Week 1 is in the books, ladies and gentleman. We laughed, we cried, we cried some more about virtually every tight end besides Isaiah Likely. And now, we need to update our fantasy football rankings and prepare to move forward. And that starts with our NFL fantasy football Week 2 target report and updated target totem pole.

 

 

 

This target report has been huge for us in fantasy football. Historically we just utilized it pre-draft but, this year, we’re going to lean into it all year long. What we’re going to do is monitor usage trends like snaps and routes run, alignment data, and, of course, target share to figure out who could be the studs in fantasy football and who could be the breakouts. And we are going to do that right here in the NFL fantasy football Week 2 target report. 

2024 Fantasy Football NFL Week 2 Target Report Preview

Why do we do this? Well, historically incredibly rare for a team to have three players all get 100+ targets. It’s happened only once over the last three years and less than 3% of the time over the last five years. More teams will have ZERO players get 100+ targets than have three. And, last year, every top 24 WR except one got 100+ targets (and that was Deebo Samuel who scored 5 rushing touchdowns. 

That’s why the NFL fantasy football Week 2 target report is so important. In the chart below you will see our PROJECTION for what we believe will happen. That projection is a mix of what we are seeing on the field, who is actually healthy, and what we predict for the rest of the season. 

Naturally, that is going to change from week to week and it’s important to check the notes section at the bottom as to why. Our 2024 NFL fantasy football Week 2 target report has a note for every single team. So, let’s take a look!

 

 

 

Fantasy Football Target Chart 2024 NFL Week 2

125+ Pace

SE = Split End

100+ Pace

FL = Flanker

Possible 100+ Pace

SL = Slot

Unlikely 100+ Pace

FS = Field Stretcher

Well below 100+ Pace

TE = Tight End

 

