 Wild week one in fantasy football and some players exceeded expectations, which means their stock is rising We're gonna talk about a bunch of them right now Maria Marino for fantasy sports network alongside Frank Stamphill and Frank Let's start with a quarterback Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs. How did you like what you saw from him? Yeah, I thought this was very impressive Maria for him to go on the road in week one against a pretty good charger's defense Yes, they didn't have Joey Bosa, but still boast a very strong secondary there Tyreek Hill absolutely went off obviously in part to Patrick Mahomes You know for him to be able to make those kind of throws down the field these long bombs and connect with Tyreek Hill I think we're gonna see a lot of that this season He also added 20 rushing yards in this game Maria I really liked that there was no turnovers something that we saw with Patrick Mahomes throughout the preseason Even in his lone start last year was that he can be turnover prone He's going to be a gun slinger in this offense But again very impressive for Patrick Mahomes to go on the road in week one and hang four Touchdowns against a pretty good chargers defense You know a defense for a team who some people are expecting to go to the Super Bowl this year in the Los Angeles Chargers So I think he showed you what his upside could be. We just need to see that going forward again Know that he could provide that safe floor even in games where he does have multiple turnovers But I think you take this and he's trending in the right direction You like what you saw out of Patrick Mahomes in week one Maria. I Certainly liked what I saw from Mahomes You mentioned the four touchdowns on 256 yards passing and that all equated over 28 fantasy points on Fan Duel so his stock is definitely up Let's turn our attention now to Joe mix in the Bengals running back His stock is up as well 149 total yards from him also got in the end zone Frank Yeah, Joe mix and what I love here Maria is that he played on 78% of the Bengals snaps in this game That was his highest percentage since being drafted by the team One of my worries with Joe mix and coming into the year was that this team has always used Geo Bernard as long as he's been On the Bengals with Marvin Lewis. They find ways to use Geo Bernard That was not the case yesterday Maria And what I especially like is that regardless of what the game script was because there was points in this game Where they were trailing against the Colts and then there were also points where they were ahead Regardless Joe mix and was the running back on the field. He had 17 rushes 95 yards a touchdown Seven targets in the passing game five receptions for an additional 54 yards versus Geo Bernard one rush for minus one yard one target one reception 11 yards that type of Usage out of your running back both on the ground and in the passing game while Geo Bernard is healthy And really wasn't using this game. I think it's very very telling that Joe mixin could be an RB one this year So again similar to Patrick Mahomes the arrows pointing up on Joe mixin Definitely you alluded to it a dual threat in the run game as well as the receiving game And he got over 23 fantasy points on Fandals. So things are looking good for Joe mixin Let's talk about a tight end next George Kittle of the 49ers He had 90 yards although he didn't get in the end zone. That is a nice day for him Frank Yeah, another player here who played a ton of the snaps last year His snap percentage was a little bit inconsistent with the San Francisco 49ers But one of the reasons that we like George Kittle coming into the year is that he showed a pretty good rapport with Jimmy Garoppolo over those final five six games that Jimmy G stepped in of last season And he's picking up exactly where he left off Maria against a very very potent Minnesota Vikings defense He was the most targeted receiver in this game. He had nine targets He led this team in receptions and receiving yards five receptions for 90 receiving yards not to mention Marquis Goodwin was hurt in this game. We don't know the extent of Goodwin's injury yet So if he has to miss any significant time, that's just going to be more targets more opportunity For George Kittle as long as he can stay healthy health is the biggest key for George Kittle He was banged up in the preseason if he can stay healthy He's going to be a legitimate tight end one this season a guy that you could stream every single week And a guy who's going to have upside in DFS contest this year Maria and the fantasy points on Fandall over 11 That's tight end one territory my friends Let's move over to a Patriots receiver Philip Dorsett Frank We always talk about Tom Brady and who was he gonna throw to but he always manages to make it work Yeah, and Philip Dorsett a name that's going to surprise you here Probably a guy that you're going to find on waiver wires a very very sneaky cheap play for DFS in week one But the team opted not to use Chris Hogan as much as we thought they were going to in week one Hogan was the fourth most targeted receiver on