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Week 2 – NFL Fantasy Football: Who’s Hot & Who’s Not!
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Week 2 in NFL Fantasy Football means we need to take a look at Week 2’s “Who’s Hot & Who’s Not” based on the consistency model.
Each week, Colby Conway gives his insight on the consistency of the players in your season-long leagues! Find out who’s been (HOT) consistent and (NOT HOT) inconsistent in order to help you make waiver wire claims and start/sit decisions this year. Follow Colby on X @colbyrconway.
Week 2 of the NFL season is in the books, and fantasy managers are doing their best not to overreact to the first two weeks of the season, both positively and negatively. I’ll strongly urge you to not get too high or too low this early in the season, as overreacting about someone too early could sink your season. In this week’s edition of Who’s Hot and Who’s Not, we’ll dive into standout performances from Josh Allen and Kenneth Walker, while determining the appropriate level of concern for guys like Colston Loveland and DK Metcalf.
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Who’s Hot!
Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
Allen was quite the conundrum during draft season. Those who draft quarterbacks late didn’t see the need to draft Allen so early, whereas others viewed him as a true difference-maker and would push him up the board. Well, he’s the QB1 through two weeks by a comfortable margin, thanks to nine total touchdowns (5 passing, 4 rushing). Joe Brady has this offense humming like a fine-tuned machine, and Allen is just racking up fantasy points. Buffalo’s defense has been picked on, too, as they have allowed 31 points in each of the first two games. Allen is pacing for a historical season, and he should be as consistent as they come.
Kenneth Walker, Kansas City Chiefs
Where to begin with Walker? Is it the fact that he’s the overall RB1? Is it that he leads all running backs with at least 15 carries in missed tackles forced per attempt? Is it that he’s one of just two running backs with at least 4.0 yards after contact per attempt? Is it that he’s averaging 6.17 yards per carry? Is it that he’s tied for the lead at his position in targets and, health permitting, will set a career high in the receiving game? I’ll let you decide.
Chuba Hubbard, Carolina Panthers
Hubbard is the clear-cut lead back for the Panthers and is looking like a draft-day steal. Not only does he have a 50.8% route participation rate, but he’s handled 10+ carries in each of the first two weeks, and now Jonathan Brooks is week-to-week with a groin injury. He boasts the sixth-best successful run rate amongst RBs with 15 carries, per FantasyPoints Data, and his expected fantasy points per game mark is higher than the likes of De’Von Achane and James Cook.
Who’s Not!
Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles
Barkley missed some time in Week 2 with a stinger, but the offensive line hasn’t been great for Philly this season, and his 18.7% route participation rate is not ideal for his fantasy outlook. Amongst running backs with at least 15 carries this season, Barkley has the second-highest missed tackles forced per attempt, which is excellent, but he also boasts the ninth-lowest explosive run rate and eighth-highest stuff rate, per FantasyPoints Data.
Colston Loveland, Chicago Bears
How can you not be upbeat about Loveland as the current TE3? Oh, wait. That’s the TE3 on his own team. Yikes. Through two games, Loveland has one catch on four targets for three yards. His 10.75 average depth of target (aDOT) is healthy, but this is a disappointing start for someone who I truly believed would contend for overall TE1 status. Things will surely turn around for the star tight end, but when? That’s the question.
DK Metcalf, Pittsburgh Steelers
The good thing here is that Metcalf has a healthy 23.5% target share and 44.9% of the team’s air yards, per FantasyPoints Data. The bad is that his 0.79 yards per route run is atrocious, and even worse is his 15.8% drop rate. Per FantasyPoints Data, the league average is 5.1%. Aaron Rodgers has no choice but to continue throwing the ball to Metcalf, and the hope here is that Metcalf can put the drops behind him. If he can do that, clutch games should follow with this kind of workload.
Week 2 of the NFL Fantasy season is in the books, and thus, we are onto Week 2! Check in again next week for my weekly in-season series “Who’s Hot & Who’s Not” article and see who’s flying under the radar! Until then, follow me on X, @ColbyRConway, for more football!
