Top 16 TE & QB Rankings - Week 2 Fantasy Football

Intro [Music] greetings and salutations everyone my name is srew kiroff and welcome to my YouTube channel today I'm going to be talking about my top 16 quarterback and tight end rankings for week 2 of the 2024 fantasy football season now over the course of today's episode I'm going to be talking about each of these players on an individual basis so if you want to hear my thoughts regarding a specific player you could travel down to the description of the video and find time stamps while you're down there be sure to subscribe of course we are on our way to 100,000 subscribers and I cannot thank you guys enough for all the individual support thank you greatly Week 1 QB's appreciated okay so let's go ahead and begin by talking about the quarterback position and as you can see on screen of course Josh Allen is at the top of this conversation and for those of you who had Josh Allen week one it's all the sweeter based on the lack of production at the quarterback position based on the overall product of Week 1 now to put it into context based on week 1's production in 2024 compared to the history of the National Football League just to put this into perspective week one was the worst passing yardage per game average and the fewest passing since 1992 it was also the worst yard per attempt average since 2003 Additionally the lowest touchdown rate since 1993 and the highest sack rate since 1997 week one was awful but for those of you who had the likes of Josh Allen Jaylen Herz Lamar Jackson Anthony Richardson who invested in a stud quarterback this offseason your overall experience was not tarnished by the lack of production at the quarterback position now that we've gone ahead and cover that I also want to go ahead and QB Matchups cover matchups at the position just to kind of give you guys a little bit of context now every week we'll get more and more statistics in regards to matchups which will make this far more Concrete in terms of identifying the most advantageous ones going for the remainder of the season but as it currently stands based on the overall efforts of week one in regards to quarterback passing statistics allowed passing yards passing touchdowns and passing interceptions because we only want to isolate those because quite frankly the rushing statistics of a quarterback really don't matter in regards to a matchup in this current circumstance the Washington Commander still at the top of this conversation they were at the top of this conversation this time last year and even though we'd like to take advantage of a matchup in this overall capacity Daniel Jones is not a startable quarterback in a lot of different factors so just wanted to go ahead and present these statistics as the weeks go on these will build but I will refer back to these Statistics over the course of today's episode let's go ahead and Josh Allen begin the quarterback conversation with our number one of course an automatic start it is Josh Allen he's taking on the Miami Dolphins the Buffalo Bills have defeated the Miami Dolphins in 10 of their last 11 matchups so the expectation is that Josh Allen should find himself a lot of success if we're talking about his Fantasy Point production in the last five games against the Miami Dolphins these are his numbers 36.5 23.1 26.7 35.9 and 29.5 we're expecting a monster game here from Josh Allen whether it's through the a or on the ground specifically this last week against the Arizona Cardinals was able to score four total touchdowns two on the ground and when we talk about the last nine games that Josh Allen has played he has scored 13 total rushing touchdowns again an automatic start now Underdog Free Pick before I continue with the rest of the quarterback position for those of you who are trying to get a little bit of more action in tonight's game perhaps you don't have any players going you can check out underdog fantasy and take advantage of the free pick of 0.5 total yards in regards to Josh Allen all you 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very much for all the support Jalen Hurts okay so let's continue on with the quarterback conversation with Jaylen Herz another automatic start at the quarterback position even though he had a lackluster performance of only 16.4 fantasy points he still looked great because the offense was functioning at a level whether it was on the ground or through the air now obviously he turned over the ball three separate occasions and that is a huge deficit to his overall fantasy upside but that's not going to happen every single week again week one was pretty much the fourth preseason game of the season now that the Philadelphia Eagles have gotten the cobwebs off of Jaylen Herz he should be in a far better position to find upside for Fantasy purposes now this last week he had 13 rushing attempts for only 33 rushing yards wasn't able to score a rushing