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#3 A.J. Brown | Philadelphia Eagles
A.J. Brown was one of the stories of draft night, with his trade to the Philadelphia Eagles taking everyone by surprise. As of yet, the franchise hasn't seen any returns in his opening two appearances. This hasn’t hindered them though, with the Eagles racing to the top of the NFC power rankings (after victories over both the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings).
Sunday sees the NFC East leaders take on the Washington Commanders in a divisional matchup that should provide Brown with the chance to flourish.
He will be getting used to the Philly offense after two games and it’s simply a matter of time before he begins to produce Fantasy numbers. He led the Eagles in targets in Week 2 and just needs to turn those into catches to kick-start his season.
The Commanders allowed 36 points against the Detroit Lions and 22 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. In 2021 Detroit and Jacksonville were the two worst teams in the NFL, yet the Commanders couldn’t keep them quiet at the start of 2022. This doesn’t bode well for Ron Rivera’s defense, and this is likely to be the week when A.J. Brown takes flight as an Eagle.
#4 The New York Jets defense
Robert Saleh is a defensive specialist, even if he hasn’t quite had the tools to build an elite line in New York as of this moment. The New York Jets have a tough task on Sunday as they take on last season’s AFC Champions, the Cincinnati Bengals. Now you may wonder why you should even contemplate picking the Jets defense in a game they’re expected to lose. Well, the answer is simple - they can’t protect Joe Burrow.
Their offseason moves to strengthen their O-Line haven’t worked and Burrow has already been sacked 13 times in two games. He was sacked 51 times in 2021 and is currently on course to record an even worse year in this regard.
In Fantasy Football, sacks and turnovers score defensive points, so whilst they may end up giving the Bengals a lot of yards, each sack will net you an additional point. If the Jets get anywhere near as close to Burrow as the Dallas Cowboys did on Sunday, you could be looking at an extra 5-7 points. For a defense, this is an excellent contribution and sometimes matchups are decided by the finest of margins.
