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The fantasy calls of Week 2, 2026

By Sparks · Week 2, 2026

Josh Allen leads our QBs at 20.7; Jahmyr Gibbs leads our RBs at 20.7; Amon-Ra St. Brown leads our WRs at 16.5; Trey McBride leads our TEs at 11.3. Half-PPR, all of it on the open board. What follows is the reasoning at each position: who the model has ahead, by how much, and where the gap is thin enough that we would rather call it a coin flip than invent a conviction.

Quarterbacks (QB): Josh Allen first

Josh Allen edges Brock Purdy by 1.6: a lean, not a landslide, and the ranges overlap plenty.

  1. Our projection has Josh Allen at 20.7 half-PPR points against the Lions in Week 2, 2026, our QB1.
  2. Brock Purdy is our QB2 at 19.1 against the Dolphins.
  3. Caleb Williams is our QB3 at 17.6 against the Vikings.

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Running Backs (RB): Jahmyr Gibbs first

Jahmyr Gibbs is the clearest call we have at the position. Our numbers put him 2.5 ahead of Bijan Robinson, and a gap that size rarely closes on matchup alone.

  1. Our projection has Jahmyr Gibbs at 20.7 half-PPR points at the Bills in Week 2, 2026, our RB1.
  2. Bijan Robinson is our RB2 at 18.2 against the Panthers.
  3. Derrick Henry is our RB3 at 18.0 against the Saints.

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Wide Receivers (WR): Amon-Ra St. Brown first

2.1 separates Amon-Ra St. Brown from Puka Nacua in our projections. At this scoring range that is a genuine gap rather than rounding.

  1. Our projection has Amon-Ra St. Brown at 16.5 half-PPR points at the Bills in Week 2, 2026, our WR1.
  2. Puka Nacua is our WR2 at 14.4 against the Giants.
  3. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is our WR3 at 13.5 at the Cardinals.

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Tight Ends (TE): Trey McBride first

The top of the position is not close this week: Trey McBride clears George Kittle by 2.0 in our numbers, which is a real gap at this scoring range.

  1. Our projection has Trey McBride at 11.3 half-PPR points against the Seahawks in Week 2, 2026, our TE1.
  2. George Kittle is our TE2 at 9.3 against the Dolphins.
  3. Sam LaPorta is our TE3 at 8.8 at the Bills.

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Projections are our own model's output: recent role and usage, shrunk efficiency rates, and the game's scoring environment. The range beside each number is modeled, not a fixed band: the 10th to 90th percentile of that player's outcomes for the week, fit from how projections like his have actually landed. Every projection is graded against actual fantasy points the week after it publishes. Every number is conditional on the player playing: a player ruled out carries his status instead of a projection, and a DNP is excluded from the record, never counted as a zero. Nothing here is betting advice.

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