Lamar Jackson or Tom Brady

Who Should I Start? - Week 1

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	Experts' Pick
	Lamar Jackson QB - BAL Lamar Jackson QB - BAL vs. CLE, Sun 1pm EDT	Tom Brady QB - TB Tom Brady QB - TB at NO, Sun 4pm EDT
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Rankings

ECR	# 2	# 13	-
Best Rank	# 1	# 3	-
Worst Rank	# 11	# 25	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. CLE	at NO	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 4 star matchup. QBs perform a litter better than their average vs CLE	This is a 3 star matchup. QBs perform close to their average vs NO	-


Stats Allowed
Pass Comp	23.2	20.8
Pass Yds	247.6	217
Pass TD	1.9	1.8

Fantasy Points

Season Total	341.7	389.9	-
Avg Game	22.8	21.7	-
2019 Average	22.8	21.7	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-
Weather	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Lamar Jackson	Tom Brady	Add Player

Scott AtkinsS. Atkins FullTime Fantasy 09/29	#2	#4	-

Husein ShabazzH. Shabazz SleeperWire 09/13	#1	#11	-

Michael TomlinM. Tomlin Fantasy Six Pack 09/13	#1	#12	-

Steven SpaccarotelliS. Spac... SleeperWire 09/13	#2	#16	-

Nathan JahnkeN. Jahnke Pro Football Focus 09/13	#2	#12	-

Joe BondJ. Bond Fantasy Six Pack 09/13	#1	#12	-

Marc CavigliaM. Cavi... Bruno Boys 09/13	#2	#13	-

Patrick ThormanP. Thorman Establish the Run 09/10	#2	#11	-

Justin GeorgeJ. George Take Your League 09/10	#2	#16	-

Wolf of Roto StreetW. of R... Roto Street Journal 09/13	#2	#7	-

Nick HumphreysN. Hump... Fantasy Victors 09/10	#2	#13	-

Kevin HansonK. Hanson EDSFootball 09/10	#2	#13	-

Michael HauffM. Hauff Gridiron Experts 09/13	#2	#13	-

Raju ByfieldR. Byfield Win My Fantasy League 09/13	#1	#15	-

Mike WrightM. Wright The Fantasy Footballers 09/13	#2	#18	-

Matthew HillM. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football 09/13	#2	#10	-

Sean KoernerS. Koerner The Action Network 09/13	#2	#14	-

Jamie CalandroJ. Cala... Fantasy Team Advice 09/13	#1	#10	-

Andy HollowayA. Holl... The Fantasy Footballers 09/13	#2	#11	-

Anthony CervinoA. Cervino Gridiron Experts 09/13	#2	#12	-

Jason MooreJ. Moore The Fantasy Footballers 09/13	#1	#13	-

Jacob W. DunneJ. W. D... New Life Fantasy 09/09	#2	#8	-

Todd D ClarkT. D Clark The Fantasy Fix 09/13	#2	#12	-

Elvin RyanE. Ryan The Pregame HQ 09/10	#2	#15	-

Jacob GibbsJ. Gibbs SportsLine 09/13	#2	#12	-

Matt BrandonM. Brandon Matt Brandon 08/10	#2	#8	-

Craig PhillipsC. Phil... FF Prophet 09/13	#1	#13	-

Dennis SosicD. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack 09/13	#1	#13	-

Seth MillerS. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football 09/13	#2	#9	-

