Stefon Diggs Injury Status: Will Patriots WR Play in Week 1?

Welcome to Foxborough, Stefon. More saliently, welcome to the Foxborough trainer's room.

First-year New England WR Stefon Diggs enters the 2025 NFL season with an injury designation heading into Week 1. The new Patriot is recovering from a torn ACL, which he suffered late in 2024 while playing for the Houston Texans.

While Diggs didn’t see the field at all during the 2025 preseason, there's optimism about his Week 1 status.

Will Stefon Diggs Play in Week 1?

Diggs truthers in the fantasy world and Pats fans alike will be thrilled that New England head coach Mike Vrabel confirmed the mercurial wide out will be ready to play Week 1, when sophomore QB Drake Maye and his brethren host rookie RB Ashton Jeanty and his Las Vegas Raiders.

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Stefon Diggs Fantasy Football Projections

Despite the injury concerns, Diggs remains the WR1 in a revamped Patriots offense run by new offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. This gives fantasy owners reason to have hope for Diggs to contribute, even if his early-season workload might be limited. His matchup in Week 1 against the Raiders will be crucial for the 31-year-old to set the tone with his new team.

Stefon Diggs Week 1 Projections

• 49.5 Receiving Yards
• 4.5 Receptions
• 19.5 Longest Reception

Stefon Diggs’ Week 1 fantasy football projections courtesy of PrizePicks NFL board 

Stefon Diggs Fantasy Football Outlook

Before his 2024 injury, Diggs posted 70 receptions for 1,100 yards and 8 TDs, demonstrating that, when fully healthy, he could still be a productive option. His ability to command targets and accumulate air yards makes him a reliable WR3/FLEX option with WR2 upside in most fantasy leagues.

If Diggs' chemistry with Maye, which has been a thing in practice, continues on into the season, the Patriots will have a solid chance of an offensive resurgence. (Maybe not a Tom Brady/Randy Moss resurgence, admittedly, but improvement nonetheless.)

With an up-and-coming slinger in Maye and a pass-happy OC in McDaniels, it'll become quickly apparent whether or not the 11th-year man still has his mojo, both on the field and in the fantasy box score.

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