touchdown but in the last 26 games in which Jaylen Herz has had 10 or more rushing attempts 20 of those 26 games have consisted of one rushing touchdown minimum don't often expect to see saquon Barkley stealing all the touchdowns it will be going in the direction of Jaylen Herz soon enough to Lamar Jackson continue the S TI we have Lamar Jackson Who of course is coming off of a huge performance of 122 rushing yards incredible numbers this week they're taking on the Las Vegas Raiders they're nine and a half Point favorites and there may be a situation in which Lamar Jackson's putting up so many points within the first three quarters he may not even play in the fourth there's a high possibility of that the defense could end up scoring this is going to be a one-sided Affair in which the Baltimore Ravens are able to handle the Las Vegas Raiders any which way they want to whether it's on the ground or through the air number four to close out Anthony Richardson the S year is Anthony Richardson even though he only completed nine passes still had 212 passing yards two passing touchdowns and scored a rushing touchdown at the end of the game with 56 rushing yards total again that kind of production you really can't find elsewhere I talked about it in the offseason he's the combination of Josh Allen with the arm strength and Cam Newton with the rushing ability and as long as he continues to prove what we have seen from Anthony Richardson is just top five production every single week that he has started and been fully healthy whether it's last season or this season he's always been a top five quarterback and even last week's overall performance it wasn't great a 47% passing completion percentage he certainly will improve upon that on top of the fact that the Houston Texans last week against them had 20 more minutes in terms of time of possession once you go ahead and at least allow this defense to take on a lighter offense like the Green Bay Packers with Malik Willis it will allow for more opportunity for Anthony Richardson to score fantasy points Jayden Daniels number five we have Jaden Daniels to begin the a tier look jadden Daniels is an automatic start in my mind especially considering he's taking on the New York Giants besides the fact he had himself a 71% passing completion percentage last week sure he wasn't able to complete a passing touchdown 184 yards that's fine but where we know he is going to find majority of his value which we talked about this offseason is his rushing ability when you run for a, yards at LSU your final season coming into the National Football League having 16 rushing attempts for 88 yards and two rushing touchdowns isn't really a surprise could have easily had a third rushing touchdown if he wanted to keep the ball on the goal line from Brian Robinson Jr going forward in this incredible matchup a match up in which Sam darnold tore apart the New York Giants defense last week I'm expecting a lot of success from Jaden Daniels number C.J. Stroud six we have CJ strout it's pretty much a default play primarily because of how great CJ strout has played and the fact that this offense literally ran the ball 40 times as a total offense in week one not often are we going to see the Houston Texans offense running the ball 40 total times whether it was tank Dell Joe Mixon Damen Pierce CJ Stroud himself Stefon Diggs even had a rushing attempt that's not going to continue to happen 32 passing attempts will increase as time progresses but in this specific matchup against the Chicago Bears if the Chicago Bears offense does not show up and does not perform this could be a one-sided Affair very quickly in the favor of CJ strad number seven we have Kyler Murray Kyler Murray who takes on the Los Angeles Rams now in week one Kyler Murray had himself 57 rushing yards that is an incredible number and that is pretty much where we find a lot of his potential for upside now if you compare that to his overall statistics last season Once he returned from his ACL injury that's the highest rushing total he produced since 20122 prior to the injury therefore we're another year removed from the ACL and with more mobility and more ability to find rushing upside it makes Kyler Murray that much more valuable in this overall circumstance obviously took on the Buffalo Bill secondary didn't find much success in doing so especially deep down the field because of the coverage that the Buffalo Bills were presenting this upcoming week against the Los Angeles Rams at home indoors should be a far easier matchup within this overall circumstance number eight we have Dak Dak Prescott Prescott I mentioned it last week and we all understood that this was going to be a difficult match up for Dak Prescott taking on the Cleveland rounds but he still put up a pretty solid performance even though the offense as a whole didn't look great because CD lamb was at a limited capacity Jake Ferguson got injured