September 9th, 2023
Saturday Late-Evening Edition
Fantasy Football Week 1
Start’ems
1. Davante Adams, WR (LVR) - The Raiders wide receiver has a tough matchup this week facing the Broncos rising star cornerback, Patrick Surtain II, but that won’t keep him out of fantasy lineups. In two games Adams averaged 8/121/1 in two games against the Broncos in 2022.
2. Javonte Williams, RB (DEN) - The Broncos young running back looks set for a big role on Sunday and could produce big for fantasy owners. The Raiders ranked 23rd against the run in 2022, allowing over 4 yards per carry, while giving up the 4th most rushing touchdowns (16) to opposing running backs.
3. Antonio Gibson, RB (WAS) - The Cardinals defense was bad last especially defending running backs in the pass game. The Cards allowed the 2nd most yards (810)m, the 4th most receptions (101), and the most receiving touchdowns (6). Antonio Gibson is a converted wide receiver to running back. This matchup sets up for him to showcase his strengths as a ball catcher against a weak defense. In 2022 Gibson only rushed for 546 yards, but he did catch 46 balls which ranked tied for 13th among all running backs.
4. Chris Godwin, WR (TBB) - Tom Brady may have retired, but the Bucs still have a great pair of receivers in Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. Quarterback Baker Mayfield steps in under center for Tampa Bay in 2023 and he may be enough to keep feeding Godwin, who caught 104 balls last season. The Vikings secondary ranked amongst the worst versus the pass in 2022, allowing the most receiving yards to opposing wide receivers. Their 250 receptions allowed versus wide receivers last season, also ranked worst. Godwin is a strong play on Sunday.
5. Juwan Johnson, TE (NOS) - The Saints tight end will be a matchup nightmare for most teams this season. The huge 6’4” receiving target transitioned from receiver to tight end after going undrafted in 2020 and last season enjoyed his breakout party. In 2022, Johnson caught 42 balls for 508 yards and 7 scores on the season and posted double-digit fantasy points in six of his last 10 games. Tomorrow he has a great matchup facing a Titans defense that struggles versus the tight end position; 100 receptions (ranked 31st), 1,144 yards receiving (ranked 30th) and 8 touchdowns (ranked tied for 24th).
That's my take!
~David G. Ortega
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