With all the hype surrounding the rookie Jahmyr Gibbs, David Montgomery has been slipping under the radar. Brown.Īnother captain to consider: Amon-Ra St. Even with Patrick Mahomes in your captain slot, there is still a wide variety of lineups you can build featuring a stud like Travis Kelce or Amon-Ra St. And just in case you were wondering, with Kelce’s status/health in question, he’s only accounted for four of Patrick’s 18 opening-day touchdowns. Check out Patrick’s stats in every opener since becoming the starter in 2018: SEASONĪs you can see, Mahomes is something like one of those high-tech air fryers he doesn’t need to preheat. Mahomes had a hand in 45 of the Chiefs’ 61 touchdowns last season, that’s 73% ! By that logic, when the Chiefs are projected to score, Patrick Mahomes is projected to score.Īnd score he does, especially in Week 1. Currently sitting at 52.5, the Chiefs-Lions matchup has the highest over/under of Week 1.
But if anybody can pay off this kind of price tag it’s Patrick Mahomes. It’ll be streaming out all week! Thursday Night Football Showdown Picks (DraftKings) Captain Patrick Mahomes ($18 ,300) Check out all of our Week 1 Fantasy Football analysis.