Jaguars D/ST: Start or Sit?

D/ST•vs CLE•Fantasy Football verdict

Week 1 vs CLE (home)

Preliminary board

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

This week’s verdict

Start

Start — the No. 1 defensive matchup this week: Vegas has CLE at 16.5 points, and 8.2 pts projected vs CLE.

Projected

Same in standard, half-PPR and PPR

Projection rank

Proj. DST1

of 32

Started

49%

of leagues · 11 of 32 by lineup share

Opp. sacks / TO

3.0 / 1.5

allowed per game · 2025

Opp. implied total

16.5

16.1 projected allowed

Home / away

Home

vs CLE

CLE's offense gives up 3.0 sacks and 1.5 turnovers a game (2025), near league average.
Vegas has CLE at 16.5 points as 7.5-point dogs.
Under-started: only 49% of leagues have them in, 11th among defenses, against a No. 1 matchup.

Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

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