Fantasy Football Rookie Report entering Week 3: Omarion Hampton, Travis Hunter moving in the wrong direction

Two weeks is not a verdict — it’s a vibe check. I’m not writing obituaries or carving busts after eight quarters, but we have to respond to what’s on tape and in the box scores right now. This is a rookie report built only on what we saw in Weeks 1 and 2 with supporting data, plus how I’m feeling about these players walking into Week 3.

Not a lifetime outlook. Not a dynasty gospel. Just a clean read on today.

Risers

Cam Skattebo, Giants

Even though the final stat line from the Cowboys game doesn’t scream superstar back, if you watched the matchup, you saw the shift. Skattebo brought juice. He ran behind his pads, finished runs and brought that same smash-mouth, no-nonsense rushing style we saw him put on defenders at the collegiate level. That tone setting matters for a young backfield and it shouldn’t be put back in a bottle. Cam Skattebo should see more work in Week 3 and beyond.

He gave you 12.9 half PPR on 11 carries for 45 yards and a touchdown, plus two receptions for 14 yards on three targets, while logging 50.8% of snaps and 21 routes.

The role is what pops. He handled 64.7% of the Giants RB rushes and 54.2% of RB touches, with six red-zone looks and two goal-line carries. He led the room in half-PPR over Tyrone Tracy Jr. (7.1) and Devin Singletary (0.5). Compared to Week 2 league averages for RBs, his usage cleared the marks in snap rate (50.8% vs 41.9%), touch share (54.2% vs 42.9%) and inside-the-10 involvement (40.0% vs 16.8%) while he captured 100% of inside-five and inside-two touches for New York.

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Zooming out, the tell is usage clustering in high-leverage spots. When a rookie owns 100% of inside-five and inside-two work and holds more than half of the RB touches, the staff trusts him. If that trust holds and the routes hover around 20+, the floor stabilizes and the ceiling pops. That’s the arc we’re tracking into Week 3.

Quinshon Judkins, Browns

He was supposed to be limited in his return but Cleveland scrapped that plan. Judkins led the Browns in rush attempts and yards in Week 2. The Browns are 0-2 and we got a glimpse of their youth movement with Judkins and Dillon Gabriel relieving Joe Flacco last Sunday.

Judkins is back and once he’s up to speed, he should get rolling. He’s a riser heading into Week 3.

Judkins had 8.6 half-PPR points on 13 touches — 10 rushes and three targets — while accounting for 50.0% of the Browns' RB carries and 41.9% of RB touches on 25.0% of snaps. Jerome Ford had 7.9 half-PPR points on 12 touches, while Dylan Sampson got 9.4 on seven touches, but Judkins led the backfield in volume and yardage. After just one game, he holds the team’s 31-yard longest rush and has moved the chains on 30.0% of his carries.

Cleveland’s backfield is fluid. In a room searching for a spark, Judkins' early down juice and chain-moving rate already show up. If the Browns keep him near 50% of the carries with a few targets and bump the snap rate, the breakout arrives sooner than later.

Fallers

Travis Hunter, Jaguars

I’m not out on the talent. Hunter is special. The problem is, the two-way gift can turn into a fantasy curse when the defense needs him. We saw a spike in defensive usage in Week 2 against Cincinnati’s Ja’Marr Chase and that likely pulled at Hunter's offensive role. If injuries that pop up on that side of the ball tilt his snaps toward defense, the weekly floor takes a hit even if the highlights still pop.

Through two weeks, Hunter’s at 5.0 half-PPR points per game, which places him at WR72. He’s running 25.0 routes per game with a 19.2% target share, yet the box score production is light — 27.5 receiving yards per game, 1.1 yards per route, 0 touchdowns, plus a 60.9% snap rate and 67.6% route participation that say he’s not a full-time usage hog yet.

In Week 2 specifically, he posted 3.7 half-PPR points, trailing Dyami Brown (15.1) and Parker Washington (10.1) on his own team. I’m keeping the long view with Hunter, but based on role and early returns, he’s a faller heading into Week 3 until we see him deployed primarily on offense.

Big picture, the role is the issue, not the skill. When his defensive snaps rise, his route volume dips, which drags the per-game math. The moment we see 75%+ offensive snaps with routes north of 80%, the needle moves quick. Until then, he reads as volatile week to week.

Kaleb Johnson, Steelers

I can’t think of a rougher rookie start. Johnson logged one carry and 0.1 half-PPR points in Week 2, then muffed a kick that Seattle fell on for a touchdown. When you’re fighting for snaps, miscues on special teams crush the margin for error. Pittsburgh needs reliable touches right now and the staff has turned to veterans while Johnson tries to regain trust.

Through two weeks, Johnson sits at -0.10 total half-PPR points with 2 snaps per game, a 3.5% snap share, 1.0 carry per game and -0.5 rushing yards per game. No routes. No targets. No goal-line work. He’s at 5.1% RB rush share and 3.9% RB touch share.

Meanwhile, Jaylen Warren has 28.3 half-PPR points on 31 touches with 52.2% snaps and 50.0% of inside-10 work while Kenneth Gainwell checks in at 8.9 on 21 touches with 46.0% snaps. That’s a closed door right now.

Big picture, you’re looking for the first sign Johnson's re-entering the offense. That would be clean special teams, an early down package and a snap rate that actually breathes. Until those show up, the Steelers' backfield reads Warren, then Gainwell, while Johnson works to rewrite the script.

Omarion Hampton, Chargers

In Week 1, the rookie owned the backfield with 80.6% snaps, 17 touches and a massive 93.8% RB rush share. Yet, even with volume, the juice didn’t stand out. The Chargers responded in Week 2 by dialing him back and letting Najee Harris breathe. The tape looked like a veteran settling the run game while the rookie searched for daylight.

The usage tells the same story. Week 2: Hampton slid to 61.8% snaps with nine touches and 47.4% of RB touches while Harris pushed 10 touches on 34.5% snaps and a team-high 52.6% RB touch share. Hampton still handled the money work — 80% of inside-10 and 100% of inside-five and inside-two touches — but that wasn’t a plus. He got multiple cracks at the end zone in Week 2 and came up empty, which undercuts confidence that the job should stay glued to him.

Hampton's touch share was halved from Week 1 to Week 2 and the efficiency dipped (EPA/rush -0.41). It’s early, but until the burst shows up, the door is open for Harris to keep cutting in.