​6 Wide Receivers With Great Cornerback Matchups in Week 2

Barkley will enter Thursday's clash with Washington on short rest coming off his first game back from last year's season-ending ACL injury. In Week 1 he managed 10 rushing attempts for 26 yards and 1 reception for 1 yard while playing 48% of the Giants' offensive snaps. According to Duggan, based on how cautiously New York has handled Barkley's return thus far, it's "unlikely that they'll totally unleash him in Week 2". Our models expect Barkley to handle 20.1 touches against Washington on Thursday.

Barkley's Week 2 projection includes 75.1 rushing yards, 25.1 receiving yards, 0.69 touchdowns, and 15.6 FanDuel points. He is the RB12 in our Week 2 rankings.

The initial reports had Jeudy missing up to eight weeks and then a follow-up estimated the second-year receiver was facing a four-to-six week timeline. Rapoport believes six weeks is an appropriate approximation. Broncos head coach Vic Fangio said K.J. Hamler, Tim Patrick, and Courtland Sutton will be the team's starting wideouts with Jeudy sidelined. Noah Fant should also benefit from a larger target share. The Broncos face the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2.

numberFire's models expect Sutton to lead the Broncos with 7.9 targets in Week 2 and he has a $6,200 salary on FanDuel. Fant is second in line with a projected 6.5 targets and a $5,700 salary. Hamler is projected for 5.3 targets and Patrick is pegged for 5.2. The Jaguars allowed the seventh-most Passing Net Expected Points per dropback in the first week of the season.

The four backs are Ty'Son Williams, Latavius Murray, Le'Veon Bell, and Devonta Freeman. Williams and Murray split the load in Monday night's loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, but Bell and Freeman are expected to join the fray in Week 2 versus the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night.

numberFire's models project Williams to lead the Ravens with 10.8 carries on Sunday, with Murray close behind at 9.4 attempts. The Chiefs allowed the most Rushing Net Expected Points per carry in the NFL in Week 1.

Sanders' limited status does not appear concerning as the Eagles approach their Week Two matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. In a lead back role with 19 touches on a 66% offensive snap rate last week, Sanders should see a similar workload against a San Francisco unit ranked last (41.4) in FanDuel points allowed per game to running backs this season.

Sanders' current Week Two projection includes 13.3 rushing attempts for 61.2 yards and 3.1 receptions for 27.7 yards.

Williams suffered a head injury during Week 1's loss to the San Francisco 49ers and opened this week of practice on the sideline. He will have an extra day to recover with the Lions scheduled to play on Monday Night Football against the Packers in Week 2. If Williams is ruled out, Quintez Cephus could see an increase in opportunities against Green Bay.

Williams' Week 2 projection includes 3.6 receptions, 50.9 yards, 0.22 touchdowns, and 8.2 FanDuel points.

According to Tafur, today's absence could be a maintenance day after Jacobs was expected to miss most Wednesday practices for rest purposes. Expect Friday's designation to be the an important indicator of Jacobs' Week 2 status. In a matchup against a Steelers' unit ranked sixth (9.9) in FanDuel points allowed to running backs this season, our model project Jacobs to score 10.1 FanDuel points.

Jacobs' current Week Two projection includes 13.1 rushing attempts for 57.6 yards and 1.0 reception for 7.6 yards.