PrizePicks For NFL Week 1: Colston Loveland Set To Start The Year Strong

After seven brutal months without an excuse to ignore household chores and family obligations, your Sundays are once again occupied by the NFL.

The Week 1 schedule could deliver exciting matchups, including division rivalries and games between 2025 playoff teams.

PrizePicks is an excellent way to get some action on the games; we’re going to look at three props to target on PrizePicks in Week 1 of the NFL.

Week 1 NFL PrizePicks To Target

Saints QB Tyler Shough: More Than 246.5 Passing Yards

The New Orleans quarterback excelled when he had a chance to become the starter, ranking fifth in passing yards (1,316) from Weeks 14-18. Now that he has a full training camp with first-team reps, he should be ready for a big season.

He also has a great group of pass catchers. Even with first-round pick Jordyn Tyson out with a hamstring injury, they still have Chris Olave, who has established himself as one of the league’s top wide receivers.

The Saints prioritized drafting weapons for Shough. They drafted Tyson with the ninth overall pick, Bryce Lance in Round 4, and Barion Brown in Round 6. Along with wide receiver Devaughn Vele and tight end Juwan Johnson, this is a potentially strong group of pass catchers.

This matchup with the Lions could see a lot of points. The Saints will need to keep pace with one of the league’s top offenses, as the Lions ranked third in points per game last season (28.3).

On paper, this looks like a great matchup for Shough against a Lions pass defense that ranked 19th in passing yards allowed per game last year (218.2).

For this matchup, Detroit will be without two of its best defensive backs, Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph, who are recovering from injuries. This leaves a potentially favorable matchup for the Saints’ passing game.

Bears TE Colston Loveland: More Than 52.5 Receiving Yards

At the start of the 2025 season, Loveland played behind Cole Kmet, but in the second half of the season, he ascended to TE1. In Weeks 16-18, he ran routes on more than 80% of snaps, and in the Bears' final four games, including the playoffs, he had more than ten targets.

In Week 1, Loveland has the chance to become Caleb Williams’ favorite target. He already moved up the pecking order after DJ Moore's departure, and now the Bears may be without Rome Odunze, who could miss this game with a foot injury. This means Loveland and Luther Burden could get most of the targets.

This week presents a favorable matchup against the Panthers, who struggled last year against tight ends, ranking 25th in receiving yards allowed to the position (1,019).

Last season, Loveland took advantage of favorable matchups, recording 91 receiving yards against the Lions, who ranked 17th in receiving yards allowed to tight ends, 94 against the 49ers, who ranked 20th, and 119 against the Bengals, who ranked 32nd.

Bengals RB Chase Brown: More Than 23.5 Receiving Yards

The Bengals are hoping to rebound after missing the playoffs for the past three seasons. Injuries to key players have been a reason for their struggles during that time, so if they have their best players on the field, they can be a contender.

Brown is someone who will play an important role in the offense, and last season he set career highs in carries (232), rushing yards (1,019), and receiving yards (439). He was also among the league’s best dual-threat running backs and was one of four players to record 1,000+ rushing yards and 400+ receiving yards.

It might be difficult for Brown to get anything going on the ground against the Buccaneers, who ranked fifth in rushing yards allowed per game (99.1) last season. However, he may light it up in the pass game as Tampa Bay allowed the most receiving yards to running backs (860).

Players Mentioned in this Article

TylerShough
QBNO
PPG
14.5
Proj
15.4
ColstonLoveland
TECHI
PPG
9.0
Proj
10.1
ChaseBrown
RBCIN
PPG
14.2
Proj
14.9

Published Sep 11, 2026, 11:08 AM ETUpdated Sep 11, 2026, 11:09 AM ET