Colby Parkinson

It was a weird week for the top-end tight ends, with only two scoring higher than 14 points. If you have a highly drafted tight end, I wouldn’t be worried and continue to start them until something drastic happens. If you’re playing tight end roulette with late-round picks, Parkinson is the best one to pick up and put up quality points for your team. With all the hype going to Isaiah Likely (for solid reasons!) Parkinson has a more sustainable path to fantasy points. Parkinson was involved in 82% of the routes the Rams ran Sunday compared to Likely’s 69% (which was also less than Mark Andrews) and Parkinson played 88% of snaps in week one compared to Likely’s 66%. Likely did see a higher percentage of targets, but with the injury to Puka Nacua, Parkinson’s workload will only increase. Don’t get me wrong, Likely is an awesome pickup, and would be great if you’ve already added him, I just like Parkinson more by a hair.

Brian Thomas Jr.

In his first game, Thomas was only targeted four times, with two targets turning into explosive plays. Thomas is already out-snapping Christian Kirk and the trajectory is pointing towards taking over Gabe Davis’ role as the number one option. He’ll be someone you have to trade for, but if you need a receiver who could be a solid flex or fourth receiver right now, with all the potential in the world to finish higher than that, Thomas is someone you should look to add.

Jalen McMillan

If swinging a trade for Thomas isn’t in your best interest, picking up McMillan on the waiver wire would be an efficient way to fill out your roster. McMillan only saw three targets in week one, but out-snapped Chris Godwin and Mike Evans on Sunday. He’ll never put up better numbers than those two, but the playing time he’s already seeing is very promising, and Baker Mayfield proved that last season wasn’t a fluke looking sharp in week one. McMillan isn’t someone you can start soon, but the Bucs will have plenty of games where they face (on paper, as of now,) week defenses where you can slot McMillan in a pinch.

Andrei Iosivas

With Tee Higgins missing the Bengals’ home opener and Ja’mar Chase being held to a snap count, Iosivas (Yo-see-vash) ended up as one of five receivers around the NFL to play 100% of the snaps in week one. This one is for deeper leagues if you need someone in a pinch, but Iosivas would be a quality add even as an end-of-bench filler. The Bengals trust him and he’ll play a lot as the third receiver on an offense that always struggles early and has always bounced back in a big way.

Jets D/ST

Technically not a player, but just hear me out. After a brutal week one against Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers, the Jets defense has an extremely positive outlook for the next seven weeks. They play the Titans, Patriots, Broncos, Vikings, Bills, Steelers and Patriots again before their schedule picks up in difficulty, at least from an offensive standpoint. Especially if you have a league mate down on the Jets because of one performance, you could have an opportunity to swoop in and add a game-changing defense to your lineup for a month and a half.