this team while Philip Dorsett seven receptions Seven targets caught all seven of his targets for 66 yards and a touchdown He looks like the go-to outside receiver for Tom Brady in this week one matchup Obviously Gronk is going to do his thing. He's going to lead that team in targets and receptions Whether he's double team triple team There's no stopping Gronk and they also have James White. They throw to the running backs But I thought it was very telling that when they chose to throw to a wide receiver in this matchup because it was a Pretty good matchup against the Texans their secondary is a little bit older They chose to go with Philip Dorsett So again, I think Chris Hogan the arrow is kind of pointing down for him a little bit The arrow is pointing up for Philip Dorsett if he's available in your season-long leagues You're gonna want to look to go pick him up off the waiver wire And as you mentioned his price could be favorable in Fandle and this weekend. He got over 16 fantasy points Up next we have an oldie but a goodie Adrian Peterson of the Redskins I wasn't sure what his usage was going to be Frank, but it was pretty darn good Yeah, and Greg Sussman my colleague We had him in a league where we joined own together and I actually told him to bench Adrian Peterson What a terrible decision that was from me Look 28 total touches in this game. Look Adrian Peterson Look like he entered a time machine look like he was playing five years ago with the Minnesota Vikings 26 rushes for 96 yards. Yes, that's under four yards per carry But it's really the usage that he dominated here to Earn 30 touches in this game add an additional 70 receiving yards on just two receptions The explosiveness was there the usage was there with Adrian Peterson Look, this team doesn't have any long-term ties to him They can choose to run him into the ground this year. They can just feed feed feed Adrian Peterson It is worth noting that They were leading for a lot of this game so game flow might Dictate if they use him or Chris Thompson moving forward But I think you have to be Excited about Adrian Peterson if you have him in the season long or if you used him in DFS Whenever this team is leading in games, he's going to get a big workload Maria and Perhaps the lack of usage that he got last year might be feeding into the fact that he looks refreshed She looks like vintage AP and let's go over the numbers one more time 166 total yards a touchdown and on fan duel that added up to over 21 fantasy points and Last but not least the stock is rising It seems for Brandon Marshall of the Seahawks and old friend, you know, he's been on so many different teams I didn't even know which team he was on going into this season But Seattle chose to use him 46 yards He did get in the end zone and net of over 12 fantasy points on Fandall Frank. Yeah, Maria You mentioned that he's played for so many different teams. Heck. He's played for my favorite team the Jets He's played for your favorite team the Giants and now he lands in Seattle with the Seahawks as Potentially Russell Wilson's go-to target in this offense. Look Doug Baldwin injured his right knee in this game He was battling a left knee injury throughout the preseason So now Doug Baldwin is dealing with two bum knees for the entirety of the season. It's only the first week heading into week two We don't even know what Doug Baldwin's availability is going to be so Brandon Marshall in this game He was the most targeted receiver for Russell Wilson. He had six targets only hauled in three receptions But 46 yards and a touchdown we saw him targeted inside the red zone as well Russell Wilson is not a guy who's going to key in on any one player really But he needs a guy to lean on in the red zone We saw that with Jimmy Graham last year and we thought there was a chance Brandon Marshall can be that player this year for Russell Wilson and especially if Doug Baldwin is out, I think there's a pretty good chance that's going to happen Maria I agree, you know Russell Wilson it seems has lacked offensive weapons He's had to be the offense on the whole so it helps to have a veteran presence there like Brandon Marshall We'll see if Seattle continues to use him as such and those are all of our players whose stock is rising following a great week one in fantasy football as With every week in fantasy football week one had some players whose production left something to be desired And those are the players we say their stock is trending down and we're going to talk about a handful of them Now Maria Marino for fantasy sports network alongside Frank Stamphill and Frank Let's start with Alex Collins of the Ravens He's an RB one on a lot of people's season-long leagues and I'm sure a lot of people picked him up in DFS as well Yeah, I was one of those players, you know, this is a guy who is very close to me I have I drafted him in multiple leagues this year very excited about Alex Collins coming into the season But you have to at least be slightly worried about the week one usage Yes, he scored a touchdown early on in that game But he actually fumbled in the second quarter