Week 2 fantasy football start ’em, sit ’em RB picks from FlurrySports include the Minnesota Vikings’ Aaron Jones.
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Boy, the NFL really hit the ground running last week, with massive point totals and a whole bunch of offense. We saw defenses around the league really struggle to tackle, which is not surprising. If players aren’t used to hitting, it’s tough to ask them to stand in front of a runaway train that some call Derrick Henry. As a result, a whopping 12 RBs scored over 20 fantasy points in PPR scoring!
Despite so many high performers at the position last week, you may still have several tough fantasy football start ’em, sit ’em decisions at RB. We will be here every single week to help you make those tough decisions, and we will be live on Wednesday and Thursday nights on our YouTube to answer your questions as well!
Look, I am not here to tell you that Jahmyr Gibbs or Bijan Robinson are worthy of starts. Hell, we’ll leave that type of analysis to the AI authors of Yahoo or Sports Illustrated! Instead, we will discuss players who are on the fringe of your lineup. Players who may or may not be an RB2 or Flex for you, depending on the matchup.
Now, labeling a player as a “sit” does not mean they are a must-sit player. As always, check out our weekly fantasy football rankings here. You can also become a member to join a group chat with Zach Brunner and other members where all fantasy football start ’em, sit ’em questions are welcome!
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Fantasy Football Start ’em, Sit ’em: Week 2 RBs
Start: Aaron Jones Fantasy Outlook at Bears
Boy, the stars are aligning for Aaron Jones this week, making him our featured player in the Week 2 Fantasy Football Start ’em, Sit ’em.
Jordan Mason was placed on IR, meaning he is out at least four weeks. This opens the door for a big workload for Jones. Per our new Field General tool, Jones played one game without Mason last season, and it resulted in him getting 0.77 more targets, 6.92 more carries, 7.8 more rushing yards and 5.4 more fantasy points than his baseline. It’s no secret that he will see a larger workload. Increased opportunity leads to increased productivity, especially in this matchup.
While it was overshadowed by their offense, the Chicago Bears defense was bad last week. They allowed the fourth-most yards per carry (5.7), fourth-most yards per play (7.7) and they allowed the Panthers to enter the red zone five times. Aaron Jones should have a large workload and be efficient, and his touchdown upside is very high against the Bears.
Start: Jadarian Price Fantasy Outlook at Cardinals
Rookie Jadarian Price looked really good in his first NFL action, and I expect him to build upon that in Week 2.
Yes, the Cardinals played well in Week 1, but I do not believe that level of defensive play will be common for them this season. Certainly, they are not close to the defensive skill of the New England Patriots, and Price averaged 5.2 yards per carry against them, and he saw two targets as well.
Price led the Seahawks backfield with a 48% snap share. As I said, he played really well with 12 touches, and the schedule really set him up for success. Jadarian Price was able to make his debut, and then he had a mini bye week to recover and clear up some of those “rookie mistakes.” That will lead to the coaching staff having more confidence in the rookie, which should lead to an increased workload.
Don’t expect Price to turn into a bellcow running back, since that clearly is not the philosophy in Seattle. However, his workload should increase for him to be a solid, consistent RB2 while Zach Charbonnet is out.
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Sit: Quinshon Judkins Fantasy Outlook at Buccaneers
I’m not sure I want any exposure to the Cleveland Browns this season, but I certainly do not want any while Deshaun Watson is the starter. Simply, they’re bad, and Tampa Bay’s defense really showed up against the Cincinnati Bengals last week. As a result, Quinshon Judkins lands on the wrong side of our Week 2 Fantasy Football Start ’em, Sit ’em.
Judkins managed to run for just 33 yards on 12 carries last week, and he added 17 receiving yards on two catches. He faces a Tampa Bay run defense that held Chase Brown to just 56 yards on 16 carries last week. To expect Judkins to return RB2 value this week would be foolish. Hold onto him until Shedeur Sanders gets to start.
Sit: Jeremiyah Love Fantasy Outlook vs Seahawks
Jeremiyah Love’s NFL debut was saved by a rushing touchdown. Aside from that, he totaled 41 rushing yards and caught two passes for only nine yards. Arizona was able to play with a lead in the game, allowing them to stick with the run and share the love (no pun intended). Unfortunately for them, the matchup against Seattle is much tougher.
Last week, the Seattle run defense played terrific. They limited Rhamondre Stevenson to 2.8 yards per carry, and Corey Kiner was worse (1.8). Success on the ground will be hard to come by, and Arizona’s trips to the red zone will be limited, making Love’s touchdown potential low. His saving grace is that Seattle allows receptions out of the backfield. They allowed the most last season, and Stevenson caught five passes in Week 1.
Love will need to break one of those receptions for a big gain to be worthy of a start. He may do that, but if he doesn’t, he may tank your lineup.
