Week 2 Flex Rankings for Fantasy Football

The first week of the 2024 NFL season has come and gone. Already there is no shortage of storylines from around the league. You do not want to panic and throw away months of research after one week. At the same time, there are takeaways from last week’s games that fantasy managers should consider going forward. Below are a couple of players at each Flex position who fell short of expectations last week. I will discuss my thoughts on whether I am worried about that player’s outlook or not. These will also be reflected in my Week 2 Flex rankings.

These Flex rankings are based on Half-PPR scoring. You may need to adjust based on your league’s settings. Also, as you will see below, I ranked most of the players dealing with injuries as if they are playing. Make sure you have the latest news before you lock in those Week 2 lineups. I will update these rankings on Sunday mornings over at hashtagfootball.com/fantasy-football-half-ppr-rankings. In the meantime, feel free to comment below if you have any specific questions about your roster.

Not Worried Yet

Devin Singletary, RB, New York Giants

Devin Singletary finished as the overall RB36 in Week 1. However, he was in on 70 percent of New York’s offensive snaps. He also had three red zone carries. His four catches from a week ago should be the norm with the team’s struggles both at quarterback and offensive line. That will raise his floor in leagues that reward receptions. The Giants will face the Washington Commanders in Week 2. Washington allowed a total of 93 rushing yards and 89 receiving yards to the combination of Rachaad White and Bucky Irving last week. Singletary should be able to post Flex-worthy numbers in a game that should be much more competitive.

Michael Pittman Jr., WR,  Indianapolis Colts

In a game that finished with 56 total points, I would have expected Michael Pittman Jr. to finish with more than 5.1 fantasy points. Alas, that was not the case. The main issue was that the Colts’ offense simply was not on the field very often. They ran just 45 offensive plays which was the lowest number in the league. Pittman was on the field for 40 of 45 offensive snaps and saw eight targets. That level of usage should pay better dividends in Week 2. The Colts will face the Green Bay Packers this week. Green Bay allowed 203 receiving yards and a touchdown on 18 total targets to A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. Pittman is not the downfield threat that Philadelphia’s receiving duo is. But he should still post solid totals in this game. I still have him in the top 50 overall in my Week 2 Flex rankings. 

Evan Engram, TE, Jacksonville Jaguars

I probably could have listed 10 different tight ends in this section. It was a pretty ugly week all around for many popular tight ends. Like the Colts, Jacksonville did not have a ton of offensive opportunities in Week 1. The Jaguars also got up early and took the air out of the ball a bit. Trevor Lawrence only attempted 21 total passes. His low water mark last season was 29 attempts. All of this contributed to a bit of a disappearing act for Evan Engram. However, he still tied for the team lead in targets, with four. Engram should continue to be Lawrence’s safety valve in the passing game. Even in a difficult matchup against Cleveland, Engram should bounce back into top-10 territory.

For the record, I also would not worry about Ravens tight end Mark Andrews. I have him at TE6 this week.

A Little Worried

Raheem Mostert, RB, Miami Dolphins

Miami had to come from behind to defeat Jacksonville, so a negative game script was no friend to Raheem Mostert last week. But he also did not look very good when his number was called. Mostert totaled just 19 total yards on nine opportunities. The team also gave De’Von Achane its lone running back red zone carry. Mostert had 44 red zone rushes last year compared to just 19 for Achane. Unless Mostert gets those goal-line carries, he will be difficult to trust in fantasy every week.  Miami is also on a short week, and both Mostert and Achane popped up on the injury report. Given the uncertainty surrounding Miami’s running backs, I would try to avoid starting Mostert this week. I currently have him outside of my top 30 running backs and outside the top 70 overall in my Week 2 Flex rankings.

Diontae Johnson, WR, Carolina Panthers

The Jets fan in me watched Carolina’s Week 1 game with a familiar sensation. It is that feeling where you try to talk yourself out of what you are seeing. Because what you are seeing is a quarterback who looks like he should be playing in a different league. And I do not mean that in a good way. But you are just a fan, and surely the people who get paid to evaluate quarterbacks cannot make this egregious error, right? Right?!? I just do not think Diontae Johnson is going to be very productive for fantasy managers as long as Bryce Young is the Panthers starting quarterback. I currently have Johnson as my overall WR40 for Week 2, which is right on the cusp of Flex status. And that is probably too high.

