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Fantasy Football Player Notes

Week 1 Rankings

Irv Smith Jr. Note
Irv Smith Jr. photo 24. Irv Smith Jr. (vs . DET)
Three years into Irv Smith Jr.'s career, we have no real idea of how good he can be. The former second-round draft pick has lost 13 games to injury over the last two years. But Smith just turned 25 and is in a great situation as the starting tight end in an offense triggered by QB Joe Burrow. It might be best to wait at least a week before plugging Smith into your lineup, however, as he opens the season against a Browns defense that allowed the seventh-fewest fantasy points to tight ends in 2022.
27 weeks ago
Noah Gray Note
Noah Gray photo 34. Noah Gray (vs . DET)
Avoid Noah Gray. If Kelce sits, I wouldn't be picking up Gray with the idea of starting him. Even in limited action, Gray has not been an impressive player, with a career 0.78 yards per route run and 10.2% TPRR. If you need a streaming tight end, look for Juwan Johnson, Gerald Everett, or Logan Thomas (if you're exceptionally desperate) on the waiver wire. Each player is below 45% rostered in Yahoo leagues and has a strong to exceptional matchup for Week 1.
27 weeks ago
Blake Bell Note
Blake Bell photo 57. Blake Bell (vs . DET)
Matt Bushman Note
Matt Bushman photo 92. Matt Bushman (vs . DET)
Jody Fortson Note
Jody Fortson photo 101. Jody Fortson (vs . DET)
Gerrit Prince Note
Gerrit Prince photo 114. Gerrit Prince (vs . DET)