and it seemed like he was benched for multiple series in this game Now he did come back in in the second half. He had a few carries But we also saw Buck Allen score a touchdown in this game And we also saw Kenneth Dixon score a touchdown late in this game So it's hard to figure out whether or not that's just because the Ravens were leading by so much in this contest Or the fact that this team actually benched Alex Collins because they were worried about his fumbling issues He's had fumbling issues in the past dating back to his his days on the Seahawks practice squad He was benched last year because of fumbling That was the reason why they were a little hesitant to make him their workhorse running back So it'll be interesting to see the running back usage for the Ravens Thursday night going up against the Bengals and AFC North Matchup where those are really hard-hitting Really close matchups So it'll be interesting to see what the usage is But I think the fact that he was outperformed by two other running backs on his team You have to be slightly worried about that Maria Well the complexion of this game was certainly out of the ordinary because it was such a blowout and you mentioned the fumble Do you think you would be willing to take a shot on him? Perhaps his price has gone down in terms of setting your lineup for week two Yeah, one week trash could be the next week's treasure, right? So look if his if his price goes down on on fan duel because of it as a result I think that game is gonna be a lot closer again The Ravens and Bengals if you think that he's going to be the workhorse again Which personally I do then you might be able to get him at a bargain price because of that So I think that's a pretty good call Maria, but just based on the way that this game shaked out You have to at least be a little bit worried about it Okay, so maybe one more week to see what happens and if it goes back up you feel good But the numbers on Collins for week one 19 total yards He did get a touchdown, but just 6.4 fantasy points on Fandall Our next player whose stock Certainly went down is a quarterback of the Cowboys Dak Prescott and I was stunned. I knew he didn't have a good game Frank But only 8.7 fantasy points on Fandall yikes He threw the ball 29 times in this game. He completed 19 of them for just a hundred and seventy yards Who would have thought you get rid of Jason Witt in the Hall of Fame tight end you release Dez Bryant You're number one wide receiver and you're passing offense gets a lot worse This is something that we feared about the Cowboys offense coming into the year that no defense We'll just be able to zone in on the run and Ezekiel Elliott because they don't really have passing options That can beat you down the field now the team went out and signed Alan Hernd And they drafted Michael Gallup, but those players were not used much in this game So it's kind of head scratching why they went out and got these weapons But didn't really use them in the first game in a matchup that seemed pretty good against the Carolina Panthers secondary Which is not very good. Yes, the Panthers are stout up front. They have a good front 7 But their secondary was able to be had last year And I think that could have been the case in week one So he targeted Cole Beasley a lot in this matchup We didn't see a lot of rushing production out of Dak Prescott as well So I think you have to be worried about the lack of the weapons and the fact that the play calling was really really stale in In this game Maria, they might not have a choice but to go ahead and call up their friend Des Bryant for a reunion I'm sure Des would love that he was all over the Twitter last night And I'm sure having a couple giggles at the Cowboys expense, but you know, Dak Prescott doesn't seem like He can make up for the lack of connections with his receivers with his legs And they have the Giants come week two and for all of the weaknesses that we saw on the Giants week one Their secondary actually looked pretty solid. So the the stock for sure trending down on Dak Prescott But let's move on to our next player. It's Chris Hogan of the Patriots. He's another one whose stock is trending down Again with the Pats, we never quite know where Bill Belichick is going to go with his game plan But he certainly didn't go to Chris Hogan who only had 11 yards on the day You know targeted just five times in this offense He was the fourth highest targeted receiver on this team. He was behind Gronk. He was behind Philip door set He was even behind James white only one reception for 11 yards The one thing that it will lean on here is something that you mentioned Maria is the fact that Bill Belichick's offense is unpredictable weekend and week out We know Gronk is going to get his but there could have been something that Bill Belichick saw in film That said, okay, we're going to attack this team with James white We're going to use Philip door set. Maybe next week. It's Chris Hogan I just think it's worrisome because people were using a pretty high draft pick on Chris Hogan including myself a fourth fifth round draft pick in