Fantasy Football Week 1 Sleepers: Target new Jets receiver Corey Davis plus other lineup and DFS options

Corey Davis was the star of the Jets receiving corps in the preseason, and hopefully that carries over to Week 1 at Carolina. He’s one of my favorite sleepers this week.

We’ll see how Zach Wilson treats Davis and Elijah Moore now that both are healthy, but I expect each of them to be heavily targeted. Davis should be considered a No. 3 Fantasy receiver in all leagues and a borderline starter, and Moore is more of a flyer since he missed valuable practice time with a quad injury.

But both should benefit with Jamison Crowder (reserve/COVID-19) out and Keelan Cole (knee) either out or limited. The Jets will likely be throwing a lot this week, and I expect Wilson to need Davis and Moore to make plays. I also like Tyler Kroft as a tight end sleeper, which you’ll read about below.

Along with the sleepers listed here, I’ll also give you my favorite DFS lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck this week, and I hope all of these recommendations help you win big in Week 1.

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Week 1 Sleepers

DraftKings

QB: Jalen Hurts $6,400 (at ATL)

RB: Christian McCaffrey $9,500 (vs. NYJ)

RB: Raheem Mostert $5,800 (at DST)

WR: Robby Anderson $5,700 (vs. NYJ)

WR: Brandin Cooks $5,300 (vs. JAC)

WR: DeVonta Smith $4,500 (at ATL)

TE: Kyle Pitts $4,400 (vs. PHI)

FLEX: Laviska Shenault $5,000 (at HOU)

DST: Broncos $3,300 (at NYG)

Let’s go with a little Eagles stack here and hope that Hurts leans on Smith in their first game together. I’ll also use Pitts as a counter play with the hope that this game in Atlanta becomes a shootout.

Mostert is the Start of the Week, and I want to play McCaffrey in his first game back from last year’s injury-plagued season. I’ll use Anderson in the same game with the hope that both players help throttle the Jets.

I also have Cooks vs. Shenault in this lineup, and I expect them to be the best receivers in the Jaguars-Texans game. Shenault has seemingly established a nice rapport with Trevor Lawrence already, and I hope Cooks and Tyrod Taylor will be on the same page in Week 1.

FanDuel

QB: Sam Darnold $6,500 (vs. NYJ)

RB: Dalvin Cook $9,400 (at CIN)

RB: James Robinson $5,900 (at HOU)

WR: DeAndre Hopkins $8,200 (at TEN)

WR: Robby Anderson $6,200 (vs. NYJ)

WR: Laviska Shenault $5,600 (at HOU)

TE: George Kittle $7,000 (at DET)

FLEX: Aaron Jones $7,400 (at NO)

DEF: Vikings $3,800 (at CIN)

I’m going to stack Darnold with Anderson in this lineup, and I hope both former Jets have revenge on their minds in this matchup. Darnold is a cheap option at quarterback, but he could be worth it this week.

By using Darnold, I was able to afford Cook, Robinson and Jones. All three could be top-five running backs this week, so it’s nice having them in this lineup.

I was also able to afford two other stars in Hopkins and Kittle, and both should be tremendous in Week 1. And, as stated above, Shenault should do well against the Texans as the lead receiver in Jacksonville for now.