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Week 2 Overall Rankings & Results — PPR

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Jaxon Smith-Njigba is our #1 overall for Week 2 in PPR, ahead of Josh Allen and Davante Adams. No rank moved since the last publish.

Results table

Week 2 OVERALL · PPR · Proj = engine median · Range = 20th–80th percentile · Opp/Total from closing lines as of 11:20 PM ET · Actual from final stats · Finish = actual rank on this board · Δ = actual − proj · Hit = within 6 ranks or inside the range
RankPlayerTeamOppProjRangeActualFinishΔHitNote
Tier 1
1Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR1
SEA @ ARI · 40.5 · locked
SEA@ ARI17.042.5OVERALL1+25.5HitPlayed: 42.5 actual — kept on the board at his score.
2Josh Allen QB1
BUF vs DET · 54.5 · locked
BUFvs DET (Thu)22.140.8OVERALL2+18.7HitPlayed: 40.8 actual — kept on the board at his score.
3Davante Adams WR2
LA vs NYG · 47.5 · locked
LAvs NYG (Mon)8.939.5OVERALL3+30.6HitPlayed: 39.5 actual — kept on the board at his score.
Tier 2
4CeeDee Lamb WR3
DAL vs WAS · 51.5 · locked
DALvs WAS9.635.3OVERALL4+25.7HitPlayed: 35.3 actual — kept on the board at his score.
5Amon-Ra St. Brown WR4
DET @ BUF · 54.5 · locked
DET@ BUF (Thu)16.235.2OVERALL5+19.0HitPlayed: 35.2 actual — kept on the board at his score.
Tier 3
6Jared Goff QB2
DET @ BUF · 54.5 · locked
DET@ BUF (Thu)15.329.8OVERALL6+14.5HitPlayed: 29.8 actual — kept on the board at his score.
7Dak Prescott QB3
DAL vs WAS · 51.5 · locked
DALvs WAS15.129.8OVERALL7+14.7HitPlayed: 29.8 actual — kept on the board at his score.
8Jonathan Taylor RB1
IND @ KC · 46.5 · locked
IND@ KC15.329.2OVERALL8+13.9HitPlayed: 29.2 actual — kept on the board at his score.
9Patrick Mahomes QB4
KC vs IND · 46.5 · locked
KCvs IND17.929.0OVERALL9+11.1HitPlayed: 29.0 actual — kept on the board at his score.
10Brock Purdy QB5
SF vs MIA · 44.5 · locked
SFvs MIA19.428.5OVERALL10+9.1HitPlayed: 28.5 actual — kept on the board at his score.
11DeVonta Smith WR5
PHI @ TEN · 39.5 · locked
PHI@ TEN7.527.7OVERALL11+20.2HitPlayed: 27.7 actual — kept on the board at his score.
12Matthew Stafford QB6
LA vs NYG · 47.5 · locked
LAvs NYG (Mon)16.427.0OVERALL12+10.6HitPlayed: 27.0 actual — kept on the board at his score.
13Ja'Marr Chase WR6
CIN @ HOU · 45.5 · locked
CIN@ HOU11.026.5OVERALL13+15.5HitPlayed: 26.5 actual — kept on the board at his score.
14Dalton Schultz TE1
HOU vs CIN · 45.5 · locked
HOUvs CIN8.026.0OVERALL14+18.0HitPlayed: 26.0 actual — kept on the board at his score.
15CAR D/ST DST1
CAR @ ATL · 43.5 · locked
CAR@ ATL6.026.0OVERALL15+20.0HitPlayed: 26.0 actual — kept on the board at his score.
16Travis Kelce TE2
KC vs IND · 46.5 · locked
KCvs IND7.225.1OVERALL16+18.0HitPlayed: 25.1 actual — kept on the board at his score.
17Bryce Young QB7
CAR @ ATL · 43.5 · locked
CAR@ ATL17.324.1OVERALL17+6.8HitPlayed: 24.1 actual — kept on the board at his score.
18Kenneth Walker III RB2
KC vs IND · 46.5 · locked
KCvs IND15.123.8OVERALL18+8.7HitPlayed: 23.8 actual — kept on the board at his score.
19Jahmyr Gibbs RB3
DET @ BUF · 54.5 · locked
DET@ BUF (Thu)19.423.3OVERALL19+3.9HitPlayed: 23.3 actual — kept on the board at his score.
20Tre Tucker WR7
LV @ LAC · 43.5 · locked
LV@ LAC5.322.9OVERALL20+17.6HitPlayed: 22.9 actual — kept on the board at his score.
21Christian McCaffrey RB4
SF vs MIA · 44.5 · locked
SFvs MIA16.522.6OVERALL21+6.1HitPlayed: 22.6 actual — kept on the board at his score.
22Chris Olave WR8
NO @ BAL · 45.5 · locked
NO@ BAL14.422.6OVERALL22+8.2HitPlayed: 22.6 actual — kept on the board at his score.
23Dalton Kincaid TE3
BUF vs DET · 54.5 · locked
BUFvs DET (Thu)7.922.5OVERALL23+14.6HitPlayed: 22.5 actual — kept on the board at his score.
24Tyler Shough QB8
NO @ BAL · 45.5 · locked
NO@ BAL17.022.4OVERALL24+5.3HitPlayed: 22.4 actual — kept on the board at his score.
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What the numbers say

7.5mean abs. error · PPR points, top 36
0.26rank correlation · Spearman, top 36
4 / 12ranked top 12 who finished top 12
53%actuals inside the 20–80 range · target 60%
This version was published after the week's first kickoff, so it is scored as a retrospective, not a forecast.
The engine's read on Week 2
Engine byline · no human author

Engine-generated board: four projection sources (recency, season rate, opportunity × efficiency, opponent) blended by weights fitted on the forecast ledger, scored through 10,000 fitted-distribution outcomes under this format. No analyst has reviewed it yet.

Common questions about Week 2 OVERALL rankings

Who is the best overall to start in Week 2 PPR?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, our OVERALL1 with a 17.0-point median; Josh Allen is OVERALL2.

When do these rankings update?

Published Tuesday, refreshed Thursday and Saturday mornings, and again Sunday at 8 AM ET; inactives are polled from 90 minutes before each kickoff.

Why is Jaxon Smith-Njigba still ranked after playing?

Locked players stay on the board at their actual points so ranks and flex comparisons stay complete.

How this board is built
Projectionsens-fit-2026w03-mkt-2026-w2-2026-09-28+mkt-closing-2026-w02
Marketclosing-2026-w02
Simulation10,000 outcomes per player
Accuracyscored after the week flips
Rankings versionv3 · Mon, Sep 28, 11:20 AM ET
Ranks tagseed-2026-w2-20260928T1520
Projection sources are blended by weights fitted on the forecast ledger; ranges come from simulated outcomes with injury status priced in. Every number on this page is the engine's. Data credits
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