season long And then a lot of people used him in daily yesterday as well And he you know, he wasn't one of the cheaper wide receivers He was priced like you know a low end wide receiver to high end wide receiver three So to see this kind of usage in the first game and the fact that they won 27 20 without using him makes me a little bit worried about Chris Hogan moving forward I'd be a little bit worried too, and it's not like this game was a blowout It's not like it was a strange sort of progression of the game itself But Hogan ends up with only 1.6 fantasy points on fan duel Another player who's trending down as well You could say after a less than impressive week one performance It's derrick henry of the titans. He had just 31 total yards frank Yeah, the titans running back situation and really their offense overall It's going to be a tough one to figure out this year maria They've already lost delaney walker to a fractured ankle marcus mariota is dealing with an elbow injury We don't know the extent of that yet. So this offense is really in shambles and The running back usage deo lewis absolutely dominated snaps in this game and he also dominated touches I mean he ran the ball 16 times to derrick henry's 10 Deo lewis also had eight targets in this game whereas derrick henry only had one I think their usage is going to be inconsistent on a week in and week out basis It's going to be predicated by game flow If the tennessee titans are winning games and they're winning big They're just going to lean on derrick henry to kind of grind out the clock While they have the lead if they're chasing points or if they're in a shootout type atmosphere maria Deo lewis is going to be the guy in the field a guy that they can use in the hurry up offense A guy who is versatile. He can run catch the ball out of the back field So based on this week one usage you feel pretty good about deo lewis But if you are derrick henry own owner in season long or you use them in dfs You're not feeling great about derrick henry after week one And how could you when he netted just 3.6 fantasy points on fan duel and let's talk about the entire titans offense as a whole You alluded to it frank, but they only had 336 total yards on the day So just the titans offense in general is not looking good Yeah, especially the passing attack even when marcus mariotta was in there He didn't look very good And this is against a dolphin's team, which we did not expect to be a very strong unit this year Especially on the defensive side of the ball So marcus mariotta goes nine for 16 103 yards two Interceptions against this defense And then blaine gabbert comes in completes just half of his throws and also throws an interception So if marcus mariotta has to miss any time That just makes you feel even worse about this team's offense Blaine gabbert's going to step in which is going to ultimately affect the production of cori davis and other receivers in this offense Yeah, just one touchdown on the day and so the titans offense as a whole is trending down We have one more player to talk about whose stock is going down as well It pains me to say the giants tight end evan ingram had a rough outing in week one just 18 yards No scores Frank, how did you feel about what you saw from evan ingram? So first of all, I will throw this out there that look he was going up against a jacksonville jaguar's defense So it's a very tough matchup We know that right out of the gate and if you're watching this game Evan ingram actually had a few receptions downfield that were mitigated by holding penalties from you guessed it Eric flowers on the offensive line one of the worst offensive linemen in the entire nfl So this day actually could have looked better for evan ingram But overall this is what we worried about with his usage coming into the season ria odell beckham 15 targets in the offense sterling shepherd seven targets Even seguan barkley a phenomenal receiver coming out of penn state six targets Evan ingram was behind all of those guys So that's something I worried about with ingram coming into the season long and even for dfs His usage is going to be inconsistent if there are matchups where the middle of field is open and teams are really focused on Double teaming even triple teaming odell beckham. Those will be the games that evan ingram can go off But you're not going to know that until once the game starts So he's going to be an inconsistent play overall this year. I believe maria And he only had about 2.8 fantasy points on fan duel sunday But as you mentioned, it was a tough jacksonville defense. You had the penalties. You also had a drop by ingram It was just hard for him to get into a rhythm We do know what his talent is though and he did Get a lot of receptions last year So we'll see if he can do anything more moving forward However, with those other weapons and sterling shepherd and odell beckham and now seguan barkley It might be tough So unfortunately evan ingram his stock is dropping But those are all of our players whose stock are dropping after a crazy week one And i'm sure we'll have plenty more to talk about next week