A look at the five best fantasy football options in the Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins game for Week 2 of the 2016 NFL season.
The Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins will both be after their first win of the season in Week 2 of the 2016 NFL season. Neither team could come away with a victory in their first outing. Dallas fell by just a point at home to New York, while Washington suffered a double-digit home loss to the AFC’s Pittsburgh Steelers.
Now the NFC East rivals will meet up at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. It marks the second-straight home game for the Redskins who looked shaky against Pittsburgh. Dallas looked decent behind the guidance of rookie quarterback Dak Prescott, and their other rookie, running back Ezekiel Elliott seems due for a big game.
Here’s a look at which five fantasy players may be the best options to use from this particular matchup.
1. Ezekiel Elliott
Despite being a rookie, Ezekiel Elliott has already been predicted by many as the favorite to win the offensive ROY award. Elliott quickly became a favorite pick in many fantasy football drafts ahead of this season. He’s become the top option for a team that used to have Darren McFadden running the ground game.
In Week 1, he finished with 51 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries. The bulk of the offense was taken care of by Prescott. The rookie quarterback had 45 attempts and 25 completions. While it was a nice effort, it was also a losing one. It’s highly unlikely that Dallas will continue with that game plan.
While Elliott still has that rookie learning curve and is gaining experience, he’s the top option on the ground right now. He’ll gain confidence with each game played. He appears to be a weekly workhorse candidate for Dallas and should get around 20 attempts or more each game. Prescott will need to use Elliott to take some pressure off himself.
With that in mind, it seems probable that the Cowboys will run more plays through Elliott in this game. The rookie is also bound to have a big game at some point in his young career. After seeing what DeAngelo Williams did against Washington in Monday Night Football, Elliott has a good shot against the same opponent.
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