Fantasy Football: Rookie QBs impress in debuts among Week 1 preseason highlights

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It’s tough to get too excited about preseason football games, especially when they take place on weekend nights during the final days of summer. Week 1 usually offers a series from first-team players, maybe two if we’re lucky. But fantasy football players need some clarity before the bulk of drafting starts, so that’s where I come in. Here’s a position-by-position look at how Week 1 went down, so managers can plan and adjust accordingly for the onslaught of upcoming drafts.

Quarterbacks

Perhaps the Falcons weren’t all wrong for their Michael Penix Jr. pick: We’ve all had a good laugh or probably more about the selection of the rookie back in April, and it’s still a baffling pick, but he did have some wow plays (and some not so wow ones) in his first NFL contest. The rookie was in for the first five drives of the game against Miami, completing 9-of-16 passes for 106 yards — the highlight was a 41-yard floater down the sideline to Chris Blair.

Jayden Daniels is a company and perhaps franchise guy: The rookie showed up to his first NFL game in a throwback Doug Williams jersey, then played like the former great in limited action of just one series. Daniels completed 2-of-3 passes for 45 yards and scampered untouched for a three-yard rushing touchdown. This dual-threat QB is leaving draft boards as the QB14 in the ninth round of 12-team drafts on Yahoo.

Caleb Williams is still good at football: The No. 1 overall pick orchestrated two drives in his NFL debut, going 4-of-7 for 95 yards with a 13-yard scramble. Both drives ended in field goals, and there were some drops, but Williams showed poise, particularly on his first completion, which came on third-and-long after he worked through his progressions and found D.J. Moore for a 12-yard gain. His longest completion was a 42-yarder that read like a no-look pass over the middle to running back D’Andre Swift. This offense should be fun to watch in 2024.

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Publish date : 2024-08-12 15:36:06

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