the running game wasn't perfect overall Dak Prescott had a solid week and it's promising because going into this upcoming weekend's match up against the New Orleans Saints should be far easier for him especially considering we already have injuries to the New Orleans Saints secondary additionally they play at home and they are 6o favorites based on Vegas the expectation is a solid week here and more production at of CD L which in turn will make Dak Prescott that much more valuable for Fantasy purposes number nine we have Patrick Patrick Mahomes Mahomes I didn't expect to have Patrick Mahomes at this overall capacity but the fact of the matter is when you're taking on the Cincinnati Bengals early in the season the Bengals aren't really themselves they always start slow haven't won a game in week one or two since 2021 therefore the expectation is a one-sided Affair here especially considering you know the Bengals got absolutely dog walked against the New England Patriots a team that honestly had has no business beating the Cincinnati Bengals and as those teams progress for the remainder of the Season we'll begin to understand exactly why but as it currently stands this is going to be a one-sided Affair a team that again like the Chiefs is a five-point favorite at home typically the Chiefs average over 25 points per game when they've taken on the Cincinnati Bengals ever since 2022 I'm expecting Patrick Mahomes and the boys to have a great overall week but considering I expect a high usage out of Isaiah Pacheko especially in the second half in this game to bleed the clock it will take away from the overall upside of Patrick Mahomes number 10 we have Jared gof Jared Goff taking on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this is expected based on Vegas to be the highest scoring game and quite frankly it's not a surprise especially considering how great this Detroit Lions offense has produced against the Tampa Buccaneers in the past specifically in the last two matchups in which Jared gof took on the the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season in one of those games 353 passing Ys two passing touchdowns for 22 and a half fantasy points the playoff game 287 passing Ys two passing touchdowns for 20.1 fantasy points we're expecting a pass heavy offense primarily because of course the great run stopping defense of the Tamp Bay Buccaneers but honestly when you're taking on the Detroit Lions it is going to be difficult to stop the run either way Jared goof should find success now on Baker Mayfield the other end of this overall match up we have Baker Mayfield who should also be having to throw the ball a lot primarily because he's trying to catch up with the overall offensive output of the Detroit Lions in the last matchup against the Detroit Lions in the playoffs of the 2023 season Baker Mayfield 349 passing yards three passing touchdowns two interceptions and 23 and a half fantasy points against the Detroit line secondary a secondary that just got torched by Matthew Stafford who didn't have a functioning offensive line at most times of this overall game and additionally didn't have puka and Kua so you have Baker Mayfield with a functioning offensive line with Chris Godwin Mike Evans Rashad white cig K dton there is a lot of weapons at his disposal for him to have another great week for those of you who picked him up fire him up this week number 12 we have Brock Purdy Brock pie who takes on the Minnesota Vikings last season when he took on the Minnesota Vikings wasn't his best game overall but in the absence of Christian mcaffrey we may see far more potential passing production from Brock py now in week one taking on the New York Jet secondary is not an easy overall match up we knew that and obviously many of us did not start Brock pry in the overall match up because of that but going forward in the absence of Christian mcaffrey there should be a greater focus on getting the ball to auk Debo Samuel George K rather than running the ball 28 times with Jordan Mason I don't think that'll take place once again obviously they're probably going to lower his overall production in terms of opportunity but going into the match up against the Minnesota Vikings I'm expecting Brock pry to find success he has had himself what two plus touchdowns in 10 of the last 16 regular season games he's played moving on to number 13 Tua Tagovailoa tuong Vala like I mentioned earlier the Miami Dolphins since 2018 have lost 10 of the last 11 contests against the Buffalo Bills most recently about two years ago beat the Buffalo Bills but in very rare instances does that occur therefore tuong of vowa is expected to be in a negative gam script for this entire game and by throwing the ball for the entire game it should be able to accumulate as many fantasy points as possible to be in this top 15 conversation we just have to hope that the running game is still stable for the Miami