Fantasy Football Week 1 Takeaways

by Dylan Jones and Blake Van Patten

Our blog is going to be about fantasy football/nfl and we will be giving updates and recaps of the week before to help a fantasy owner be capable of winning the championship. We will be talking about Standout Players, Letdown Players, Waiver Wire pickups, Rookies on the Rise, and Injury reports. 

Standout Players for Week 1

Tyreek HillBrandon AiyukTua TagovailoaAustin EkelerChristian McCaffreyCowboys Defense
44.5 fantasy points32.9 fantasy points27.14 fantasy points26.4 fantasy points25.9 fantasy points 36.68 fantasy points
11 catches 8 catches466 passing yards4 catches & 47 yards3 catches 17 yards 7 sacks 
215 yards129 yards5 rushing yards117 rushing yards152 rushing yards2 ints. 1 fumble
2 receiving touchdowns2 receiving touchdowns3 passing touchdowns1 rushing touchdown1 rushing touchdowns2 touchdowns

Letdown Players for Week 1

Joe BurrowTee Higgins Najee HarrisGeorge KittleDallas GobertDrake London 
3.18 fantasy points 0.0 fantasy points5.3 fantasy points 4.9 fantasy points0.0 fantasy points0.0 fantasy points
82 passing yards0 catches2 catches 2 yards3 catches 0 catches0 catches
-1 rushing yards0 yards31 rushing yards19 yards0 yards0 yards
0 touchdowns0 touchdowns0 touchdowns0 touchdowns0 touchdowns0 touchdowns

Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1

Tyler AllgeierRomeo DoubsRashid ShaheedJakobi  MeyersKendrick Bourne
24.4 fantasy points18.6 fantasy points19.0 fantasy points29.1 fantasy points24.4 fantasy points
3 catches 19 yards4 catches5 catches 89 yards 9 catches 6 catches 
75 rushing yards26 yards11 rushing yards81 yards64 yards
2 rushing touchdowns2 receiving touchdowns1 receiving touchdown2 touchdowns2 receiving touchdowns

Rookies on the Rise for Week 1

Anthony RichardsonBijian RobinsonZay FlowersJordan Addison
20.92 fantasy points20.3 fantasy points17.7 fantasy points16.1 fantasy points
223 passing yards6 catches 27 yards9 catches 78 yards4 catches
40 rushing yards56 rushing yards9 rushing yards61 yards
2 touchdowns(one passing,one rushing)1 receiving touchdown0 touchdowns1 touchdown

Major Injury Reports for Week 1

  • J.K Dobbins tore his achilles and will miss the remainder of the season
  • Diontae Johnson had a right hamstring injury no for sure sign of return
  • Aaron Jones had a hamstring injury no for sure sign of return 
  • Pat Freiermuth had a chest injury no for sure sign of return
  • Anthony Richardson bruised left knee should be back next week
  • Austin Ekeler ankle injury should be back next week
  • Mark Andrews quadriceps injury should be back next week
  • Travis Kelce knee injury no sure sign of return
  • Cooper Kupp still on IR at least will miss 3 more weeks
  • Christian Watson hamstring injury probably going to miss week 2 
  • Jerry Jeudy hamstring injury no for sure sign of return 
  • Aaron Rodgers tore his achilles and will miss the remainder of the season

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