Drew Brees was spectacular for fantasy in Week 1. Photo by Saints/Facebook
With Week 1 behind us, let's take a look at the positional rankings for Week 2:
QB
- Drew Brees vs. CLE
- Cam Newton @ ATL
- Tom Brady @ JAX
- Russell Wilson @ CHI
- Patrick Mahomes @ PIT
- Kirk Cousins @ GB
- Matt Stafford @ SF
- Alex Smith vs. IND
- Ben Roethlisberger vs. KC
- Matt Ryan vs. CAR
- Aaron Rodgers vs. MIN (If healthy)
- Dak Prescott vs. NYG
- Deshaun Watson @ TEN
- Andrew Luck @ WAS
- Philip Rivers @ BUF
- Marcus Mariota vs. HOU
- Tyrod Taylor @ NO
- Ryan Tannehill @ NYJ
- Joe Flacco @ CIN
- Sam Darnold vs. MIA
RB (standard scoring)
- Todd Gurley vs. ARI
- Ezekiel Elliott vs. NYG
- Alvin Kamara vs. CLE
- Melvin Gordon @ BUF
- Kareem Hunt @ PIT
- David Johnson @ LAR
- James Conner vs. KC
- Dalvin Cook @ GB
- Saquon Barkely @ DAL
- Joe Mixon vs. BAL
- Jordan Howard vs. SEA
- Christian McCaffrey @ ATL
- Adrian Peterson vs. IND
- Alex Collins @ CIN
- Lamar Miller @ TEN
- Jay Ajayi @ TB
- Kenyan Drake @ NYJ
- Devonta Freeman vs. CAR
- Carlos Hyde @ NO
- Leonard Fournette vs. NE (If healthy)
- LeSean McCoy vs. LAC
- Dion Lewis vs. HOU
- Royce Freeman vs. OAK
- Marshawn Lynch @ DEN
- Peyton Barber vs. PHI
- Rex Burkhead @ JAX (If healthy)
- Jamaal Williams vs. MIN
- Derrick Henry vs. HOU
- Tevin Coleman vs. CAR
- Chris Thompson vs. IND
- Alfred Morris vs. DET
- Isaiah Crowell vs. MIA
- Chris Carson @ CHI
- Phillip Lindsay vs. OAK
- James White @ JAX
- Kerryon Johnson @ SF
WR (standard scoring)
- Antonio Brown vs. KC
- Michael Thomas vs. CLE
- DeAndre Hopkins @ TEN
- Julio Jones vs. CAR
- Odell Beckham Jr. @ DAL
- AJ Green vs. BAL
- Tyreek Hill @ PIT
- Keenan Allen @ BUF
- Stefan Diggs @ GB
- Mike Evans vs. PHI
- Adam Thielen @ GB
- Davante Adams vs. MIN
- TY Hilton @ WAS
- Emmanuel Sanders vs. OAK
- JuJu Smith-Schuster vs. KC
- Golden Tate @ SF
- Allen Robinson vs. SEA
- Jarvis Landry @ NO
- Demaryius Thomas vs. OAK
- Larry Fitzgerald @ LAR
- Brandin Cooks vs. ARI
- Marvin Jones @ SF
- Corey Davis vs. HOU
- Nelson Agholor @ TB
- Robby Anderson vs. MIA
- Kenny Stills @ NYJ
- Chris Hogan @ JAX
- Josh Gordon @ NO
- Devin Funchess @ ATL
- Amari Cooper @ DEN
- Randall Cobb vs. MIN
- Robert Woods vs. ARI
- Cooper Kupp vs. ARI
- Michael Crabtree @ CIN
- Kenny Golladay @ SF
- Tyler Lockett @ CHI
- Jamison Crowder vs. IND
- Quincy Enunwa vs. MIA
- Keelan Cole vs. NE
- Sterling Shepard @ DAL
- Pierre Garcon vs. DET
- Marquise Goodwin vs. DET (If healthy)
- John Brown @ CIN
- Brandon Marshall @ CHI
- Kelvin Benjamin vs. LAC
TE (standard scoring)
- Rob Gronkowski @ JAX
- Travis Kelce @ PIT
- Zach Ertz @ TB
- Jordan Reed vs. IND
- Trey Burton vs. SEA
- George Kittle vs. DET
- Kyle Rudolph @ GB
- Jimmy Graham vs. MIN
- Jared Cook @ DEN
- Jack Doyle @ WAS
- Evan Engram @ DAL
- David Njoku @ NO
- Tyler Eifert vs. BAL
- Eric Ebron @ WAS
- Benjamin Watson vs. CLE
D/ST
- Rams vs. ARI
- Chargers @ BUF
- Broncos vs. OAK
- Bears vs. SEA
- Ravens @ CIN
- Eagles @ TB
- Texans @ TEN
- Jaguars vs. NE
- Vikings @ GB
- Saints vs. CLE
- Patriots @ JAX
- Jets vs. MIA
- Bengals vs. BAL
- Titans vs. HOU
- Giants @ DAL
