LAR — Week 1 vs SF, who allow the 13th-most points to WRs — recently Luther Burden put up 19.8 on them (W17), Jaxon Smith-Njigba put up 8.4 on them (W18).
Xavier Smith projects 1.1 PPR points in week 1 vs SF — the 13th-ranked matchup for WRs, averaging 6.7 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at WR — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.
The week 1 angle vs SF: 241.8 passing yards a game allowed (7.06/attempt) · 1.7 TDs/gm through the air · 0.4 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 13th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how SF defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 1): 9% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2025): 21.4% offensive snaps · 4.6% target share · 7.7% air-yard share (aDOT 16.9). TD luck: 0 scored vs 1 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs SF | Thu, Sep 10 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 13th |
| W2 | vs NYG | Mon, Sep 21 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 10th |
| W3 | @ DEN | Sun, Sep 27 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 31st · tough |
| W4 | @ PHI | Sun, Oct 4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 30th · tough |
| W5 | vs BUF | Mon, Oct 12 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 23rd |
| W6 | vs ARI | Sun, Oct 18 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 19th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W18 | ARI | 1/2 rec, 6 yd | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| W17 | ATL | 4/6 rec, 67 yd | 6.7 | 8.7 | 10.7 |
| W16 | SEA | 2/2 rec, 57 yd | 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.7 |
| W14 | ARI | 1/1 rec, 6 yd | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| W13 | CAR | 3/3 rec, 82 yd | 8.2 | 9.7 | 11.2 |
| W11 | SEA | 1/2 rec, 8 yd | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| W10 | SF | 1/1 rec, 14 yd | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| W9 | NO | 2/3 rec, 12 yd | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| W7 | JAX | 2/3 rec, 15 yd | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| W1 | HOU | 1/1 rec, 36 yd | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 |