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	21.0	13.4–33.0
2	Caleb Williams	CHI	MIN	18.7	11.2–29.8
3	Lamar Jackson	BAL	NO	18.4	11.0–29.6
4	Brock Purdy	SF	MIA	18.1	10.6–29.1
5	Jayden Daniels	WAS	DAL	18.0	10.5–28.9
6	Drake Maye	NE	PIT	17.8	10.3–28.7
7	Justin Herbert	LAC	LV	17.6	10.3–28.6
8	Jalen Hurts	PHI	TEN	17.5	10.2–28.5
9	Dak Prescott	DAL	WAS	17.1	10.1–28.4
10	Patrick Mahomes	KC	IND	16.6	9.5–27.6
11	Bo Nix	DEN	JAX	16.5	9.1–27.1
12	Joe Burrow	CIN	HOU	16.2	9.0–26.9
13	Trevor Lawrence	JAX	DEN	16.1	8.9–26.7
14	Jaxson Dart	NYG	LA	16.0	8.7–26.6
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	18.3	9.3–34.6
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	CAR	18.1	8.8–33.7
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	BUF	17.6	8.5–32.9
4	James Cook	BUF	DET	17.3	8.3–32.3
5	Kenneth Walker III	KC	IND	15.6	7.2–29.6
6	Chase Brown	CIN	HOU	14.7	6.7–28.1
7	Omarion Hampton	LAC	LV	14.5	6.5–27.8
8	Jonathan Taylor	IND	KC	14.5	6.6–28.0
9	Javonte Williams	DAL	WAS	14.4	6.5–27.7
10	D'Andre Swift	CHI	MIN	14.4	6.5–27.7
11	Derrick Henry	BAL	NO	14.2	6.7–28.2
12	Saquon Barkley	PHI	TEN	13.9	6.3–27.2
13	De'Von Achane	MIA	SF	13.8	6.0–26.6
14	Ashton Jeanty	LV	LAC	13.7	6.0–26.5
15	Kyren Williams	LA	NYG	13.7	6.0–26.4

Wide receivers

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

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Puka Nacua	LA	NYG	17.4	7.1–32.8
2	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	HOU	17.1	7.0–32.4
3	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	BUF	16.0	6.4–30.6
4	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	ARI	16.0	6.4–30.5
5	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WAS	14.9	5.8–28.7
6	Chris Olave	NO	BAL	14.3	5.4–27.7
7	Drake London	ATL	CAR	13.9	5.2–27.1
8	Nico Collins	HOU	CIN	13.7	5.1–26.8
9	Justin Jefferson	MIN	CHI	13.7	5.1–26.7
10	Malik Nabers	NYG	LA	13.5	4.9–26.3
11	George Pickens	DAL	WAS	13.4	4.9–26.3
12	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	GB	12.9	4.6–25.3
13	DeVonta Smith	PHI	TEN	12.8	4.5–25.3
14	Emeka Egbuka	TB	CLE	12.6	4.4–24.8
15	Rashee Rice	KC	IND	12.5	4.3–24.6

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	12.1	4.6–23.8
2	Colston Loveland	CHI	MIN	11.6	4.3–22.9
3	Tyler Warren	IND	KC	10.5	3.7–20.9
4	Tucker Kraft	GB	NYJ	10.3	3.6–20.5
5	George Kittle	SF	MIA	10.1	3.7–20.8
6	Kyle Pitts	ATL	CAR	9.8	3.4–19.8
7	Travis Kelce	KC	IND	9.7	3.6–20.6
8	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	TB	9.4	3.1–19.0
9	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	DET	9.3	3.1–18.7
10	Sam LaPorta	DET	BUF	9.2	3.1–18.7
11	Jake Ferguson	DAL	WAS	9.1	3.0–18.6
12	Dallas Goedert	PHI	TEN	8.9	3.0–18.7
13	Dalton Schultz	HOU	CIN	8.5	2.8–17.7
14	Juwan Johnson	NO	BAL	8.5	2.7–17.6
15	Mark Andrews	BAL	NO	8.4	2.7–17.6

Kickers

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

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Projected	Floor–ceiling
1	Tyler Loop	BAL	NO	9.6	4.2–15.9
2	Eddy Pineiro	SF	MIA	9.3	3.9–15.7
3	Cairo Santos	CHI	MIN	9.1	3.7–15.5
4	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	CIN	9.1	3.6–15.5
5	Trey Smack	GB	NYJ	9.0	3.6–15.4
6	Evan McPherson	CIN	HOU	9.0	3.5–15.4
7	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	WAS	9.0	3.5–15.3
8	Tyler Bass	BUF	DET	8.8	3.4–15.2
9	Cameron Dicker	LAC	LV	8.6	3.1–15.0
10	Jason Sanders	NYJ	GB	8.5	3.1–15.0
11	Chase McLaughlin	TB	CLE	8.5	3.0–14.9
12	Cam Little	JAX	DEN	8.5	3.0–14.9
13	Harrison Butker	KC	IND	8.3	2.8–14.8
14	Jason Myers	SEA	ARI	8.2	2.7–14.7
15	Jake Bates	DET	BUF	8.2	2.6–14.7

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	8.5	1.7–16.3
2	SF D/ST	SF	MIA	8.4	1.5–16.2
3	PHI D/ST	PHI	TEN	8.3	1.3–16.0
4	SEA D/ST	SEA	ARI	7.7	0.0–15.5
5	CHI D/ST	CHI	MIN	7.5	0.0–15.2
6	BAL D/ST	BAL	NO	7.4	0.0–15.2
7	KC D/ST	KC	IND	7.3	0.0–15.1
8	LAC D/ST	LAC	LV	7.2	0.0–15.0
9	PIT D/ST	PIT	NE	7.1	0.0–14.8
10	CAR D/ST	CAR	ATL	7.0	0.0–14.8
11	NE D/ST	NE	PIT	7.0	0.0–14.7
12	GB D/ST	GB	NYJ	6.9	0.0–14.7
13	LA D/ST	LA	NYG	6.9	0.0–14.7
14	ARI D/ST	ARI	SEA	6.1	0.0–13.8
15	DAL D/ST	DAL	WAS	6.1	0.0–13.8

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.