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Sony Michel rushed 15 times for a laughable 14 yards and 0.9 True YPC. Jameis Winston threw more touchdowns to the 49ers than he did to his own team. But, can fantasy owners trust Michel, Winston and other Week 1 fantasy busts in Week 2?

Jameis Winston took down O.J. Howard in week 1. Such is the life tethered to a boom-bust quarterback like Winston. Unfortunately for Howard, he also hurt his own fantasy performance with a fumble. At the 8-yard line no less. What’s nice is that Howard received 5 targets, including 1 in the red zone.

Gardner Minshew entered Week 1 and melted faces by completing 88 percent of pass attempts for 275 yards and 2 scores. He was the most accurate passer of Week 1 with an 11.5 Accuracy Rating and is facing a porous Texans defense that just cut one of their starting corners. Stack him with slot receiver Dede Westbrook and count your money.

If not the Jaguars, a Raiders stack makes sense against a generous Chiefs defense. Both Tyrell Williams and Darren Waller are criminally underpriced following breakouts in Week 1. This matchup has the highest total on the slate at 52.5, so targeting this game is sharp.

Looking at Christian Kirk’s volume, he played on 96.1-percent of Arizona’s snaps, recording 11 targets in the process. Kirk only managed to snag four of them for 32 yards, but a mere seven came in as catchable. Notably, Kirk also saw 139 air yards on his targets, showing some usage downfield.

While all three of the Bengals played at least 30-percent of their snaps in the slot, Tyler Boyd’s 42.9-percent slot rate led the team. This means he should face sieve slot corner, Williams at the highest rate. With ownership likely to congregate on Ross, Boyd looks like a sneaky pivot in cash and GPPs.

In conjunction with their frantic pace, the Cardinals ran a slew of four wide receiver sets. In total, Larry Fitzgerald, Christian Kirk, Damiere Byrd and KeeSean Johnson all eclipsed 76-percent of Arizona’s offensive snaps in Week 1. Importantly, each of these receivers also saw at least seven targets.

Seattle continued to run the ball at a top-five rate in Week 1 (49-percent), providing Carson a monstrous ceiling on the ground. He ranked sixth in the NFL with a 34.8-percent Juke Rate, showing the talent to create on his own.  He will be usable in all game scripts this season, with an increased reliance on the passing game. 

In Week 2, Case Keenum faces a Cowboys defense that allowed Eli Manning to throw for over 300 yards at a 68-percent completion percentage. The Cowboys were only able to sack Manning once and had no interceptions. Keenum will continue his hot start at home against America’s Team. 

When A.J. Green’s absence is mentioned, it’s usually followed by the name Tyler Boyd. If Week 1 is any indication, John Ross may actually be the name fantasy managers should be paying attention to. It was Ross who led the team with 158 Receiving Yards on seven catches with two touchdowns.

How Marlon Mack slipped further in the rankings than Damien Williams. Tapping into Duke Johnson’s incredible upside.

Sean Payton called Alvin Kamara soft. How early is too early to select Deshaun Watson in fantasy football?

Davante Adams had a rare dud after never scoring fewer than 16 PPR points in any game in 2018. Look for him to be more involved next week against Minnesota, where he logged lines of 8-64-1 and 5-69-1 last year.

With such an elite offensive line, Jacoby Brissett, Marlon Mack, T.Y. Hilton and Jack Doyle will continue to be usable fantasy options. This positive outlook comes after the Colts have faced their toughest defensive test for at least the next month.

Jacoby Brissett has a much better team around him than he did in 2017 when he last started games. We can’t forget that he was traded to the Colts eight days before that season began. That combined with suffering through 38 (No. 6) dropped passes makes his 13.5 (No. 24) fantasy points per game all the more impressive.

Dare Ogunbowale became a popular late round flier as draft season dwindled down. Those who participated in early-summer drafts will be able to find him on waivers, as he had zero buzz until early August. He’s been singled out multiple times by Bruce Arians as a player who has been working his way up the ranks.

Given the suite of weapons available in Carolina, they should have no problem keeping pace with the Rams offense. The total for this game might seem high at 50 points, but the two teams have the combined talent to smash the over.

Dede Westbrook is also a phenomenal prospect. In his final season at Oklahoma, Westbrook recorded a 77th-percentile College Dominator while averaging 19.1 yards per catch (90th-percentile). Add in Westbrooks’s profile and red zone usage, he accounted for 26.5% of Jacksonville’s targets inside the 20 last season, and the Foles-Westbrook combo could be a tournament-winner.

In Baltimore’s run-heavy offense, Mark Ingram should easily best his 11.5 carries per game from a season ago. Easily their most experienced rusher, he should push for 20 touches immediately. Add in a cupcake match-up and he becomes a lock in Week 1 DFS.

Listed among the 49ers’ starting wide receivers, Dante Pettis draws a juicy match-up against a porous Tampa Bay secondary in Week 1. Last season, Tampa Bay allowed the fifth-most passing yards to opposing signal callers (4,378) and then failed to address the position this off-season.