Fantasy Football 2021, Week 2 rankings: Who to start and sit

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Detroit Lions running back Jamaal Williams (30) run against San Francisco 49ers during the second half at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. /

Starts

Darrell Henderson Jr., LAR, @ IND

It was an up and down performance for Henderson Jr. in his first performance but for those who started him, he gave you a nice number. All that being said, he seems to be the running back to have for the Rams for the time being as his understanding of the offense will keep him in the game over Sony Michel more often than not. Henderson Jr. is in the must-start territory due to his volume against the Colts.

Jamaal Williams, DET, @ GB (Mon.)

For anyone wondering if the Detroit Lions could make Williams and D’Andre Swift work in the same backfield, they proved that they could. Williams had just two fewer touches than Swift and had nearly the same output in terms of fantasy scoring. That makes us believe that Williams is going to be a flex option moving forward and should be a good one against the Green Bay Packers on Monday night.

A.J. Dillon, GB, vs. DET (Mon.)

Dillon had more yards on the ground than Aaron Jones this past weekend. Of course, that has everything to do with game script as the Packers barely had the ball and looked awful when they did. With a great matchup against the Lions this coming week, both Dillon and Jones could have success for the Packers. Expect a lot of yards as Dillon could be a great flex play.

Sits

James Robinson, JAX, vs. DEN

On Sunday, at tough reality set in for fantasy owners of Robinson. That reality is that Urban Meyer does really like Carlos Hyde, making the backfield in Jacksonville more of a committee than anyone expected even with Travis Etienne out for the year. Robinson didn’t necessarily look bad, but he didn’t do anything to show he should be getting more touches than Hyde. Sit him down against the Denver Broncos if you have a better option.

Mike Davis, ATL, @ TB

Davis is going to get the touches in Atlanta but that does not mean the production will always be there. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are next for the Falcons, meaning that Davis should get minimal numbers after they held Ezekiel Elliott under six fantasy points last week.

Myles Gaskin, MIA, vs. BUF

By all accounts, any worries about Gaskin as the featured back in Miami can be put to rest for now. Gaskin looked good in his first game of the season and should continue to be all season long. That being said, the only thing that will make him startable this week will be passing work as the Buffalo Bills have one of the best fronts in football.

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