Red Zone Report: Week 1 (Fantasy Football)

With the first full Sunday of fantasy football under our belts, it’s time to start digging into the data to get an edge over your league mates and begin to adjust your fantasy roster to maximize with the players you have! The most important area of the field for any fantasy asset is what they’re doing in the red zone, and this season I’ll be taking a weekly look at how players at each position performed and what trends we can take out of the data!

As we get more data from week to week, we’ll take a look at who is getting the much-needed attention near paydirt!

To take a closer look, make use of the interactive Red Zone Report over at Footclan HQ!

Note data is current through Sunday night games from Week 1.

Red Zone Rushing

Let’s kick things off with those always valuable red zone rushing attempts:

Josh Allen (BUF)

How can we not talk about the fantasy production that Josh Allen put up in Week 1 against the Ravens? While it’s nothing new for Allen to have carries around the goal line, what’s worth noting here is the eight red zone carries that Allen had in the Bills’ comeback win on Sunday night. That’s the most red zone carries Allen has had in a single game in his entire career. Maybe more importantly, Allen outpaced James Cook in red zone touches, which could always be a concern for some TD regression if some of those touches go elsewhere. While the Bills won’t be in an epic shootout every week, this type of usage is too great not to mention.

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Braelon Allen (NYJ)

It’s interesting to see Braelon Allen’s name above Breece Hall’s on this list to start the season, especially after an offseason of concerns around exactly how Hall will be used in this offense. Allen was the RB called on inside the 10 and got a TD out of it, but ended with just 6.9 fantasy points on the day. On the other hand, Hall finished as the RB7 without getting into the endzone. While it’s just one week, Allen may carry some value going forward if he remains the preferred RB inside the 20 for the Jets.

Travis Etienne (JAX)

Another RB room that was filled with uncertainty all summer may be settling itself out earlier than expected, with Travis Etienne taking 64% of the RB carries in Week 1 for the Jaguars. Etienne totaled 143 rushing yards in Jacksonville’s season opener while Tank Bigsby and rookie Bhayshul Tuten combined for 23 rushing yards on the day. More importantly, Etienne was the RB the Jags looked to in the red zone, with Etienne’s four carries to Bigsby’s one leading the way. If Etienne maintains the stronghold on the RB workload for Jacksonville, he could be one of the steals of drafts this season.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt (WASH)

Would it even be a complete Week 1 without mentioning BILL?! Jacory Croskey-Merritt got a real shot at work with the Commanders’ offense against the Giants, seeing more total opportunities (11) than Austin Ekeler (9), though he didn’t catch his one target on the day. What’s exciting about BILL’s season-opening performance was the carries he saw inside the 20, one of which ended in his first career TD. Even if the split between JCM and Ekeler stays more of a split, if Croskey-Merritt can show he’s a consistent threat around the goal line, similar to what Brian Robinson was last season, there could be consistent fantasy value here with lots of upside going forward.

Before moving on, here’s the full breakdown of the red zone carries for Week 1:

