Start Em’/Sit Em’ Week 1 Wide Receivers

Start Em’

Marvin Jones Jr. – Detroit Lions

Jones Jr. is playing in Week 1 as the acting WR1 with both Kenny Golladay officially listed as out and Danny Amendola listed as questionable.

Jones has a great divisional matchup in Week 1 against the Chicago Bears who Jones averaged over 13 yards per reception against in 2019.

Jones has great value Sunday as he is listed at $5,500 on DraftKings and $6,200 on FanDuel for daily fantasy.

Scotty Miller – Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Scotty Miller should be seen as a conditional player to start as Mike Evans status for Week 1 is questionable as he is dealing with a hamstring injury.

Miller had a great outing in 2019 against the Saints where he put up 71 yards averaging 17.8 yards per reception.

This is something for fantasy owners to monitor as if Evans is out, Miller could be seen as a high-end flex option as the WR2 for the Bucs. His price is $4,000 on DraftKings and $4,500 on FanDuel.

Marquise “Hollywood” Brown – Baltimore Ravens

Hollywood Brown is officially the WR1 on a high-powered Ravens offense.

Brown is expected to get targets early on as he is fully healthy and ready to go against the Cleveland Browns. Brown showed huge upside in NFL Week 1 of 2019 where he put up 147 yards and two touchdowns. That is the player that is expected to be seen in Week 1 of 2020 as he is no longer dealing with lingering injuries.

His price on DraftKings is $5,100 and FanDuel is $5,900.

Sit Em’

Keenan Allen – Los Angeles Chargers

Allen has a tough matchup today against a Cincinnati Bengals team that ranks 10th against opposing wide receivers.

Something else to make a note is that because Allen is the WR1 for the Chargers, the Bengals defense will be sure to not let them out of their radar when he is running routes.

DeVante Parker – Miami Dolphins

Parker is in the worst possible situation in Week 1 as not only is he on a depleted Miami Dolphins offense, but he is going up against the New England Patriots who rank first against opposing wide receivers.

Not to mention he will have arguably the best defensive back in Stephon Gilmore following his every move.

A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals

Green is in a tricky situation during Week 1 as he is returning after sitting out the entire 2019 season and not to mention he is going up against the Los Angeles Chargers who rank third against opposing wide receivers.

Something else is that Joe Burrow is known to target his slot receivers which in this case is Tyler Boyd. That being said, Green might not get the targets he needs in order to live up to his value.

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Sam Profeta

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