Week 2 at New England Patriots
It was a low-volume outing for Geno Smith to open the 2024 NFL season, with the veteran quarterback attempting just 25 passes all game. He completed 72% of them for 171 yards and a touchdown, while also adding 30 yards on the ground...bizarrely, a figure that included a 34-yard touchdown run. Smith posted 17.8 fantasy points, good for QB9 in Week 1.
A lack of pass attempts will hurt Smith's fantasy appeal, not to mention that of his pass-catching weapons too. This, coupled with a far-from-easy out versus a Patriots defense that shut down Joe Burrow and the Bengals a week ago, makes Smith a low-end QB2 projection for Week 2.