Kyle RichardsonK. Rich... The Fantasy Headliners 09/13	#2	#11	-

Ryan SkolrudR. Skolrud SkullKing Sports 09/13	#2	#11	-

Adrian AlpansequeA. Alpa... Estadio Fantasy 09/09	#2	#14	-

Mike RigzM. Rigz Gridiron Experts 09/13	#1	#7	-

Seth KleinS. Klein Fantrax 09/13	#2	#13	-

Rudy GambleR. Gamble Razzball 09/13	#2	#10	-

Kevin WheelerK. Wheeler The Draft Zone 09/13	#2	#12	-

Mick CiallelaM. Cial... Fantrax 09/10	#2	#13	-

Dan YanotchkoD. Yano... EDSFootball 09/13	#2	#10	-

Scott SprattS. Spratt Football Outsiders 09/13	#1	#4	-

David BiggsD. Biggs Drink Five 09/10	#2	#15	-

Steven PintadoS. Pintado The Fantasy Coaches 09/10	#2	#14	-

Rich PiazzaR. Piazza Fantasy Shed 09/09	#1	#12	-

Pat FitzmauriceP. Fitz... The Football Girl 09/10	#1	#15	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome 09/13	#11	#12	-

Staff RankingsS. Rank... Roto Ranks 09/13	#2	#12	-

Heath CummingsH. Cumm... CBS Sports 09/13	#2	#13	-

Jake ArthurJ. Arthur Colts.com 09/13	#1	#11	-

Dylan ChappineD. Chap... Wolf Sports 09/13	#2	#6	-

Brandon FunstonB. Funston The Athletic 09/13	#2	#12	-

Andy VandaA. Vanda Take Your League 09/12	#1	#16	-

Jonathan StoneJ. Stone The Hateful 8 09/13	#2	#13	-

Zachary HanshewZ. Hanshew FantasyPros 09/13	#2	#9	-

Matt De LimaM. De Lima Sports Illustrated 09/13	#1	#13	-

Jody SmithJ. Smith FantasyData 09/10	#4	#12	-

Jake CielyJ. Ciely The Athletic 09/12	#1	#12	-

Jeff RatcliffeJ. Ratc... FTN 09/13	#1	#11	-

Brian StraitB. Strait FTLS Fantasy Football 09/13	#2	#9	-

Tal MalachovskyT. Mala... The Fantasy Scout 09/13	#4	#20	-

Bill EnrightB. Enright Sports Illustrated 09/13	#2	#13	-

Kevin TompkinsK. Tomp... Fighting Chance Fantasy 09/13	#2	#11	-

Adam PfeiferA. Pfeifer FTN 09/08	#2	#13	-

Donkey TeethD. Teeth Razzball 09/10	#2	#7	-

Jason WillanJ. Willan Gridiron Experts 09/13	#6	#16	-

Site RankingsS. Rank... FullTime Fantasy 09/13	#2	#4	-

Greg SmithG. Smith TwoQBs 09/13	#1	#13	-

Matthew FreedmanM. Free... The Action Network 09/10	#1	#17	-

Tozzi BrothersT. Brot... Legion Report 09/09	#2	#10	-

Mauricio GutierrezM. Guti... Estadio Fantasy 09/12	#1	#13	-

Robert WaziakR. Waziak The Fantasy Footballers 09/10	#1	#15	-

Christopher DellC. Dell Betting Predators 09/13	#2	#25	-

Jason PetropoulosJ. Petr... BRoto Fantasy 09/13	#2	#16	-

Isaiah SiroisI. Sirois FantasyPros 09/13	#1	#13	-

Heath CappsH. Capps Fake Teams 09/13	#2	#11	-

Mundo Fantasy MXM. Fant... Mundo Fantasy 09/11	#1	#13	-

Bart WheelerB. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football 09/13	#2	#16	-

