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6 NFL FanDuel Studs to Target in Week 1

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Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons

FanDuel Price: $9,000
Projected Points: 16.2

Julio Jones' 1,409 receiving yards were the second-most in the NFL last season.

Quite impressive.

Much more so when you consider that he played in only 14 games.

In nine of those games, he recorded at least 100 receiving yards or a touchdown, and his 15.6 FanDuel points per game for the season was the fourth-best mark of any wide receiver. Jones was targeted at least 7 times in 12 of his 14 contests, and he averaged a whopping 9.21 targets per game.

He opens the season against the Chicago Bears, who don't have a single cornerback ranked better than 43rd in the league at the position, per Pro Football Focus, providing a big mismatch for Jones. With the Atlanta Falcons tied for the second-highest implied total (27.50) on the main slate, it's no surprise that Jones has as high of a ceiling as any wide receiver in Week 1.