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ArticleFantasy Football Start/Sit Advice: Safe & Risky Picks (Week 1)
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In the 12 games Pitts played with Drake London, he averaged a mediocre 9.63 fantasy points...In the five games London missed, Pitts boomed, averaging 19.04 points, 7.0 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns.
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Pitts' TE2 finish was inflated by injuries elsewhere; QB uncertainty and London's presence make Week 1 risky.

Despite finishing as TE2 in total fantasy points last season and facing a Steelers defense that allowed the fourth-most schedule-adjusted fantasy points to tight ends, Pitts is a risky Week 1 start. Uncertainty surrounds the Falcons' quarterback situation with Tua Tagovailoa starting but Michael Penix Jr. preferred long-term; Tagovailoa was dreadful in preseason. More critically, Pitts' production is heavily dependent on Drake London's absence: with London playing, Pitts averaged 9.63 fantasy points, 4.42 receptions and 0.17 touchdowns per game; without London, he averaged 19.04 points, 7.0 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (inflated by an 11-catch, 166-yard, 3-TD game vs. Tampa Bay). Last season's TE2 finish was aided by injuries to Brock Bowers, Tucker Kraft and Sam LaPorta.

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