WEEK 1 · THE STREAM

The Streamers

Streaming = playing the matchup, not the name. These are the free-agent plays with the softest water this week.

The streaming positions, matchup-first. At QB, TE, K and D/ST you don't roster depth — you ride whoever the schedule favors this week. Here's the wire-pool with the soft matchups on top: green light where the opponent's been giving it up, tough where the water's rough.

Offseason preview — Week 1 of the published 2026 schedule, graded on 2024 facts (the last completed season). Auto-rolls to the live week once games are played.

SnaptideIQ Streamers · Week 1 · 2026 · 2026-07-09

Defenses graded by the offense it faces — weakest offense first

Unit	Matchup	Next 3 weeks
SEA D/STrostered SEA primetime	off #1 weakest	W1 NE #1 W2 @ARI #19 W3 @WAS #28
DAL D/ST DAL primetime	off #2 weakest	W1 @NYG #2 W2 WAS #28 W3 BAL #29
NYJ D/ST NYJ	off #3 weakest	W1 @TEN #3 W2 GB #25 W3 @DET #32
CLE D/ST CLE	off #4 weakest	W1 @JAX #4 W2 @TB #30 W3 CAR #6
BAL D/ST BAL	off #5 weakest	W1 @IND #5 W2 NO #11 W3 @DAL #13
CHI D/ST CHI	off #6 weakest	W1 @CAR #6 W2 MIN #26 W3 PHI #24
CAR D/ST CAR	off #7 weakest	W1 CHI #7 W2 @ATL #21 W3 @CLE #8
JAX D/STrostered JAX	off #8 weakest	W1 CLE #8 W2 @DEN #17 W3 NE #1
ATL D/ST ATL	off #9 weakest	W1 @PIT #9 W2 CAR #6 W3 @GB #25
MIA D/ST MIA	off #10 weakest	W1 @LV #10 W2 @SF #23 W3 KC #22
DET D/STrostered DET	off #11 weakest	W1 NO #11 W2 @BUF #27 W3 NYJ #18
BUF D/ST BUF	off #12 weakest	W1 @HOU #12 W2 DET #32 W3 LAC #14
NYG D/ST NYG primetime	off #13 weakest	W1 DAL #13 W2 @LA #15 W3 TEN #3
ARI D/ST ARI	off #14 weakest	W1 @LAC #14 W2 SEA #20 W3 @SF #23
SF D/ST SF primetime	off #15 weakest	W1 @LA #15 W2 MIA #16 W3 ARI #19
LV D/ST LV	off #16 weakest	W1 MIA #16 W2 @LAC #14 W3 @NO #11
KC D/ST KC primetime	off #17 weakest	W1 DEN #17 W2 IND #5 W3 @MIA #16
TEN D/ST TEN	off #18 weakest	W1 NYJ #18 W2 PHI #24 W3 @NYG #2
LAC D/ST LAC	off #19 weakest	W1 ARI #19 W2 LV #10 W3 @BUF #27
NE D/STrostered NE primetime	off #20 weakest	W1 @SEA #20 W2 PIT #9 W3 @JAX #4
PIT D/ST PIT	off #21 weakest	W1 ATL #21 W2 @NE #1 W3 CIN #31
DEN D/STrostered DEN primetime	off #22 weakest	W1 @KC #22 W2 JAX #4 W3 LA #15
LA D/ST LA primetime	off #23 weakest	W1 SF #23 W2 NYG #2 W3 @DEN #17
WAS D/ST WAS	off #24 weakest	W1 @PHI #24 W2 @DAL #13 W3 SEA #20
MIN D/STrostered MIN	off #25 weakest	W1 GB #25 W2 @CHI #7 W3 @TB #30
GB D/ST GB	off #26 weakest	W1 @MIN #26 W2 @NYJ #18 W3 ATL #21
HOU D/STrostered HOU	off #27 weakest	W1 BUF #27 W2 CIN #31 W3 @IND #5
PHI D/STrostered PHI	off #28 weakest	W1 WAS #28 W2 @TEN #3 W3 @CHI #7
IND D/ST IND	off #29 weakest	W1 BAL #29 W2 @KC #22 W3 HOU #12
CIN D/ST CIN	off #30 weakest	W1 TB #30 W2 @HOU #12 W3 @PIT #9
TB D/ST TB	off #31 weakest	W1 @CIN #31 W2 CLE #8 W3 MIN #26
NO D/ST NO	off #32 weakest	W1 @DET #32 W2 @BAL #29 W3 LV #10

Kickers graded by how generous the opposing defense is (a scoring-drives proxy)

