2025 Fantasy Football FLEX Rankings - Week 2 Start, Sit

2025 fantasy football FLEX rankings - Week 2 start, sit FLEX rankings. Win more with our updated FLEX fantasy football rankings and tiers for Week 2.

Week 2 of the new NFL season is already here, and the FLEX position is arguably the toughest one to navigate for fantasy football. Use these Week 2 fantasy football FLEX rankings as your guide to decide between players with similar outlooks at different positions. Below, you will see where key RBs, WRs, and TEs like Tony Pollard, Jerry Jeudy, DJ Moore, J.K. Dobbins, Courtland Sutton, Harold Fannin Jr., and Tyrone Tracy Jr. stand for Week 2.

Our FLEX fantasy football rankings for Week 2 are put together by Nick Mariano. Below the rankings, you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football news for this week. There are always key injuries and developments to keep track of, so check back throughout the week for updates.

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Week 2 Fantasy Football FLEX News and Injuries

• Chris Godwin to Be Limited in His Return Thursday
• Olamide Zaccheaus Surprises as Team's Second-Leading Receiver
• Elic Ayomanor The Clear-Cut WR2 in Titans Offense
• Tre Tucker A Focal Point in Raiders Offense
• Kayshon Boutte a Sensible Waiver-Wire Add
• DJ Moore Logs Full Practice on Wednesday
• NFL Looking into Tyreek Hill's Domestic-Violence Allegations
• Keon Coleman Picking up Steam
• Kyle Monangai to See More Carries Going Forward?
• Quinshon Judkins Plans to Practice Thursday
• Jaylen Wright Remains Sidelined at Practice
• Chris Brooks To Retain Minor Role Behind Josh Jacobs in Week 2
• James Cook Limited on Wednesday With Hamstring Injury
• Ty Chandler Set to Miss Time for Vikings
• Evan Engram Limited on Wednesday
• Mason Taylor Held Out of Wednesday's Practice
• Darren Waller's Status Unclear for Week 2 and Beyond?
• Isaiah Likely Still Not Practicing
• Harold Fannin Jr. Quickly Earning Trust in Browns' Offense
• Dallas Goedert Questionable for Week 2 at Chiefs
• Travis Kelce Takes Accountability on Xavier Worthy Injury

Week 2 Fantasy Football FLEX Rankings

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Week 2 Fantasy Football FLEX Outlooks

Matthew Golden, Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Matthew Golden (ankle) was a limited participant on Monday with an ankle injury, but put in two full practices to come off the injury report as the Packers host the Commanders in Week 2. Golden caught both of his targets for 16 yards on a day where the Packers' passing game wasn't too busy in their 27-13 victory over the Lions. Quarterback Jordan Love only needed 22 pass attempts to dispatch Detroit, and it was more of the same dating back to the post-bye Packers from 2024 as they opted to run the ball more than pass.

The lack of passing volume from Green Bay hampers the upside of some of the passing game's weapons, like Golden. That said, Golden does have massive upside in this offense, and the Packers spent a first-round pick on his services, so Golden's offensive involvement will increase game by game. For fantasy, consider Golden an upside-laden flex play for Week 2.

Terry McLaurin, Washington Commanders

Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin was slow out of the gate in Week 1 against the Giants, catching two of his four targets for 27 yards. A slow start to the season could have been somewhat expected for McLaurin after limited practice time amidst his contract negotiations. The talk of a slow start could have been mitigated if he and Jayden Daniels were able to connect on a deep shot where McLaurin had his man beat badly on a double move.

With the new acquisition, Deebo Samuel Sr. making his team debut, play caller Kliff Kingsbury made an emphasis to get Samuel involved, and he has established a good connection with Daniels after McLaurin missed a lot of time in training camp. A positive, at least for McLaurin, is that he did not face any restrictions regarding his snap count and routes. The star receiver started slow last season as he built rapport with Daniels, and should be expected to bounce back against an exploitable Green Bay secondary.

McLaurin has faced the Packers three times in his career and has put up strong numbers, catching 16 of 27 targets for 252 yards and three touchdowns. He should be viewed as a mid-range WR2 with upside in a projected high-scoring Week 2 matchup against the Packers.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Washington Commanders

Washington Commanders rookie running back out of Arizona, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, aka Bill, is a must-add for fantasy managers in Week 2 if he's available. Currently, he is owned in 78% of Yahoo leagues, and may find himself rostered in more leagues by the end of Week 2. JCM was electric in Week 1, handling the ball 10 times for 82 yards, good enough for an 8.2 YPC. He also scored a touchdown, rewarding fantasy managers with 14.2 points in half-PPR leagues.

In addition, he achieved this while playing in only 33% of the snaps, and that number should only increase from here. Lead back, veteran Austin Ekeler played 47% of the snaps, and while JCM is unlikely to get the full workload with Ekeler involved, he is in line to see 10-15 touches weekly, making him a solid RB3 option for fantasy managers. If Ekeler goes down, JCM is suddenly approaching top-20 running back territory. In Week 2, the Commanders have a tough matchup against the Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football, who dominated the Detroit Lions in Week 1.

Austin Ekeler, Washington Commanders

Washington Commanders running back Austin Ekeler operated mostly as the team's lead back in Week 1 against the Giants, leading the backfield with 32 snaps out of 65 plays. He only touched the ball nine times for the game, but was again efficient with 57 yards. The roles are still fairly fluid in the Washington backfield, but Week 1 could be instructive for how it might look going forward. Washington essentially gave Ekeler and Croskey-Merritt their own drives against the Giants, which is interesting.

Ekeler was out-carried by Croskey-Merritt 10 to six, and the rookie could continue to earn more touches as the season goes on. Ekeler faces another stiff test against the Packers' defense that held Lions superstar running back Jahmyr Gibbs to just 50 yards on 19 touches. He should be looked at as a quality FLEX with projectable volume for Week 2.

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