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Red Zone Rushing Attempts			Inside 20				Inside 10				Inside 5
Player	Team	Position	Att	Yds	TD	%Rush	Att	Yds	TD	%Rush	Att	Yds	TD	%Rush
Josh Allen	BUF	QB	8	0	2	66.70%	6	3	2	75.00%	5	5	2	71.40%
Christian McCaffrey	SFO	RB	8	1	0	80.00%	3	-2	0	100.00%	0	0	0
Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB	7	20	0	50.00%	2	3	0	33.30%	2	3	0	40.00% Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
Josh Jacobs	GNB	RB	5	13	1	71.40%	3	8	1	75.00%	1	3	1	100.00%
Chase Brown	CIN	RB	4	20	1	100.00%	2	7	1	100.00%	1	2	0	100.00%
Travis Etienne	JAX	RB	4	8	0	50.00%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0
Bijan Robinson	ATL	RB	4	11	0	50.00%	2	0	0	33.30%	1	-3	0	25.00%
Justin Fields	NYJ	QB	4	16	2	44.40%	3	12	2	60.00%	2	3	2	100.00%
James Cook	BUF	RB	4	4	1	33.30%	2	2	1	25.00%	2	2	1	28.60%
Daniel Jones	IND	QB	4	6	2	28.60%	3	5	2	50.00%	2	2	2	40.00%
Zach Charbonnet	SEA	RB	4	8	1	57.10%	3	4	1	75.00%	2	0	1	100.00% Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
Jaylen Warren	PIT	RB	4	12	0	100.00%	2	3	0	100.00%	1	0	0	100.00%
Saquon Barkley	PHI	RB	4	12	1	57.10%	4	12	1	66.70%	1	-1	0	50.00%
Kyren Williams	LAR	RB	4	8	1	66.70%	2	2	1	50.00%	2	2	1	66.70%
Braelon Allen	NYJ	RB	3	7	1	33.30%	1	8	1	20.00%	0	0	0	0.00%
Jalen Hurts	PHI	QB	3	17	2	42.90%	2	12	2	33.30%	1	4	1	50.00%
Chuba Hubbard	CAR	RB	3	9	0	100.00%	2	1	0	100.00%	0	0	0
Tony Pollard	TEN	RB	3	16	0	60.00%	1	6	0	50.00%	0	0	0	0.00%
Javonte Williams	DAL	RB	3	13	2	60.00%	2	2	2	100.00%	2	2	2	100.00%
Brock Purdy Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK	SFO	RB	2	16	0	20.00%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0
Dylan Sampson	CLE	RB	2	4	0	33.30%	1	4	0	20.00%	0	0	0	0.00%
Michael Penix	ATL	QB	2	6	1	25.00%	2	6	1	33.30%	2	6	1	50.00%
Miles Sanders	DAL	RB	2	4	0	40.00%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0.00%
Jordan Love Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK	GNB	RB	2	5	0	28.60%	1	2	0	25.00%	0	0	0	0.00%
Alvin Kamara	NOR	RB	2	16	1	66.70%	1	-2	0	100.00%	1	-2	0	100.00%
Raheim Sanders	CLE	RB	2	1	1	33.30%	2	1	1	40.00%	2	1	1	50.00%
Ashton Jeanty	LVR	RB	2	7	1	100.00%	1	3	1	100.00%	1	3	1	100.00%
Kenneth Walker Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK	SEA	RB	2	4	0	28.60%	1	0	0	25.00%	0	0	0	0.00%
Russell Wilson	NYG	QB	2	9	0	66.70%	1	8	0	50.00%	0	0	0	0.00%
Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	RB	2	12	1	33.30%	1	6	1	100.00%	0	0	0
Tyler Allgeier	ATL	RB	2	0	0	25.00%	2	0	0	33.30%	1	-1	0	25.00%
James Conner Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK	ARI	RB	2	7	0	40.00%	1	0	0	33.30%	1	0	0	100.00%
Omarion Hampton	LAC	RB	2	10	0	100.00%	0	0	0		0	0	0
Breece Hall	NYJ	RB	2	6	0	22.20%	1	1	0	20.00%	0	0	0	0.00%
Trey Benson	ARI	RB	2	8	0	40.00%	1	4	0	33.30%	0	0	0	0.00%
DJ Giddens	IND	RB	2	2	0	14.30%	1	0	0	16.70%	1	0	0	20.00%
J.K. Dobbins	DEN	RB	2	19	1	66.70%	1	0	0	100.00%	0	0	0
Jahmyr Gibbs Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK	DET	RB	2	-6	0	66.70%	1	-6	0	100.00%	0	0	0
Julius Chestnut	TEN	RB	2	2	0	40.00%	1	1	0	50.00%	1	1	0	100.00%
Jerome Ford	CLE	RB	2	3	0	33.30%	2	3	0	40.00%	2	3	0	50.00%
Austin Ekeler	WAS	RB	2	8	0	33.30%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0
Bhayshul Tuten	JAX	RB	1	3	0	12.50%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0
Cam Skattebo Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK	NYG	RB	1	-1	0	33.30%	1	-1	0	50.00%	1	-1	0	100.00%
Matthew Stafford	LAR	QB	1	0	0	16.70%	1	0	0	25.00%	1	0	0	33.30%
Rhamondre Stevenson	NWE	RB	1	3	0	50.00%	1	3	0	100.00%	0	0	0
C.J. Stroud	HOU	QB	1	2	0	50.00%	0	0	0		0	0	0
Brian Thomas	JAX	WR	1	9	1	12.50%	1	9	1	100.00%	0	0	0
Spencer Rattler	NOR	QB	1	12	0	33.30%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0.00% Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
Tank Bigsby	JAX	RB	1	1	0	12.50%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0
Jordan Whittington	LAR	WR	1	5	0	16.70%	1	5	0	25.00%	0	0	0	0.00%
AJ Barner	SEA	TE	1	2	0	14.30%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0.00%
Rasheen Ali	BAL	RB	1	5	0	33.30%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0 Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
Deebo Samuel	WAS	WR	1	19	1	16.70%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0
Jayden Daniels	WAS	QB	1	9	0	16.70%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0
Justice Hill	BAL	RB	1	-15	0	33.30%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0
Ashton Dulin	IND	WR	1	15	0	7.10%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0.00% Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
Dameon Pierce	HOU	RB	1	2	0	50.00%	0	0	0		0	0	0
Bo Nix	DEN	QB	1	1	0	33.30%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0
Kyler Murray	ARI	QB	1	3	0	20.00%	1	3	0	33.30%	0	0	0	0.00%
David Montgomery	DET	RB	1	3	0	33.30%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0
Patrick Mahomes	KAN	QB	1	11	1	100.00%	0	0	0		0	0	0
Trevor Lawrence	JAX	QB	1	4	0	12.50%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0 Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
Ollie Gordon	MIA	RB	1	1	0	100.00%	1	1	0	100.00%	0	0	0
TreVeyon Henderson	NWE	RB	1	-2	0	50.00%	0	0	0	0.00%	0	0	0
Lamar Jackson	BAL	QB	1	10	1	33.30%	1	10	1	100.00%	0	0	0
Bucky Irving	TAM	RB	1	-1	0	100.00%	1	-1	0	100.00%	0	0	0 Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK

