The fantasy football season is into Week 2 and some sleeper free agents and start options as WR for the next matchups include names like DeAndre Hopkins, Brian Quick, Andrew Hawkins, John Brown, Malcom Floyd, Devin Hester, Kelvin Benjamin and Aaron Dobson could be solid players moving forward after the results this past weekend and these names could be the difference for fantasy owners in their leagues.
Hopkins showed that he is no second fiddle anymore in Houston with his solid game on Sunday, while Brian Quick could be the top receiver for the Rams with Sam Bradford out. Andrew Hawkins has stepped up with Josh Gordon out of action, while John Brown could be a huge sleeper and this comes as Larry Fitzgerald did not have a great game on Monday night. Michael Floyd and Brown are taking targets from Fitz and other players like Kelvin Benjamin and Devin Hester are solid pickups.
John Brown made the winning TD catch for the Cardinals in the MNF game against the Chargers and while he ended up with just two catches, he made one of them really count. Brown is considered a big sleeper this year and with Michael Floyd emerging over Larry Fitzgerald, Brown could step up as the number three option in a pass heavy offense. Hopkins is another name to watch, as he could be the top option with Andre Johnson in Houston. Hopkins had a touchdown while catching four passes for 89 yards and he is coming off of a very good rookie season with 52 catches for 802 yards and two touchdowns.
Hester can add some kick return points and now could be a factor in the Falcons offense, while Malcom Floyd made a comeback with the Chargers after being injured last season. Kennan Allen is banged up and so are the tight ends and now Floyd could be a very good pick up in deeper leagues, especially with how much the Chargers throw the ball. Floyd has the chance to be a top receiver option if someone goes down and Hopkins is a name that also could put up starting numbers depending on how things play out.
Brian Quick is the top WR option over Kenny Britt and while the team has issues at QB, Quick should be the most productive player of the group. Last week Quick had seven catches for 99 yards and he comes in after a so-so season with 18 catches for 302 yards. Quick is already on his way to beating those numbers and he also had a 20-yard catch-and-run that was taken back from a penalty.
Andrew Hawkins has stepped up in the absence of Josh Gordon and he comes in with the chance to have a nice season with the Browns. Hawkins had 12 catches for 199 yards last season and he already has eight for 87 this year and with Gordon out and Miles Austin who he is, Hawkins could end up as the top receiver for the team. Two years ago he had a career high 51 receptions and if Brian Hoyer can keep things productive, he could be valuable in fantasy.
