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Patrick Mahomes or Mike Evans

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Patrick Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

QB • Kansas City Chiefs KC
Mike Evans

Mike Evans

WR • San Francisco 49ers SF
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Mahomes over Evans

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Patrick Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes vs. DEN — Poised for Season Opener Return

Mahomes is listed as questionable but is on track to start Monday night against Denver just nine months removed from knee surgery. Head coach Andy Reid stated there is a strong chance he plays, though fantasy managers should monitor updates leading up to game time. He commands an offense featuring Travis Kelce and Rashee Rice, but may feature limited mobility early.

Rostered in 94% of leagues but started in only 20%, managers are taking a cautious wait-and-see approach. Our weekly projection lands at 15.6 fantasy points with 209 passing yards and 1.5 touchdowns. Given the low projected game total and potential rust, he profiles as a matchup-dependent option rather than a locked-in regular starter.

Updated 10 hrs ago

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Evans over Mahomes

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Mike Evans

Mike Evans at LAR — Set for Immediate Red-Zone Role in 49ers Debut

Evans enters his 49ers debut fully cleared after downplaying summer soft-tissue soreness that kept him limited during camp. Listed as a primary outside starter alongside Deebo Samuel Sr., Evans immediately assumes key perimeter duties, especially with Christian Kirk sidelined on injured reserve.

In what projects to be a high-scoring international tilt against the Rams, Evans provides quarterback Brock Purdy with an elite contested-catch weapon. We project Evans for roughly eight targets, four receptions, and 53 receiving yards with noticeable touchdown upside (13.3 projected fantasy points). Started in roughly 45% of leagues, managers should feel confident slotting him into lineups as a high-end WR3 or priority flex option.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Patrick Mahomes
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Patrick Mahomes
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 LAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 @DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Mike Evans
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Patrick Mahomes
OWN
94%
-0.88 compared to last week
START
20%
-3.23 compared to last week
OWN/START Mike Evans
OWN
99%
-0.52 compared to last week
START
46%
+2.1 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Patrick Mahomes
21st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Mike Evans
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Patrick Mahomes

    Overview

  • A good quarterback can mean the world of difference in such a pass heavy league.
  • Experts rank this player at 22nd among QB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 10th with 301.76 total points (20.12 avg).
  • Currently 132.48 points behind the leader: Matthew Stafford
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games and is listed on the injury report.
  • He is listed on the injury report about his Knee (ACL) (Since Aug 31, 2026). Check out his player news for a closer look.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 20.1.

    • QB Stats

  • Top 10 in pass yards with 3939 (262.60 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among QB.
  • Top 20 in pass tds with 22 (1.47 per game) and is currently ranked 17th among QB.
  • Top 15 in pass completions with 344 (22.93 per game) and is currently ranked 11th.
  • Top 15 in interceptions with 12 (0.80 per game) and is currently ranked 11th.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Yards: +11, TDs: -4, INTs: +1
  • He has recorded some deep balls down the field. If your league gives out bonuses for long TD passes then he has some added value.

    • Season Outlook

  • PASS YDS: 3800, PASS TDS: 27, RUSH YDS: 275, RUSH TDS: 3
Breakdown Mike Evans

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 33rd among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 79th with 54.80 total points (4.98 avg).
  • Currently 254.5 points behind the leader: Puka Nacua
  • He is in a heck of a slump. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 100 in receptions, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 85th among WR.
  • Top 75 in targets, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 63rd among WR.
  • Top 75 in Rec TDs with 3, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 55th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 6 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -38, Rec Yards: -569 Rec TDs: -8,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 75, REC YDS: 950, REC TDS: 7
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Patrick Mahomes

KNEE (ACL) - Since Aug 31, 2026

Mahomes was a full participant in practice on Thursday heading into Week 1 versus the Broncos.
Injury Mike Evans

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Patrick Mahomes

Week 1
Kansas City Chiefs VS Denver Broncos

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
18.47271.2619127624.97
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 4th with 160.00 total points (8.42 avg).
  • Currently 67 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.4.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 2 in total yards against with 303.18 per game and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 2 in rush defense with 1548 (91.06 per game) and is currently ranked 2nd among DST.
  • Top 6 in pass defense with 3606 (212.12 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 2 in sacks with 68 (4.00 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 4 in points against with 18.29 per game and currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Currently ranked 17th in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -75.68, Turnovers: -6 Sacks: +15, INTs: -3, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: +0.47,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 60, INT: 14, TDS: 4, PA/G: 19.4, YDS/G: 295.6
Matchups Mike Evans

Week 1
San Francisco 49ers @ Los Angeles Rams

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.25304.9030205224.24
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 6th with 145.00 total points (7.25 avg).
  • Currently 82 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in turnovers with 25 (1.47 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 12 in rush defense with 2007 (118.06 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Ranked 18th in pass defense with 4091 (240.65 per game).
  • Top 10 in sacks with 47 (2.76 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 16 (0.94 per game) and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 10 in points against with 20.35 per game and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 14 in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) and currently ranked 14th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -22.99, Turnovers: +11 Sacks: +8, INTs: +9, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -1.33,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 14, TDS: 4, PA/G: 21.6, YDS/G: 348
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Patrick Mahomes
16.87
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Mike Evans
19.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Patrick Mahomes
PASS RUSH
YR TM GP YD CMP% TD INT RAT YD TD FUM
2018 KC 16 5097 66% 50 12 113.8 272 2 4
2019 KC 14 4031 66% 26 5 105.3 218 2 4
2020 KC 15 4740 66% 38 6 108.2 308 2 2
2021 KC 16 4839 66% 37 13 98.5 381 2 4
2022 KC 16 5250 67% 41 12 105.2 358 4 0
2023 KC 16 4184 67% 27 14 92.6 389 0 3
2024 KC 16 3928 68% 26 11 93.5 307 2 0
2025 KC 15 3939 63% 22 12 88.6 452 5 0
ON PACE 68 17726 63% 99 54 88.6 2034 23 0
3-YEAR AVG 18 4978 68% 35 13 97.9 404 2 1
Totals 138 39109 66% 286 90 100.6 2976 22 20
Career Mike Evans
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2014 TB 15 123 68 1051 15.5 12 0 0 0 0
2015 TB 15 148 74 1208 16.3 3 0 0 0 0
2016 TB 16 171 96 1321 13.8 12 0 0 0 0
2017 TB 15 136 71 1001 14.1 5 0 0 0 0
2018 TB 16 139 86 1524 17.7 8 0 0 0 0
2019 TB 13 118 67 1157 17.3 8 0 0 0 0
2020 TB 16 119 76 1125 14.8 13 0 0 0 0
2021 TB 16 113 74 1035 14.0 14 1 10 10 0
2022 TB 15 128 77 1124 14.6 6 0 0 0 0
2023 TB 16 135 79 1255 15.9 13 0 0 0 0
2024 TB 14 110 74 1004 13.6 11 0 0 0 0
2025 TB 8 61 30 368 12.3 3 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 36 275 135 1656 12.3 14 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 14 111 67 971 14.5 10 0 0 0 0
Totals 184 1550 901 13619 15.1 112 1 10 10 0
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ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
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CHW vs PIT 07:40 EDT EST
COL @NYY 07:05 EDT EST
HOU @PHI 01:05 EDT EST
SEA vs TEX 04:10 EDT EST
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