RB = Running Back

Arizona Cardinals

Trey McBride

TE

Marvin Harrison Jr

FL

Greg Dortch

SL

Michael Wilson

SE

James Conner

RB

Atlanta Falcons

Drake London

SE

Kyle Pitts

TE

Bijan Robinson

RB

Darnell Mooney

FL

Ray-Ray McLoud

SL

Baltimore Ravens

Zay Flowers

Fl

Isaiah Likely

TE

Mark Andrews

TE

Rashod Bateman

TE

Justice Hill

RB

Buffalo Bills

Keon Coleman

SE

Dalton Kincaid

TE

Curtis Samuel

FL

Khalil Shakir

SL

James Cook

RB

Carolina Panthers

Diontae Johnson

FL

Adam Thielen

SE

Xavier Legette

SE

Jonathan Mingo

TE

Ja'Tavion Sanders

TE

Chicago Bears

DJ Moore

SE

Keenan Allen

SL

Rome Odunze

FL

Gerald Everett

TE

Cole Kmet

TE

Cincinnati Bengals

Ja'Marr Chase

SL/FL

Tee Higgins

SE

Andrei Iosivas

FL

Mike Gesicki

TE/SL

Chase Brown

RB

Cleveland Browns

Amari Cooper

SE

Jerry Jeudy

SL/FL

Elijah Moore

FL

David Njoku

TE

Jerome Ford

RB

Dallas Cowboys

CeeDee Lamb

SL/FL

Brandin Cooks

SE/FL

Jake Ferguson

TE

Jalen Tolbert

SE

Ezekiel Elliott

RB

Denver Broncos

Courtland Sutton

SE

Greg Dulcich

TE/SL

Josh Reynolds

FL/FS

Marvin Mims

FS

Javonte Williams

RB

Detroit Lions

Amon-Ra St. Brown

SL/FL

Sam LaPorta

TE

Jameson Williams

FL

Jahmyr Gibbs

RB

David Montgomery

RB

Green Bay Packers

Romeo Doubs

FL

Jayden Reed

SL

Christian Watson

SE

Tucker Kraft

TE

Dontayvion Wicks

WR

Houston Texans

Nico Collins

SE

Stefon Diggs

SL/FL

Tank Dell

FL

Dalton Schultz

TE

Joe Mixon

RB

Indianapolis Colts

Michael Pittman Jr

SE

Adonai Mitchell

FL

Josh Downs

SL

Alec Pierce

FL

Kylen Granson

TE

Jacksonville Jaguars

Evan Engram

TE

Christian Kirk

SL

Brian Thomas Jr

SE

Gabe Davis

FL

Travis Etienne

RB

Kansas City Chiefs

Travis Kelce

TE

Rashee Rice

SE

Xavier Worthy

FS

Hollywdood Brown

FL

Isiah Pacheco

RB

Los Angeles Chargers

Ladd McConkey

SL/FL

Joshua Palmer

FL

Quentin Johnston

SE

Hayden Hurst

TE

JK Dobbins

RB

Los Angeles Rams

Cooper Kupp

SL/FL

Demarcus Robinson

SE

Puka Nacua

FL

Colby Parkinson

TE

Tyler Johnson

WR

Miami Dolphins

Tyreek Hill

SE

Jaylen Waddle

SL/FL

De'Von Achane

RB

Raheem Moster

RB

Odell Beckham

WR

Minnesota Vikings

Justin Jefferson

SE

Jordan Addison

FL

T.J. Hockenson

TE

Aaron Jones

RB

Ty Chandler

RB

New England Patriots

Ja'Lynn Polk

SE

Hunter Henry

TE

Demario Douglas

SL

KJ Osborn

FL

Rhamondre Stevenson

RB

New Orleans Saints

Chris Olave

FL

Rashid Shaheed

SL/FL

Alvin Kamara

RB

Juwan Johnson

TE

Foster Moreau

TE

New York Giants

Malik Nabers

FL

Wan'Dale Robinson

SL

Theo Johnson

TE

Darius Slayton

SE

Jalin Hyatt

FS

New York Jets

Garrett Wilson

SL/FL

Breece Hall

RB

Mike Williams

SE

Allen Lazard

SE

Tyler Conklin

TE

Las Vegas Raiders

Davante Adams

SE

Brock Bowers

TE

Jakobi Meyers

SL/FL

Alexander Mattison

RB

Michael Mayer

TE

Philadelphia Eagles

AJ Brown

SE

DeVonta Smith

FL

Dallas Goedert

TE

Saquon Barkley

RB

Jahan Dotson

SL

Pittsburgh Steelers

George Pickens

SE

Pat Freiermuth

TE

Van Jefferson

FL

Jaylen Warren

RB

Calvin Austin

SL

San Francisco 49ers

Brandon Aiyuk

SE

Deebo Samuel

FL

George KIttle

TE

Christian McCaffrey

RB

Jauan Jennings

SL

Seattle Seahawks

DK Metcalf

SE

Tyler Lockett

FL

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

SL

Noah Fant

TE

Kenneth Walker

RB

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Chris Godwin

SL/FL

Mike Evans

SE

Cade Otton

TE

Jalen McMillan

FL

Rashaad White

RB

Tennessee Titans

Calvin Ridley

FL

DeAndre Hopkins

SE

Tyler Boyd

SL

Chigoziem Okonkwo

TE

Tyjae Spears

RB

Washington Football

Terry McLaurin

SE

Zach Ertz

TE

Austin Ekeler

RB

Luke McCaffrey

FL

Olamede Zaccheaus

SL/FL

Fantasy Football Week 2 Target Report Advice & Takeaways

NOTE: If a team moved from where they were in the Week 1 NFL target report, they will be denoted with ***

Clear Top Two

Arizona Cardinals

  • Trey McBride
  • Marvin Harrison Jr
    • The usage for Trey McBride and Marvin Harrison Jr was great with both running virtually every route but only McBride was targeted at an elite level. Greg Dortch got a lot of looks but only played 61% of the snaps which does not warrant an overreaction. We’ll chalk the first game for Marvin up to first game jitters but there have been some concerning statistics emerging on Kyler Murray on throws over 10+ yards. He was 0-7 on them this week.

Chicago Bears***

Cincinnati Bengals

Dallas Cowboys***

Kansas City Chiefs***

Miami Dolphins

  • Tyreek Hill
  • Jaylen Waddle
    • If this keeps going this way, we might have to move this to “highly consolidated” and add De’Vone Achane to the mix. He did run 10 routes from the slot which is rare for RBs - the last time an RB ran 100+ routes from the slot was Tarik Cohen in 2019. 

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

 

 

 

High Consolidation

Atlanta Falcons

Baltimore Ravens***

  • Zay Flowers
  • Mark Andrews
  • Isaiah Likely
    • This one had to be moved down from “clear top two” as it was clearly NOT just Zay Flowers and Mark Andrews at the top. We aren’t going to completely overreact as Andrews played more snaps, ran more routes, and did so more often from a WR spot than Isaiah Likely. But this might be a three man show now. And, if Mark Andrews continues to look sluggish, maybe it will even be a two man show - without him in it. We believe in Andrews but the seasons following Tightrope ankle surgery that we have seen have not been great so far.

Detroit Lions***

  • Amon Ra St. Brown
  • Sam LaPorta
  • Jameson Williams
  • Jahmyr Gibbs
    • This one moves from “clear top two” to “high consolidation” with Jameson Williams coming out and playing the whole game while leading in targets. It might not just be a two man show anymore which could cap some upsides. 

Houston Texans***

  • Nico Collins
  • Stefon Diggs
  • Tank Dell
    • This was under “too many mouths to feed?” last week but, as long as Dalton Schultz and Joe Mixon remain on the backburner in terms of targets, we might be alright. C.J. Stroud looked good and the Texans completely abandoned the fullback so they went heavy three WR sets. Someone probably won’t get 100+ targets due to injury etc. but right now they are all on pace to.

