Start or sit in week 2

What Waiver projects for week 2 alone, with a floor and a ceiling for each player, so you can start the steady one when you are ahead and the volatile one when you need points. To weigh up two of your own players, compare them in the tool.

Quarterbacks

The QB18 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Josh Allen	BUF	DET	21.3	13.7–33.4
2	Lamar Jackson	BAL	NO	19.3	11.8–30.8
3	Caleb Williams	CHI	MIN	18.7	11.1–29.9
4	Brock Purdy	SF	MIA	18.1	10.6–29.1
5	Jalen Hurts	PHI	TEN	17.9	10.4–29.0
6	Jayden Daniels	WAS	DAL	17.6	10.1–28.5
7	Drake Maye	NE	PIT	17.5	10.0–28.4
8	Justin Herbert	LAC	LV	17.4	10.0–28.4
9	Dak Prescott	DAL	WAS	17.4	10.3–28.7
10	Patrick Mahomes	KC	IND	16.9	9.7–28.0
11	Trevor Lawrence	JAX	DEN	16.4	9.0–27.0
12	Bryce Young	CAR	ATL	16.0	8.7–26.6
13	Jaxson Dart	NYG	LA	16.0	8.7–26.5
14	Bo Nix	DEN	JAX	15.9	8.6–26.5
15	Matthew Stafford	LA	NYG	15.8	9.2–27.2

Running backs

The RB30 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	MIA	18.2	9.2–34.5
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	CAR	18.2	8.9–33.8
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	BUF	17.8	8.7–33.1
4	James Cook	BUF	DET	16.6	7.9–31.2
5	Jonathan Taylor	IND	KC	16.2	7.7–30.8
6	Kenneth Walker III	KC	IND	15.9	7.4–30.1
7	D'Andre Swift	CHI	MIN	14.7	6.7–28.2
8	Derrick Henry	BAL	NO	14.5	6.9–28.8
9	Omarion Hampton	LAC	LV	14.5	6.5–27.7
10	Javonte Williams	DAL	WAS	14.3	6.4–27.4
11	Chase Brown	CIN	HOU	14.3	6.4–27.4
12	Ashton Jeanty	LV	LAC	14.2	6.3–27.3
13	Breece Hall	NYJ	GB	13.8	6.0–26.6
14	Bucky Irving	TB	CLE	13.5	5.8–26.1
15	Jeremiyah Love	ARI	SEA	13.4	5.8–26.0

Wide receivers

The WR36 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	HOU	17.1	7.0–32.5
2	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	ARI	16.2	6.5–30.9
3	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	BUF	15.9	6.3–30.4
4	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WAS	14.5	5.5–28.0
5	Justin Jefferson	MIN	CHI	14.1	5.3–27.4
6	Malik Nabers	NYG	LA	13.8	5.1–26.8
7	George Pickens	DAL	WAS	13.6	5.0–26.5
8	Drake London	ATL	CAR	13.4	4.9–26.2
9	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	GB	13.1	4.7–25.8
10	DeVonta Smith	PHI	TEN	12.7	4.5–25.0
11	Rashee Rice	KC	IND	12.7	4.4–24.9
12	Emeka Egbuka	TB	CLE	12.4	4.3–24.4
13	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	ATL	12.3	4.2–24.3
14	Tee Higgins	CIN	HOU	11.9	4.0–23.7
15	Davante Adams	LA	NYG	11.9	4.2–24.3

Tight ends

The TE14 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Trey McBride	ARI	SEA	14.2	5.7–27.4
2	Colston Loveland	CHI	MIN	11.4	4.2–22.5
3	Tyler Warren	IND	KC	10.4	3.7–20.8
4	George Kittle	SF	MIA	10.3	3.8–21.2
5	Tucker Kraft	GB	NYJ	10.0	3.5–20.1
6	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	TB	9.7	3.3–19.4
7	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	DET	9.6	3.3–19.4
8	Travis Kelce	KC	IND	9.5	3.5–20.1
9	Sam LaPorta	DET	BUF	9.4	3.2–19.1
10	Kyle Pitts	ATL	CAR	9.2	3.0–18.7
11	Jake Ferguson	DAL	WAS	9.0	3.0–18.4
12	Dallas Goedert	PHI	TEN	8.9	3.0–18.7
13	Mark Andrews	BAL	NO	8.6	2.8–18.0
14	Dalton Schultz	HOU	CIN	8.5	2.7–17.7
15	Brenton Strange	JAX	DEN	8.3	2.6–17.1

Kickers

The K12 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Tyler Loop	BAL	NO	9.5	4.1–15.9
2	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	CIN	9.1	3.7–15.5
3	Tyler Bass	BUF	DET	9.0	3.6–15.4
4	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	WAS	9.0	3.6–15.4
5	Cairo Santos	CHI	MIN	9.0	3.6–15.4
6	Trey Smack	GB	NYJ	8.9	3.5–15.3
7	Evan McPherson	CIN	HOU	8.9	3.4–15.3
8	Chase McLaughlin	TB	CLE	8.7	3.2–15.1
9	Cam Little	JAX	DEN	8.6	3.1–15.0
10	Cameron Dicker	LAC	LV	8.6	3.1–15.0
11	Harrison Butker	KC	IND	8.3	2.7–14.7
12	Jason Myers	SEA	ARI	8.2	2.7–14.7
13	Ryan Fitzgerald	CAR	ATL	8.1	2.4–14.5
14	Jake Bates	DET	BUF	8.0	2.3–14.5
15	Chad Ryland	ARI	SEA	7.9	2.2–14.4

Team defences

The DEF12 is where starting ends in a twelve-team league.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	TB D/ST	TB	CLE	8.8	2.0–16.6
2	SF D/ST	SF	MIA	8.7	1.8–16.5
3	PHI D/ST	PHI	TEN	8.3	1.3–16.0
4	SEA D/ST	SEA	ARI	7.9	0.6–15.6
5	BAL D/ST	BAL	NO	7.6	0.0–15.4
6	KC D/ST	KC	IND	7.4	0.0–15.2
7	LAC D/ST	LAC	LV	7.2	0.0–14.9
8	CHI D/ST	CHI	MIN	7.1	0.0–14.9
9	PIT D/ST	PIT	NE	7.0	0.0–14.8
10	NE D/ST	NE	PIT	6.9	0.0–14.7
11	GB D/ST	GB	NYJ	6.9	0.0–14.6
12	LA D/ST	LA	NYG	6.8	0.0–14.5
13	CAR D/ST	CAR	ATL	6.7	0.0–14.4
14	JAX D/ST	JAX	DEN	6.4	0.0–14.1
15	ARI D/ST	ARI	SEA	6.2	0.0–13.9

Projected points count each player's chance of playing. A floor is a bad week and a ceiling a good one: about one week in ten falls outside each. Rebuilt every week.