Week 1’s biggest fantasy football questions – Bears’ offense, TreVeyon Henderson, Travis Hunter and more

Week 1 of the fantastic football season concerns more the use of players than plans or playing plans. Of course, coaching counts, as is individual matches. But when we define our alignments for this week, we want to base it on volume and rating opportunities for the players we have just written, right?

Yes, the figures for week 1 are not necessarily a projection of the value of a player for the rest of the season. We know it. But they give us a stronger feeling of deployment of situational players and roles, which is information we need to make programming decisions in the future. And when I watch this week’s game list, I have a lot of questions for the 2025 season.

We can talk about the rear field rotations here, a quarter-arrier projected upwards in a new system or recruits in a position to produce early. Let’s start in Chicago with the quarter-Arrière Caleb Williams, the new head coach Ben Johnson and an attack that has the players to potentially produce several starters of fantasy.

What should we expect from Ben Johnson’s offensive in Chicago?

I do not expect the match of week 1 against the defense of the Vikings of Minnesota is a real indicator of what this offense will be under Johnson this season. Remember that Minnesota led the NFL with a blitz rate of 38.4% last season, and the coordinator Brian Flores is excellent for creating post-SNAP chaos with its fronts and pressures. It will speed up the internal clock for Williams, making its first departure in a new system.

Williams, which I consider a QB1 fringent in the 12 team leagues, has an average of 15.0 ppg as a recruit while showing lightning of its playing features. Now you add the calculations and coaching of Johnson to the mixture, as well as upgrades on the offensive forehead.

So, can Johnson bring a stronger feeling of calm to Williams game as a pocket launcher? Well, he did exactly that with Jared Goff in Detroit. And it’s more than the quarter-arre, because the Bears have a fantastic advantage on this list.

Andre Swift’s ball carrier displayed 12.2 ppg last season and will show his speed of perimeter and his capacity to reduce passes in Johnson’s offensive. The tight end of the recruit Colston Loveland has the skills on the way to get into the Te1 mixture this season – if its use remains consistent. Rome Odunze? Do not be surprised if he ends up passing DJ Moore as the main target of Williams. And let’s not forget the wide recruit receiver Luther Burden III (one of my best leaflets at the end of the round). JUI of capture and capture – with a capacity for movement / movement – in the Johnson diagram.

This Bears attack has the potential to produce several starters of fantasy and perhaps a winner of the league, if the program arrives. But that might not happen immediately. Have patience here, from Monday evening in Soldier Field.

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Why Treveyon Henderson could make a huge increase in fantasy

Why Treveyon Henderson could make a huge increase in fantasy

Henderson was a pre-season star. The recruit has made big games, showing the possibility of putting itself to the north / south with the in a hurry. In addition, Henderson brings features to receive features at the Patriots’ offensive as a target for the quarter-Arrière Drake Maye, it will therefore be a double threat in the offensive of Josh McDaniels. For this reason, Henderson’s ADP jumped in August, pushing it into the RB2 mixture.

However, Rhamondre Stevenson will also play a role in this offense. Stevenson, who missed the pre-season with an injury, should play in week 1 against Las Vegas raiders, and we know what he brings to the race game. At 6 feet, 227 pounds, Stevenson is a descent hammer that can find the goal area on the goal line. From 2022-24, Stevenson scored out of 9 of the 17 races inside the line of 3 yards.

Thus, while Henderson stole the draft advice in August (including mine), the presence of Stevenson is looming, and we must see how this rear field rotation shakes according to the volume and the situation of the game.

I am all about Jeudy’s ability to open in isolation, and he plays in a game of passes strongly designed under the Browns coach, Kevin Stefanski. Think of the game concepts that create open grass so that you can catch and run. Now, he is twinned with Flacco, a veteran quarter who plays mainly with the money of the house at this stage of his career. Flacco does not hesitate to divert him, and I believe that it creates a feeling of rise so that Jeudy begins this season.

With the volume planned for Jeudy during week 1 against Cincinnati, I ranked it like a lower level WR2. And Jeudy could stay in this range in the future, as long as Flacco is on the ground. But if Flacoco lacks time due to an injury, or if the team simply transforms the ball into a recruit (Dillon Gabriel or Sheder Sanders), the value of Jeudy would drop, making him a sales candidate. I do not see Flacco playing 17 games in 2025, so prepare accordingly.

Do Texans have an answer to RB with Joe Mixon Out?

With Mixon starting the season on IR because of an ankle injury and no real calendar for his return, Houston’s back field is a mystery before Sunday’s match against Rams.

