Week 1 Preview | Fantasy Football Podcast 9-9-26

Need some start or sit help for Week 1 of the NFL season? Matt Schauf and Jared Smola of DraftSharks.com look at some of the week’s most difficult lineup decisions, including what to do with George Kittle, Jeremiyah Love, MarShawn Lloyd and more. We’re also digging into the matchups at play in Patriots-Seahawks and Rams-49ers. Plus we’ll reveal a sneaky Week 1 starter at tight end and a key waiver-wire stash.   **TIMESTAMPS** 0:00 Intro 0:41 Start or sit Rhamondre Stevenson 3:24 Start or sit Jadarian Price 6:16 Seahawks DB changes 8:06 Start or sit Drake Maye? 9:19 Start or sit George Kittle? 11:16 Start or sit Mike Evans? 14:08 Christian McCaffrey 16:22 Start or sit Matthew Stafford? 20:31 Start or sit Jeremiyah Love? 22:46 Start or sit Mike Washington? 25:28 Start or sit Jonathon Brooks? Chuba Hubbard? 27:26 Start or sit MarShawn Lloyd? 29:26 Start or sit Jayden Reed and Matthew Golden? 32:08 Start or sit Emeka Egbuka? 34:46 Start or sit Michael Wilson and Marvin Harrison Jr.? 38:33 Start or sit Malik Nabers? 41:50 Sneaky Week 1 starter at tight end 44:29 Week 1 waiver wire stash   **EPISODE LINKS:** Fantasy football Week 1 rankings Fantasy Football Who to Start tool Get your Team Dashboard   **DRAFT SHARKS - YOUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE** Award-winning fantasy football rankings, projections and draft tools. Live-draft sync, player analysis, draft strategies and expert advice to dominate your leagues. **HELPFUL LINKS** - Draft War Room - Featuring Live Draft Sync Think of the Draft War Room as a “dynamic fantasy football cheat sheet”. As you draft, your live-synced Draft War Room automatically updates your board as players are selected. - Award Winning Fantasy Football Rankings We calculate floor, ceiling, and consensus projections for all fantasy-relevant players. These projections all feed into our 3D Value system. 3D Values are calculated using a cross-positional algorithm based on your exact league setup and scoring. - Mock Draft Simulator Our Mock Draft Simulator will help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, allowing for a customized setup to fit your specific league settings. - Trade Calculator **and** Trade Value Charts We made winning fantasy football trades easy. Powered by real-time player stats, our award-winning 3D projections and expert rankings, these trade tools assign each player a value based on your league's unique scoring system.