Roster management is the single most crucial in-season task for fantasy football managers. Knowing which players to let go is as important as adding the right guys. Which players find themselves on our Week 2 fantasy football cut list?
Players You Should Cut in Fantasy Football
All roster percentages are taken from Yahoo.
Trevor Lawrence, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars (81%)
When looking over the potential names for this week’s cut list, the most outrageous thing I saw was Trevor Lawrence rostered in over 80% of Yahoo leagues. 80%!? How?
Throughout his entire career, Lawrence has been a viable fantasy starter for two separate stretches lasting about a month in each of 2022 and 2023. Otherwise, he’s been nothing more than a poor streaming option, at best.
To open the 2024 season, Lawrence looked like the same guy he’s been for the first three years of his career. After throwing for 162 yards and one touchdown against the Dolphins’ pass-funnel defense, Lawrence once again looks like a player who fantasy managers cannot trust. In single QB leagues, he should not be on rosters.
Ray Davis, RB, Buffalo Bills (19% Rostered)
Ray Davis obviously isn’t on many rosters, but he was a popular late-round dart throw in fantasy drafts. In Week 1, Davis played behind Ty Johnson as James Cook’s primary backup and was limited to just six snaps.
It’s possible Davis’ role expands as the season progresses, but right now, he seems very far away from fantasy relevance. If you need to drop him to add someone off the waiver wire, feel free to do so.
Trey Benson, RB, Arizona Cardinals (63%)
The Cardinals’ coaches did not lie. James Conner is the clear RB1, and it’s not close.
Trey Benson would still be worth hanging onto if he were the guy behind Conner, but he’s not. Emari Demercado was the main RB2, playing five more snaps than Davis.
No running back on this team is even remotely close to being startable while Conner is healthy. At this point, though, if Conner were to miss time, it sure looks like it would be Demercado as the main back. Much like Davis, Benson can be let go if you need to.
Curtis Samuel, WR, Buffalo Bills (55%)
Heading into the season, we had no idea what the Bills’ wide receiver situation would look like. But after one week, we have some information.
It looks like Curtis Samuel is the odd man out. He played fewer snaps than Keon Coleman, Khalil Shakir, and Mack Hollins. Samuel also ran the same number of routes as Ty Johnson.
Fantasy managers cannot continue rostering a wide receiver playing under 30% of the snaps.
Luke Musgrave, TE, Green Bay Packers (59%)
Heading into fantasy drafts, we really weren’t sure what the Packers would do at tight end. Last year, Luke Musgrave was the clear starter. Then, after he went on injured reserve, Tucker Kraft performed well, staking his claim to the TE1 role.
Both of these guys are talented. But in Week 1, we got a pretty clear answer as to which one we want in fantasy. It’s Kraft.
This one isn’t even close. Kraft nearly quadrupled Musgrave in snaps and routes run. He was actually second on the team in routes run behind Romeo Doubs.
Although Kraft only commanded three targets (the same as Musgrave), there’s no way to justify continuing to roster what is now a clear backup TE.