Disclaimer: We are aware that Dallas Goedert is inactive this week!  Rules are rules and we made our selections on Wednesday all knowing that Goedert could miss this week.  Now to our regularly scheduled programming…

Should you use AI (Artificial Intelligence) in fantasy football? Can it actually help you win games—maybe even a championship? Last year, I partnered with Greg Kellogg, a FSWA Hall of Famer, to test this in a head-to-head battle against AI. The only issue? We didn’t keep score. (Pro tip: humans forget, but algorithms don’t.) In 2025, we’re doing it right. We’ll be tracking results weekly, documenting everything, and sharing it with you. By the end of the season, you’ll have the answer to the question every fantasy manager is secretly asking: to AI, or not to AI?

Each week it’s me, Sir Whittington (Google AI’s fancy alter ego), and KROG squaring off. We’ll each be saddled with three random players — because let’s be honest, the biggest fantasy headaches usually come down to your flex spot.
Here’s how it works:
• One WR or RB ranked outside the top 24
• One TE ranked outside the top 12
• Our mission: pick the guy who can beat his projection and make us look smart.
Your mission: figure out if you should trust me, or the algorithm that also recommends you buy socks after shopping for lawn chairs.
Oh, and here’s the twist — the “winner” isn’t the one who scores the most points. Nope. Whoever’s players rack up the most points is actually the loser. We’re tallying it week by week to see who gets crowned by the end of the season.

So, let’s look at the Results for last week. NO WAY!  It’s a tie? Here they are:

Week 1 Results:

Sir Whittington- 4 total points

KROG- 4 total points

Tipp- 4 total points

So, Week 1 was a push — some hits, some misses. Tetairoa McMillian landed at WR30, which isn’t a loss but not quite a win either. Jacory Croskey-Merritt, however, surprised.  After Austin Ekeler was named the starter, Merritt responded by ripping off 10 carries for 82 yards (8.2 YPC) and a touchdown, finishing as RB17. Chalk one up for Sir Whittington. Finally, Kyle Pitts didn’t quite make us do the Pitts’ dance, but he came close. With seven catches for 59 yards, he finished as the TE7 — a respectable line that gives fantasy managers hope his breakout might finally be brewing.

This Week we turn our attention to these three players.

-RB25 TreVeyon Henderson at Miami

-WR32 Jerry Jeudy @ Baltimore

-TE14 Dallas Goedert @ Kansas City

Aight, let’s start with you Sir Whittington.

Sir Whittington’s Response:

1. Jerry Jeudy gets the nod at the top of this trio. He kicked off the season with five grabs for 66 yards, reminding everyone he’s still very much alive in Cleveland’s passing attack. Coming off a 90-catch, 1,200-yard season, Jeudy offers a solid floor — Jerry Jeudy gets the nod at the top of this trio. He kicked off the season with five grabs for 66 yards, reminding everyone he’s still very much alive in Cleveland’s passing attack. Coming off a 90-catch, 1,200-yard season, Jeudy offers a solid floor. The Ravens defense is usually a tough draw, but they just surrendered 41 points in Week 1, so it’s not the automatic nightmare matchup it looks like on paper.

2. Dallas Goedert slides in at No. 2, and honestly, he’s about as reliable as it gets at tight end. A 35% target share in Week 1 is basically tight end royalty, and the Chiefs have a long history of being allergic to covering the position. Of course, there’s always the lurking risk of injury — Goedert’s knees and hamstrings have betrayed him before — but hey, fantasy football is all about trusting fragile bodies with your happiness.

3.TreVeyon Henderson brings in the rear here. The rookie has all the talent in the world, but for now he’s buried behind Rhamondre Stevenson and Antonio Gibson in a Patriots backfield that feels like a committee straight out of Dante’s Inferno. Five carries in Week 1 doesn’t scream “start me,” though his pass-catching skills give him a faint pulse in PPR. Mike Vrabel swears Henderson will get more work, but until that happens, starting him is basically lighting a candle and praying to the fantasy gods.

Bottom Line: Jeudy gives you the safest path to points (even if it’s not always pretty), Goedert is your steady tight end security blanket, and Henderson is more of a hope-and-pray lottery ticket. If you like peace of mind, play Jeudy. If you like reliability, Goedert’s your guy. And if you enjoy chaos, go ahead and roll the dice on Henderson.

KROG’S Week 2 Response:

Week 2 is here, and fantasy managers are already second-guessing every decision they made in the draft. Based on Week 1 action, matchups, and PPR scoring quirks, here’s how Dallas Goedert, Jerry Jeudy, and TreVeyon Henderson stack up.

1.Dallas Goedert takes the top spot. Philly’s tight end basically turned into Jalen Hurts’ personal stress ball in Week 1, catching all seven of his targets for 44 yards. It wasn’t flashy, but in PPR, that’s like free breadsticks at Olive Garden—steady, filling, and you’ll always take more. The Chiefs are notoriously soft against tight ends, and in a game that should light up the scoreboard, Goedert is set up for another 6–8 targets. His ceiling isn’t massive (he hasn’t cracked 80 yards since last September), but at tight end, “reliable” is pretty much gold.

