Welcome to week two of Target Practice, the one-stop shop for all your information about which fantasy-relevant players are getting the ball thrown to them and how many times. I’m still experimenting with the format for this article, and I’m going to break the targets down team by team. Here’s a link to last week’s TP so you can see how the players did in Week 1 (From now on I’ll be including every week’s targets in each piece, i.e. Julio Jones: 9 14 7 6 8 7 etc.).

Arizona

Andre Roberts: 8 Michael Floyd: 7 Jim Dray: 7 Larry Fitzgerald: 5 Andre Ellington: 2 Rashard Mendenhall: 2

Roberts had nine targets last week, and he should probably be owned in more than 35 percent of ESPN leagues. Floyd was targeted six times last week and should be owned in all leagues. Fitzgerald was hobbled by a hamstring injury so once he’s healthy he’ll be back to double-digit targets. Ellington put up 62 total yards and scored on a touchdown catch. If you own Mendenhall adding Ellington would be ideal.

Atlanta

Julio Jones: 14 Tony Gonzalez: 8 Harry Douglas: 5 Jason Snelling: 4 Jacquizz Rodgers: 4 Roddy White: 3 Steven Jackson: 2

Steven Jackson left with a thigh injury after scoring a first-quarter touchdown, and we don’t know yet how long he’ll be out, if at all. Snelling out-yarded Rodgers 60 to 45, even though Rodgers had nine more touches.

Baltimore

Torrey Smith: 13 Marlon Brown: 6 Ray Rice: 3 Dallas Clark: 1 Bernard Pierce: 1

Is Brown seriously only owned in less than 5 percent of ESPN leagues still? That number should skyrocket after this week’s performance. He’s had six targets in each game, catching four apiece for an average of 55 yards and one touchdown a game. He’s the only real receiving threat at receiver or tight end outside of Smith on this team. Props to Smith for going for seven catches and 85 yards against what’s usually a tough matchup for No. 1 receivers.

Buffalo

Steve Johnson: 10 Fred Jackson: 6 Robert Woods: 6 Scott Chandler: 6 CJ Spiller: 5 T.J. Graham: 3 Tashard Choice: 1

This is Jackson’s second straight week with at least five targets, and he’s scored in double-digits in standard scoring both weeks, too. I’d try to sell high to a Spiller owner for a WR3 with upside. Spiller bounced back from a poor first game to post 129 total yards. Woods is someone to keep an eye on as he’s Buffalo’s No. 2 WR and he caught four of his six targets for a nice 68 yards.

Carolina

Steve Smith: 11 Greg Olsen: 8 Ted Ginn: 8 Brandon Lafell: 6 Mike Tolbert: 3 Armanti Edwards: 2

Outside of Smith and Olsen you don’t want any Carolina receiver.

Chicago

Matt Forte: 11 Brandon Marshall: 10 Martellus Bennett: 9 Alshon Jeffery: 5 Earl Bennett: 2

Woo, Matt Forte. The Bears’ target numbers will look like this a lot this season. Outside of the top three here, no one else needs to be rostered.

Cincinnati

A.J. Green: 14 Jermaine Gresham: 9 Mohamed Sanu: 8 Tyler Eifert: 5 Marvin Jones: 4 Gio Bernard: 2 BenJarvus Green-Ellis: 1 Alex Smith: 1

Cleveland

Greg Little: 12 Davone Bess: 8 Jordan Cameron: 7 Trent Richardson: 5

Little has only caught eight of 22 targets, and with Josh Gordon coming back his targets and receptions will drop. Bess is averaging 8.5 points in PPR leagues. It’s possible we’ve seen Cameron’s best two 2013 games, but he should continue to put up 4-6 catches and 50-70 yards a week. Even with a lack of production, Richardson’s usage went up from 15 touches to 23 touches this week. The production will come soon.

Dallas

Dez Bryant: 13 Jason Witten: 8 DeMarco Murray: 6 James Hanna: 5 Miles Austin: 4 Terrance Williams: 3

Denver

 

Eric Decker: 13 Julius Thomas: 9 Wes Welker: 8 Demaryius Thomas: 6 Knowshown Moreno: 3 Montee Ball: 2

It’ll be pick your poison for Denver opponents this year. Each guy will have a down game here and there, but Manning’s going to throw and throw some more so don’t get cute and bench one of these guys after a poor outing.

Detroit

Calvin Johnson: 8 Nate Burleson: 8 Joique Bell: 8 Brandon Pettigrew: 6 Reggie Bush 4 Kris Durham: 2

If you’re a Pettigrew owner, you can go ahead and drop him, unfortunately.

Green Bay

James Jones: 12 Randall Cobb: 10 Jermichael Finley: 7 James Starks: 5 Jordy Nelson: 4 Andrew Quarless: 3

Same thing as Denver: Don’t get cute here. Stud quarterback + stud receivers = more good games than bad.

Houston

Andre Johnson: 13 DeAndre Hopkins: 13 Owen Daniels: 5 Garrett Graham: 5 Ben Tate: 4 Arian Foster: 4 Keshawn Martin: 2

Hopkins is averaging six catches for 91.5 yards in his first two NFL games.

Indianapolis

T.Y. Hilton: 12 Reggie Wayne: 8 Coby Fleener: 8 Darrius Heyward-Bey: 5 Ahmad Bradshaw: 3 Griff Whalen: 3 Dominique Jones: 2

Fleener had another touchdown called back due to a penalty. It’s good to see Bradshaw catch all three of his targets and average over four yards a carry in his starting Indy debut.

