Ja'Marr Chase. Sam Greene / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Fantasy football takeaways from NFL Week 2: Is Ja'Marr Chase in trouble?

By Jack Dougherty | Last updated Sep 15, 2025 2:15 PM ET

Now that the dust has settled from a wild, high-scoring NFL Sunday, let's sift through the madness and break down our four biggest fantasy football takeaways from Week 2.

Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins will be fine with Jake Browning

According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Joe Burrow will undergo toe surgery that will sideline him for at least three months. That's not great news for Chase and Higgins, but managers shouldn't panic just yet.

Chase recorded 128 receiving yards and a 34.4 percent target share on Sunday when Browning was in the game. Browning also connected with Higgins for a 42-yard touchdown in the third quarter. The ceiling for this Bengals offense is lower without Burrow, but Browning's gun-slinging play style should keep Chase in the WR1 conversation and Higgins as a top-20 option at the position.

Javonte Williams? Javonte Williams!

Williams scored 20.4 PPR points in Week 1, but most of those points came on two short touchdown runs. It seemed like an early outlier in what will be a mediocre fantasy season. After Week 2, we might have to start taking Williams seriously.

Javonte Williams in his 2 games with the Cowboys

41 touches
194 total yards
3 TDs https://t.co/ZJheQ7Dou1 pic.twitter.com/OFAMjI2ASd
— PFF Fantasy (@PFF_Fantasy) September 14, 2025

Williams rushed 18 times for 97 yards and a touchdown and added six catches on seven targets for 33 yards against the New York Giants. Only three running backs—Jonathan Taylor, James Cook and De'Von Achane— scored more fantasy points than Williams this week. Fire Williams up as a top-15 running back going forward.

TreVeyon Henderson wasn't worth his draft price

Henderson's strong preseason, which included a kick-return touchdown on his first NFL touch, tricked fantasy managers everywhere. The rookie running back shot up to the fifth or even fourth round in drafts, but he's not going to pay off that lofty price unless Rhamondre Stevenson misses time.

Stevenson out-snapped Henderson 46-25 in Week 1 and 39-19 in Week 2. Henderson also committed three holding penalties against the Miami Dolphins, which led to Antonio Gibson out-touching him, 6-5. The Ohio State product should be on your bench until his volume increases.

Quinshon Judkins is the Browns running back to own

Judkins played only 19 snaps in his NFL debut against the Baltimore Ravens, but he saw a whopping 13 touches and turned them into 71 yards and 10.1 PPR points. Remember, the rookie running back didn't play in training camp or the preseason, so it was a minor miracle that he led the Browns in touches and rushing yards (61) with little preparation.

Judkins will separate from the pack as he gets more and more practice reps.

Jack Dougherty

Jack Dougherty has been writing professionally since 2015, contributing to publications such as GoPSUSports. com, Centre Daily Times, Associated Press, and Sportscasting. com

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