Dolphins despite the running back injuries so that the RPO options that they go ahead and produce more than just about anybody in the National Football League continue to stay valuable for tuong of vioa and the passing game Justin Fields moving on to number 14 we have Justin Fields 14 rushing attempts for 57 rushing yards is beautiful this week takes on the Denver Broncos again it's not the greatest overall matchup but considering he has always the upside of a rushing touchdown within his overall Playbook and of course the ability to get himself 50 plus rushing yards if in fact he's going to continue to build on that you know momentum as a starter once again this upcoming week building more Rapport getting himself more comfortable within the offense there is an expectation that Justin Fields should be able to be a solid play coming off of a week in which he had a 74% passing completion percentage that's the third highest single game passing completion percentage he's ever had in his career just putting that into perspective he looks comfortable within this offense Matthew Stafford number 15 we have Matthew Stafford assuming his offensive line isn't in complete shambles he should be able to sit in the pocket and of course deliver the ball down the field often and of course you know the Arizona Cardinals don't have Aiden Hutchinson so that makes it far easier for someone like Matthew Stafford to survive but for those of you who have an opportunity of picking him up and playing him this week I don't think it's a bad option especially considering they're taking on the Arizona Cardinal secondary moving on Joe Burrow to Joe Burl the final quarterback I wanted to mention as of right now Joe bur again he's coming off of a solid week in terms of a passing completion percentage 21 of 29 but only 164 passing yards only was able to complete three passes 10 or more yards down the field quite frankly unless we're getting a full Joe burrow at a full healthy rate this may be a sketchy overall play but we do know that going up against the Kansas City Chiefs is a tough match up first and foremost but Additionally the expectation is that they're going to lose this game and be a negative game script throwing the ball potentially 40 plus times isn't out of the realm of possibility let's move on to the tight TE Matchups end conversation but I want to begin by talking about matchups of course the tight end position only had five different tight ends score a touchdown additionally only three tight ends scored over 10 fantasy points but again as the weeks progress we'll get a better understanding as to the production and the potential advantageous matchups at the position just wanted to go ahead and show the progress to all of you as of thus far the Houston Texans didn't allow a single reception to an opposing tight end in week one that was the surprise when I was putting these stats together Sam LaPorta either way let's go ahead and let's talk about the tight end position obviously the top 10 tight ends that I'm about to mention are all auto starts so if I don't give much context to their overall ranking it's because you drafted them to start them every week and quite frankly there are no better options than the following number one Sam leapa taking on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the playoffs against Tampa Bay 11 targets nine catches 65 receiving yards 11 fantasy points his production against the LA Rams again for the second consecutive game that Rams know how to shut him down but the Tay Buccaneers won't be able to do so number two we have Travis Kelce Travis Kelce like I mentioned earlier this week in regards to rashy Rice Travis Kelce is the number two receiving option of this Chief's offense and even with that being the case there is still a lot of value to be had primarily because Mars Hollywood Brown again is still dealing with an injury Xavier worthy isn't going to get himself you know anywhere near the volume of targets that Travis Kel is going to get and the way that I see it considering the statistics I mentioned with Patrick Mahomes the fact that they have averaged 25 points per game since 2022 the expectation is that Travis Kelce and the rest of this receiving course should find themselves a lot of success within the overall game number Trey McBride three we have Trey McBride amongst all tight ends in week one was number two in terms of total targets with nine for five receptions and 30 receiving yards again he takes on the LA Rams this week it should lead to a lot of potential opportunity primarily because the last time Kyler Murray and Trey McBride took on this defense in week 12 of 2023 targets again seven receptions 60 receiving Arts 9 and a half fantasy points if we get that kind of level of production we'll be happy if he has the upside of a touchdown even better moving Kyle Pitts on to our number four we have Kyle pittz who's coming off of a week in