Elijah Mitchell Fantasy Week 1: Projections, Points and Stats vs. Steelers

Elijah Mitchell and the San Francisco 49ers will play the Pittsburgh Steelers -- whose run defense was ranked ninth in the NFL last season (108.1 yards conceded per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

Is Mitchell a daily fantasy option for you this week, as he goes up against the Steelers? More stats and information can be found below, so take a look.

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Mitchell vs. Steelers Game Info

• Matchup: San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers
• Game Day: September 10, 2023
• Game Time: 1:00 PM
• Projected Fantasy Points: 5.97
• Projected Rushing Yards: 40.80
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.25
• Projected Receiving Yards: 2.91
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.02

Mitchell 2022 Fantasy Performance

• With 40.6 fantasy points (8.1 per game) in 2022, Mitchell ranked 254th in the league and 62nd at his position.
• In his best performance last season, Mitchell finished with 17.5 fantasy points -- 5 carries, 55 yards, 2 TDs. That was in Week 18 against the Arizona Cardinals.
• In Week 10 versus the Los Angeles Chargers, Mitchell posted 8.8 fantasy points (his second-best total last year), via this stat line: 18 carries, 89 yards.
• Mitchell picked up 4.1 fantasy points -- 6 carries, 41 yards -- in his worst game of the season, Week 1 versus the Chicago Bears.
• In his second-worst performance of the season -- Week 12 against the New Orleans Saints -- Mitchell had 4.3 fantasy points. His stat line: 7 carries, 35 yards.

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Steelers Defensive Performance

• Last season, Pittsburgh allowed three quarterbacks to put up more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• 17 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Steelers last year.
• Against Pittsburgh last season, six players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Steelers allowed at least three passing touchdowns to three opposing quarterbacks last year.
• Through the air, Pittsburgh allowed more than 100 receiving yards to eight players last season.
• Against the Steelers last season, 24 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Looking at pass defense, Pittsburgh allowed three players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In the ground game, two players compiled more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Steelers last season.
• On the ground, Pittsburgh allowed seven players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• In terms of run defense, the Steelers didn't allow two or more rushing touchdowns to any opposing players last year.

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