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Stroud also added 13 yards on four attempts. He had a 13-yard scramble that is shockingly the second-longest run of his short NFL career. Stroud didn’t miss a beat after posting record-breaking numbers as a rookie. He was on point for all four quarters and found an immediate connection with offseason acquisition Stefon Diggs. Both of Stroud’s touchdowns came on red zone throws to Diggs. Stroud and the receivers could have had a bigger day but OC Bobby Slowik took the air out of the ball in the second half, calling 20 runs to just 10 dropbacks on their final three drives. Even if the Texans get out to an early lead against the Bears next week, the way they get that lead is through Stroud. He will sit in the middle of the QB1 ranks for Week 2.

Love had a pick-six taken off the board because of a penalty on Detroit, leaving him with a near-perfect box score. Love hit Tucker Kraft with a dart over the middle of the field for his first score of the day in the opening quarter. He later found Jayden Reed for an easy lob into the end zone in the second quarter. With the Lions offense failing to get anything going, Love was only tasked with six pass attempts in the second half, limiting his fantasy potential. As long as Jayden Daniels and the Commanders can push Green Bay a little more, Love will climb the QB2 rankings for his date with Washington on Thursday.

Though it won’t show in the rookie’s box score, Ayomanor had a full-time role in the Tennessee offense and took in a team-leading 48 percent of the Titans’ air yards, missing a couple downfield shots by a whisker. Only Calvin Ridley saw more targets (8) than Ayomanor against the stout Denver defense. While his production will likely be high variance — boom or bust — Ayomanor could be interesting in deeper 12-team formats if he maintains this role in the Titans offense. He gets the Rams in Week 2.

LaPorta was the lone bright spot on a Detroit offense that came out flat in Week 1. The third-year tight end worked the middle of the field well, connecting with Goff for multiple chunk gains, including catches for 32 and 16 yards. LaPorta clocked in with a 24 percent target share, picking up wear he left off after finishing 2024 with a string of strong performances. He will stay in the top half of the TE1 ranks for Week 2 against the Bears.

He did not see a carry. Badie was targeted on a remarkable six of his 13 pass routes, as he split the pass-catching backfield role with JK Dobbins (two targets) and RJ Harvey (one target). Jaleel McLaughlin was a healthy scratch against the Titans, leaving Badie as the team’s No. 3 back. The Denver backfield is more muddled than anyone could have guessed this summer, and Badie is worth rostering in deeper formats in case Harvey or Dobbins get dinged up in the coming weeks.

It was JK Dobbins who led the Denver backfield with 16 carries, but it was Harvey in his NFL debut who ripped off a 50-yard scamper in the third quarter — the longest play of the day for the Broncos offense. Harvey ran 14 routes on the day, trailing Dobbins’ 27 routes. Tyler Badie, meanwhile, logged 13 routes and saw six targets. Dobbins was the trusted option who saw all the fourth quarter totes for the Broncos. Harvey could be a while away from taking on a fantasy-friendly workload as long as Dobbins is healthy. Harvey should probably remain on fantasy benches in Week 2 against the Colts.

Heralded by head coach Mike Macdonald as the “silent engine” of the Seahawks’ offense in August, Seattle’s tight end group indeed was silent. Arroyo and AJ Barner, who caught 1-of-2 targets for zero yards and rushed once for two yards, were charted by PFF with 31 receiving snaps on 69 offensive snaps, blocking on 36 of them. Neither player can be considered for TE1 purposes against the Steelers next week.

Seattle’s passing offense ran through Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who earned 13 targets in this one. Kupp and Kenneth Walker III tied for second on the team, with three apiece. Kupp’s biggest play contribution was an end zone DPI call that set up Zach Charbonnet for a one-yard touchdown plunge, though Kupp had no real chance of corralling the errant pass. Kupp is unlikely to bounce back against the Steelers’ top-notch defense next week. He profiles as a shaky FLEX option, though the squeaky wheel could, of course, get greased with a few first-read looks.

Pollard’s reception was by far the biggest play of the day for a moribund Titans offense. He handled 18 of 20 running backs carries for the Titans, even if it didn’t amount to a whole lot against a stiff Denver front seven. With Tyjae Spears (ankle) sidelined for at least the next three weeks, Pollard should have one of the best workloads of any running back outside the elite tier. Softer matchups should deliver better results for the veteran, who ran a route on 25 of 34 Cam Ward drop backs against the Broncos. Pollard takes on the Rams in Week 2.

Charbonnet entered the game on the Seahawks’ second drive and began grinding out tough yards en route to a one-yard touchdown run against the 49ers’ talented defense. Charbonnet finished with zero targets, but the box score belies his passing game involvement. It was Charbonnet, not Walker, who initially took the field with the Seahawks’ two-minute offense on the final drive. Walker eventually subbed in and critically remained on the field in the red zone, but it would be unsurprising to see Charbonnet earn a target or two against the Steelers next week. He is an RB3/FLEX for the occasion.

Ridley struggled to get open with Patrick Surtain shadowing him for much of the contest. Seeing a team-leading 28 percent target share, Ridley could have salvaged his statistical day on two four quarter targets that he dropped, dooming the Titans’ last-minute comeback attempt against the heavily favored Broncos. Ridley accounted for 25 percent of the Titans’ air yards; Elic Ayomanor led the team with a 48 percent air yards share. Ridley will see far more favorable matchups this season, starting with Week 2 against the Rams. Fantasy managers should stick with Ridley as a flex option despite the rough start to 2025.