Michael Wilson Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Chargers

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Wilson will be up against the team with last season's fifth-ranked pass defense, the Los Angeles Chargers (179.9 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Is Wilson a daily fantasy option for you this week, as he goes up against the Chargers? More stats and info can be found in this article, so check it out.

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Michael Wilson Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 4:25 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 5.6
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 7.4
• Projected Receiving Yards: 43.36
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.21

Projections provided by numberFire

Wilson 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Ranked 76th overall and 13th at his position, Wilson accumulated 142.6 fantasy points (8.4 per game) in 2025.
• In his best performance last season -- Week 14 against the Los Angeles Rams -- Wilson accumulated 26.2 fantasy points. His stat line: 11 catches, 142 yards and two touchdowns.
• In his second-best performance last year, Wilson picked up 18.5 fantasy points -- via 15 receptions, 185 yards -- in Week 11 against the San Francisco 49ers.
• In what was his worst game of the year, Wilson finished with 0.5 fantasy points -- one reception, five yards, on four targets. That was in Week 1 versus the New Orleans Saints.
• Wilson recorded 0.5 fantasy points -- one catch, five yards, on two targets -- in Week 3 against the San Francisco 49ers, and that was his second-worst performance of the year.

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Chargers Defensive Performance

• Looking at last year, Los Angeles did not allow a QB to put up over 300 passing yards against them in a matchup.
• 12 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a tilt against the Chargers last year.
• In the passing game, Los Angeles allowed four players to throw at least two touchdowns in a game last year.
• Through the air, the Chargers didn't allow more than two passing touchdowns to an opposing quarterback last year.
• Los Angeles let just three players amass more than 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• In terms of pass defense, the Chargers gave up a touchdown reception to 15 players last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Los Angeles allowed just one player to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In the run game, three players picked up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Chargers last season.
• On the ground, Los Angeles allowed 11 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• Four players ran for multiple touchdowns in a game versus the Chargers last year.

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