Pat Freiermuth, TE, Pittsburgh Steelers

Ironically enough, Pat Freiermuth was not terrible last week. He finished with 4.7 fantasy points, which was tied for 15th among tight ends. Freiermuth caught all four of his targets and was on the field for 70 percent of Pittsburgh’s offensive plays. My concern is that MyCole Pruitt also played on 59 percent of snaps. Pruitt is a favorite of offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, having played for him in both Tennessee and Atlanta. Pruitt famously caught twice as many touchdowns as Kyle Pitts did in 2022. And we all saw how much Jonnu Smith was involved in Arthur Smith’s offense last year. Darnell Washington also played on 54 percent of Pittsburgh’s offensive snaps last week. I suspect that if you start Freiermuth, you will be let down more often than not.

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Check out all of our Week 2 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE | Flex

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Week 2 Flex Rankings

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	POS	OPP
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	RB1	@MIN
2	Breece Hall	NYJ	RB2	@TEN
3	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR1	NO
4	Tyreek Hill	MIA	WR2	BUF
5	Kyren Williams	LA	RB3	@ARZ
6	Bijan Robinson	ATL	RB4	@PHI
7	Cooper Kupp	LA	WR3	@ARZ
8	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB5	@GB
9	Saquon Barkley	PHI	RB6	ATL
10	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	WR4	TB
11	A.J. Brown	PHI	WR5	ATL
12	Isiah Pacheco	KC	RB7	CIN
13	Joe Mixon	HST	RB8	CHI
14	Justin Jefferson	MIN	WR6	SF
15	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	RB9	TB
16	Deebo Samuel	SF	WR7	@MIN
17	Derrick Henry	BLT	RB10	LV
18	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	WR8	@KC
19	James Conner	ARZ	RB11	LA
20	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	WR9	@TEN
21	De'Von Achane	MIA	RB12	BUF
22	Mike Evans	TB	WR10	@DET
23	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAX	RB13	CLV
24	Josh Jacobs	GB	RB14	IND
25	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	RB15	SEA
26	David Montgomery	DET	RB16	TB
27	Nico Collins	HST	WR11	CHI
28	James Cook	BUF	RB17	@MIA
29	Rachaad White	TB	RB18	@DET
30	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	RB19	@NE
31	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARZ	WR12	LA
32	Alvin Kamara	NO	RB20	@DAL
33	Rashee Rice	KC	WR13	CIN
34	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR14	BUF
35	Jerome Ford	CLV	RB21	@JAX
36	Drake London	ATL	WR15	@PHI
37	Aaron Jones	MIN	RB22	SF
38	Travis Kelce	KC	TE1	CIN
39	Davante Adams	LV	WR16	@BLT
40	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	WR17	@MIN
41	Chris Olave	NO	WR18	@DAL
42	Chris Godwin	TB	WR19	@DET
43	DeVonta Smith	PHI	WR20	ATL
44	Tony Pollard	TEN	RB23	NYJ
45	Malik Nabers	NYG	WR21	@WAS
46	Brian Robinson	WAS	RB24	NYG
