Fantasy Soccer Rankings: 5 most polarizing gamers for Week 2

We’ve 5 Yahoo rankers each week, and this column will have a look at 5 of the buzziest names of the week. I'm searching for gamers the place there’s actual disagreement, and I'm utilizing somewhat one thing referred to as "coefficient of variation" to assist me discover simply that. These rankings shall be tinkered all the best way till kickoff, so please examine again in on our > and Sunday AM sit/begin present for absolutely the newest.

These blurbs are additionally in The Blueprint, which is my weekly rankings and evaluation column. T>, > and > earlier than Thursday Evening Soccer.

Rashee Rice, WR, Chiefs — 53.5 proj. receiving yards

Rice scored a 13-yard landing, bouncing off two defenders on a 1-on-1 "display screen” in Week 1. He solely had six receiving yards on 26 non-screen routes, nonetheless. The Chiefs offense additionally flipped, as anticipated. They’d a 58% impartial cross fee over the previous three seasons, then in Week 1 with Kenneth Walker dominating, the Chiefs had a 48% impartial cross fee. That'll damage Rice' PPR-scam potential. The excellent news is the cross recreation remained fairly dink-and-dunk, but it surely's nonetheless unclear simply how wholesome Rice is after a second knee surgical procedure this offseason. He regarded simply high quality to me. His 3.3 anticipated half PPR factors (WR88) and eight% goal share needs to be nerve-racking for Spherical three drafters (not me).

The Colts have been gashed in Week 1, however they did play essentially the most man protection (56%) and that's precisely what provides Rice points. 2025 third-round SCB Justin Walley made his debut after harm final week, and it didn't go effectively. The person matchup is respectable, however Rice should buck his development of being a complete non-factor in opposition to man. The Chiefs are projected for 26.5 factors (sixth) at residence.

Jeremiyah Love, RB, Cardinals

Love was glorious in his NFL debut, regardless of logging restricted apply together with his preseason ankle harm. He regarded like a perennial Professional Bowl expertise due to his jump-cut potential and sequent burst. There's a transparent distinction in uncooked expertise between Love and Tyler Allgeier.

Love was the clear 1B behind Allgeier, who had the lone contained in the five-yard line carry, however that hole ought to slender and finally flip in due time. The truth that the Cardinals regarded competent as an alternative of being a attainable bottom-three offense is another excuse to be thrilling long run. Love had 13.2 anticipated half-PPR factors as a boom-bust RB2 in the interim. Love will get extra targets when video games are tighter or when Arizona is shedding out proper. Allgeier went into "shut out" mode within the fourth quarter in Week 1.

Aaron Jones Sr., RB, Vikings — 80.5 proj. whole yards

Jordan Mason (finger) surprisingly heads to IR, leaving Jones because the clear high canine with veteran DeeJay Dallas (six snaps in Week 1) and sixth-round undersized rookie Demond Claiborne (wholesome scratch in Week 1) as his enhances. Jones is much extra more likely to get goal-line and run out the clock carries. To place some numbers on it, Jones is half PPR's RB21 on RB12 utilization in video games with Mason since 2024. The Vikings OL is in a greater spot in 2026 than just a few years again, and their schedule over the following month consists of video games in opposition to the Bears, Bucs, Dolphins and Saints. That's a month to sneak in some RB2 fantasy worth.

The Bears protection is simply so unhealthy. The Panthers lit them up in Week 1, together with Chuba Hubbard who completed because the RB9 on RB15 utilization regardless of being in unfavourable recreation script. Chicago allowed the sixth-most dashing yards (131.1 YPG) in 2025, too.

Rome Odunze, WR, Bears — 39.5 proj. receiving yards

Odunze solely ran a route on 53% of dropbacks in Week 1 after every week of restricted practices (calf). This week, he was fully off the harm report and I'd anticipate his taking part in time to mirror that. In final 12 months's playoff loss shortly after Odunze's harm with DJ Moore, he performed 85% of the dropbacks. That's near the ground right here. As a close to full-time participant final 12 months, Odunze was the WR32 on WR15 utilization in half-PPR factors per recreation.

Do you assume Odunze, a former high 10 decide, will proceed being an underperforming participant to his utilization … in THIS offense? I doubt it. He's an underrated participant proper now.

A matchup with the Vikings all the time gives a variety of outcomes. Odunze hasn't cleared 50 yards in any of his 4 video games in opposition to them, however the Packers roasted this secondary in Week 1 regardless of brutal OL play. I don't like Minnesota's starters within the secondary. With the Bears projected for 26.5 factors (sixth), I'm getting aggressive with Odunze's rating.

Matthew Golden, WR, Packers — 49.5 proj. receiving yards

Golden appears like theeeeee sleeper at WR. As anticipated, Golden ran a route on 92% of dropbacks as a extra explosive model of the Romeo Doubs security blanket. His 29% goal share can be elite if it held (unlikely), but it surely additionally doesn't need to if the Packers go from close to the underside to close the highest in each impartial tempo (second in Week 1) and impartial cross fee (eighth in Week 1). That opens up so many extra routes for all of those Packers' cross catchers. On high of that, Jordan Love regarded like a baller on tape. The Packers OL would be the thorn right here. All in all, Golden was the WR2 in utilization final week. Whew.

The matchup is a good one. The Jets don't have an above-average exterior CB but, and S Minkah Fitzpatrick is on the harm report proper now. Inexperienced Bay, with all of their OL flaws, nonetheless tasks for twenty-four.0 factors (thirteenth).