Red Zone Receiving

Moving on to red zone targets, here’s a look at the top 25 for Week 1:

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Demario Douglas (NE)

Starting at the top, maybe one of the surprises for targets in the red zone was the Patriots’ Demario Douglas. Coming into Week 1, Douglas had a total of 11 red zone targets in his previous two seasons combined, so getting three looks from Drake Maye in the season opener could be a bit of an anomaly. While Douglas did grab the lone TD on the day for New England, he still only finished with 7.2 fantasy points and a total of -2 yards. It’s likely this is just a flash in the pan to open the season, but Douglas is a name worth checking in on over the next few weeks.

Keon Coleman (BUF)

Speaking of a team needing a WR to emerge, Keon Coleman’s performance on Sunday night should be turning some heads for fantasy managers. Coleman reeled in a career-high eight receptions in Week 1 and is currently the WR2 on the week heading into Monday night. While Coleman only has two red zone targets registered, it’s worth noting that typically targets on two-point conversions don’t qualify in this statistic, and Coleman was the target on a pair of two-point tries for the Bills Sunday night. After a disappointing rookie season, Coleman could be the waiver wire pick-up for the week at WR.

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Ricky Pearsall (SF)

There has been plenty of speculation about how the targets in San Francisco would be distributed with the departure of Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk injured to start the season, but Ricky Pearsall’s opening week feels like it delivered on some of the offseason hype. The 49ers threw the ball 9 times inside the 20 against the Seahawks, and while neither of Brock Purdy’s two red zone TDs went to Pearsall, there should have been a third that was broken up before the ball could get to the second-year WR. Pearsall has seen six red zone targets in his last four games, going back to Week 16 of last season, that’s one more than George Kittle during that stretch. While they aren’t earth-shattering numbers, it’s a strong start for a second-year WR that fantasy managers feel can take a big step forward.

