site: fantasynews | arena: nfl | pageType: stories | section: | slug: fantasy-football-week-2-wr-preview-do-not-panic-about-london | sport: football | route: article_single_fantasy | 6-keys: media/fantasynews/nfl/reg/free/stories ![Image 9: [object Object] Logo](https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/2020/04/22/e9ceb731-8b3f-4c60-98fe-090ab66a2997/screen-shot-2020-04-22-at-11-04-56-am.png) Build a franchise, control your destiny, play like the pros Play Now Fantasy football Week 2 WR preview: Do not panic about Drake London or George Pickens Heath Cummings urges patience after Week 1, with Drake London poised to rebound once Atlanta gets healthy at QB Do not panic. This is the theme of Week 2 if you got off to a bad start. It is particularly relevant for the wide receiver position.
Of the top 12 wide receivers by average draft position, half of them were major disappointments in Week 1. While I think most people know better than to worry about Ja'Marr Chase or Puka Nacua, it seems the guys in the back half of the top 12 have drawn a little more concern. I don't think that's justified, not yet.
The only top 12 wide receiver I have lowered rest-of-season expectations for is A.J. Brown, and that is because of injury. George Pickens provides a fine example of the lack of predictive evidence found in Week 1.
Last year, he caught three passes for 30 yards in Week 1. He scored 17.8 PPR Fantasy points in Week 2 and didn't have another single-digit performance until Week 14. This year, he caught three passes for 28 yards with a couple of bad drops.
I would not be surprised if he scores 17.8 points this week against the Commanders. I would not be surprised if he scores more. That being said, not panicking about rest-of-season value does not mean blindly walking into Week 2.
Drake London was a victim of the Falcons trying to build a functional attack around Cooper Rush. Rush averaged four air yards per attempt and threw half of his passes to Bijan Robinson. That is not an environment any wide receiver can produce in.
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