Elisha TwerskiE. Twerski numberFire 09/13	#2	#12	-

Justin DoddsJ. Dodds SleeperWire 09/09	#1	#10	-

Tyler OrginskiT. Orgi... Fantasy Hot Read 09/13	#5	#13	-

Dave MajorD. Major XN Sports 09/13	#1	#13	-

Jon CollinsJ. Collins Fantasy Sports LR 09/12	#2	#12	-

Donald GibsonD. Gibson FantasyPros 09/13	#2	#12	-

Nick MarianoN. Mariano RotoBaller 09/13	#2	#12	-

Staff RankingsS. Rank... Important Nonsense 09/10	#2	#12	-

Mike TagliereM. Tagl... FantasyPros 09/13	#2	#17	-

Tommy MoliooT. Molioo The Undroppables 09/09	#2	#12	-

Andrew SeifterA. Seifter FantasyPros 09/11	#2	#13	-

Neema HodjatN. Hodjat Real GM 09/09	#2	#11	-

Andy SingletonA. Sing... Expand The Boxscore 09/13	#1	#13	-

Ryan NoonanR. Noonan FTN 09/13	#2	#13	-

Eric MoodyE. Moody FantasyData 09/13	#1	#13	-

Dominick PetrilloD. Petr... Fantasy Hot Read 09/09	#2	#12	-

Tim JablonskiT. Jabl... The Hateful 8 09/13	#2	#13	-

Matthew BoweM. Bowe Razzball 09/13	#2	#11	-

Clayton CadieuxC. Cadieux Fantasy Football From Up North 09/12	#2	#13	-

Chris KennedyC. Kennedy The Fantasy Headliners 09/13	#1	#13	-

Jacob HubmanJ. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners 09/13	#2	#10	-

Dan McLellanD. McLe... WBLZ Media 09/10	#1	#16	-

Jose Ramon LlacaJ. Ramo... Estadio Fantasy 09/07	#2	#10	-

Justin SablichJ. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 09/13	#2	#15	-

Staff RankingsS. Rank... QB List 09/12	#1	#12	-

Nick ZylakN. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice 09/13	#2	#13	-

