Skip Navigation to Main Content

Fantasy Football Player Notes

Week 1 Rankings

Deebo Samuel Sr. Note
Deebo Samuel Sr. photo 9. Deebo Samuel Sr. (at TB)
Terry McLaurin Note
Terry McLaurin photo 28. Terry McLaurin (at TB)
McLaurin is set to bounce back this year if Daniels is the passer that I think he is. Last year, he finished as the WR34 in fantasy points per game, but his WR21 rank in expected fantasy points per game is closer to what I hope we get in 2024. Last season, he still led the team with a 20.4% target share, a 34.7% air-yard share, 1.64 YPRR, and a 25.4% first-read share. Sam Howell was a crushing blow of inefficiency, though ranking 21st in CPOE and 25th in clean pocket passer rating. If Daniels has time in the pocket in Week 1, McLaurin should have a boom game. Last year, Tampa Bay utilized single-high on 53.4% of their defensive snaps. Last year, against single-high, McLaurin had 1.96 YPRR and a 25.8% first-read share. McLaurin will line up against Jamel Dean (67.5% catch rate and 116.0 passer rating) and Zyon McCollum (60.2% catch rate and 91.5 passer rating) for most of the day. Last season, the Bucs allowed the eighth-most receiving yards and the ninth-most fantasy points per game to perimeter wide receivers.
33 weeks ago
Luke McCaffrey Note
Luke McCaffrey photo 84. Luke McCaffrey (at TB)
Well, well, well. Look at that. McCaffrey is now projected to be a starter in two wide receiver sets for Washington. McCaffrey has been a crush of mine since I watched him at the Senior Bowl in Mobile (shout out to Jim Nagy). McCaffrey could hit the ground running in Week 1 against a team that utilized zone coverage on 73.9% of their defensive snaps last year. Last year against zone among 111 qualifying FBS wide receivers, he ranked sixth in receiving grade and 28th in YPRR against zone. If McCaffrey is lining up on the perimeter for most of the game, he'll see Jamel Dean (67.5% catch rate and 116.0 passer rating) and Zyon McCollum (60.2% catch rate and 91.5 passer rating) in coverage. McCaffrey is a fine deep-league flex.
33 weeks ago
K.J. Osborn Note
K.J. Osborn photo 86. K.J. Osborn (at TB)
Noah Brown Note
Noah Brown photo 94. Noah Brown (at TB)
Chris Moore Note
Chris Moore photo 142. Chris Moore (at TB)
Michael Strachan Note
Michael Strachan photo 234. Michael Strachan (at TB)
Lawrence Cager Note
Lawrence Cager photo 235. Lawrence Cager (at TB)