47	D.K. Metcalf	SEA	WR22	@NE
48	DJ Moore	CHI	WR23	@HST
49	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	WR24	@GB
50	Trey McBride	ARZ	TE2	LA
51	Zay Flowers	BLT	WR25	LV
52	Stefon Diggs	HST	WR26	CHI
53	Najee Harris	PIT	RB25	@DEN
54	Sam LaPorta	DET	TE3	TB
55	Devin Singletary	NYG	RB26	@WAS
56	D'Andre Swift	CHI	RB27	@HST
57	Tank Dell	HST	WR27	CHI
58	Zack Moss	CIN	RB28	@KC
59	Amari Cooper	CLV	WR28	@JAX
60	George Pickens	PIT	WR29	@DEN
61	J.K. Dobbins	LAC	RB29	@CAR
62	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	RB30	NO
63	Keenan Allen	CHI	WR30	@HST
64	Terry McLaurin	WAS	WR31	NYG
65	George Kittle	SF	TE4	@MIN
66	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	RB31	LAC
67	Christian Kirk	JAX	WR32	CLV
68	Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR33	PIT
69	Kyle Pitts	ATL	TE5	@PHI
70	Jameson Williams	DET	WR34	TB
71	Xavier Worthy	KC	WR35	CIN
72	Brandin Cooks	DAL	WR36	NO
73	Mark Andrews	BLT	TE6	LV
74	Raheem Mostert	MIA	RB32	BUF
75	Javonte Williams	DEN	RB33	PIT
76	Calvin Ridley	TEN	WR37	NYJ
77	Austin Ekeler	WAS	RB34	NYG
78	Zamir White	LV	RB35	@BLT
79	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	TE7	@MIA
80	Demarcus Robinson	LA	WR38	@ARZ
81	Rashid Shaheed	NO	WR39	@DAL
82	Diontae Johnson	CAR	WR40	LAC
83	Ladd McConkey	LAC	WR41	@CAR
84	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAX	WR42	CLV
85	Keon Coleman	BUF	WR43	@MIA
86	Gus Edwards	LAC	RB36	@CAR
87	Joshua Palmer	LAC	WR44	@CAR
88	Tee Higgins	CIN	WR45	@KC
89	Evan Engram	JAX	TE8	CLV
90	Tyler Lockett	SEA	WR46	@NE
91	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	WR47	@NE
92	Tyjae Spears	TEN	RB37	NYJ
93	Jordan Mason	SF	RB38	@MIN
94	Marquise Brown	KC	WR48	CIN
95	Tyler Johnson	LA	WR49	@ARZ
96	Jayden Reed	GB	WR50	IND
97	Jerry Jeudy	CLV	WR51	@JAX
98	Gabe Davis	JAX	WR52	CLV
99	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	RB39	PIT
100	Rico Dowdle	DAL	RB40	NO
101	Jakobi Meyers	LV	WR53	@BLT
102	Dallas Goedert	PHI	TE9	ATL
103	Jordan Addison	MIN	WR54	SF
104	Jake Ferguson	DAL	TE10	NO
105	Jaylen Warren	PIT	RB41	@DEN
106	Brock Bowers	LV	TE11	@BLT
107	DeAndre Hopkins	TEN	WR55	NYJ
108	Chase Brown	CIN	RB42	@KC
109	Khalil Shakir	BUF	WR56	@MIA
110	Wan'Dale Robinson	NYG	WR57	@WAS
111	Darnell Mooney	ATL	WR58	@PHI
112	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	WR59	@KC
113	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	RB43	@NE
114	Allen Lazard	NYJ	WR60	@TEN
115	Adam Thielen	CAR	WR61	LAC
116	Rome Odunze	CHI	WR62	@HST
117	Isaiah Likely	BLT	TE12	LV
118	Demario Douglas	NE	WR63	SEA
119	Miles Sanders	CAR	RB44	LAC
120	Dalton Schultz	HST	TE13	CHI
121	Michael Wilson	ARZ	WR64	LA
122	Josh Downs	IND	WR65	@GB
123	Ty Chandler	MIN	RB45	SF
124	Jalen McMillan	TB	WR66	@DET
125	Christian Watson	GB	WR67	IND
126	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	TE14	@DEN
127	Josh Reynolds	DEN	WR68	PIT
128	Romeo Doubs	GB	WR69	IND
