Fantasy Football Player Notes
Week 2 Half PPR Rankings
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20.
Chris Olave
WR - (at BAL)
Chris Olave continued his 2025 dominance and started this year on fire. Even though he had multiple trips to the medical tent, he kept returning and scoring fantasy points. In their overtime barn burner, Olave finished with 10 catches for 182 yards. We're one week in, and Olave leads all receivers in receptions and yards. This week, they face Jesse Minter and the Ravens new look defense. Outside of the opening drive, the Ravens defense smothered the Colts, holding Daniel Jones to 166 passing yards. I'm worried it will be tough sledding for the Saints offense this week. That said, even without touchdown upside, Olave's target share keeps him as a low-end WR1 even in a tough matchup.
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40.
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB - (at BAL)
In Week 1, Travis Etienne Jr. finished as the RB16 in PPR, rolling up 16 touches and 78 total yards. He played 59.3% of the snaps with a 36.5% route share, a 14.3% target share, 1.39 yards per route run, and 32 receiving yards. He matched Kendre Miller with a 39.1% designed carry share while producing a 22.2% explosive run rate and 22% missed tackle rate (NOICE!). He could have more volume on the ground in Week 2 if the Saints can keep this game close. Baltimore's run defense looked suspect in Week 1, allowing the highest explosive run rate, the 11th-best rushing success rate, and the tenth-most yards after contact per attempt.
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80.
Juwan Johnson
TE - (at BAL)
In Week 1, Juwan Johnson was the TE7 in fantasy, finishing with a 10.7% target share, a 77.8% route share, three receptions, 54 receiving yards (1.10 YPRR), and a 14.6% first-read share (third on the team). Johnson saw one deep target and led the team with three red zone targets. Johnson will walk a tougher road in Week 2 to TE1 production against a pass defense that last year allowed the 11th-fewest yards per target and the third-fewest fantasy points per opportunity to tight ends.
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101.
Devaughn Vele
WR - (at BAL)
In Week 1, Devaughn Vele finished as the WR10 in fantasy as Tyler Shough passed early and often, trying to keep up with Detroit. Vele's nine targets look nice on paper until you realize that Shough chucked it 56 times and Vele had a 16.1% target share with 69 receiving yards (1.25 yards per route run). Vele was second on the team with a 22% first-read share with one red zone and one deep target. The inflated passing volume helped puff up Vele's box score, but his per-route numbers were just okay. Vele is a decent flex this week, but the matchup is tougher. In Week 1, Baltimore allowed the 12th-fewest fantasy points per target to slot receivers while ranking 17th in yards per target allowed to the position.
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170.
Kendre Miller
RB - (at BAL)
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175.
Alvin Kamara
RB - (at BAL)
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194.
Bryce Lance
WR - (at BAL)
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237.
Noah Fant
TE - (at BAL)
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296.
CJ Donaldson
RB - (at BAL)
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305.
Barion Brown
WR - (at BAL)
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361.
Kevin Austin Jr.
WR - (at BAL)
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377.
Treyton Welch
TE - (at BAL)
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411.
Oscar Delp
TE - (at BAL)
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420.
Cedric Tillman
WR - (at BAL)
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441.
Audric Estime
RB - (at BAL)
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477.
Jalen Moreno-Cropper
WR - (at BAL)
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528.
Moliki Matavao
TE - (at BAL)
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566.
Zamir White
RB - (at BAL)
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