which he had 10 plus fantasy points only three players had 10 plus fantasy points Kyle pittz Isa likeley and Foster Moro but Kyle pittz was able to score himself a lucky touchdown uh the play prior they called an off sides by TJ watt which was a strip sack fumble and Recovery by TJ wat all in one play ultimately cpit shouldn't have ever had this touchdown because of that overall situation but nonetheless they take on the Philadelphia Eagles there is a little bit of momentum in the form of the fact that London and Pitts pretty much played the entirety of this game and even though they didn't have a high volume of targets it is promising to see that they never leave the field and that they're going to be the number one and number two options for this offense going forward and if you're going to exploit any part of this Eagles defense it is their secondary and Kyle Pitts will be utilized in order to do so number five George Kittle we have George KD again in the absence of Christian mcaffry we're going to find a lot of opportun for these receiving threats and as Brandon auk is slow to kind of return to his Peak form George KD and Debo Samuel will continue to be asked to do more he's coming off of a solid week obviously if he scores a touchdown it makes his overall week just like any other tight end who are very much so dependent on touchdown upside but when we talk about George KD I mentioned this that last week in the eight games in 2023 in which he scored over 10 fantasy points four of them consisted of a performance without a touchdown he doesn't need touchdowns to find success he just needs the opportunity to make plays after the catch which again he's very much so capable of doing especially against Minnesota this week we move on to dton Dalton Kincaid King Kade dton King Kade again you drafted him to play him and tonight is an opportunity for D King K to make a bounceback performance last season in the two games that he took on the Miami Dolphins defense I understand it was a different defense a coordinator def defensive Personnel but based on the fact that dton Kade is coming off of a performance in which he played 84% of the offensive snaps which is the second most outside of Josh out in terms of overall fantasy weapons additionally ran the second most routes on the team behind Keon Coleman by only two routes but Additionally the last time we took on the Miami Dolphins seven catches for 84 four catches for 27 we should see far more production in comparison to last week which was one reception for 11 receiving yards hopefully the target opportunity is going to be there tonight for Dalton K Kade number seven we have Mark Andrews Mark Andrews again many of you may be concerned about potentially playing Mark andw but here's the fact of the matter last season when he was healthy he was averaging six targets per game and 12 fantasy points per game and last week against the Kansas City Chiefs the coverage pretty much took Mark Andrew out of the game they wanted to exclude him from any opportunity and that's exactly what they did and they executed it to a perfect point so if the Las Vegas Raiders defense want to implement a very similar usage in terms of bracketing Mark Andrews and removing him from the overall contest so be it we'll be at the mercy of that but as it currently stands he ran more routes he played more plays and ultimately he should still be the number one Red Zone Target option of this offense and hopefully Lamar Jackson can bring Faith back to us in regards to his overall potential for the remainder of the season this week moving on to our number Evan Engram eight we have Evan Ingram Evan Ingram obviously coming off of a lackluster performance of one reception for five yards but again join the you know join the club there's a lot of other tight ends that struggled but he's still an automatic play this week they take on the Cleveland BRS last season of week 14 against the Cleveland Browns 12 targets 11 receptions 95 receiving yards two receiving touchdowns 32 and a half fantasy points Evan Ingram has potential just give him opportunity and it'll leave to the promised land he had the same amount of targets as Christian Kirk and of course Brian Thomas Jr the primary threats of this offense so really as an offensive attack didn't find much success as a whole hopefully Trevor Lawrence will be significantly better this week looking in the direction of Evan Ingram his number one target number nine we have Brock Bowers Brock Bowers again Brock Bowers had himself a surprisingly great week amongst all of the receiving threats of this Las Vegas Raiders offense had the most total targets e out targeting Devonte Adams is difficult to do but that is a promising start for him and Gard Mitch's overall connection and going into this upcoming week a negative game script again nine and a half Point underdogs the expectation is that they'll be throwing the ball for the entire