Who should I start?

Pick two players. The verdict adjusts each one's value for the defence he faces this week, using real 245-player VORP rankings and the full defense vs position table — not a gut call.

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Week 1 projections — model v1

Each projection starts from last season's opportunity-based expected points per game (xFP/g), shrunk toward the position mean so a small sample can't masquerade as a career, then adjusted for depth-chart role, the opponent's fantasy points allowed, and the Vegas game total against the league average. PPR scoring. Players without an nflverse baseline (typically rookies) are marked provisional and project to the position prior.

Top 16 players by projected Week 1 PPR points
Player Pos Opp Proj (PPR)
Jalen Hurts PHI QB vs WAS 20.3
Dak Prescott DAL QB @NYG 18.7
Bucky Irving TB RB @CIN 18.7
Jaxson Dart NYG QB vs DAL 18.6
Baker Mayfield TB QB @CIN 18.4
Jonathan Taylor IND RB vs BAL 18.0
Justin Herbert LAC QB vs ARI 17.9
Saquon Barkley PHI RB vs WAS 17.6
Tyler Shough NO QB @DET 17.5
Joe Burrow CIN QB vs TB 17.2
Matthew Stafford LAR QB vs SF 17.1
Chase Brown CIN RB vs TB 17.1
Christian McCaffrey SF RB @LAR 16.9
Bo Nix DEN QB @KC 16.9
Javonte Williams DAL RB @NYG 16.7
Jayden Daniels WAS QB @PHI 16.7

This week's start/sit verdicts

The top 24 players by projected PPR points for week 3, ranked within position. The startable window in a 12-team league is 18 QBs, 28 RBs, 34 WRs and 13 TEs; injury tags and byes override the rank. Every verdict links to the full weekly breakdown.