The question of what to do about New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas might be the most potentially impactful puzzle in the middle rounds of drafts.
When healthy and on his game, Thomas is capable of elite fantasy production. Two years ago, he set a single-season record with receptions. The installation of Jameis Winston as the Saints' new starting quarterback would appear beneficial for Thomas' fantasy prospects, too. But Thomas is also coming off an injury-marred campaign, and the same ankle that ruined last year will sideline the year-old to begin this one.
He's expected to begin the season on the physically unable to perform list, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter , which will sideline him through at least Week 6. Despite all of the uncertainty surrounding Thomas, his ADP of 67 at Fantasy Football Calculator is about 10 picks higher than where he was taken here. So in the fantasy community's opinion, Thomas was worth the dice-roll in Round 7.
There is nothing more aggravating than watching target after target come off the board when you're in the midst of the long wait that comes with picking on the turn. There were a couple of wide receivers taken before Chase Claypool of the Steelers that I likely would have drafted ahead of the second-year pro.
His second-half fade last year is a legitimate concern. So is his target share in a crowded Pittsburgh receiving corps. But Claypool also scored eight touchdowns over the first 11 weeks of the season, including three in a single game against the Eagles. Round 8 was just about equally split between backs and wideouts, with a single tight end Washington's Logan Thomas crashing the party.
But there are some interesting selections at wide receiver. The arrival of Ja'Marr Chase has put a sizable dent in Tyler Boyd's fantasy value, but the Bengals receiver has two 1,yard seasons over the past three years. The Houston Texans are all but certainly going to be terrible in Maybe the worst team in the entire NFL.
The odds that Deshaun Watson plays another snap under center for the team are not at all good. But veteran receiver Brandin Cooks is still being undervalued in many fantasy drafts. With William Fuller V gone, Cooks will no doubt dominate target share for a Texans team that will be playing from behind just about every single week.
There were a few wideouts taken in Round 9 of this draft that I had my eye on. Of course, I didn't land any of them because that is the kind of draft this was. Brown was a significant part of Tampa's offense once he returned from suspension last year—he averaged 5.
From Week 10 on, he was a top fantasy option at his position in this scoring. Spread out that production over 17 games, and you have 95 receptions for over 1, yards and eight touchdowns—and the potential for a massive fantasy value this late.
It could be argued that I need to do a better job of taking my own advice and not getting caught up in a positional run. But one of the two picks on this turn needed to be a wide receiver—it's just unfortunate that eight receivers were taken in the ninth before I had a chance to secure one.
Chicago's Darnell Mooney set a new Bears rookie record last year with 61 catches, and after drawing raves for his improved route-running from head coach Matt Nagy in training camp, the year-old Tulane product has generated some fantasy "sleeper" buzz this summer. Mooney isn't necessarily the fourth wide receiver I wanted, but he's the fourth wide receiver I got.
The quarterbacks who came off the board in Round 10 are something of an object lesson in how fantasy managers can hold off at quarterback and still procure a quality veteran starter. In fact, it would likely take everything falling just so for one of that group to crack the top-five at the position in fantasy points. But all three veterans have demonstrated the ability to pile up fantasy points in the past.
All three have no shortage of passing-game weaponry. Ryan and Brady both cracked the top last season. Stafford wasn't that far behind. All three should be solid weekly fantasy starters more weeks than not, and all three are coming off the board here well outside the top Again, this draft took place over the weekend. At the time, Minnesota's Irv Smith Jr. That was before news broke that Smith needed surgery to repair his meniscus.
Given that, when this particular league runs its preseason waiver pass, Smith will be joining J. Dobbins on the waiver wire.
When it comes to preseason hype, no one in can touch Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Bryan Edwards, who has drawn comparisons to everyone from Randy Moss to Davante Adams. Hyperbole aside, Edwards appears slated to start in a Raiders WR corps that isn't exactly loaded,.
Much like the group in Las Vegas, the wide receivers for the New England Patriots aren't blowing anyone's doors off. It was Meyers who paced the team in receptions and yards among wide receivers, and the third-year pro has reportedly impressed in camp this summer. The 13th round featured a run on quarterbacks at the beck end, including three youngsters with substantial upside.
Cincinnati's Joe Burrow is locked in as the starter for a Bengals team loaded at wide receiver, while Chicago's Justin Fields and Trey Lance of the 49ers have the sort of athleticism and scrambling ability that gives fantasy managers the vapors.
The Lions apparently thought enough of rookie wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown to cut loose veteran wideout Breshad Perriman. If the snaps are there, the targets should be too—Detroit is likely to be playing catch-up on a regular basis. Jared Cook of the Los Angeles Chargers is easily my favorite late-round draft target at the tight end position. If the year-old gets close to the per-game target share that Hunter Henry did in Los Angeles last year, he'll finish well inside fantasy TE1 territory.
Had one of those young signal-callers I mentioned been available at But Ben Roethlisberger of the Steelers was a top fantasy option last season, and he has looked healthy and accurate in camp. The last three rounds of this draft were like a Walmart on Black Friday three hours after the sales start—the shelves have been picked clean. There was a value pick or two Seattle Seahawks tight end Gerald Everett in Round 16 stands out , but for the most part it was tough sledding.
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