DraftKings NFL DFS Picks For Week 2 Main Slate: Matthew Golden Poised to Pop

Somehow we’re already onto Week 2.

With Week 1 being one of the highest-scoring kickoff weekends of all time, you obviously needed some pretty sick lineups to make some noise in DFS. We’ll see if this week follows suit, although if Thursday’s shootout between the Bills and Lions is any indication, we might be in for plenty of points again.

Quarterback

Dak Prescott vs. Washington Commanders ($6,400)

Last Sunday, Dallas’ passing game left much to be desired, as Dak Prescott was held under 180 passing yards against the Giants.

They get back on track this weekend.

Prescott and the Cowboys return home to host the Washington Commanders, who boast one of the worst secondaries in all of football. The Commanders just coughed up three touchdown passes to Jalen Hurts last week, and last season they surrendered the second-most yards per pass attempt (8.1) to go along with a league-worst 12.4 yards per completion. They also allowed 16.2 passing fantasy points per game (third-most). Of course, that was under last year’s defensive scheme, and now they have Daronte Jones calling the defense.

In his season debut last week, Jones blitzed on over 36% of dropbacks, up from 26.5% from a season ago. When blitzed last season, Prescott completed 69.1% of passes (third), while averaging 0.48 fantasy points per dropback. I love data as much as anyone, but at the end of the day, there’s a simple factor in Prescott’s favor this week. This Washington secondary cannot defend CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens.

Advantage Prescott.

Others to consider:

Brock Purdy vs. MIA ($6,200)
Jayden Daniels @ DAL ($6,300)
Jordan Love @ NYJ ($5,900)

Running Back

Bijan Robinson vs. Carolina Panthers ($8,200)

Cooper Rush will once again start at quarterback for the Falcons this week, which means one thing.

Bijan Robinson will be Atlanta’s RB1 and WR1.

Atlanta’s passing attack resembled that of a high school offense last Sunday. Forty-one percent of Rush’s pass attempts were at or behind the line of scrimmage, the third-highest rate in football, resulting in a team-high in targets (10), receptions (8) and receiving yards (90) from Robinson. The Falcons clearly have limitations with their passing game with Rush under center, as Robinson saw two HB screens, as well as two wide receiver screens. Seven of Rush’s 22 pass attempts were screens. Perhaps they open up the offense a bit more against a worse Carolina defense, but Robinson will remain the engine, especially against a Panthers unit that loves to play Cover-3 and limit explosive pass plays.

And to make this spot even better, Carolina just coughed up 224 rushing yards and four touchdowns to the Bears backfield last week.

Aaron Jones @ Chicago Bears ($5,100)

He’s not the player he once was, but the added volume should help make up for it. With Jordan Mason out, Jones should command 65% of the Minnesota running back carries on Sunday. In Week 1, Mason logged 48% of the snaps and 54% of the rush attempts, compared to 43% each for Jones. Both players handled 23% of the routes and split inside-the-five attempts, making Mason’s absence a huge boost for Jones.

Jones saw at least 15 touches in four games last year, averaging a modest 11.8 PPR PPG, though that was in last year’s train wreck of an offense. We have Jones projected for over 17 touches this week, and while rookie Demond Claiborne should handle some carries, Jones will dominate the passing work, an area the Bears struggled to defend last week. Chicago coughed up four catches for 86 yards and a touchdown to Carolina’s backfield. Jones projects as arguably the best value running back on the slate.

Others to consider:

Christian McCaffrey vs. MIA ($8,000)
Bucky Irving vs. CLE ($6,100)
Chuba Hubbard @ ATL ($5,800)

Wide Receiver

Matthew Golden @ New York Jets ($4,700)

Following a disappointing rookie year, it’s understandable to still have some trepidation regarding Golden. But his Week 1 usage was encouraging, making him one of the top value plays of the slate heading into Week 2.

Last weekend, the Packers ran about as fantasy-friendly of an offense as I can remember in the Matt LaFleur era. For starters, there was quite literally a drastic change of pace, as Green Bay averaged 2.5 plays per minute, the second-most of the week. They also ran no-huddle 15% of the time, up from their 8.3% rate from 2025.