Of course, it is easy to say that the Texans will pass in with CJ Stroud. But remember that the new offensive coordinator Nick Campy was with Sean Mcvay in Los Angeles, where the race game is a fundamental element of the system. Houston must therefore find an answer.

The Texans signed the veteran Nick Chubb this offseason, but I did not see the same explosive racing style on his band last season in Cleveland as what he showed before undergoing another knee injury. Dameon Pierce had only 40 races last season, but showed some flashes as a recruit in 2023, with an average of 8.0 ppg in seven games as a starter. And then there is the Woody recruit mark of the USC. I really liked his university band. He is an elusive runner with third decrease capacities.

Perhaps the possible track for the Texans is not even on the list. It could be a player by the training team of another team or part of a job as the season moves. Wait and attentive. This is my approach to the position of ball carrier in Houston.

Can Kaleb Johnson win the early races in Pittsburgh?

Johnson’s ADP began to slip in August and I understand. The pre-season band on the Iowa recruit did not really break out, and Jaylen Warren, which was rewarded with a contract extension, is a proven pro.

Ideally, in the offensive of Arthur Smith, Johnson would be the early runner and the runner of the goal line, with Warren a change of return which contributes to the game of passes. Warren has 127 receptions during his first three professional seasons, and he gives the Steelers more juice on the edges as a runner.

Yes, Johnson corresponds to the Pittsburgh Outdoor Zone Program. We saw it on his university band in Iowa City. In addition, Johnson can ride on the open field, because his 21 races of 20 or more yards ranked second in the country behind Ashton Jeanty.

At this stage, however, you have drafted Johnson as a bench player, while Warren can be launched in week 1 as bending in the leagues at 12 teams. We just don’t know what role Johnson will still have as a pro. And it’s ok. Johnson could emerge as a fantastic starter if the volume / production corresponds. Let’s see how it is used in the match plan this week against jets.

Can Sam Darnold get on the fantastic radar in Seattle?

Darnold has an average of 18.5 ppg in Minnesota last season, and he finished QB9 in total score. Of course, Darnold played in the offensive adapted to the QB of Kevin O’Connell. He also had Justin Jefferson as the best target.

Darnold’s decision -making at the end of the drop can always be a problem, and he played three games last season with less than 10 points. But Darnold also fell completely from the fantastic radar when he signed this off -season with the Seahawks.

Do I like the system adapted to Darnold in Seattle under the new Klint Kubiak coordinator? Absolutely. He will use the exterior zone play action with defined throws and shooting games. Address your mobility and arm strength. Darnold has a n ° 1 receiver to Jaxon Smith-Migba, a secondary option usable to Cooper Kupp, and I think that the Treated Recruite Elijah Arroyo can emerge quickly. There are advantages here.

Although Sunday’s home match against the 49ers is not the best match for Darnold, the Kubiak system could push him to streaming this season.

Other things that I look at in week 1 …

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Why Travis Hunter is so difficult to assess for fantasy

Field Yates and Mike Clay decompose why Travis Hunter is one of the biggest jokers in fantastic football.

• The offensive count of Travis Hunter in the jags’ home opening against the Panthers. I always believe that Hunter has an all-pro advantage at the corner, but from a fantastic point of view, we must see it in the offensive of Liam Coen. Hunter has the ball skills and the great game capacity to produce as WR3 / Flex.

• Recruit commanders who run Jacory Croskey-Merritt. He played a good pre-season football, quickly climbing the recovery paintings after the team exchanged Brian Robinson Jr. to the 49ers. I want to see how the rear field rotation with Austin Ekeler takes place. Croskey-Merritt has a racing style that adapts Sunday in the league.

• The deployment of the Recruiter Recruit of the Panthers, Tetairoa McMillan, in the Dave Canales. McMillan has the frame of 6 feet 5 inches to win clashes at the boundaries of the Bryce Young quarter against the defense of the jags. Remember that Canales trained Mike Evans 6 -foot 5 inch in Tampa.

• Cam Ward – In his first professional beginning – against the defense of broncos. Ward has the launch and movement features to be produced as a recruit. This is a difficult match of week 1, but what happens if Ward can publish, say, 15 points against Denver? There are many advantages here for Ward, which is not registered in 26.2% of the ESPN leagues.

• The versatility and use of Deebo Samuel’s alignment in the Kingsbury Kliff offensive. Samuel only has an average of 10.2 ppg in San Francisco last season, and the speed of play decreased on the band. But I like the adjustment under Kingsbury, which can schematize the keys for Samuel.