Matt SchaufM. Schauf Draft Sharks 09/10	#2	#12	-

Michael PetropoulosM. Petr... BRoto Fantasy 09/09	#2	#13	-

Jared SmolaJ. Smola Draft Sharks 09/13	#2	#13	-

Jeff PaurJ. Paur RTSports 09/10	#2	#6	-

Richard SavillR. Savill Fantasy Six Pack 09/12	#4	#8	-

Derek LoflandD. Lofland FantasyPros 09/09	#2	#13	-

Brandon MurchisonB. Murc... RotoBaller 09/13	#2	#18	-

Mike RandleM. Randle BettingPros 09/10	#3	#13	-

Scott SmithS. Smith RotoViz 09/13	#2	#15	-

Doug NorrieD. Norrie Daily Fantasy Sports Rankings 09/13	#1	#11	-

Mike HarmonM. Harmon Swollen Dome 09/13	#2	#11	-

Chet GreshamC. Gresham DK Nation 09/10	#1	#12	-

Matthew BetzM. Betz BallBlast 09/13	#2	#12	-

Dan HarrisD. Harris FantasyPros 09/13	#2	#14	-

Jordan RainsJ. Rains Expand The Boxscore 09/13	#3	#10	-

Ken ZalisK. Zalis Pressbox 09/08	#1	#13	-

Kelly SmelserK. Smelser Punch Drunk Wonderland 09/13	#2	#13	-

Lukas KacerL. Kacer The Fantasy Stock Exchange 09/13	#1	#9	-

Dalton Del DonD. Del Don Yahoo! Sports 09/13	#2	#19	-

Kyle AugustK. August Fantasy Football Smackdown 09/13	#2	#15	-

Lawrence JacksonL. Jackson Fantasy Football Lord 09/13	#1	#14	-

Des BielerD. Bieler The Washington Post 09/13	#2	#12	-

Francisco (Chato) RomeroF. (Cha... Estadio Fantasy 09/13	#2	#12	-

Scott PianowskiS. Pian... Yahoo! Sports 09/13	#2	#14	-

Scott WhitfieldS. Whit... Roto Rankings 09/13	#1	#10	-

KJK. Fantasy Team Advice 09/10	#2	#12	-

Frank StampflF. Stampfl CBS Sports 09/13	#2	#13	-

Mike MacGregorM. MacG... Draft Buddy 09/12	#1	#12	-

Andrew EricksonA. Eric... Pro Football Focus 09/13	#4	#9	-

Thor AkerleyT. Akerley Fantasy Team Advice 09/13	#2	#11	-

Davis MattekD. Mattek RotoExperts 09/13	#2	#12	-

Jacob WayneJ. Wayne Lineups 09/09	#2	#13	-

Liz LozaL. Loza Yahoo! Sports 09/13	#2	#14	-

Gerson AguirreG. Aguirre Going For 2 09/07	#1	#13	-

Alex BlickleA. Blickle Fantasy Team Advice 09/13	#1	#11	-

Jeff BoggisJ. Boggis Fantasy Football Empire 09/13	#4	#13	-

John HalpinJ. Halpin Carolina Panthers Radio Network 09/13	#2	#13	-

Justin WeigalJ. Weigal FantasySharks 09/13	#1	#9	-

Zach BrunnerZ. Brunner FlurrySports 09/13	#2	#15	-

Matt CampM. Camp Bleacher Report 09/13	#1	#13	-

Kyle YatesK. Yates FantasyPros 09/09	#1	#13	-

Dan ClasgensD. Clas... Get Sports Info 09/13	#2	#12	-

Jamey EisenbergJ. Eise... CBS Sports 09/11	#2	#14	-

Andy BehrensA. Behrens Yahoo! Sports 09/12	#2	#14	-

Drew DeLucaD. DeLuca NFL Spinzone 09/13	#1	#16	-

Kate MagdziukK. Magd... BallBlast 09/12	#2	#14	-

Michelle MagdziukM. Magd... BallBlast 09/10	#1	#17	-

Ben WasleyB. Wasley The Fantasy First Down 09/13	#2	#12	-

Kyle EnglishK. English Reality Sports 09/10	#1	#15	-

Dave RichardD. Richard CBS Sports 09/12	#1	#15	-

Scott EngelS. Engel RotoBaller 09/12	#2	#11	-

DailyRotoD. DailyRoto 09/13	#1	#16	-

Aaron LarsonA. Larson FantasyPros 09/09	#2	#13	-

John PaulsenJ. Paulsen 4for4.com 09/13	#1	#13	-

Jason SablichJ. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 09/04	#2	#13	-

Site ProjectionsS. Proj... numberFire 09/13	#2	#16	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berk... Packer Report 09/13	#2	#12	-

Ellis JohnsonE. Johnson True North Fantasy Football 09/13	#2	#11	-

Huseyin AksuH. Aksu Fantasy Couch 09/13	#1	#15	-

Richard KingR. King King Fantasy Sports 09/10	#2	#10	-

Chris MeaneyC. Meaney FTN 09/09	#2	#10	-

Walter CherepinskyW. Cher... WalterFootball 09/01	#2	#9	-

Mike KruegerM. Krueger FFToday 09/09	#2	#10	-

Pierre CamusP. Camus RotoBaller 09/10	#2	#9	-

Geoff LambertG. Lambert Going For 2 09/13	#1	#14	-

John HestermanJ. Hest... Dynasty League Football 09/10	#1	#12	-

Matt HarmonM. Harmon Yahoo! Sports 09/08	#2	#15	-

Tim PetropoulosT. Petr... BRoto Fantasy 09/12	#2	#15	-

Benjamin KlotzB. Klotz Touchdown Squad 09/12	#2	#11	-

Zach GreubelZ. Greubel Gridiron Experts 09/11	#2	#13	-

Nicholas YouN. You The Undroppables 09/11	#1	#8	-

Chris RaybonC. Raybon The Action Network 09/13	#2	#13	-

Justin BooneJ. Boone theScore 09/10	#2	#12	-

Dariyan MayburyD. Maybury Fantasy Football Advice 09/10	#2	#12	-

The FFGhostT. FFGhost Dynasty League Football 09/10	#2	#12	-

Jonathan HaysJ. Hays Fantasy Foresight 09/10	#1	#11	-

Kevin ScottK. Scott The Intersecting 09/10	#4	#9	-

Adam MurfetA. Murfet 5 Yard Rush 09/10	#2	#9	-

John FergusonJ. Ferg... FantasyData 09/10	#1	#9	-

Frank BonincontriF. Boni... Fantasy Wire HQ 09/09	#2	#12	-

Blake FincherB. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe 09/09	#2	#12	-

