Start Zay Flowers in Week 2: our WR12 projects for 13.4 points, 3.4 above a typical starting WR.
- Projection
- 13.4 pts
- WR rank
- #12
- Matchup
- vs NO
Zay Flowers's fantasy role in Week 2
Zay Flowers goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a bench stash most leagues are holding for the BAL. He is rostered in 98% of leagues and actually started in 25% of them, and we rank him WR12 on our own weekly board at 13.4 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
Health matters here: he carries a OUT designation, so have a replacement ready until his status is resolved.
Week 2 matchup breakdown
The matchup: vs NO. 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 13.4-point projection is 3.4 points better. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Start Zay Flowers in Week 2: our WR12 projects for 13.4 points, 3.4 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 Zay Flowers (BAL WR), our WR12 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs NO, projecting 13.4 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. 25% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. 13.4 projected points is roughly 34% more than the WR baseline, and that gap is the entire argument for the spot at WR12. The out designation on the timestamp below is the one variable that could blow this up — confirm it Sunday morning. Hot on the Pepper Meter reflects a steady weekly floor rather than a boom week — that's still a start.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Zay Flowers (BAL WR), our WR12 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season vs NO, projecting 13.4 projected points with a hot Pepper Meter rating. 25% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. 13.4 projected points is roughly 34% more than the WR baseline, and that gap is the entire argument for the spot at WR12. The out designation on the timestamp below is the one variable that could blow this up — confirm it Sunday morning. Hot on the Pepper Meter reflects a steady weekly floor rather than a boom week — that's still a start.