The Daily Blitz: August 2018

Friday, August 31, 2018

Pittsburgh Steelers 2018 Fantasy Football Projections

In addition to viewing our 2018 Fantasy Football Projections by position, we will post our preseason projections per team.

Below you will find our 2018 fantasy football projections for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Quarterbacks

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Ben Roethlisberger	537.3	351.9	4164	29	13.7	24.5	36.8	0.5	0.8	260.24
Throwing for 3,800-plus yards in each of the past five seasons, Big Ben has thrown 28-plus touchdowns in four of those five seasons. Since being drafted 11th overall in 2004, however, Roethlisberger has played a 16-game season only three times in his career so there's certainly a strong chance that he'll miss a game or two in 2018. With the league's best RB/WR combo in Le'Veon Bell and Antonio Brown, Roethlisberger has weekly QB1 upside (especially at home), but he's finished as the yearly QB20, QB13 and QB10 over the past three seasons, respectively.
Landry Jones	40.9	26.2	307	1.6	1.4	6.7	-6.7	0	0	15.21
Mason Rudolph	5.8	3.5	43	0.2	0.3	0	0	0	0	1.92

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Running Backs

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Le'Veon Bell	304.8	1310.6	9.8	72.4	597.3	1.8	1.2	257.99
Referring to reports as "fake news," Bell has denied that he will report on Labor Day, but it's unlikely that he misses any regular-season games. A six-game 2015 season being the exception, the three-down workhorse has 1,200-plus rushing yards, 75-plus receptions and 600-plus receiving yards in three of his past four seasons.
James Conner	60.1	264.4	1.8	3.2	20.8	0.1	0.1	39.72
Fitzgerald Toussaint	13.4	55.6	0.1	2.5	20	0.1	0.1	8.56

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Wide Receivers

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
JuJu Smith-Schuster	72.2	971.1	6.5	0	0	0	0.3	135.51
Exceeding expectations in his rookie season, Smith-Schuster had 41 catches for 686 yards and four touchdowns over his final seven regular-season games including three 100-yard games during that span. (He had 17/231/3 in his first seven games.) Even as the offense's third option behind Brown and Le'Veon Bell, Smith-Schuster is poised for a bigger and better second season with Martavis Bryant traded to the Raiders.
James Washington	36.4	600.6	4.4	0	0	0	0.4	85.66
With Bryant traded to the Raiders for a third-round pick, the Steelers used their second-round pick on the Oklahoma State deep threat. Finishing his collegiate career with three consecutive 1,000/10 seasons, Washington averaged 20.28 Y/R over the past three seasons.
Darrius Heyward-Bey	10.2	182.6	1	4.5	41.4	0.5	0.1	31.2
Justin Hunter	3.4	34.7	0.4	0	0	0	0	5.87

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Tight Ends

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Vance McDonald	40.6	519.7	4.1	0	0	0	0.2	76.17
McDonald had just 14 catches for 188 yards in the regular season, but he had both of his 50-yard regular-season games in December and 10/112/0 on a team-high 16 targets in their playoff loss to the Jaguars. With good health, expectations are pointing up for his second season with the Steelers.
Jaylen Samuels	27.3	294.8	2.2	26.7	117.5	0.5	0.2	57.03
The Steelers announced Samuels as a running back when they drafted him in the fifth round, but Samuels is a hybrid H-back type of player that can do a variety of things in Pittsburgh's offense. Samuels had 1,000 yards from scrimmage -- 75/593/4 receiving and 78/407/12 rushing -- and 16 touchdowns for the Wolfpack last season.
Jesse James	17.8	153.1	1.6	0	0	0	0.1	24.71
James had a nearly identical season in 2017 (43/372/3 on 63 targets) as he had in 2016 (39/338/3 on 60 targets). Towards the end of the season, McDonald was involved more in the passing game and that seems like a trend that will continue into 2018.
Xavier Grimble	2.3	22.1	0.2	0	0	0	0.1	3.21

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Dallas Cowboys 2018 Fantasy Football Projections

Quarterbacks

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Dak Prescott	481.6	302.4	3323	21.2	10.6	59.6	321.8	5.4	3.5	254.1
Through his first two NFL seasons, Prescott has finished as fantasy's QB6 and QB9, respectively. Even though Prescott and Dez Bryant never seemed to get on the same page, the Dez-less Cowboys seriously lack talent amongst their group of pass-catchers. Rushing for 12 touchdowns in two seasons, Prescott's dual-threat abilities help to raise his floor, but it's likely he finishes outside the top-10 fantasy quarterbacks for the first time in his young career.
Cooper Rush	2.4	1.2	14	0	0	0.5	2	0	0	0.76

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Running Backs

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Ezekiel Elliott	308.1	1340.2	9.6	41.8	422.2	2.5	1	246.84
The 2016 rushing champion, Elliott served a six-game suspension in 2017 but led the league in rushing yards per game (98.3) with a larger workload (24.2 carries per game). With limited weapons in the passing game, Zeke and the Cowboys will face many eight-men fronts, but the former Buckeye should get north of 300 carries with a chance for another rushing title.
Rod Smith	42.7	179.3	1.3	12.3	123	0.6	0	41.63
Bo Scarbrough	30.3	130.3	1.5	3.8	27.4	0.1	0.2	24.97
Jamize Olawale	11.9	45.2	0.5	7.8	66.3	0.4	0.1	16.35
Darius Jackson	1.5	6.5	0	0.4	3	0	0	0.95
Trey Williams	0.5	2.1	0	0.8	6.8	0	0	0.89

