With Week 2 now in the books, let’s take a look at the players who performed well in fantasy despite mainly being unowned. One quarterback, two running backs, two wide receivers, and one tight end will be highlighted each week.
For the player to be eligible, they must have been owned in less than 25 percent of ESPN fantasy football leagues entering their Week 2 outing.
QB - Daniel Jones, Giants (10.7%) - 249 passing yards, 1 passing touchdown, 95 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdown
It was a rare game in which the third-year quarterback finished the game without a turnover. According to Dan Benton of GiantsWire courtesy of USA Today, Jones’ 95 yards rushing are the most for a Giants quarterback in the Super Bowl era.
Daniel Jones wasn’t the target of Kenny Golladay’s ire in the Giants' loss to Washington last week. https://t.co/rmqCWdQfwY
— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) September 21, 2021
RB - Cordarrelle Patterson, Falcons (7.7%) - 11 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdown, 5 receptions, 58 receiving yards, 1 receiving touchdown
Patterson, a converted wide receiver, has made the most of being on the field just 33% of the time. Despite being on the field for just 48 offensive snaps through two games (compared to 100 for starting running back Mike Davis), he has actually had more than one total yard than Davis (136 to 135).
📈 Derek Carr
— PFF (@PFF) September 21, 2021
📈 Cordarrelle Patterson
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