Week #1: Late Week Picks to Click/Flick and Fantasy Reaches
Michael Nazarek - 9/9/2023

As the week has developed, some players on my first list may no longer be a click and some may no longer be a flick. In addition, other players may have emerged as clicks or flicks. Thus, this UPDATE has been born. In addition, I'm going to offer up some fantasy reaches to consider for owners in larger leagues that find themselves in a real bind due to injuries or other situations. It is my hope that this feature clarifies where I stand with regard to the following player potential for this week...

 

Look for these Picks to Click!

  • QB Lamar Jackson/BAL - Smash play against the Texans! He will light them up!
  • QB Trevor Lawrence/JAX - Should be good for multiple scores on the Colts! Yes!
  • QB Derek Carr/NO - Lights up the sorry Titans pass defense! Look for multiple TDs here!
  • QB Aaron Rodgers/NYJ - Has a lot to prove in New York against the Bills! He's focused! He gets it done!
  • RB Bijan Robinson/ATL - Gets his first career TD against the Panthers at home! A sure bet!
  • RB J.K. Dobbins/BAL - Runs it up on the Texans! He may score twice in this game!
  • RB Brian Robinson/WAS - Scores on the sorry Cardinals defense. He sure will!
  • RB Deon Jackson/IND - He's the only experienced healthy RB for the Colts against a beatable Jaguars run defense. He had a big game against them last season!
  • RB Tony Pollard/DAL - Scores on the Giants in a big game! He will show why he's a top 10 fantasy RB!
  • WR Christian Kirk/JAX - Should score, along with Calvin Ridley on the Colts! A great play this week!
  • WR Chris Olave/NO - Will score on the Titans! Yeah!
  • WR Garrett Wilson/NYJ - His true coming out party begins this week! He scores this week!
  • WR Drake London/ATL - Scores on the Panthers! Start him!
  • WR Chris Godwin/Mike Evans/TB - Both could score on a weak Vikings secondary! A big game coming here!
  • TE Tyler Higbee/LAR - Should be a target hog if Cooper Kupp (hamstring) sits out. Kupp is OUT, so Higbee scores!
  • TE Jake Ferguson/DAL - Gut feeling he makes a big impact as the new starter for Dallas. Don't be shocked if he scores!
  • TE David Njoku/CLE - He scores on the Bengals!

 

Look to Flick these Picks!

  • QB Mac Jones/NE - Bad vibes for Patriots offense & the Eagles are a very good defense. This could get UGLY.
  • QB Joe Burrow/CIN - Always seems to struggle against the Browns and coming off that calf strain doesn't help. Start him if you must, but just be aware of his history here.
  • QB Daniel Jones/NYG - Struggles against the Cowboys, throwing just one TD pass in both 2022 games. Heaven hekp him if Waller sits!
  • QB C.J. Stroud/HOU - Rookie QB facing the revamped Ravens defense. Uh� nope! NO WAY.
  • QB Matthew Stafford/LAR - A shaky start against the Seahawks with a gimpy Kupp (if he plays). Kupp is OUT, so AVOID!
  • RB Breece Hall/NYJ - Coming off the torn ACL and will share time with Dalvin Cook against the Bills! Don't expect more than a handful of carries!
  • RB Alvin Kamara/NO - He's suspended for the first three games! He's OUT!
  • RB D'Onta Foreman/CHI - We don't know what his role will be, so you sit him! Agreed.
  • RB Philadelphia/PHI - It's a 4-man RBBC against the Patriots! Yuck! Yup, not good.
  • RB Devon Achane/MIA - Still nursing that shoulder injury and Raheem Mostert will start. Sit him!
  • WR DeAndre Hopkins/TEN - Marshon Lattimore will blanket him. Not a good day to start him.
  • WR Cooper Kupp/LAR - I don't start him until we know he's healthy and playing a full game! He's OUT!
  • WR Jerry Jeudy/DEN - Ditto. Too risky to start.
  • WR DeVante Parker/NE - Love him as a sleeper this summer, but he's dinged and the Eagles will limit him. Who knows if he even plays?
  • TE Chigoziem Okwonko/TEN - Won't get much against the Saints. Agreed.
  • TE Michael Mayer/LV - I sit rookie TEs until they make a real impact. Yup.
  • TE Irv Smith/CIN - He's been very quiet this summer, so let's see how much the Bengals use him before thinking of starting him. A Good strategy.

 

Fantasy Reaches for Week #1:

  • QB Brock Purdy/SF - Looked good a few weeks ago, and seems ready to be a full-time starter!
  • QB Sam Howell/WAS - He looks great and faces a very soft Cardinals defense!
  • RB Antonio Gibson/WAS - He could easily score this week!
  • RB Elijah Mitchell/SF - Will see significant carries and could score this week.
  • WR Zay Flowers/BAL - He looks very quick and fast and will see significant targets!
  • WR Van Jefferson/LAR - He is the WR1 with Cooper Kupp out and could score this week.
  • TE Jake Ferguson/DAL - He's ready for prime time!
  • TE Daniel Bellinger/NYG - One to consider only if Darren Waller (hamstring) sits!

 

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