Blake Bortles (QB, JAC) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles might be in a spot to stream this week. The Giants allowed the second most passing yards last season and the most passing touchdowns in the NFL. Their secondary was absolutely shredded by opposing quarterbacks, and they allowed the most fantasy points (based on standard scoring) to quarterbacks in 2017. This matchup may not be as favorable this season because the Giants have Janoris Jenkins and Eli Apple healthy at cornerback in this game, but it’s still a matchup that can be streamed against.

For all the (sometimes deserved) criticism that Bortles receives, he did post the best QBR and interception rate of his career last season. He is not a quarterback that anyone should plan on riding all season, but four of the first five weeks of the season are cupcake pass defenses. After taking on the Giants Bortles gets the Patriots, Titans, Jets, and Chiefs. Only the Titans were not a bottom-seven defense against quarterbacks last season, and playing in the AFC South means Bortles will get to face Houston and Indianapolis twice as well. As a matchup play, fantasy owners could do worse than streaming Blake Bortles.