All offseason, I was expecting a boost in passing from Jordan Love, and through one week, it appears we’re headed in that direction. Green Bay ranked fourth in dropback rate over expected in Week 1 (9%), resulting in a team-high 12 targets and 31% target share for Golden, who turned that usage into six catches for 95 yards. He ran a route on 87% of dropbacks, well ahead of Jayden Reed, who was actually impacted by the presence of tight end Jonnu Smith in the year 2026.

Golden gets a favorable matchup with a vulnerable Jets secondary that wasn’t tested at all by the Titans last week. Green Bay wideouts get a +3.9 fantasy boost given the matchup, making Golden a really strong play.

Terry McLaurin ($5,200) and Stefon Diggs ($5,300) @ Dallas Cowboys

I absolutely love this spot for the Washington pass-catchers, led of course by their two veteran wideouts.

In his Commanders debut, Stefon Diggs ran 66% of the routes, a surprisingly lower rate than we saw from him in New England a year ago (71%). And yet, he was quite productive, catching four passes for 55 yards and a touchdown. He was targeted nine times for a 31% target share. Diggs didn’t exclusively play in two-wide sets, though the Commanders did run 11 personnel 72% of the time in Week 1 (5th), a rate that could even increase without starting tight end Chig Okonkwo. Once he left the game in the third quarter, the Commanders ran three-wide sets on 24-of-33 second-half plays.

As for the matchup, this is a great spot for Diggs to keep it going. Dallas’ defense may have been overhyped during the offseason. The Cowboys were just picked apart by the Giants' passing attack, playing some of the softest zone coverage I’ve ever seen. No team allowed a worse EPA/DB in zone coverage in Week 1 than Dallas (0.225), deploying it 74% of the time.

This bodes well for Diggs, who was targeted on 35% of his routes against zone against the Eagles. He ran hitch routes 24% of the time, so I expect him to find those soft spots in the middle of Dallas’ zone this weekend. And against the Giants, the Cowboys surrendered seven receptions off hitch routes, the most in the league.

McLaurin, meanwhile, was a lot more quiet in Week 1, catching just two passes for 14 yards. The good news? McLaurin ran a route on 92% of dropbacks and was moved around the formation a bit more under new OC David Blough. He lined up in the slot around 29% of the time, up from his 14% slot rate over the past two years. For years under Kliff Kingsbury, McLaurin was banished to the perimeter, rarely moving around. We also saw him run crossing routes 25.7% of the time, easily the highest rate of his career. His poor game was likely a result of Vic Fangio always trying to take away an opposing team’s top playmaker, deploying bracket coverage most of the game.

Others to consider:

CeeDee Lamb vs. WAS ($7,300)
Mike Evans vs. MIA ($6,600)
Emeka Egbuka vs. CLE ($6,400)
Parker Washington @ DEN ($5,900)

Tight End

Mark Andrews vs New Orleans Saints ($4,400)

I already had interest in Andrews following last week. Sure, he didn't have a huge fantasy game like seemingly everyone else in Baltimore, but the involvement was strong. Andrews logged 72% of the snaps, up from his 62% snap share from a season ago. He also ran 77% of the routes, up from his 68% route rate from 2025.

But with Zay Flowers doubtful for Sunday, Andrews becomes a core tight end play.

Flowers missed last week’s second half after aggravating his hamstring injury. From that point on, Andrews saw more looks, especially with rookie Ja’Kobi Lane also sidelined. Andrews was targeted on 33% of his routes with Flowers off the field last week while seeing over 40% of the team’s targets in the second half. That usage obviously isn't replicable, but Andrews should operate as Lamar Jackson’s top target this weekend.

Dalton Schultz vs Cincinnati Bengals ($3,200)

Like Andrews, Schultz will benefit from the absence of his team’s WR1.

Nico Collins (hamstring) has been ruled out, paving the way for Schultz, who saw eight targets last week, to potentially lead the Texans in targets this weekend. He was targeted on 22% of his routes a week ago, and that was with Collins active. Expect Bengals top CB DJ Turner to handle the likes of Xavier Hutchinson and Kayshon Boutte, and because they allowed the second-fewest yards per game to opposing WR1s last year (44.5), I fully expect the Houston passing attack to flow through Schultz. And while Cade Otton was quiet last week, I still view this as a favorable matchup. No team allowed more fantasy points per game to opposing tight ends than Cincinnati in 2025.

Others to consider: