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ArticleFantasy Football Start/Sit Advice: Wide Receivers (Week 1)
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Odunze should have a strong game to open 2026. Last year, in Weeks 12-18, Carolina allowed the ninth-most fantasy points per opportunity to perimeter wide receivers.
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Odunze projects strong in Week 1 vs. Carolina despite foot injury concerns.

Odunze was WR21 in fantasy points per game in Weeks 1-12 despite a 68.3% catchable target rate (96th among 127 receivers), ranking 21st in target share (22.4%), 20th in receiving yards per game (59.4), 27th in yards per route run (1.95), 25th in first-read share (27.2%), and 16th in first-downs per route run (0.107). In Week 1 against Carolina's single-high coverage (56.9% of snaps in Weeks 10-18), Odunze had a 25% target-per-route run rate and 1.86 yards per route run last season. Carolina allowed the ninth-most fantasy points per opportunity to perimeter wide receivers in Weeks 12-18. The source projects Odunze should have a strong game to open 2026, though foot injury concerns linger after his mid-season fracture.

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