New Orlean Saints***

  • Chris Olave
  • Rashid Shaheed
  • Alvin Kamara
    • This is good, this is what we wanted to see. This offense is using a lot of fullback just like Miami and San Francisco. That takes the WR3 out and consolidates the snaps and targets at the top. Good news for the three top dogs. 

Philadelphia Eagles

  • AJ Brown
  • DeVonta Smith
  • Dallas Goedert
    • The best thing for fantasy is a team where you know exactly what they are going to do and then they do it and do it well. That’s the Eagles.

San Francisco 49ers

 

 

 

One Stud, Then Uncertainty

Denver Broncos

  • Courtland Sutton
    • Sutton solidified himself at the top with 11 targets. Josh Reynolds and DeVaughn Vele each got 8 which is certainly interesting. Reynolds played 55 snaps to 34 for Vele so he remains ahead but we’ll monitor the situation. We’re still rooting for Greg Dulcich who had decent deployment but did not get many looks.

Cleveland Browns

  • Amari Cooper
    • Amari Cooper is still obviously the top dog here but, with the injury to David Njoku., Jerry Jeudy has a chance to make this a “clear top two” situation. It would help if he would catch some passes, but Elijah Moore didn’t help himself either as he was just as inefficient as ever.

Indianapolis Colts

Los Angeles Rams

  • Cooper Kupp
    • We have to move this one down as Puka Nacua was placed in IR where he will miss four weeks minimum. He could still get 100 targets - he’s that good. But that’s a huge chunk of the fantasy football regular season. Demarcus Robinson, Tyler Johnson, and Colby Parkinson will battle for targets behind Kupp. We like Robinson if you need to start someone right now though it would be fun to see Jordan Whittington play more as a dart throw. I’ve seen enough Tyler Johnson for four years to not be super excited there. Colby Parkinson is a “safe but boring” play for the short term if you need someone. 

Minnesota Vikings

New York Giants

  • Malik Nabers
    • Wan’Dale Robinson got a ton of targets, but he was not a full-time player - he came out for two WR sets. So, this team remains here for now. But he and Theo Johnson are players to potentially stash.

New York Jets

Las Vegas Raiders

Pittsburgh Steelers

  • George Pickens
    • This will remain here though we’re quietly pleased with the usage for Pat Freiermuth. He ran over 80% of his routes from a WR spot. We need Russell Wilson at QB to do a better job of distributing the ball.

Tennessee Titans***

  • Calvin Ridley
    • DeAndre Hopkins is clearly not healthy. So Tyler Boyd played a bigger role and Hopkins played a partial snap share. If Hop were ruled OUT it would be easier to trust Boyd. We don’t really know when Hopkins will be back to being a full-time guy but, at that point, maybe this team is more consolidated.

Washington Commanders

  • Terry McLaurin
    • Zach Ertz just doesn’t seem to go away. If you are desperate in a full PPR, maybe give him a look. Otherwise, McLaurin is the one guy we can utilize here and then it’s a bunch of spreading the ball around. 

 

 

 

Too Many Mouths To Feed?

Green Bay Packers

Seattle Seahawks

 

 

 

Wide Open

This one will remain squarely here following Week 1. Keon Coleman and Dalton Kincaid clearly led in snaps which is great, but Kincaid was hardly involved target-wise. Out of 61 snaps, Mack Hollins (36), Dawson Knox (35), Khalil Shakir (33), and Curtis Samuel (17) all rotated which further muddies the waters. Hopefully that eventually leads to a consolidation at the top for Coleman (45) and Kincaid (51). 

Panthers are moving down here for now as the rotation was strange - no WR played more than 70% of the snaps. All of Adam Thielen, Diontae Johnson, Xavier Leggette, and Jonathan Mingo played between 55 and 70 percent. We still like Diontae Johnson best but it's hard to trust that with this QB. 

This one remains wide open and, honestly, might just end up under “too many mouths to feed”. The target leaders were Evan Engram (4), Brian Thomas Jr (4), Christian Kirk (4), Gabe Davis (3), Travis Etienne (3). Yeesh. 

I don’t know what to make of this team this week. They somehow won, which is nuts. Out of 64 possible snaps, only Hunter Henry played more than 40 with 54 total. He led in routes run, too. KJ Osborn was next with 39 snaps but only ran 14 routes. Demario Douglas, Tyquan Thornton, and Ja’Lynn Polk rotated running between 18-22 routes. Very strange. Henry and Polk are our favorites to stash. 

We’re going to leave this here for now, but it was certainly a promising start for the lad they call Ladd. Joshua Palmer led in routes run with 28 of 30 with Quintin Johnston (25), Hayden Hurst (24), and Ladd McConkey (23) next. Let’s get Ladd some more snaps. And don’t sleep on Hayden Hurst just yet - he ran over 80% of his routes from a WR spot.