The Loop Fantasy Football Update Week 2: Last-minute moves

UPDATE p m Saturday The big injury news heading into Sunday is the absence of San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy who may miss as various as five weeks because of turf toe The Niners will turn to the mildly talented Mac Jones to replace Purdy on Sunday against New Orleans While fantasy mavens could do the same there are allegedly better options available There s Indy s Daniel Jones against Broncos Jacksonville s Trevor Lawrence vs Cincinnati or dare we say Pittsburgh s Aaron Rodgers facing Seattle Now a kicking note Atlanta has benched Younghoe Koo after he missed a critical field goal last week The Loop s personal choice for a solid replacement Why Baltimore s Tyler Loop of module Thursday s challenge proved especially painful for a couple of fantasy notables Washington running back Austin Ekeler suffered a season-ending achilles tendon tear And Green Bay wideout Jayden Reed broke his collarbone They re hoping he can return sometime in November We ll be back in the morning with the pregame updates ORIGINAL POST a m Wednesday Vikings fans might remember Daniel Jones He spent the tail end of last season holding a clipboard on the Minnesota sideline And he helped the New York Giants knock the Vikings out of the playoffs Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones scores a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football contest against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday Sept in Indianapolis AP Photo Darron Cummings The modestly talented quarterback burst onto the scene in Week in Indianapolis blowout win over Miami Led the Colts to a points on EVERY drive of the competition And now he s among the leaders of fantasy free-agent prospects He s not the only fast-rising QB Atlanta s Michael Penix Jr and the Jets Justin Fields each ran for two touchdowns in Week and they lead offenses that look to be better than expected Here are other thought-provoking players available to pick up in the bulk leagues Jacory Croskey-Merritt Commanders RB Our Deepest Sleeper of last week had yards on only carries with one TD against the Giants Didn t take him long to claim the No job in Washington Washington Commanders running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt celebrates after scoring a touchdown during an NFL football challenge against the New York Giants Sunday Sept in Landover AP Photo Daniel Kucin Jr Travis Etienne Jaguars RB Turns out the Jacksonville running back shuffle also settled briskly as the former Clemson standout had carries for yards and one TD Travis Etienne Jr of the Jacksonville Jaguars carries the ball against the Carolina Panthers during the event at EverBank Stadium on Sept in Jacksonville Florida Photo by Megan Briggs Getty Images Javonte Williams Cowboys RB Got off to a great start with two early TD runs in the opener in Philly And the Dallas offense looked pretty good against the defending Super Bowl champs Dallas Cowboys running back Javonte Williams is upended by Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean as Williams runs the ball in the second half of an NFL football encounter Thursday Sept in Philadelphia AP Photo Matt Slocum Marquise Brown Chiefs WR Suddenly it appears Hollywood will be Patrick Mahomes top target for at least the next month He led the shorthanded Chiefs receivers with catches and yards against the Chargers Los Angeles Chargers defensive back Elijah Molden tackles Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise Hollywood Brown in an NFL football encounter Friday Sept in S o Paulo Brazil AP Photo Jeff Lewis Quentin Johnston and Keenan Allen Chargers WR You be happy to grab either of these fellows who had Week TDs Johnston had five catches for yards Allen seven for Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston catches a touchdown pass against the Kansas City Chiefs in an NFL football match Friday Sept in S o Paulo Brazil AP Photo Jeff Lewis Sitting stars Don t trust Seattle RB Kenneth Walker against Pittsburgh mostly because he s losing ground in the backfield to teammate Zach Charbonnet Same deal in Cleveland as Jerome Ford has already been eclipsed by Dylan Sampson Tennessee RB Tony Pollard is hindered by a weak offensive line and won t do much against the Rams Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce will have as little success against Philly as he did in Super Bowl LIX And until Miami QB Tua Tagovailoa shows any signs of competence leave WRs Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle on your bench San Francisco ers linebacker Dee Winters tackles Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III during an NFL football battle Sunday Sept in Seattle AP Photo Ben VanHouten Matchup meeting Green Bay s Josh Jacobs will extend his touchdown streak to games on Thursday night against the Commanders Denver rookie RB R J Harvey had one nice long run in the opener and will gain more ground against the Colts Cincinnati s weak pass defense will spark the official coming out party for Jacksonville WR Travis Hunter Rams receivers Puka Nacua and Davante Adams can have big games against Tennessee And two other wideouts we like this week are Tampa Bay rookie Emeka Egbuka and the Cardinals Marvin Harrison Jr Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs during an NFL football match Sunday Sept in Green Bay Wis AP Photo Mike Roemer Injury watch The big Week loss was ers tight end George Kittle who it is reported will miss a scant weeks because of a bad hamstring The Chiefs will likely be without WR Xavier Worthy after he dislocated his shoulder in a collision with teammate Travis Kelce Las Vegas tight end Brock Bowers insists he s going to play this week despite leaving the opener with a knee injury Others listed as questionable include Niners WR Jauan Jennings and Falcons wideout Drake London San Francisco ers tight end George Kittle runs down the field during an NFL football contest against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday Sept in Seattle AP Photo Ben VanHouten Deepest sleeper One of the limited bright spots for Cleveland last week was Harold Fannin Jr He tied the NFL record for rookie tight ends by making seven catches in his debut He led the Browns with nine targets and tallied yards against Cincinnati Maybe it s not that surprising considering he had receptions in his senior season at Bowling Green Harold Fannin Jr of the Cleveland Browns runs the ball against Jordan Battle of the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter during the meeting at Huntington Bank Field on Sept in Cleveland Ohio Photo by Gregory Shamus Getty Images The Thursday pick Commanders at Packers - Pick Packers by Micah Parsons of the Green Bay Packers sacks Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on Sept in Green Bay Wisconsin Photo by John Fisher Getty Images You can hear Kevin Cusick on Thursdays on Bob Sansevere s BS Show podcast on iTunes You can follow Kevin on X theloopnow He can be reached at kcusick pioneerpress com Related Articles The Loop NFL Picks Week The Loop Fantasy Football Overview Week Last-minute moves The Loop NFL Picks Week The Loop Nipsey Russell s NFL Preview The Loop Fantasy Football Preview 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