Fantasy Football Player Notes

Before the Achilles injury derailed Cousins' 2023 season, he was the QB8 in fantasy points per game. Captain Kohl's was 13th in highly accurate throw rate, seventh in CPOE, and fourth in adjusted completion rate. Cousins' mobility will be tested immediately in Week 1. Last year, the Steelers' pass defense was a middling unit, allowing the 14th-highest yards per attempt and the 12th-most passing touchdowns while sitting at 15th in passing yards per game permitted. Pittsburgh will keep Cousins' on his toes, though, as they were sixth in blitz rate and 11th in pressure rate last year. If Cousins can handle the chaos, he should have a productive day, as he was 14th in passing grade and second in adjusted completion rate when blitzed last year.