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The Houston Texans received a lot of praise for their moves in free agency across various outlets. And for good reason, most people believe the team got significantly better with the additions of Danielle Hunter, Azeez Al-Shaair, and Denico Autry among others.
But there's another factor to consider this offseason. How much have the other teams in the AFC South improved?
When looking at the PFF grades in free agency, the Colts received a B-minus. Most of the Colts moves this offseason involved spending a lot of money re-signing their own players. Which is great in theory, but it's hard to improve the overall quality of your roster when you're bringing back players that were already there to begin with. A lot will be riding on player development for the Colts to see a big jump this season. A healthy quarterback wouldn't hurt either.
The Jaguars have made some big additions financially this offseason by signing receiver Gabe Davis and defensive tackle Arik Armstead. They also lost the top receiver on the market, Calvin Ridley, to the Titans. Gabe Davis wasn't able to establish himself as a reliable No. 2 receiver with Josh Allen throwing him the ball in Buffalo. So it's hard to believe he'll take the next step in Jacksonville. Their best move of the offseason might have been retaining edge rusher Josh Allen by using the franchise tag on him. So what did PFF think of Jacksonville's offseason? They received a B-minus, just like the Colts.
The Titans have a lot of turnover heading into the 2024 season, and not just on the roster. They have a new head coach in Brian Callahan, who's looking to revamp Tennessee's offense. Early in free agency, they agreed to terms with former Cowboys running back Tony Pollard, signing him to a 3-year deal at $8 million per season. Which is more money than the Ravens are paying for Derrick Henry, who left the Titans in free agency. Calvin Ridley was the most notable addition to the squad, he received a 4-year, $92 million deal. And while this could be viewed as an overpay, at least he gives the Titans' offense some upside. Their receiving corps looks a lot more dangerous with Ridley added to DeAndre Hopkins and Treylon Burks.
They also spent big at the center position, adding Lloyd Cushenberry on a 4-year, $50 million contract.
Because the Titans spent a lot of money on some highly coveted players, PFF gave them a B.
Now that brings us to the Texans. The Texans re-signed some of their own players like Dalton Schultz and Noah Brown. But they also made some big splashes with Hunter, Autry, Al-Shaair, and Joe Mixon. But the Texans spent their money in a more conservative way by not handing out many contracts over two years in length.
The Texans managed to add the best pass rusher in free agency with Hunter, but it's only a two-year deal. The overall talent level is going up on this roster, and GM Nick Caserio isn't having to sign players to long contracts that could come back and haunt him.
That's why we're seeing post-free agency power rankings coming out with Houston in the Top 10. And that's also why PFF gave the Texans an A for their moves in free agency.
Be sure to check out the video above as Craig from Sports Talk Extra takes an in-depth look at PFF's grades for the AFC South, and much more!