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Fantasy Football Player Notes

Week 1 PPR Rankings

Tyreek Hill Note
Tyreek Hill photo 2. Tyreek Hill WR - (vs . JAC)
De'Von Achane Note
De'Von Achane photo 19. De'Von Achane RB - (vs . JAC)
Achane was lightning in a bottle last year. He was the RB5 in fantasy points per game. In the eight games he played at least 41% of the snaps, Achane averaged 14.2 touches and 113.8 total yards. Every time he touched the ball, he had the chance to take it to the house, ranking first in explosive run rate, third in missed tackles forced per attempt, and second in yards after contact per attempt. Achane should lead the way for Miami's rushing attack with his zone and gap run game usage. Jacksonville wasn't a strong run defense overall, as they allowed the sixth-highest explosive run rate and the ninth-most rushing touchdowns while sitting with the 14th-highest missed tackle rate. They did, however, defend zone runs well, holding them to the fourth-lowest success rate and yards per carry. Achane's runs were almost even between zone and gap (47.6% vs. 42.7%), whereas Mostert's usage was zone-heavy. Achane had the ninth-highest yards per carry and the fourth-highest success rate with gap runs. Jacksonville allowed the 12th-most rushing yards and the sixth-highest yards per carry to gap runs last season. Achane should rip off some big gains in Week 1 on the way to a superb day.
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Jaylen Waddle Note
Jaylen Waddle photo 24. Jaylen Waddle WR - (vs . JAC)
Waddle had the worst season of his short career last year, finishing as the WR21 in fantasy. Waddle ranked fifth in yards per route run and sixth in first downs per route run last season, with a 22% target share and a 29.7% air-yard share. With Jacksonville's new defensive coordinator, Ryan Nielsen, I expect this secondary to lean into two-high coverage. Last year, he led a Falcon's defense that was ninth in two high usage (53.2%). Last season, in the 12 games Waddle played at least 54% of the snaps, he saw a 23.6% target share, a 31.5% air-yard share, and a 25% first-read share, producing 2.90 YPRR against two high. Waddle will run about 74% of his routes against Ronald Darby (51.7% catch rate and 75.2 passer rating) and Tyson Campbell (70% catch rate and 127.4 passer rating).
30 weeks ago
Jonnu Smith Note
Jonnu Smith photo 137. Jonnu Smith TE - (vs . JAC)
Smith could walk out of Week 1 with a TE1-worthy stat line. He was a target of mine in the later rounds of plenty of best-ball drafts this offseason. Last year, among 43 qualifying tight ends, he was 17th in receiving yards per game, 11th in yards per route run, and fifth in missed tackles forced per reception. He could be the WR3 for Tua Tagovailoa this year. He faces a Jacksonville defense that gave up the fifth-most fantasy points per game, the highest yards per reception, and the ninth-most receiving yards to tight ends last year. If you need a tight-end streamer for Week 1, Smith makes a ton of sense.
30 weeks ago
Alexander Mattison Note
Alexander Mattison photo 159. Alexander Mattison RB - (vs . JAC)
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine Note
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine photo 280. Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR - (vs . JAC)
Alec Ingold Note
Alec Ingold photo 281. Alec Ingold RB - (vs . JAC)
Julian Hill Note
Julian Hill photo 314. Julian Hill TE - (vs . JAC)
Tanner Conner Note
Tanner Conner photo 396. Tanner Conner TE - (vs . JAC)
Dee Eskridge Note
Dee Eskridge photo 417. Dee Eskridge WR - (vs . JAC)

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