Here’s the full breakdown of targets inside the 20 from Week 1:

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Red Zone Targets			Inside 20						Inside 10
Player	Team	Position	Tgt	Rec	Ctch%	Yds	TD	%Tgt	Tgt	Rec	Ctch%	Yds	TD	%Tgt
Demario Douglas	NWE	WR	3	1	33.33%	2	1	75.00%	2	1	50.00%	2	1	100.00%
Christian McCaffrey Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK	SFO	RB	3	2	66.67%	12	0	33.30%	1	1	100.00%	6	0	16.70%
Marquise Brown	KAN	WR	3	1	33.33%	1	0	60.00%	3	1	33.33%	1	0	60.00%
Keon Coleman	BUF	WR	2	1	50.00%	10	1	22.20%	1	1	100.00%	10	1	50.00%
Ricky Pearsall	SFO	WR	2	0	0.00%	0	0	22.20%	2	0	0.00%	0	0	33.30%
Mike Gesicki Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK	CIN	TE	2	0	0.00%	0	0	50.00%	1	0	0.00%	0	0	50.00%
Josh Palmer	BUF	WR	2	1	50.00%	8	0	22.20%	0	0		0	0	0.00%
Khalil Shakir	BUF	WR	2	2	100.00%	9	0	22.20%	1	1	100.00%	3	0	50.00%
Romeo Doubs	GNB	WR	2	0	0.00%	0	0	33.30%	0	0		0	0
Jauan Jennings	SFO	WR	2	0	0.00%	0	0	22.20%	1	0	0.00%	0	0	16.70%
Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	WR	2	0	0.00%	0	0	33.30%	1	0	0.00%	0	0	100.00% Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
Juwan Johnson	NOR	TE	2	0	0.00%	0	0	50.00%	0	0		0	0	0.00%
Quentin Johnston	LAC	WR	2	1	50.00%	5	1	66.70%	1	1	100.00%	5	1	100.00%
Malik Nabers	NYG	WR	2	1	50.00%	-2	0	40.00%	2	1	50.00%	-2	0	50.00% Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
Tyler Warren	IND	TE	2	1	50.00%	4	0	66.70%	1	0	0.00%	0	0	50.00%
Drake London	ATL	WR	2	0	0.00%	0	0	100.00%	2	0	0.00%	0	0	100.00%
Dylan Sampson	CLE	RB	1	1	100.00%	7	0	33.30%	0	0		0	0	0.00%
Chris Olave	NOR	WR	1	0	0.00%	0	0	25.00%	0	0		0	0	0.00% Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
David Montgomery	DET	RB	1	1	100.00%	7	0	16.70%	0	0		0	0	0.00%
Trey McBride	ARI	TE	1	1	100.00%	4	0	25.00%	1	1	100.00%	4	0	33.30%
Michael Mayer	LVR	TE	1	1	100.00%	7	0	100.00%	1	1	100.00%	7	0	100.00%
Hunter Long	JAX	TE	1	1	100.00%	6	1	50.00%	1	1	100.00%	6	1	50.00% Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
Colby Parkinson	LAR	TE	1	1	100.00%	-7	0	50.00%	0	0		0	0
Alec Pierce	IND	WR	1	0	0.00%	0	0	33.30%	1	0	0.00%	0	0	50.00%
Jayden Reed	GNB	WR	1	1	100.00%	17	1	16.70%	0	0		0	0
Wan’Dale Robinson	NYG	WR	1	0	0.00%	0	0	20.00%	1	0	0.00%	0	0	25.00% Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
Dalton Kincaid	BUF	TE	1	1	100.00%	15	1	11.10%	0	0		0	0	0.00%
Trent Sherfield	DEN	WR	1	1	100.00%	3	0	50.00%	0	0		0	0
Jonnu Smith	PIT	TE	1	1	100.00%	3	1	33.30%	1	1	100.00%	3	1	50.00%
Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR	1	1	100.00%	5	0	50.00%	0	0		0	0
Isaac TeSlaa	DET	WR	1	1	100.00%	13	1	16.70%	0	0		0	0	0.00%
Cedric Tillman	CLE	WR	1	1	100.00%	5	1	33.30%	1	1	100.00%	5	1	100.00% Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
