Fantasy Football 2014, Preseason Week 2 Player Rankings

Aug 8, 2014; Charlotte, NC, USA; Buffalo Bills wide receiver Sammy Watkins (14) stands on the field prior to the start of the game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

Several fantasy football relevant players were in action last night as week 2 of the 2014 preseason kicked off on ESPN. The Jacksonville Jaguars visited the Chicago Bears in what was a surprisingly entertaining preseason matchup. The Bears starting offense looked solid across the board, albeit against what figures to be a bottom half of the league Jaguars defense. Jay Cutler was efficient while leading the Bears on a 10 play, 85 yard drive during the 2^nd quarter, which ended with a strike to Brandon Marshall in the back of the end-zone. Chicago running back Matt Forte, who is widely viewed as a top 5 overall fantasy pick this year, finished with a meager -2 yards on 4 rushes, but showed why he is one of the most complete backs in the NFL by adding 3 catches for 22 yards while he was in the game. Meanwhile, the Jacksonville offense was also efficient under both incumbent Chad Henne and rookie Blake Bortles. Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley has already stated that Henne will be the week 1 starter, even with Bortles strong play in the preseason thus far. Newly acquired starting running back Toby Gerhart ran 6 times for 19 yards, and also added 1 reception for 8 yards. Denard Robinson figures to run as Gerhart’s primary backup, and impressed with 34 rushing yards on only 6 carries. Robinson is largely a late round handcuff option at this point, but could prove to be a dynamic contributor were Gerhart to get injured. With that being said, below are my preseason week 2 fantasy football player rankings. I have also indicated where a player rose and fell from last week’s rankings based on what I saw during the week 1 action. Titans WR Kendall Wright sees the biggest jump up (14 spots), after he was underrated on my initial list. Eagles quarterback Nick Foles had the biggest drop (13 spots) after throwing 2 interceptions against the Bears in week1.

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Rank	Rank Change	Name	Pos.	Team	Bye
1	–	LeSean McCoy	RB	PHI	7
2	–	Jamaal Charles	RB	KC	6
3	–	Adrian Peterson	RB	MIN	10
4	–	Matt Forte	RB	CHI	9
5	+1	Calvin Johnson	WR	DET	9
6	-1	Eddie Lacy	RB	GB	9
7	–	Jimmy Graham	TE	NO	6
8	–	Demaryius Thomas	WR	DEN	4
9	+1	Dez Bryant	WR	DAL	11
10	-1	Peyton Manning	QB	DEN	4
11	–	Marshawn Lynch	RB	SEA	4
12	–	A.J. Green	WR	CIN	4
13	+4	Julio Jones	WR	ATL	9
14	+2	Brandon Marshall	WR	CHI	9
15	-1	DeMarco Murray	RB	DAL	11
16	-3	Montee Ball	RB	DEN	4
17	+7	Antonio Brown	WR	PIT	12
18	-3	Arian Foster	RB	HOU	10
19	-1	Giovani Bernard	RB	CIN	4
20	–	Drew Brees	QB	NO	6
21	–	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB	9
22	-3	Le’Veon Bell	RB	PIT	12
23	–	Alshon Jeffery	WR	CHI	9
24	-2	Jordy Nelson	WR	GB	9
25	+2	Randall Cobb	WR	GB	9
26	+8	Andre Ellington	RB	ARI	4
27	-2	Doug Martin	RB	TB	7
28	–	Zac Stacy	RB	STL	4
29	-3	Rob Gronkowski	TE	NE	10
30	–	Julius Thomas	TE	DEN	4
31	–	Alfred Morris	RB	WAS	10
32	+1	Keenan Allen	WR	SD	10
33	-4	Reggie Bush	RB	DET	9
34	-2	C.J. Spiller	RB	BUF	9
35	–	Pierre Garcon	WR	WAS	10
36	+1	Victor Cruz	WR	NYG	8
37	-1	Vincent Jackson	WR	TB	7
38	–	Toby Gerhart	RB	JAC	11
39	+1	Shane Vereen	RB	NE	10
40	+2	Andre Johnson	WR	HOU	10
41	–	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	ARI	4
42	+3	Roddy White	WR	ATL	9
43	+3	Cordarrelle Patterson	WR	MIN	10
44	–	Ryan Mathews	RB	SD	10
45	-2	Bishop Sankey	RB	TEN	9
46	-7	Wes Welker	WR	DEN	4
47	–	Matthew Stafford	QB	DET	9
48	+2	Michael Crabtree	WR	SF	8
49	–	Rashad Jennings	RB	NYG	8
50	-2	Percy Harvin	WR	SEA	4
51	–	DeSean Jackson	WR	WAS	10
52	–	Frank Gore	RB	SF	8
53	+4	Michael Floyd	WR	ARI	4
54	–	Andrew Luck	QB	IND	10
55	–	Chris Johnson	RB	NYJ	11
56	+3	Vernon Davis	TE	SF	8
57	+4	Ray Rice	RB	BAL	11
58	+6	Ben Tate	RB	CLE	4
59	-3	Jordan Cameron	TE	CLE	4
60	–	T.Y. Hilton	WR	IND	10
61	+14	Kendall Wright	WR	TEN	9
62	+3	Julian Edelman	WR	NE	10
63	–	Pierre Thomas	RB	NO	6
64	-11	Trent Richardson	RB	IND	10
65	+7	Mike Wallace	WR	MIA	5
66	-4	Jeremy Maclin	WR	PHI	7
67	–	Torrey Smith	WR	BAL	11
68	-10	Joique Bell	RB	DET	9
69	–	Jason Witten	TE	DAL	11
70	+1	Robert Griffin III	QB	WAS	10
71	+8	Lamar Miller	RB	MIA	5
72	+1	Tom Brady	QB	NE	10
73	-3	Stevan Ridley	RB	NE	10
74	–	Steven Jackson	RB	ATL	9
75	+1	Marques Colston	WR	NO	6
76	-10	Emmanuel Sanders	WR	DEN	4
77	+7	Maurice Jones-Drew	RB	OAK	5
78	–	Jordan Reed	TE	WAS	10
79	+2	Sammy Watkins	WR	BUF	9
80	–	Matt Ryan	QB	ATL	9
81	-13	Nick Foles	QB	PHI	7
82	+1	Terrance Williams	WR	DAL	11
83	+2	Reggie Wayne	WR	IND	10
84	-7	Darren Sproles	RB	PHI	7
85	+6	Eric Decker	WR	NYJ	11
86	–	Danny Woodhead	RB	SD	10
87	–	Greg Olsen	TE	CAR	12
88	–	Cam Newton	QB	CAR	12
89	-7	Golden Tate	WR	DET	9
90	–	Dennis Pitta	TE	BAL	11
91	+5	Brandin Cooks	WR	NO	6
92	–	Tony Romo	QB	DAL	11
93	–	Colin Kaepernick	QB	SF	8
94	–	Kyle Rudolph	TE	MIN	10
95	+5	Jay Cutler	QB	CHI	9
96	+9	Rueben Randle	WR	NYG	8
97	–	Seattle Defense	DEF	SEA	4
98	+1	Fred Jackson	RB	BUF	9
99	-1	Carlos Hyde	RB	SF	8
100	+1	Danny Amendola	WR	NE	10

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