An injury to Los Angeles Rams WR Puka Nacua has cleared the way for a familiar name to top the weekly fantasy WR rankings big board entering Week 2.
Here is a closer look at my fantasy football WR rankings for Week 2 of the 2024 NFL season.
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1) Cooper Kupp | Los Angeles Rams (at ARI)
2) Tyreek Hill | Miami Dolphins (vs. BUF)
3) Amon-Ra St. Brown | Detroit Lions (vs. TB)
4) A.J. Brown | Philadelphia Eagles (vs. ATL)
5) Rashee Rice | Kansas City Chiefs (vs. CIN)
6) CeeDee Lamb | Dallas Cowboys (vs. NO)
7) Justin Jefferson | Minnesota Vikings (vs. SF)
8) Ja’Marr Chase | Cincinnati Bengals (at KC)
9) Malik Nabers | New York Giants (at WAS)
10) Brandon Aiyuk | San Francisco 49ers (at MIN)
11) Chris Olave | New Orleans Saints (at DAL)
12) Mike Evans | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at DET)
13) Nico Collins | Houston Texans (vs. CHI)
14) Drake London | Atlanta Falcons (at PHI)
15) Marvin Harrison Jr. | Arizona Cardinals (vs. LAR)
16) Jaylen Waddle | Miami Dolphins (vs. BUF)
17) Deebo Samuel Sr. | San Francisco 49ers (at MIN)
18) Zay Flowers | Baltimore Ravens (vs. LV)
19) Garrett Wilson | New York Jets (at TEN)
20) Chris Godwin | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at DET)
21) Michael Pittman Jr. | Indianapolis Colts (at GB)
22) Davante Adams | Las Vegas Raiders (at BAL)
23) Xavier Worthy | Kansas City Chiefs (vs. CIN)
24) Amari Cooper | Cleveland Browns (at JAX)
25) DK Metcalf | Seattle Seahawks (at NE)
26) DJ Moore | Chicago Bears (at HOU)
27) Terry McLaurin | Washington Commanders (vs. NYG)
28) Ladd McConkey | Los Angeles Chargers (at CAR)
29) Brian Thomas Jr. | Jacksonville Jaguars (vs. CLE)
30) Tank Dell | Houston Texans (vs. CHI)
31) DeVonta Smith | Philadelphia Eagles (vs. ATL)
32) Jameson Williams | Detroit Lions (vs. TB)
33) Keon Coleman | Buffalo Bills (at MIA)
34) Keenan Allen | Chicago Bears (at HOU)
35) Jayden Reed | Green Bay Packers (vs. IND)
36) Tee Higgins | Cincinnati Bengals (at KC)
37) Stefon Diggs | Houston Texans (vs. CHI)
38) George Pickens | Pittsburgh Steelers (at DEN)
39) Khalil Shakir | Buffalo Bills (at MIA)
40) Christian Kirk | Jacksonville Jaguars (vs. CLE)
41) Adonai Mitchell | Indianapolis Colts (at GB)
42) Diontae Johnson | Carolina Panthers (vs. LAC)
43) Jalen McMillan | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at DET)
44) Calvin Ridley | Tennessee Titans (vs. NYJ)
45) Joshua Palmer | Los Angeles Chargers (at CAR)
46) Rashid Shaheed | New Orleans Saints (at DAL)
47) Christian Watson | Green Bay Packers (vs. IND)
48) Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Seattle Seahawks (at NE)
49) Courtland Sutton | Denver Broncos (vs. PIT)
50) Jerry Jeudy | Cleveland Browns (at JAX)
51) DeAndre Hopkins | Tennessee Titans (vs. NYJ)
The Top WRs To Start in Week 2
Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, Detroit Lions
Do not panic about Amon-Ra St. Brown’s disappointing Week 1 fantasy performance. I’m fully aware his 4.3 fantasy points in full-PPR formats against the Los Angeles Rams to start the season was rough, but far better days are ahead for the star receiver — which includes a Week 2 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Bucs were absolutely brutalized at the cornerback position in Week 1 with starting cornerback Zyon McCollum (concussion) and Bryce Hall (carted off with an air cast on his leg) both exiting the game against the Washington Commanders early with injuries. Additionally, All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield Jr. suffered a foot/ankle injury late in the fourth quarter and is expected to miss the next 3-4 weeks.
This means St. Brown should be able to feast on this vulnerable secondary in Week 2, especially when you combine the injuries on the back end of the defense with their troubles getting after the quarterback last year.
Last year, St. Brown went for 12 receptions, 124 yards, and a score in the regular season against the Bucs and followed it up with another eight receptions for 77 yards and a score in their 31-23 win over Tampa Bay in the postseason.
St. Brown is in the WR1 overall conversation entering Week 2.
Cooper Kupp, WR, Los Angeles Rams
It’s time to party like it’s 2021 in Los Angeles because Cooper Kupp has re-entered the WR1 overall conversation in a big way after his 14 receptions for 110 yards and a score on an absurd 21 targets in Week 1.
In a similar fashion to Nacua’s hot start last year, Kupp should benefit exponentially from the absence of a fellow target hog like Nacua.
Making matters even more favorable is a dinged-up offensive line for the Rams, which explains the 5.9 air yards per passing attempt for Matthew Stafford — which ranked 24th among quarterbacks to start the season — and Kupp’s low 7.4 average depth of target (aDOT) against the Lions.
This is an outstanding development for Kupp, whose aDOT rested at 8.3 over his 191 targets back in 2021 when he was heavily utilized on all three levels of the football field.
If the offensive line isn’t close to 100% entering their matchup against the Arizona Cardinals, I could see Sean McVay leaning on Kupp in the quick passing game in the form of screens and option routes near the line of scrimmage as an extension of the running game.