Jalen Tolbert	DAL	WR	1	0	0.00%	0	0	100.00%	0	0		0	0
Jake Tonges	SFO	TE	1	1	100.00%	4	1	11.10%	1	1	100.00%	4	1	16.70%
Devaughn Vele	NOR	WR	1	0	0.00%	0	0	25.00%	1	0	0.00%	0	0	100.00%
Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR	1	0	0.00%	0	0	33.30%	1	0	0.00%	0	0	50.00% Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
Jaylen Warren	PIT	RB	1	1	100.00%	5	1	33.30%	1	1	100.00%	5	1	50.00%
Savion Williams	GNB	WR	1	1	100.00%	1	0	16.70%	0	0		0	0
Harold Fannin	CLE	TE	1	1	100.00%	1	0	33.30%	0	0		0	0	0.00%
Davis Allen	LAR	TE	1	1	100.00%	13	1	50.00%	0	0		0	0
Keenan Allen	LAC	WR	1	1	100.00%	11	1	33.30%	0	0		0	0	0.00%
Calvin Austin	PIT	WR	1	1	100.00%	18	1	33.30%	0	0		0	0	0.00% Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
Saquon Barkley	PHI	RB	1	1	100.00%	3	0	100.00%	0	0		0	0
Daniel Bellinger	NYG	TE	1	1	100.00%	14	0	20.00%	0	0		0	0	0.00%
Chris Brooks	GNB	RB	1	1	100.00%	2	0	16.70%	0	0		0	0
Chase Brown	CIN	RB	1	0	0.00%	0	0	25.00%	0	0		0	0	0.00% Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
Jason Brownlee	KAN	WR	1	0	0.00%	0	0	20.00%	1	0	0.00%	0	0	20.00%
Noah Brown	WAS	WR	1	0	0.00%	0	0	50.00%	0	0		0	0	0.00%
Nico Collins	HOU	WR	1	0	0.00%	0	0	100.00%	0	0		0	0
James Conner	ARI	RB	1	1	100.00%	4	1	25.00%	1	1	100.00%	4	1	33.30% Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
Tanner Conner	MIA	TE	1	0	0.00%	0	0	33.30%	1	0	0.00%	0	0	50.00%
Ray Davis	BUF	RB	1	1	100.00%	-1	0	11.10%	0	0		0	0	0.00%
Zach Ertz	WAS	TE	1	1	100.00%	7	1	50.00%	1	1	100.00%	7	1	100.00%
Xavier Legette	CAR	WR	1	0	0.00%	0	0	100.00%	1	0	0.00%	0	0	100.00% Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
Noah Fant	CIN	TE	1	1	100.00%	1	1	25.00%	1	1	100.00%	1	1	50.00%
Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	RB	1	1	100.00%	5	0	16.70%	0	0		0	0	0.00%
Marvin Harrison	ARI	WR	1	1	100.00%	1	1	25.00%	1	1	100.00%	1	1	33.30%
Elijah Higgins	ARI	WR	1	0	0.00%	0	0	25.00%	0	0		0	0	0.00% Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
Austin Hooper	NWE	TE	1	1	100.00%	10	0	25.00%	0	0		0	0	0.00%
Travis Hunter	JAX	WR	1	1	100.00%	4	0	50.00%	1	1	100.00%	4	0	50.00%
Bucky Irving	TAM	RB	1	1	100.00%	9	1	100.00%	1	1	100.00%	9	1	100.00%
Theo Johnson	NYG	TE	1	0	0.00%	0	0	20.00%	1	0	0.00%	0	0	25.00% Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
Ty Johnson	BUF	RB	1	0	0.00%	0	0	11.10%	0	0		0	0	0.00%
Travis Kelce	KAN	TE	1	0	0.00%	0	0	20.00%	1	0	0.00%	0	0	20.00%
De’Von Achane	MIA	RB	1	1	100.00%	11	1	33.30%	0	0		0	0	0.00%
George Kittle	SFO	TE	1	1	100.00%	5	1	11.10%	1	1	100.00%	5	1	16.70% Get the 2026 Ultimate Draft Kit! Preorder the 2026 UDK
Tucker Kraft	GNB	TE	1	1	100.00%	15	1	16.70%	0	0		0	0
Sam LaPorta	DET	TE	1	0	0.00%	0	0	16.70%	0	0		0	0	0.00%