Morgan ColbyM. Colby The Fantasy Champions 09/08	#2	#11	-

SmittyS. SleeperU 09/08	#2	#3	-

Brad EvansB. Evans FTN 09/07	#2	#12	-

Kevin RobertsK. Roberts Breaking Football 09/10	#2	#6	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Lamar Jackson QB - BAL Lamar Jackson QB - BAL	Tom Brady QB - TB Tom Brady QB - TB
2020 Schedule
Week 1	vs. CLE	at NO
Week 2	at HOU	vs. CAR
Week 3	vs. KC	at DEN
Week 4	at WAS	vs. LAC
Week 5	vs. CIN	at CHI
Week 6	at PHI	vs. GB
Week 7	BYE WEEK	at LV
Week 8	vs. PIT	at NYG
Week 9	at IND	vs. NO
Week 10	at NE	at CAR
Week 11	vs. TEN	vs. LAR
Week 12	at PIT	vs. KC
Week 13	vs. DAL	BYE WEEK
Week 14	at CLE	vs. MIN
Week 15	vs. JAC	at ATL
Week 16	vs. NYG	at DET
Week 17	at CIN	vs. ATL

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Lamar Jackson QB - BAL Lamar Jackson QB - BAL	Tom Brady QB - TB Tom Brady QB - TB
2020 Points
Week 1	27.5	22.5
Week 2	17.6	9.7
Week 3	14.2	23.9
Week 4	26.0	33.5
Week 5	14.5	14.1
Week 6	28.2	14.6
Week 7	‐	36.9
Week 8	16.8	19.1
Week 9	18.6	5.4
Week 10	22.5	31.8
Week 11	17.5	14.6
Week 12	‐	23.7
Week 13	26.7	‐
Week 14	34.9	15.6
Week 15	30.2	23.4
Week 16	21.3	29.9
Week 17	25.2	31.3
Total	341.7	389.9
Average	22.8	21.7

