Browns D/ST: Start or Sit?

D/ST•vs JAX•Fantasy Football verdict

Week 1 vs JAX (away)

Preliminary board

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

This week’s verdict

Sit

Sit — a bottom-tier defensive matchup this week (No. 17): Vegas has JAX at 24 points, and 4.9 pts projected vs JAX.

Projected

Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR

Projection rank

Proj. DST17

of 32

Started

52%

of leagues · 10 of 32 by lineup share

Opp. sacks / TO

3.4 / 1.1

allowed per game · 2025

Opp. implied total

24.0

23.5 projected allowed

Home / away

Away

at JAX

JAX's offense gives up 3.4 sacks and 1.1 turnovers a game (2025), near league average.
Vegas has JAX at 24 points as 7.5-point favorites.
Over-started: 52% of leagues have them in, 10th among defenses, against a No. 17 matchup.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

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