back. With RJ Harvey injured too, it’s Jonah Coleman’s time to shine. He looked good on Sunday and scored his first touchdown. He’ll have every opportunity now to seal the starting job and become an every-week starter in dynasty lineups.

Alec Pierce and Mike Evans

• Talk about two guys who can’t stay healthy. As of this article, it’s unknown how serious Pierce’s injury is, but it looked bad. Coach Shanahan said Evans’s injury is not serious, but nagging injuries have made Evans hard to trust in fantasy lineups for a few years now, and sadly, that looks like it will continue this season. Demarcus Robinson was injured on Sunday, too. The 49ers are a mess at wide receiver.

Dallas Goedert

• This was the most painful injury to me, personally, as I have Goedert in several tight-end premium leagues, including the Scott Fish Bowl. He’s getting an MRI today (Monday), so it does not look good for Goedert’s managers. Hopefully it’s a sprained ligament, and he can play again this season. If not, he will be a big loss to dynasty teams like mine.

Denzel Boston

• Boston scored a touchdown for the second week in a row and leads all rookies in fantasy points so far this season. I’m pleased he’s tied for my most-drafted rookie this season. I selected him in four of my ten rookie drafts and traded up to get him in two of them. His situation is terrible in Cleveland, yet he’s still making an impact. I started him in a deep league this week, and now need to consider starting him in the other three leagues, too. His touchdown last week was late, and he had only two catches on four targets, but this week he led the team with seven targets. I thought KC Concepcion would lead the team in targets, but so far this season they each have eleven. If he gets 50% of the target share, I will be even more thrilled that I drafted him so often.

Brock Purdy

• I drafted Purdy in each of my last two superflex start-up drafts: once last year and again this year. When healthy, he’s as consistent as it gets, no matter who his receivers are. Coach Shanahan’s system works so well for a quarterback like Purdy. Someone is always open, and Purdy is accurate and on time with his passes. Plus, he runs way more than dynasty managers think, as he did with a touchdown run on Sunday. I sure hope he stays on this three-touchdowns-per-week pace! It’s very nice to have Purdy and Josh Allen as my starting quarterbacks in my first-year league. I’ll win a ton of games with them as my starters.

Bryce Young

• Holy cow, Young is on fire! I never expected him to play this well two weeks in a row. In fact, I picked up a lot of Kenny Pickett shares in superflex leagues this offseason expecting Young to get benched at some point this season. I don’t see that happening now. Also, in the most recent superflex start-up draft, I drafted Matt Stafford instead of Bryce Young as my QB-3. I deeply regret that decision. I drafted with a win-now mentality and have a top-tier team, but I would love to have the years of Young back instead of having Stafford as my QB-3. Shoot! If I didn’t have Allen and Purdy, he’d be a starter for me.

Courtland Sutton

• I fully expected Jaylen Waddle to out-target and out-produce Sutton this season, but I also expected Sutton to be a productive WR-2 and the team's best red-zone target. So far, he’s been greatly disappointed. Pat Bryant outplayed him last week, and Waddle stole the show this week. Sutton has been schemed out of the offense so far this season. He has just five receptions in two games, and no touchdowns. I only have one share of Sutton, but I gave up a first-round pick for him to give my team the Nix-Sutton stack in the playoffs last season. It propelled me to the Super Bowl,, where I lost, but this year it won't help me at all. I’m benching him next week.

James Cook

• Cook looked incredible on Thursday night. He’s so fast and fluid. He cut through the Detroit defense like they weren't even there. It felt like he was in the Lions’ secondary a second after he got the ball. His 6.4 yards per carry proves it. Coach Brady said he would get Cook more involved in the passing game this year too, and he has with four targets last week and three this week. If he adds that element to his game and Josh Allen continues to lead the team to 36 and 41-point outings, Cook will be a top-five scoring running back this season and for years to come. The only thing holding him back is Allen vulture-ing touchdowns from him.

Parker Washington

• I expected Washington to be the leading receiver for the Jaguars this year, but I wanted to see it on the field before I could move him up my rankings far above Jakobi Meyers and Brian Thomas. After two weeks, it is safe to do so. He’s led the team in targets both weeks with 18 total compared to Thomas’s 11 and Meyers’s 3, and he’s averaging 90 receiving yards per game. He’s their clear WR-1 now. What an ascension after such an unproductive start to his career. I am pleased to have added him off the waiver wire in several leagues. What a gift! An every-week starter for the years to come, found on the waiver wire last year!

Travis Etienne

• I have no idea why the Saints are splitting the running back workload like they are, especially after paying Etienne so much money when they signed him this offseason. He’s played just 59% and 54% of the snaps over the last two weeks and had just nine and eight carries. He’s not startable in dynasty lineups if they keep playing him this way. I have him in only one league, and I won't start him until the Saints change his workload. If this pace continues, his dynasty stock will keep falling.

Marvin Harrison Jr.

• Harrison is turning into a complete dynasty bust. It’s so hard to believe, but it’s true. I had the 1.1 three years ago and was thrilled to select him. I, like all dynasty managers that year, thought they had a building block for the next 10 years because he was a “generational” prospect. Now he’s turned into the fourth most productive pass catcher on the Cardinals. He got only one target on Sunday, even though he played 74% of the snaps! He can’t blame coaching or quarterback play anymore. He’s failed with every coach and quarterback he’s had. I am so glad that I traded him off my only team last year. I was just tired of looking at him on my roster. He’ll be even harder to sell this season.