Notes for Player Combination
	Lamar Jackson QB - BAL Lamar Jackson QB - BAL vs. CLE, Sun 1pm EDT	Tom Brady QB - TB Tom Brady QB - TB at NO, Sun 4pm EDT
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Mike Tagliere FantasyPros	Here's a crazy stat on Jackson that I thought was interesting. He didn't throw for more than 238 yards after Week 3. It just goes to show that he doesn't need to do much through the air to produce elite numbers. He tagged the Browns for 485 yards and six passing touchdowns last year and chipped in another 169 yards on the ground. That's all irrelevant in 2020, though, as the Browns defense is now under Joe Woods. He was the defensive coordinator in Denver for both the 2017 and 2018 seasons, then went to San Francisco for the 2019 season to be the defensive backs coach. We don't have a large sample size to draw from, as his time in Denver was a bit up-and-down, but what most don't understand is that this Browns defense has a lot of talent. One thing that I want to mention about Woods' defense is that his defenses in Denver ranked No. 1 against mobile quarterbacks in 2018 and No. 5 against them in 2019. They allowed fewer than 130 rushing yards to quarterbacks in each season. Still, learning a new offense and defense with virtually no offseason while your opponent has everyone returning is a problem. Jackson is a problem. When we have a quarterback who scored 19.8 or more fantasy points in 14-of-15 games last year, he's an elite every-week starter when on the field. The Browns defense might be improved, but I think it takes some time to develop chemistry. As always, Jackson is in play for both cash and tournaments.	It'll be weird seeing Brady with the Bucs uniform on in a real game, but this is what 2020 has brought us. It's not an easy one, though. The Saints defense is one of the best in the league, and they've only gotten better this offseason. They've added safety Malcolm Jenkins, as well as third-round linebacker Zack Baun to their potent defense that allowed just a 61.5 percent completion-rate and 6.92 yards per pass attempt in 2019. Don't forget about the addition at the end of last season either, as Janoris Jenkins was added to the cornerback unit. They did allow 26 passing touchdowns, though a lot of that comes from volume, as they faced 602 pass attempts last year. It is worth noting that the Saints defense allowed 23.2 points per game while at home compared to just 19.8 points per game on the road. Playing in the dome does typically help quarterbacks, and the Saints do score more there, leading to some garbage time stats for opponents. The 49.5-point over/under doesn't suggest this will be a crazy high-scoring contest, though. As a divisional game, it'll probably be tight. Jameis Winston completed 45-of-78 passes for 517 yards and four touchdowns during the two meetings last year, so it's not a must-avoid matchup or anything with Bruce Arians' offensive scheme. Still, there's some downside risk to this being a tough matchup in Brady's first game as a Bucs player. I'd consider him a mid-to-high-end QB2 for this week. I don't really want to play him in tournaments and don't think he's safe enough for cash.
Zachary Hanshew FantasyPros	The Browns were only middle-of-the-road against QBs last season, and that figures to be the case again in 2020. Fresh off an MVP and an overall QB1 finish, Jackson will look to keep momentum on his side with a favorable home matchup with the Browns. In two meetings last season, L-Jax threw for 485 yards, 6 TDs and 2 INTs with 169 rushing yards. He's one of the best plays at his position for Week 1.	Despite his perceived "fall off" last season, Brady actually finished as a QB1 in 2019 with one of the worst group of skill-position players in the league. Now, he has his old pal Gronk back in his sights along with the dynamic duo of Chris Godwin and Mike Evans and a strong run game. In a great matchup with NO in Week 1, Brady should be a quality play in his first game as a Buccaneer.
Jacob Wayne Lineups	Lamar Jackson scored 24+ fantasy points in each of his two games against the Browns last season and he's a solid bet to do the same in Week 1. Cleveland allowed the 11th-most fantasy points to QBs last year, and while their defense should be somewhat improved, Jackson is an impossible force to handle. Jackson's rushing production allowed him to finish as a top-6 fantasy QB 73.3% of the time last season and I would be shocked to see him finish outside of that range in Week 1.	Tom Brady will be opening up his tenure with the Buccaneers with a massive showdown against new division rival Saints. New Orleans allowed the 12th-most fantasy points to quarterbacks last year as they often found themselves playing prevent defense late in games. I think both of these teams could open up a little slower than we expect them to and I'm worried about Brady needing time to adjust to his new offense after no preseason and limited training camp. Brady is likely going to finish as a QB1 this year with all of the weapons at his disposal, but there are a handful of quarterbacks I like more than him this week.
Steven Pintado The Fantasy Coaches	Must Start
Kyle Yates FantasyPros		It's going to be insanely strange to see Brady trot out onto the field in a different uniform, but he's absolutely set up to succeed here in Tampa. This game should be a high-scoring affair, which means that fantasy points are going to be going up everywhere. The Saints are a very tough matchup, which knocks Brady down just outside QB1 territory in my rankings, but he's still someone worth looking at in 1QB leagues.
Isaiah Sirois FantasyPros	The Ravens lost two regular-season games last year: one to the Chiefs, and one to the Browns. Jackson still put up 24.5 points in the defeat, however, and he should be able to post a similar performance here. The Browns look like a much better team this year, especially as they added safety Ronnie Harrison a few days ago, but I'm not confident in their ability to slow down the Ravens' dual-threat attack.
Derek Lofland FantasyPros	Jackson had 485 yards passing, 169 yards rushing, and six passing touchdowns in 2 games against the Browns last year. He should be an elite QB1 play at home against the Browns.	The Saints were 21st against fantasy quarterbacks last year, it seems strange to say that Brady needs to prove anything at this point in his career. Given how poorly he played at 42-years old, I need to see that he still has enough left in the tank before I am going to rank him as a QB1.

Lamar Jackson or Tom Brady

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