129	Hunter Henry	NE	TE15	SEA
130	Greg Dortch	ARZ	WR70	LA
131	Tyler Conklin	NYJ	TE16	@TEN
132	Adonai Mitchell	IND	WR71	@GB
133	Colby Parkinson	LA	TE17	@ARZ
134	Rashod Bateman	BLT	WR72	LV
135	Alexander Mattison	LV	RB46	@BLT
136	Taysom Hill	NO	TE18	@DAL
137	Justice Hill	BLT	RB47	LV
138	Antonio Gibson	NE	RB48	SEA
139	Elijah Moore	CLV	WR73	@JAX
140	Bucky Irving	TB	RB49	@DET
141	Ray-Ray McCloud III	ATL	WR74	@PHI
142	Cade Otton	TB	TE19	@DET
143	Noah Fant	SEA	TE20	@NE
144	Curtis Samuel	BUF	WR75	@MIA
145	Devaughn Vele	DEN	WR76	PIT
146	Mike Williams	NYJ	WR77	@TEN
147	Hayden Hurst	LAC	TE21	@CAR
148	Zach Ertz	WAS	TE22	NYG
149	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	WR78	NYG
150	Juwan Johnson	NO	TE23	@DAL
151	Darius Slayton	NYG	WR79	@WAS
152	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	WR80	NO
153	Tank Bigsby	JAX	RB50	CLV
154	Quentin Johnston	LAC	WR81	@CAR
155	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	RB51	@PHI
156	Jordan Akins	CLV	TE24	@JAX
157	Xavier Legette	CAR	WR82	LAC
158	Ja'Lynn Polk	NE	WR83	SEA
159	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TEN	TE25	NYJ
160	Tyler Boyd	TEN	WR84	NYJ
161	Mike Gesicki	CIN	TE26	@KC
162	Alec Pierce	IND	WR85	@GB
163	Jauan Jennings	SF	WR86	@MIN
164	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	WR87	PIT
165	Jonnu Smith	MIA	TE27	BUF
166	K.J. Osborn	NE	WR88	SEA
167	Kalif Raymond	DET	WR89	TB
168	Cole Kmet	CHI	TE28	@HST
169	Jamaal Williams	NO	RB52	@DAL
170	Johnny Mundt	MIN	TE29	SF
171	Theo Johnson	NYG	TE30	@WAS
172	Tucker Kraft	GB	TE31	IND
173	Greg Dulcich	DEN	TE32	PIT
174	Mack Hollins	BUF	WR90	@MIA
175	Luke Musgrave	GB	TE33	IND
176	Trey Benson	ARZ	RB53	LA
177	Gerald Everett	CHI	TE34	@HST
178	Tyquan Thornton	NE	WR91	SEA
179	Luke Schoonmaker	DAL	TE35	NO
180	Jonathan Mingo	CAR	WR92	LAC
181	Khalil Herbert	CHI	RB54	@HST
182	Braelon Allen	NYJ	RB55	@TEN
183	Samaje Perine	KC	RB56	CIN
184	Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	TE36	LAC
185	Dontayvion Wicks	GB	WR93	IND
186	Dyami Brown	WAS	WR94	NYG
187	Dawson Knox	BUF	TE37	@MIA
188	Tre Tucker	LV	WR95	@BLT
189	D'Onta Foreman	CLV	RB57	@JAX
190	Brandon Powell	MIN	WR96	SF
191	Kylen Granson	IND	TE38	@GB
192	Foster Moreau	NO	TE39	@DAL
193	Jalen Nailor	MIN	WR97	SF
194	Olamide Zaccheaus	WAS	WR98	NYG
195	David Njoku	CLV	TE40	@JAX
196	Trenton Irwin	CIN	WR99	@KC
197	Ray Davis	BUF	RB58	@MIA
198	Tyrone Tracy	NYG	RB59	@WAS
199	Pierre Strong Jr.	CLV	RB60	@JAX
200	Roman Wilson	PIT	WR100	@DEN
201	Dameon Pierce	HST	RB61	CHI
202	Austin Hooper	NE	TE41	SEA
203	Braxton Berrios	MIA	WR101	BUF
204	Will Dissly	LAC	TE42	@CAR
205	Tanner Hudson	CIN	TE43	@KC
206	Jahan Dotson	PHI	WR102	ATL
207	Noah Gray	KC	TE44	CIN
208	DeAndre Carter	CHI	WR103	@HST
209	Michael Mayer	LV	TE45	@BLT
210	Josh Oliver	MIN	TE46	SF
211	Van Jefferson	PIT	WR104	@DEN
212	Jalin Hyatt	NYG	WR105	@WAS

Make sure to check out all of our Week 2 Fantasy Football Rankings and Analysis!