A.J. Green Week 1 Outlook -

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Wed, Sep 2nd 2020, 4:18pm EDT

After dealing with a hamstring injury during training camp, it appears Green should be good to go for the opener. Unfortunately, it's the first time he's stepped foot on the field since 2018 and he has a matchup with a Chargers secondary that might have the best cornerback trio in the league. Casey Hayward has been very good the last few years but adding Chris Harris Jr. this offseason took them to a different level. Harris has been dominant for years and we wondered how he'd do transitioning to the perimeter last year, but he did a fantastic job in shadow coverage. He's not Darrelle Revis in his prime good, but he's good enough to downgrade a player. There were four receivers who played the Chargers last year and saw six-plus targets but didn't finish as a top-36 wide receiver. Those receivers were Allen Robinson, D.J. Chark, Olabisi Johnson, and Marcell Ateman. So, they weren't an automatic producer with targets alone. Because of that, combined with it being Joe Burrow's first game, and Green coming off a long absence, he should be considered a WR3 this week. There will be plenty of weeks where I'll recommend him as a WR2 but play it a bit safe here if possible.