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        Jayden Reed Gets Good Playing Time, Bad QB News

        By Matt Schauf | Updated on Sun, Sep 8 2024 2:22 PM UTC
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        Packers WR Jayden Reed obviously delivered for you in Week 1 if he made your lineup, racking up 138 yards and a TD on 4 receptions, plus a 33-yard TD run. But we already knew he could play after an impressive rookie season. The question was how much he'd play. Week 1 offered encouraging results on that front.

        Reed Opens Second in Playing Time

        Reed played 72% of offensive snaps in Green Bay's loss to the Eagles. That trailed only Romeo Doubs among Packers wideouts, with Christian Watson trailing at 63% and Dontayvion Wicks at 46%.

        He reached that snap share just twice in his rookie campaign and reached his Week 1 snap total (48) just three times.

        We'll see whether this marks any increase in his playing time going forward or if Week 1 just happens to be one of this year's high games.

        But Reed at least looks like the top fantasy play among Packers WRs until further notice.

        The Bad News

        Of course, all Green Bay pass-catchers became significantly worse plays for the next month when QB Jordan Love went down at the end of the loss to the Eagles.

        The Packers now must turn to QB Malik Willis -- or some other yet-unsigned replacement -- for the next 3-6 weeks

        That might keep Reed and everyone else outside starter range in our weekly rankings.

        Unfortunately, there's likely not much you can do but hold Reed through that portion of the season and see how the QB replacement plan works out.

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        Matt Schauf, Editor
        Matt has earned two Fantasy Pros accuracy awards for IDP rankings and won thousands of dollars as a player across best ball, dynasty, and high-stakes fantasy formats. He has been creating fantasy football content for more than 20 years, with work featured by Sporting News, Rotoworld, Athlon, Sirius XM, and others. He's been with Draft Sharks since 2011.
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