My Updated Week 2 Fantasy Rankings

With Adrian Peterson out after being arrested on charges of child injury, the Vikings chose to deactivate him. Our job is to figure out what that means for Week 2 Fantasy rankings, so I updated them accordingly.

Both Matt Asiata and rookie running back Jerick McKinnon are expected to see a lot more action this week against the Patriots, who allowed over 190 rushing yards in Week 1 to Miami.

Asiata will likely start and see the early down carries, while McKinnon is adept in the passing game and should see some third-down and change-of-pace action.

Neither is worth starting as an RB2 if you have better options, but both have potential as a flex player – especially in PPR formats for McKinnon.

The better thought here is that WR Cordarrelle Patterson could even see more carries in the backfield, after scoring on a run last week. And Greg Jennings has proved to be a solid possession guy now, with Patterson working as the playmaker. Upgrade both of them accordingly.
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