Unit	Matchup	Next 3 weeks
CHI kickerrostered CHI	def #1 generous	W1 @CAR #32 W2 MIN #20 W3 PHI #1
CLE kicker CLE	def #2 generous	W1 @JAX #31 W2 @TB #28 W3 CAR #32
PIT kicker PIT	def #3 generous	W1 ATL #30 W2 @NE #17 W3 CIN #26
NYG kicker NYG primetime	def #4 generous	W1 DAL #29 W2 @LA #22 W3 TEN #8
CIN kicker CIN	def #5 generous	W1 TB #28 W2 @HOU #9 W3 @PIT #14
BAL kicker BAL	def #6 generous	W1 @IND #27 W2 NO #25 W3 @DAL #29
TB kicker TB	def #7 generous	W1 @CIN #26 W2 CLE #19 W3 MIN #20
DET kicker DET	def #8 generous	W1 NO #25 W2 @BUF #23 W3 NYJ #2
MIA kicker MIA	def #9 generous	W1 @LV #24 W2 @SF #16 W3 KC #10
HOU kickerrostered HOU	def #10 generous	W1 BUF #23 W2 CIN #26 W3 @IND #27
SF kicker SF primetime	def #11 generous	W1 @LA #22 W2 MIA #4 W3 ARI #11
IND kicker IND	def #12 generous	W1 BAL #21 W2 @KC #10 W3 HOU #9
GB kicker GB	def #13 generous	W1 @MIN #20 W2 @NYJ #2 W3 ATL #30
JAX kicker JAX	def #14 generous	W1 CLE #19 W2 @DEN #7 W3 NE #17
DAL kickerrostered DAL primetime	def #15 generous	W1 @NYG #18 W2 WAS #12 W3 BAL #21
SEA kicker SEA primetime	def #16 generous	W1 NE #17 W2 @ARI #11 W3 @WAS #12
LA kicker LA primetime	def #17 generous	W1 SF #16 W2 NYG #18 W3 @DEN #7
NE kicker NE primetime	def #18 generous	W1 @SEA #15 W2 PIT #14 W3 @JAX #31
ATL kicker ATL	def #19 generous	W1 @PIT #14 W2 CAR #32 W3 @GB #5
NO kicker NO	def #20 generous	W1 @DET #13 W2 @BAL #21 W3 LV #24
PHI kicker PHI	def #21 generous	W1 WAS #12 W2 @TEN #8 W3 @CHI #6
LAC kickerrostered LAC	def #22 generous	W1 ARI #11 W2 LV #24 W3 @BUF #23
DEN kicker DEN primetime	def #23 generous	W1 @KC #10 W2 JAX #31 W3 LA #22
BUF kicker BUF	def #24 generous	W1 @HOU #9 W2 DET #13 W3 LAC #3
NYJ kicker NYJ	def #25 generous	W1 @TEN #8 W2 GB #5 W3 @DET #13
KC kicker KC primetime	def #26 generous	W1 DEN #7 W2 IND #27 W3 @MIA #4
CAR kicker CAR	def #27 generous	W1 CHI #6 W2 @ATL #30 W3 @CLE #19
MIN kicker MIN	def #28 generous	W1 GB #5 W2 @CHI #6 W3 @TB #28
LV kicker LV	def #29 generous	W1 MIA #4 W2 @LAC #3 W3 @NO #25
ARI kicker ARI	def #30 generous	W1 @LAC #3 W2 SEA #15 W3 @SF #16
TEN kicker TEN	def #31 generous	W1 NYJ #2 W2 PHI #1 W3 @NYG #18
WAS kicker WAS	def #32 generous	W1 @PHI #1 W2 @DAL #29 W3 SEA #15

Tight ends outside the TE12 · best matchup first

Player	This week	Next 3 weeks
Mark Andrews BAL · TE13 · ADP 11.11	@ IND · 15	W1 @IND #29 W2 NO #11 W3 @DAL #6
Dalton Kincaid BUF · TE14 · ADP 12.02	@ HOU · 11.3	W1 @HOU #10 W2 DET #1 W3 LAC #7
Isaiah Likely NYG · TE15 · ADP 12.04 primetime	vs DAL · 10.3	W1 DAL #6 W2 @LA #30 W3 TEN #2

Quarterbacks outside the QB12 · best matchup first

Player	This week	Next 3 weeks
Jaxson Dart NYG · QB15 · ADP 10.05 primetime	vs DAL · 20.9	W1 DAL #32 W2 @LA #23 W3 TEN #17
Caleb Williams CHI · QB14 · ADP 9.12	@ CAR · 20.5	W1 @CAR #31 W2 MIN #4 W3 PHI #5
Baker Mayfield TB · QB17 · ADP 10.12	@ CIN · 18.9	W1 @CIN #27 W2 CLE #24 W3 MIN #4
Bo Nix DEN · QB16 · ADP 10.08 primetime	@ KC · 17	W1 @KC #19 W2 JAX #30 W3 LA #23
Jordan Love GB · QB18 · ADP 12.02	@ MIN · 14.5	W1 @MIN #4 W2 @NYJ #14 W3 ATL #29

How it's graded: QB/TE matchups use points allowed to the position (the same open nflverse facts as the Defenses board). D/ST is graded by the offense it faces, shown as a rank — off #1 weakest = the softest possible spot. Kickers use a labeled proxy, also a rank: how generous the opposing defense is overall (def #1 generous gives up the most), since generous defenses mean more scoring drives. The named pool is everyone outside the top-12 at the position on the current ADP board — the players most likely sitting on your wire. Refreshed 2026-07-09. Matchup facts, not a start/sit call.