Start Drake London in Week 2: our WR9 projects for 13.5 points, 3.5 above a typical starting WR.
- Projection
- 13.5 pts
- WR rank
- #9
- Matchup
- vs CAR
Drake London's fantasy role in Week 2
Drake London goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a locked-in weekly starter at WR for the ATL. He is rostered in 99% of leagues and actually started in 88% of them, and we rank him WR9 on our own weekly board at 13.5 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 2 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs CAR. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 3 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting WR baseline of 10 points, his 13.5-point projection is 3.5 points better. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Start Drake London in Week 2: our WR9 projects for 13.5 points, 3.5 above a typical starting WR.
If you are deciding between him and another WR, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Drake London (ATL WR), our WR9 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs CAR, projecting 13.5 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. 13.5 projected points is roughly 35% more than the WR baseline, and that gap is the entire argument for the spot at WR9. Facing CAR in front of his own crowd, the script reads neutral to friendly, not scary. 88% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Sally keeps the Pepper Meter at Hot here because the ceiling is capped, not the role.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Drake London (ATL WR), our WR9 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs CAR, projecting 13.5 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. 13.5 projected points is roughly 35% more than the WR baseline, and that gap is the entire argument for the spot at WR9. Facing CAR in front of his own crowd, the script reads neutral to friendly, not scary. 88% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Tina keeps the Pepper Meter at Hot here because the ceiling is capped, not the role.