of this game and hopefully looking in the direction of Brock Bowers I mean G mitu last season as the quarterback of the Colts did end up beating the Baltimore Ravens in an overtime matchup so you never know but either way Brock Bower still has value Isaiah Likely number 10 we have Isaiah likely again like I mentioned before I started the tight end section the top 10 tight ends are automatic starts if you prefer to play likely over some of these other options specifically Brock Bowers Mark Andrews Evan Ingram they're in the same tier for that exact reason but at this current moment in time I'm going to default back to the statistics that Isaiah likely presented last season from weeks 12 through 18 in the absence of Mark Andrews he was averaging 4.7 targets 3.5 receptions 53.7 receiving yards 0.83 receiving touchdowns and 13.87% El sets he is going to be of value he's going to have opportunity to you know still be in this conversation of being a tight end one within the National Football League therefore we leave him at number 10 number 11 we have Dallas Goedert Dallas SCD which again didn't have himself a terrible game amongst the entire group of tight ends was a solid performer with four receptions on 31 receiving yards which is just disgusting to say as a whole but it's just the reality of the situation going forward we're not going to find him finding a lot of success within the Red Zone primarily because that is where Sequon Barkley and jayen Herz are going to function majority of their upside therefore Dallas SCD just needs a little bit more opportunity between the 20s which again is difficult when you have guys like AJ Brown getting 10 targets and Devonte Smith getting nine Kobe Colby Parkinson Parkinson's are number 12 a guy that again if you picked up you can automatically play in the absence of pukaa primarily because Shawn McVey runs 11 personel which is one tight end one running back more than any other team in the National Football League over the course of the last three seasons therefore in the absence of pukaa we should see far more opportunity last season in week 12 Tyler higgy against the Arizona Cardinals five receptions for 29 yards two touchdowns it's not out of the realm of possibility that those opportunities could go in the direction of Kobe Parkinson number 13 we have PA Pat Freiermuth Ry mouth of the Pittsburgh Steelers four receptions on four targets 27 receiving yards as him and Justin Fields continue to build a rapport we are going to see PA Ry mouth use more and more within this offense he played 74% of the offensive snaps ran 90 plus% of the overall routes and quite honestly with Arthur Smith and his background last season as the primary play caller of the Atlanta Falcons I mean they targeted the tight end position the third most times amongst all teams over 160 total targets so as long as that is within the realm of possibility Pat Routh will continue to have value on a weekly basis number Taysom Hill 14 is Tamm Hill primarily because amongst all of these tight ends he continues to still have some of the highest his potential upside for a touchdown because of his rushing upside last week five attempts for 35 rushing yards a seven yard per carry average is beautiful only got himself two Targets in one reception primarily because of the contributions of foster Maro currently Foster Moro is in the concussion protocol if in fact he does end up missing this week it could lead to more potential snaps and usage for TM Hill not only in the running game but in the receiving game now additionally it Juwan Johnson also would impact Jawan Johnson like I mentioned just moments ago if in fact Foster Moro who is currently in the concuss F protocol does not get activated this week it would Elevate the value of Jawan Johnson taking it on the Dallas Cowboys again this is going to be a negative game script and most likely them throwing the ball for majority of the second half and we know Derek Carr throughout his entire career whether it's Jared Cook Darren waller or even you know Jawan Johnson TM Hill he loves to throw the ball to his respective tight ends and get them integrated as much as possible the final option is Zach Ertz Zack hers taking on the New York Giants is a matchup that I cannot pass up on especially considering his overall snap counts and his usage in week one the New York Giants defense really cannot stop a soul and Zach should have himself an opportunity of being a security blanket for Jaden Daniels in this overall circumstance okay that's going to cover in terms of my top 16 quarterback and Titan rankings enjoy tonight's game and of course be sure to check out Underdog fantasy in order to take advantage of the 0.5 total yards for Josh Allen I'll be back tonight after the game in regards to a potential live stream and then tomorrow with hidden gems thank you everybody for watching and until next time I'll see you guys peace a [Music]