7 Deep Fantasy Football Sleepers for Week 2

Ryan Grant, WR, Indianapolis Colts

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The NFL's opening weekend saw plenty of players in new places find success. One of those players was former Redskins receiver Ryan Grant. The fifth-year wideout emerged as the no doubt number-two wideout in the Colts' offense, collecting nine targets and finishing with a career-high eight catches versus the Bengals in Week 1. While T.Y Hilton remains Andrew Luck’s favorite weapon, the Colts’ offense is capable of sustaining multiple receivers for fantasy purposes.

Indy is expected to be consistently in shootouts, like they were in Week 1, due to their weak defense. The unit finished 2017 ranked 30th in both yards (367.1) and points (25.3) allowed per game. After one week, they find themselves still sitting 24th in numberFire’s overall defensive ranks and 27th in points allowed.

This week will be no different as they head on the road as 5.5-point underdogs to Washington. The game is naturally projected to be another high-scoring affair with an over/under of 48.0, the third-highest total in Week 2.

Washington’s top corner, Josh Norman, is likely to shadow Hilton for most of the contest, leaving more targets available for Grant. Add in a revenge game narrative and the potential for a high volume week is there.