Who Should I Start? Michael Pittman Jr. or Jahmyr Gibbs

Wednesday, July 23, 5:52 PM

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. (knee) took part in the team's first training camp practice on Wednesday, according to the Indianapolis Star's Joel A. Erickson. It's good to hear that Pittman is practicing on the first day of camp after he dealt with some knee soreness on the last day of OTA practices in the spring. The 27-year-old is the team's unquestioned WR1, but it remains to be seen if it will be Daniel Jones or Anthony Richardson Sr. throwing him passes to open the 2025 season in early September. Pittman took a step back in 2024 with a 69-808-3 line in 16 regular-season games (14 starts), primarily because of the turmoil at the QB position. It also didn't help that Josh Downs took a big step forward. He may never see as many targets as he did in 2022 and 2023, and neither Jones nor Richardson will be great for his fantasy value as more of a WR4/flex.

Monday, July 28, 9:29 AM

Detroit Lions superstar running back Jahmyr Gibbs has been getting a lot of attention in the passing game during training camp to start the 2025 season, the Athletic reports. Gibbs, already established as a consensus top-10 pick in the 2025 fantasy football draft by most experts, is raising his ceiling already in PPR leagues with the potential to be more involved in the pass game for the Lions in 2025 compared to 2024. During the 2024 season, Gibbs broke out in a big way, accumulating 1,412 rushing yards on 250 rush attempts and scoring 16 rushing touchdowns. He also contributed through the air, with 517 receiving yards on 52 receptions, and four receiving touchdowns. With running back mate David Montgomery being healthy entering the season, Gibbs is likely to go back to a timeshare with Montgomery, limiting his upside, but if the Lions insist on getting Gibbs more involved in the pass game as well as running the ball, he could easily finish as the number one running back in fantasy football in 2025.