Aaron Rodgers may be looking at a starting wide receiver duo of Randall Cobb and Watkins. Christian Watson will likely play, but he missed the entire preseason due to injury. The Packers have a barren WR corps, and Allen Lazard is trending toward not playing. Here are Watkins’ stat lines for the past three Week 1s: But I can’t shake the feeling that Watkins is about to smash this week. In fact, I wouldn’t even recommend rostering him in most leagues. By no means will Watkins be a reliable fantasy starter all season. With that said, the stars seem to be aligning for a vintage Week 1 Sammy Watkins performance.

I fully acknowledge this may look very foolish come Sunday evening. In a game likely to be high scoring, Thielen should be in fantasy lineups this week. While that doesn’t mean he will do that again, Thielen is still the Vikings’ WR2 and will be out there for 90% of the snaps.

And remember, he played in only 13 games.Īgainst the Packers last season, Thielen played once and scored 22.2 fantasy points. In the past two seasons, Thielen has scored 24 touchdowns, and his 15 red-zone targets last year were good for 23rd in the league. He’s also Kirk Cousins’ favorite red-zone target. This is likely due to his age (32) and health concerns (four missed games last season). Despite averaging 15.4 PPR fantasy points per game last season, Thielen is being treated like a random WR3.

The consensus has been pretty anti-Adam Thielen all summer. Let’s get into this week’s start/sit plays at the wide receiver position. As always, Pro Football Network will do its best to steer you in the right direction and provide you with our best recommendations. While lineup decisions are usually the easiest heading into Week 1, that doesn’t mean there aren’t still decisions to be made. The first week of the 2022 fantasy football season is here. Click here to get up to $100 in bonus cash today when using promo code PFN. Underdog Fantasy is the easiest way to play fantasy football.

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