Fantasy Football Player Notes

Last year, to close the season, Love was on fire. In Weeks 11-18, he was the QB4 in fantasy points per game while ranking 11th in yards per attempt, seventh in highly accurate throw rate, and fifth in fantasy points per dropback. To open the 2024 season, he encounters a Philly pass defense that will look quite different in terms of the scheme but will be deploying plenty of the same names that filled out the lineup card last year. In 2023, the Eagles allowed the fifth-most passing yards and the second-most passing touchdowns and fantasy points per game to quarterbacks. While I don't expect this defense to be a bottom-five unit against the pass this season, we still have to see how much they improve with Vic Fangio calling the shots. This is, at worst, a middle-of-the-road matchup for Love. Fire him up as a QB1 in Week 1.