Game Info
Kickoff: Sunday, September 14th, 2025, 1:00 PM ET
Location: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MA
Network: CBS
Cleveland Browns
Quarterback
Joe Flacco: SIT, QB2 (Low-end start in SuperFlex)
Granted, Joe Flacco isn’t anywhere near Josh Allen‘s level of talent. But the highly touted Ravens’ defense giving up nearly four hundred passing yards against the Bills bodes well for Flacco’s prospects for fantasy production in Week 2. He’s a virtual lock to throw the rock 40-ish times, and could flirt with 50 against the Ravens. You could do a lot worse as a QB2 in Superflex.
Running Back
Jerome Ford: SIT
Dylan Sampson: FLEX, RB3
Quinshon Judkins: SIT
Expecting to be the lead back until if/when Quinshon Judkins returns, Jerome Ford had half the rushing attempts of Dylan Sampson and one lone target compared to the rookie’s eight. Judkins returned to practice this week, but even if he’s active, he’s too risky to start just yet. Ford is droppable in all league formats, and Sampson is a solid FLEX option in PPR leagues until Judkins returns, and likely still will be when that happens.
Wide Receiver
Jerry Jeudy: START, WR3
Cedric Tillman: START, WR3
After a four-game stretch that saw Cedric Tillman average 10 targets and 18.6 points per game last season, a concussion suffered in Week 12 would wind up costing him the rest of 2024. But he picked up right where he left off, tying Jerry Jeudy with five catches on eight targets, and caught Flacco’s lone passing touchdown. There’s been talk of Tillman being the Browns receiver you want for fantasy, but that talk is a bit premature. Jeudy bested him in nearly every receiving metric: average depth of target, air yards share, yards per target, yards per reception, yards per route run, and first read percentage. Tillman had the lone end zone target. They’re both startable as borderline WR3s and fine FLEX options. Considering the big day the Ravens gave up to Keon Coleman and allowing three different receivers to finish with double-digit points, the opportunity is there for both to produce in Week 2.
Tight End
David Njoku: Startable, Borderline TE1
Harold Fannin Jr.: Startable, Risk/Reward TE2
It’s too early to decisively declare there’s a new top tight end in Cleveland, but rookie Harold Fannin made his case in Week 1. Despite running nine fewer routes than incumbent David Njoku, Fannin out-targeted Njoku’s nine to five. Apparently, he tumbled out of bed and poured himself a cup of ambition for his NFL debut. (NOTE: I realized during edits that Njoku actually had six targets, not five. But the point stands, and therefore, so does the Dolly Parton reference.)
Both are viable TE starters with varying levels of risk. The Ravens did give up a touchdown to Dalton Kincaid, but only allowed a combined 68 receiving yards to Kincaid and Dawson Knox.
Baltimore Ravens
Quarterback
Lamar Jackson: START, QB1
You don’t need me to tell you to start Lamar Jackson. But did you know his pregame ritual includes eating Shrimp Alfredo before every game?
Running Back
Derrick Henry: START, RB1
Justice Hill: SIT
Keaton Mitchell: SIT
You don’t need me to tell you to start Derrick Henry. But did you know that during the season, Henry usually doesn’t eat his first meal until after 4 pm, and snacks on kale, avocados, or bananas before games so he’s not playing on an empty stomach? Keaton Mitchell flashed his explosiveness a few times during the preseason, but was a surprise inactive on gameday. Justice Hill served as King Henry’s backup but isn’t anywhere near startable in fantasy.
Wide Receiver
Zay Flowers: START, WR2
DeAndre Hopkins: FLEX, WR5
Rashod Bateman: FLEX, WR5
Zay Flowers finished Week 1 with the most fantasy points at the position, turning nine targets into seven catches for 143 yards and a touchdown, good for 28.1 points in PPR. Flowers was the only Raven to see more than three targets from Lamar Jackson and is firmly cemented as his top option in the offense. Rashod Bateman ran two fewer routes and saw the second-most targets, but DeAndre Hopkins‘ arrival seems to have eaten into Bateman’s deep threat role, which is understandable given this ridonkulous catch.
VINTAGE DEANDRE HOPKINS.
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Both are boom/bust FLEX options at best. The Browns held the Bengals’ receivers in check last week, but Joe Burrow historically struggles against Cleveland.
Tight End
Mark Andrews: Start, TE1
After a late-season resurgence, giving hope that the dominant Mark Andrews at least had a sliver of a chance at returning, starting the season with one target does not give us any warm and fuzzies that it will happen. To be fair, Lamar Jackson only threw the ball 19 times, so there wasn’t a whole lot to go around. You’re still starting Andrews, especially considering tight end Noah Fant led the Bengals in targets, receptions, and touchdowns against the Browns last week. The ceiling is still there, but we have to accept that the safe floor Andrews once provided has gone the way of the dodo bird.
There’s no official word yet, but it’s highly un-LIKELY Isaiah Likely plays in Week 2.