Jacksonville

Cecil Shorts: 14 Ace Sanders: 7 Clay Harbor: 4 Stephen Burton: 3 Allen Reisner: 2 Maurice Jones-Drew: 1

After a stinky Week 1 with Blaine Gabbert throwing to him Shorts did what he thought he could do with a competent quarterback: eight catches, 93 yards. He’s an every-week high-end WR3.

Kansas City

Jamaal Charles: 10 Dwayne Bowe: 8 Donnie Avery: 4 Dexter McCluster: 4 Sean McGrath: 4 Anthony Fasano: 2

Not much here outside of Charles and Bowe.

Miami

Mike Wallace: 11 Brian Hartline: 8 Charles Clay: 7 Lamar Miller: 2 Brandon Gibson: 2 Daniel Thomas: 1

Wallace put up 9-115-1. He’s a boom-or-bust guy, but he can carry you some weeks. Hartline went 5-68 and will be more reliable weekly than Wallace. Clay’s probably better left on the waiver wire.

Minnesota

Greg Jennings: 6 Kyle Rudolph: 6 Jerome Simpson: 5 Cordarrelle Patterson: 2 John Carlson: 2 Jarius Wright: 2 Adrian Peterson: 2

I don’t think there’s really anyone in the Minnesota receiving corps that I would want to start.

New England

Julian Edelman: 18 Aaron Dobson: 10 Kenbrell Thompkins: 7

Dobson and Thompkins went for 56 and 47 yards, respectively, but both will be wildly inconsistent and shouldn’t be more than a bye-week fill-in.

New Orleans

Jimmy Graham: 16 Darren Sproles: 8 Marques Colston: 7 Pierre Thomas: 5 Lance Moore: 4 Mark Ingram: 1

Pretty much what you expect from the Saints: one big game (Graham), two steady ones (Sproles, Colston) and one disappearing act (Moore).

New York Giants

Victor Cruz: 11 Brandon Myers: 10 Reuben Randle: 9 Hakeem Nicks: 7 Da’Rel Scott: 4 Larry Donnell: 3 Bear Pascoe: 2 Brandon Jacobs: 1 David Wilson: 1

New York Jets

Stephen Hill: 8 Clyde Gates: 8 Santonio Holmes: 6 Kellen Winslow: 6 Bilal Powell: 5

Powell could be an OK deep PPR-league flex play, but outside of Hill, who has the most upside here, I don’t think anyone’s that rosterable.

Oakland

Darren McFadden: 4 Rod Streater: 4 Brice Butler: 3 Mychal Rivera: 3 Jacoby Ford: 2 Denarius Moore: 2

Philadelphia

DeSean Jackson: 15 Jason Avant: 7 LeSean McCoy: 6 Riley Cooper: 3 Zach Ertz: 2 Brent Celek: 1 James Casey: 1 Bryce Brown: 1

While the Philly O can produce big days for some players, Jackson is the only guy you can trust weekly.

Pittsburgh

Emmanuel Sanders: 10 Jerricho Cotchery: 9 Antonio Brown: 9 David Paulson: 4 Isaac Redman: 2 Derek Moye: 1 David Johnson: 1

San Diego

Antonio Gates: 10 Danny Woodhead: 9 Eddie Royal: 8 Vincent Brown: 7 Malcom Floyd: 6 Keenan Allen: 3 Ronnie Brown: 1 Ryan Mathews: 1

Woodhead caught eight of nine targets. Royal caught three (!) touchdowns, so he already has five. Floyd suffered a nasty-looking injury and is doubtful for Sunday so Brown and Allen become a little more attractive.

San Francisco

Kyle Williams: 6 Vernon Davis: 5 Bruce Miller: 5 Anquan Boldin: 4 Frank Gore: 3 Vance McDonald: 2 Marlon Moore: 1

Don’t take much away from Sunday night’s game except that the Seahawks have a really good defense. The 49ers O will be fine.

Seattle

Sidney Rice: 5 Zach Miller: 4 Marshawn Lynch: 3 Golden Tate: 2 Doug Baldwin: 1 Robert Turbin: 1 Luke Wilson: 1

St. Louis

Tavon Austin: 12 Austin Pettis: 11 Chris Givens: 8 Jared Cook: 6 Daryl Richardson: 6 Isaiah Pead: 4 Lance Kendricks: 3 Mike McNeill: 1 Brian Quick: 1

Austin scored his first two NFL touchdowns Sunday and, almost more importantly, led the team in targets. In PPR leagues he’ll be a lot more consistent than in standard leagues. Givens went for 5-105. He was hurt by having Patrick Peterson covering him all day in Week 1, but he’ll be fine the rest of the season. Just one of those days for Cook, but he led with 10 targets last week and showed some real good big play ability.

Tampa Bay

Vincent Jackson: 11 Mike Williams: 6 Kevin Ogletree: 3 Nate Byham: 1 Doug Martin: 1

Jackson had a 70-yard touchdown called back due to an illegal formation penalty, so he should’ve had his second straight huge week. Even with the uncertainty behind the coach/quarterback situation in Tampa Jackson and Martin are the two constants.

Tennessee

Kendall Wright: 11 Kenny Britt: 9 Nate Washington: 5 Delanie Walker: 2 Chris Johnson: 1

Not enough consistency here for me to want to have anything to do with these guys.

Washington

Pierre Garcon: 13 Josh Morgan: 6 Santana Moss: 5 Logan Paulson: 3 Leonard Hankerson: 3 Jordan Reed: 3 Fred Davis: 2 Aldrick Robinson: 2 Alfred Morris: 2 Roy Helu: 1

Garcon saw over twice as many targets as the second most guy got, so he’s the only startable guy here.