Listed in the order they should be picked up

WR Louis Murphy- Oakland

Percent Owned (ESPN): 31.1%

With Chaz Schilens out indefinitely, Louis Murphy and Darrius Heyward Bey are both in good position to step up and be legitimate fantasy options. Both had solid games week 2. Murphy is listed here over DHB because he’s more talented and because he established a strong rapport with new quarterback Bruce Gradkowski late last year. Murphy had 6 catches for 91 yards and a score week 2 against St. Louis.

WR Mike Williams- Tampa Bay

Percent Owned (ESPN): 35.4%

Not sure why Mike Williams wasn’t drafted universally or why his owned percentage dropped by 8% after 5 catches for 30 yards and a score week 1, but Mike Williams is already the #1 option in an up and coming Tampa Bay offense and should only get better as his rookie year progresses. He caught 2 balls for 54 yards and a score week 2 in a win over Tampa Bay and should be owned almost universally.

WR Devin Hester- Chicago

Percent Owned (ESPN): 8.3%

With his speed, Hester is a natural fit for Chicago’s Mike Martz style offense and looked the part with 4 catches for 77 yards and a score in a win over Dallas week 2. He has leapfrogged Devin Aromashodu and is now Cutler 2^nd favorite receiver, a close 2^nd to Johnny Knox. He actually lead the team in targets week 2.

QB Josh Freeman- Tampa Bay

Percent Owned (ESPN): 4.9%

All that hard work he put in during the offseason is paying off as Freeman is 29 of 52 for 360 yards, 4 scores, and one pick this season and his team, Tampa Bay is 2-0. Freeman is now a legitimate fantasy backup and a solid bye week filler weeks 7-10, when he faces St. Louis, Arizona, Atlanta, and Carolina in consecutive weeks.

WR Brandon Lloyd- Denver

Percent Owned (ESPN): 16.1%

Not sure why Lloyd ownership didn’t skyrocket after catching 5 balls for 117 yards week 1. Probably because no one’s ever heard of him. Either way, he’s still worth a pickup after catching 3 balls for 53 yards week 2. I’d pick him up over Demaryius Thomas, who had a strong week 2, because he’s not a rookie and because he’s less injury prone.

 

WR Kevin Walter- Houston

Percent Owned (ESPN): 10.4%

Walter caught 11 balls for 144 yards and a score in an overtime win over Washington week 2. Matt Schaub isn’t going to throw 52 times every week and Walter still has Jacoby Jones to contend with, but Walter’s still a solid addition for your bench. He’s had strong seasons before and could do it again.

RB Rashad Jennings- Jacksonville

Percent Owned (ESPN): 26.1%

MJD was supposedly the safe fantasy pick this year, but as he has 161 total yards on 36 total touches and no scores thus far this season, it just goes to show that there is no such thing as a safe pick. No word yet on whether or not MJD’s supposed knee injury is the cause of his struggle, but whatever the reason, the Jaguars are getting Rashad Jennings, a 2009 7^th round pick, more involved. He had 13 touches for 88 yards in the Jaguars week 2 loss to San Diego.

RB John Kuhn- Green Bay

Percent Owned (ESPN): 2.7%

Brandon Jackson struggled rushing for 29 yards on 11 carries in his first start, against what was supposed to be a bad Buffalo run defense. Kuhn is the fullback, but he’s really the Packers only other option running the football until rookie James Starks can be activated from the PUP so if Jackson continues to struggle, we could see Kuhn get the ball more and more. Kuhn rushed for 36 yards on 9 carries in a win over Buffalo.