Week 2 Quarterback Rankings & Results — PPR

By Red Zone Rank engine · Final board published Mon, Sep 28, 11:20 AM ET (v3) · results scored Tue, Sep 29, 9:05 AM ET

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Josh Allen is our QB1 for Week 2 in PPR, ahead of Jared Goff and Dak Prescott. No rank moved since the last publish.

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Results table

Week 2 QB · 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
Rank	Player	Team	Opp	Proj	Actual	Finish	Δ	Hit	Note
Tier 1
1	Josh Allen BUF vs DET · 54.5 · locked	BUF	vs DET (Thu)	22.1	40.8	QB1	+18.7	Hit	Played: 40.8 actual — kept on the board at his score.
Tier 2
2	Jared Goff DET @ BUF · 54.5 · locked	DET	@ BUF (Thu)	15.3	29.8	QB2	+14.5	Hit	Played: 29.8 actual — kept on the board at his score.
3	Dak Prescott DAL vs WAS · 51.5 · locked	DAL	vs WAS	15.1	29.8	QB3	+14.7	Hit	Played: 29.8 actual — kept on the board at his score.
4	Patrick Mahomes KC vs IND · 46.5 · locked	KC	vs IND	17.9	29.0	QB4	+11.1	Hit	Played: 29.0 actual — kept on the board at his score.
5	Brock Purdy SF vs MIA · 44.5 · locked	SF	vs MIA	19.4	28.5	QB5	+9.1	Hit	Played: 28.5 actual — kept on the board at his score.
6	Matthew Stafford LA vs NYG · 47.5 · locked	LA	vs NYG (Mon)	16.4	27.0	QB6	+10.6	Hit	Played: 27.0 actual — kept on the board at his score.
Tier 3
7	Bryce Young CAR @ ATL · 43.5 · locked	CAR	@ ATL	17.3	24.1	QB7	+6.8	Hit	Played: 24.1 actual — kept on the board at his score.
8	Tyler Shough NO @ BAL · 45.5 · locked	NO	@ BAL	17.0	22.4	QB8	+5.3	Hit	Played: 22.4 actual — kept on the board at his score.
9	Drew Lock SEA @ ARI · 40.5 · locked	SEA	@ ARI	5.1	21.4	QB9	+16.3	Hit	Played: 21.4 actual — kept on the board at his score.
10	Kirk Cousins LV @ LAC · 43.5 · locked	LV	@ LAC	12.2	20.2	QB10	+8.0	Hit	Played: 20.2 actual — kept on the board at his score.
11	Cam Ward TEN vs PHI · 39.5 · locked	TEN	vs PHI	11.7	20.0	QB11	+8.3	Hit	Played: 20.0 actual — kept on the board at his score.
12	Deshaun Watson CLE @ TB · 41.5 · locked	CLE	@ TB	13.3	19.7	QB12	+6.4	Hit	Played: 19.7 actual — kept on the board at his score.
Tier 4
13	C.J. Stroud HOU vs CIN · 45.5 · locked	HOU	vs CIN	14.8	17.0	QB13	+2.2	Hit	Played: 17.0 actual — kept on the board at his score.
14	Joe Burrow CIN @ HOU · 45.5 · locked	CIN	@ HOU	14.8	16.2	QB14	+1.3	Hit	Played: 16.2 actual — kept on the board at his score.
15	Jalen Hurts PHI @ TEN · 39.5 · locked	PHI	@ TEN	16.7	16.2	QB15	-0.5	Hit	Played: 16.2 actual — kept on the board at his score.
16	Geno Smith NYJ vs GB · 44.5 · locked	NYJ	vs GB	11.1	15.6	QB16	+4.4	Hit	Played: 15.6 actual — kept on the board at his score.
17	Lamar Jackson BAL vs NO · 45.5 · locked	BAL	vs NO	15.6	14.8	QB17	-0.8	Hit	Played: 14.8 actual — kept on the board at his score.
18	Bo Nix DEN vs JAX · 45.5 · locked	DEN	vs JAX	14.6	14.1	QB18	-0.5	Hit	Played: 14.1 actual — kept on the board at his score.
19	Jordan Love GB @ NYJ · 44.5 · locked	GB	@ NYJ	15.0	13.8	QB19	-1.2	Hit	Played: 13.8 actual — kept on the board at his score.
Tier 5
20	Malik Willis MIA @ SF · 44.5 · locked	MIA	@ SF	13.7	12.5	QB20	-1.3	Hit	Played: 12.5 actual — kept on the board at his score.
21	Baker Mayfield TB vs CLE · 41.5 · locked	TB	vs CLE	14.5	12.2	QB21	-2.4	Hit	Played: 12.2 actual — kept on the board at his score.
22	Daniel Jones IND @ KC · 46.5 · locked	IND	@ KC	12.3	11.4	QB22	-0.9	Hit	Played: 11.4 actual — kept on the board at his score.
Tier 6
23	Marcus Mariota WAS @ DAL · 51.5 · locked	WAS	@ DAL	0.0	8.7	QB23	+8.7	Hit	Played: 8.7 actual — kept on the board at his score.
24	Drake Maye NE vs PIT · 41.5 · locked	NE	vs PIT	17.3	8.0	QB24	-9.3	Hit	Played: 8.0 actual — kept on the board at his score.
25	Justin Herbert LAC vs LV · 43.5 · locked	LAC	vs LV	15.8	7.9	QB25	-7.9	Hit	Played: 7.9 actual — kept on the board at his score.
26	Caleb Williams CHI vs MIN · 46.5 · locked	CHI	vs MIN	19.0	7.7	QB26	-11.2	Hit	Played: 7.7 actual — kept on the board at his score.
Tier 7
27	Jacoby Brissett ARI vs SEA · 40.5 · locked	ARI	vs SEA	14.1	6.5	QB27	-7.6	Hit	Played: 6.5 actual — kept on the board at his score.
28	Carson Wentz MIN @ CHI · 46.5 · locked	MIN	@ CHI	13.1	6.3	QB28	-6.8	Hit	Played: 6.3 actual — kept on the board at his score.
29	Trevor Lawrence JAX @ DEN · 45.5 · locked	JAX	@ DEN	19.8	6.2	QB29	-13.6	Hit	Played: 6.2 actual — kept on the board at his score.
Tier 8
30	Aaron Rodgers PIT @ NE · 41.5 · locked	PIT	@ NE	13.4	4.0	QB30	-9.4	Hit	Played: 4.0 actual — kept on the board at his score.
Tier 9
31	Jameis Winston NYG @ LA · 47.5 · locked	NYG	@ LA (Mon)	0.0	2.5	QB31	+2.5	Hit	Played: 2.5 actual — kept on the board at his score.
32	Tyson Bagent CHI vs MIN · 46.5 · locked	CHI	vs MIN	1.3	2.2	QB32	+0.9	Hit	Played: 2.2 actual — kept on the board at his score.

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What the numbers say

7.2mean abs. error · PPR points, top 24

0.35rank correlation · Spearman, top 24

6 / 12ranked top 12 who finished top 12

42%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

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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 QB rankings

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

Josh Allen, our QB1 with a 22.1-point median; Jared Goff is QB2.

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 Josh Allen 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

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Simulation10,000 outcomes per player

Accuracyscored after the week flips

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