The opening week of the NFL season always delivers for (dail

The opening week of the NFL season always delivers for (daily) fantasy football owners. Of course, whos to say whether that package contains a heaping of happine s or a whole lot of heartache? Regardle s of whether you were left holding the former or the Alex Colome Jersey latter in your DFS contests last week, the show carries on as we look ahead to our Week 2 DraftKings tournament lineup picks.The Washington Football Team, Giants, Chiefs, Ravens, Lions and Packers are in standalone prime-time slots this week, so we wont have acce s to any of their players on the main slate. Were going to dig deep on a couple of wide receiver spots in order to squeeze a few key pieces into the lineup, but we think theres reason to be bullish on those lottery tickets this week.MORE WEEK 2 DFS: | | Just a reminder, here are the notable scoring rules for DraftKings contests:Full-point PPR,four-point pa sing TDs,three-point bonuses for 100 rushing yards, 100 receiving yards, and 300 pa sing yards.DraftKings Picks Week 2: NFL DFS lineup for GPP tournamentsSunday main slate, $50,000 budget QB Tom Brady, Buccaneers vs. Falcons ($6,900).Not only did sportsbooks open this Buccaneers-Falcons matchup with the highest over/under (52) on the main slate, but the Bucs were installed as 10.5-point favorites. Brady and Bruce Arians love to chuck it, and its reasonable to expect plenty of aerial fireworks from this group after the Eagles carved up the Falcons in Week 1.RB Dalvin Cook, Vikings @ Cardinals ($9,100).Christian McCaffrey ($9,900) was a bit out of our budget this week, but Cook is a wonderful "fallback"option. He may not threaten the DraftKings bonus for 100 receiving yards like McCaffrey, but Cook is more than capable of breaking the 100-yard rushing plateau like he did eight times in 2020.WEEK 2 DFS LINEUPS: |RB Chris Carson, Seahawks vs. Titans ($6,100).This is a bet on volume and the favorable outlook provided by Vegas (SEA -3.5, O/U 49). Carson handled 19 touches last week, leading the backfield by a wide margin. His Week 1 DK Ivan Nova Jersey score (13.7 points) leaves plenty to be desired, but thats what happens when you fumble and get shut outof the end zone. Ru sell Wilson wont hog 100 percent of the scores all season, though, so Carsons turn to visit the paint will come sooner or later.WR Mike Evans, Buccaneers ($6,100).We like stacking Brady with Evans this week, largely due to the presumption that much of the field will be sour on the prospect of placing Evans in lineups after last weeks three-catch, 24-yard stinker. Brady is going to spread around candy this season like its Halloween, and the Bucs receivers are going to have to wait in line at times. If Week 2 is indeed Evans turn, were getting a favorable price in a juicy matchup. You might want to opt for Chris Godwin or even Antonio Brown in cash games, but Evans is the perfect type of GPP pick.WEEK 2 PPR RANKINGS: | | | | | WR Jaylen Waddle Michael Kopech Jersey , Dolphins vs. Bills ($4,500). With our originally pick, Will Fuller, ruled out due to a personal matter, we're simply turning to his teammate. Waddle turned five targets into a 4-61-1 line againstPatriots defense that was likely keyed into containing the rookie out of Alabama. There's certainly nothing precluding the Bills from taking a similar approach, but we're also betting on the Blank Jersey connection between Waddle and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa growing as the season progre ses. The week is coming when Waddle has his "I've arrived" game, and as long as his price tag stays in its current range, we're going to be interested in adding him into our lineups. That's especially truewhenever Fuller is MIA.WR Bryan Edwards, Raiders @ Steelers ($3,700).This isnt an ideal matchup, but were on a tight budget for this pick. Edwards only commanded five targets in Week 1 -- tied for third on the team -- but all five came in the second half and overtime, where he came about a half-yard short of a touchdown to go with 81 yards. If he can force his way into a larger piece of the pa sing game, hell be worth a roll of the dice at this price point.WEEK 2 STANDARD RANKINGS: | | | | | TE Noah Fant, Broncos @ Jaguars ($4,200).Target volume may not always redistribute itself logically in the wake of an injury to a top receiver. However, were still going to bet on Fant, who finished Week 1 with the team lead in targets (eight). Jerry Jeudy will mi s multiple weeks with a high-ankle sprain, and Fant figures to be leaned on even more in the pa sing game.Flex (RB) Najee Harris, Steelers vs. Raiders ($6,300).It wasnt the debut Harris owners had in mind, but were going back to the well. Its too early to become discouraged with Harris, who's locked into the lead role. He received 16 carries and three targets against a tough Bills defense. It wont be long before he enjoys a breakout game and his price tag soars.WEEK 2 FANTASY: | | DEFCarolina Panthers vs. Saints ($2,700)Okay, so some credit has to go to the Jets offense for making the Panthers defense look so good in Week 1. However, the Panthers have young, talented playmakers at each level of this unit and will make noise all season. The Saints lit up the Packers last week, so the Panthers arent likely to draw elevated ownership. If youre not feeling the matchup, the Bears ($2,800) also fit our budget. They opened as four-point favorites ahead James Shields Jersey of their home date with the Bengals.