Fantasy football players to watch in NFL Week 1: Is it Trevor Lawrence and Drake London time?

It's Week 1 of the 2024 fantasy football season, and every manager has a loaded roster, right?

My cousin Michael has been telling me this every year for over a decade in early September. He has the team to win. That's how I see my team in our 10-team home league this season. Fresh off the draft on Labor Day weekend, I'm loaded with wide receivers – Amon-Ra St. Brown, AJ Brown and Puka Nacua – and I also drafted quarterback Anthony Richardson of the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round.

See you in the championship game, Michael.

We think we know who will be good and who won't, but honestly none of us have all the answers. I still have a whole bunch of fantasy questions as we prepare for the Week 1 slate based on player usage and specifically offensive usage, which are key factors that determine fantasy value. So let's dive deeper into this today and focus on six situations I'll be watching this week and throughout the start of the season.

Lawrence looked really good in his preseason video. He plays in a very quarterback-friendly Jacksonville Jaguars offense under coach Doug Pederson that could likely add even more projected rushes to his resume. And the club rebuilt its wide receiver room after the departure of Calvin Ridley by adding big-play rookie Brian Thomas Jr. via the draft and the vertical stretch skills of free agent Gabe Davis.

So why did Lawrence register an ADP of QB18 on ESPN this draft season?