2.Jerry Jeudy comes in second.  Jeudy is clearly the Browns’ WR1, which is great… until you remember the Browns’ passing game operates like a car with two flat tires. Still, he pulled in six catches on eight targets for 66 yards in Week 1, which screams safe WR3. The Ravens’ defense is no joke, but they’ve been known to let opposing WR1s rack up catches underneath. Expect Jeudy to pile up short gains like your buddy hoarding snacks at a tailgate—useful, if not explosive. Just don’t count on him finding the end zone against Baltimore’s stingy secondary.

3.TreVeyon Henderson rounds it out.  The rookie got sprinkled into New England’s offense with 11 touches, including six receptions—because apparently the Patriots decided throwing to a running back is easier than, you know, completing passes to wide receivers. Henderson’s matchup with Miami is juicy, as the Dolphins struggle against pass-catching backs, but the volume remains shaky behind Rhamondre Stevenson. He’s basically that lottery ticket you keep around “just in case”—could pay off, but more likely he’s riding your bench while you talk yourself into starting him.

The Bottom Line: Goedert is the safest play and should keep feeding in a high-scoring game, Jeudy will give you steady points with limited upside, and Henderson is the wild-card rookie who could either save your week… or leave you staring at your lineup wondering why you didn’t just start the boring veteran.

Tipp’s Response:

1. TreVeyon Henderson gets to feast on the Dolphins, who put on the worst performance in Week 1. The Guppies—I mean Dolphins—got manhandled by the Colts, who rushed 40 times for 150+ yards while Miami’s defense looked like it was already booking tee times after the first quarter. Sideline meltdowns, Mike McDaniel’s postgame word salad, and this team feels like it’s stuck in purgatory before September even ends.  Enter Henderson. A monster in space, he also showed surprising toughness against the Raiders, turning 35% of snaps into 11 touches. That’s efficiency you can build on. Compare that to his running mate Stevenson, who turned seven carries into a riveting 15 yards (a thrilling 2.1 YPC). If that trend keeps up, Henderson’s going to eat into Stevenson’s workload sooner rather than later—maybe even this week.

Fire up Henderson as a high-upside flex who could RB2 his way into your lineup faster than Miami can blow another defensive assignment.

2. Dallas Goedert checks in as the second choice of the three, and Week 2 sets up nicely for him. The Eagles and Chiefs are running it back in a Super Bowl rematch with a 46.5 over/under, which basically screams points. If last week’s SNF fireworks were any hint, we might be in for another light show — and Goedert should get his fair share of sparks.

Now, A.J. Brown is due for a “don’t forget about me” game after being quiet in Week 1, and the Chiefs will throw everything they’ve got at slowing down Saquon Barkley. But that just leaves Jalen Hurts needing his most reliable chain-mover, and that’s where Goedert shines. He may not be the flashiest piece in this matchup, but he’s the kind of steady tight end who can quietly turn a shootout into a TE1 week. Think of him as the guy who brings snacks to the fireworks show — not the star of the night, but everyone’s glad he’s there.

3. Jerry Juedy comes in a number three.  First off, KROG, you’re off base with Jeudy. He’s nowhere near a locked-in WR1. Last week Dylan Sampson, Cedric Tillman, and rookie Harold Fannin Jr. all drew more targets, and even David Njoku grabbed six looks. Joe Flacco clearly wants to spread the love. Week 2? Different beast. The Browns face a Ravens squad still fuming after that historic meltdown against Buffalo. Forget any Flacco “revenge game”—Baltimore’s coming for blood. Jeudy’s track record vs. the Ravens? Respectable but meh: about 69 yards on five grabs, zero touchdowns. And then he tells reporters their secondary brings “no challenges”? Bold…or reckless. He might be lucky to scrape 50 yards this week.

Bottom line: TreVeyon Henderson is the swing-for-the-fences play—his passing-game chops and Miami’s leaky run defense give him legit RB2 upside if Rhamondre Stevenson keeps sputtering. Dallas Goedert remains the reliable PPR anchor in a projected shootout with Kansas City, offering a safe floor and sneaky top-five tight end potential. Jerry Jeudy, meanwhile, is the odd man out this week: a crowded Browns target tree and a ticked-off Ravens defense make him a low-ceiling flex at best.

Week 2 Breakdown:

Sir Whittington:

1.   Jerry Jeudy

2.   Dallas Goedert

3.   TreVyon Henderson

KROG:

1.   Dallas Goedert

2.   Jerry Jeudy

3.   TreVeyon Henderson

Tipp:

1.   TreVeyon Henderson

2.   Dallas Goedert

3.   Jerry Jeudy