Colston Loveland

• Loveland’s dynasty managers, like me in our leagues, are on tilt big time after a goose egg in week one and a one-catch day in week two. We thought he could lead the team in targets, and he’s just had one catch in the first two games. Cole Kmet has had a touchdown catch, and Sam Roush was targeted in the end zone this week. That’s infuriating! Surely this will not continue, but it’s terrifying to see and so radically unexpected. Long-term, I have no fears, but my expectations this season have dropped considerably. Now he has to play with a backup quarterback, too.

Emeka Egbuka

• Egbuka salvaged his fantasy day by catching one touchdown, but his involvement in the offense so far this season has been very concerning, especially this week in a comeback effort. He played 86% of the snaps, which is great, but he earned only five targets and caught just three. Worse, his three catches totaled just 16 yards. That’s not what we want to see from Egbuka. Dynasty managers want to see him targeted downfield as he did in his breakout start to his rookie season. So far, that hasn't been part of the game plan. I’m very bothered by his role and the terrible play of the Buccaneers’ passing game thus far.

Drake Maye

• Maye has looked terrible so far this season. I am trying not to be overly concerned since he played two of the best defenses, Seattle and Pittsburgh. Still, it’s a little concerning, especially after losing AJ Brown right away and trading Kayshon Boutte. At least Romeo Doubs stepped up in his first game without Brown this week. I’m keeping a candle lit for Maye because his schedule gets a lot easier after week three, but in one-quarterback leagues I would put him on my bench until he heats up against weaker teams.

Stefon Diggs

• Sheesh! Diggs scored again this week (twice), and he’s becoming the Commanders WR-1 ahead of Terry McLaurin. At the very least, he’s the more consistent of the two by getting much easier targets. He has a very safe floor if his role stays the same as it has been the first two weeks. I considered starting him in one of my leagues this week, but I sided with Davante Adams instead, so we’ll see what happens in tonight’s game with Adams, but I think I will regret it, even though I still won the game. I expect Diggs to enter my starting lineup from now on because his floor is so safe. I think Mariota can keep it up.

Travis Kelce

• This dude just doesn’t get old. He has to be the most traded player in my leagues. I know for certain that in each of the last two years in my Dynasty Freeks league, he was traded to contenders at the deadline. I gave away a second-round pick for him last year and won the Super Bowl with him. I can’t believe it, but now I have to think about putting him in my starting lineup again over Colston Loveland. In two of my tight-end premium leagues, I drafted Kelce late in the start-up drafts because everyone was drafting younger tight ends ahead of him. He lives on in those rosters and has been in my starting lineup ever since. I do believe this will be his final season, but I’m going to enjoy it and the points he gives my teams.

DeVonta Smith

• Smith is poised for the best season of his career, especially if Goedert’s injury is serious. He had 13 targets in Sunday’s comeback win in Tennessee, and they could not have done it without him. His fantastic catches kept the game-winning drive alive. 13 targets is more than Smith had since Week 17 of the 2023 season, when he also had 13. The Eagles were ready to let AJ Brown go because they knew they had a WR-1 in waiting. Smith is proving them right, and he’s making their first-round rookie, Makai Lemon, insignificant, at least at the start of the season. Lemon should make it his aim to learn from Smith.

Marcus Mariota and Tyson Bagent

• In superflex leagues, these will be the top two targets if they are not already on rosters. I know in one of my leagues, I already have Mariota and Badgent on my bench and can now dangle them as trade bait. In deeper leagues, it’s important to roster several backup quarterbacks. Bid a lot on these guys, especially Mariota, who could start a lot of games this season.

Isaiah Williams

• Williams was apparently beating out Omar Cooper in training camp. Now he has the chance to solidify a WR-3 role while Cooper is injured. Williams was a deep sleeper prospect of mine two years ago, and he’s hung around the NFL since. He caught all six of his targets on Sunday. Plus, he got a carry. He can hold an active role as the slot and gadget guy for the Jets. I want to add him in deep leagues this week.

Ashton Dulin and Lequon Treadwell

• If Alec Pierce’s injury is serious, dynasty managers in deep leagues should look to add Dulin or Treadwell this week. Dulin was out this week too, so Treadwell, of all people, stepped in for Pierce. Keenan Allen hasn't looked like himself this season, so the Colts need another receiver to pair with Josh Downs. I prefer Dulin over Treadwell, but need to understand his injury status better.

Chubba Hubbard and a 2027 3^rd round pick <=======> 2027 2^nd round pick

• Whoa! I would much rather have Hubbard and a third-round pick than a second-round pick. I don't know who initiated this trade or why, but I much prefer the Hubbard side of it. The team that gave up Hubbard has a top-tier starting lineup but little depth, and they don’t have a first-round pick. Now they have three second-round picks, so maybe they can add long-term depth in the second round next year. I think it would have been wiser to keep Hubbard as their RB-3 in case one of their starters gets injured. Maybe they were convinced that Jonathan Brooks would take over the backfield. If so, that seems much less likely after he got injured again this week.

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