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Wide Receivers

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Allen Hurns	52.7	695.6	5.3	0	0	0	0.1	101.16
Two years removed from a 1,031/10 season, Hurns has missed five-plus games in each of the past two seasons with a total of 961 yards and five touchdowns combined over that stretch. While a return to 2015 numbers is unlikely, Hurns should be able to set three-year highs if he's able to stay healthy and could be the most productive of the Cowboys wide receivers.
Michael Gallup	47.2	604.2	4.7	0	0	0	0.3	88.02
Even though the Cowboys waited until the third round to select Gallup, it's possible that the PFF favorite leads all rookie wide receivers in production given the team's lack of playmakers.
Cole Beasley	52.4	513.5	4.2	0	0	0	0.3	75.95
With future HOFer Jason Witten hanging up his cleats, there should be more targets heading the slot receiver's way. In Dak Prescott's rookie season, Beasley had a 75/833/5 line. At a minimum, I'd expect him to post better numbers than last season's 36/314/4.
Terrance Williams	36.5	551.2	3.1	0	0	0	0.3	73.12
Dak Prescott should spread the ball around enough that none of the team's receivers will finish as a top-36 fantasy option. While Williams could lead the team in receiving, I expect a bunch of the team's receivers to finish in the range of 400 to 600 yards as mostly uninspiring fantasy options for 2018.
Tavon Austin	22	187	1.5	41.7	271.1	2.1	2.5	63.61
For the most part, Austin has underperformed compared to his lofty draft status (eighth-overall pick in 2013). Back in 2015, Austin had 907 yards from scrimmage (473 receiving and 434 rushing), 52 receptions and 10 total touchdowns including one return score. A return to that level of production is highly unlikely, but perhaps he approaches his second-best season (2016, 668 YFS on 86 touches).
Deonte Thompson	2.9	39.2	0.2	0	0	0	0.1	4.92
Noah Brown	0.6	6.1	0.1	0	0	0	0.1	1.01

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Tight Ends

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Blake Jarwin	30.8	335.7	3.1	0	0	0	0.1	51.97
With Jason Witten retired and moving into the Monday Night Football booth, Jarwin could be the biggest beneficiary among the team's tight ends. Jori Epstein of the Dallas Morning News wrote: "[I]t was Jarwin, not [Geoff] Swaim, making a splash in offseason activities. Dak Prescott regularly targeted Jarwin up the middle, particularly in red-zone situations."
Geoff Swaim	11.6	121.8	0.9	0	0	0	0	17.58
Rico Gathers	4.1	45.9	0.4	0	0	0	0.1	6.79
Dalton Schultz	4.7	47.9	0.3	0	0	0	0.1	6.39

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Denver Broncos 2018 Fantasy Football Projections

Quarterbacks

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Case Keenum	569.3	370	4099	23.3	13.7	42.5	144.5	1.3	1.6	248.81
Following a breakout season with the Vikings, Keenum signed a free-agent deal with the Broncos to give them their most stable quarterback situation since Peyton Manning. More than anything, however, the presence of Keenum is a boost to the fantasy value of Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders although Keenum is a viable streaming option who should have a handful of solid performances in 2018.
Chad Kelly	8.7	5.2	59	0.3	0.3	2.2	7.7	0	0.1	3.53

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Running Backs

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Royce Freeman	201.6	856.8	6.7	18.2	136.5	0.4	1.6	138.73
It seems likely that Freeman will become the lead guy at some point during the season even if he doesn't begin the season in that role. A four-year starter for the Ducks, the 230-pound back rushed for 5,621 (5.9 YPC) yards and 60 touchdowns in his career while adding 79/814/4 receiving.
Devontae Booker	149.7	568.9	4.6	24.7	214.9	0.5	2.5	103.98
With the Broncos releasing C.J. Anderson this offseason, Booker has a chance to enter the season as the starter even if he doesn't end the season in that role. The Broncos used a third-round pick on Royce Freeman, who should overtake Booker at some point during the season.
De'Angelo Henderson	38	142.5	0.8	9.3	72.5	0.4	0	28.7
Phillip Lindsay	4.5	19.4	0.1	5.7	44.5	0.2	0	8.19
Andy Janovich	5.8	13.9	0.2	4.4	38.7	0.2	0	7.66

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Wide Receivers

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Demaryius Thomas	83.8	1106.2	6.9	0	0	0	1.6	148.82
Thomas is coming off his worst season (83/949/5) since breaking out in 2012 (Peyton Manning's first year in Denver). Signing Case Keenum may not return Thomas to the days of 90/1,400/10 numbers he posted from 2012 to 2014, but a bounce-back campaign to the tune of 85 catches and 1,100 yards seems reasonable with steadier quarterback play.
Emmanuel Sanders	76.4	1023.8	4.6	1.3	6.5	0	0.6	129.43
While Sanders missed four games, his 2017 numbers (47/555/2) were nearly half of his 2016 production (79/1,032/5). Before last season, Sanders had three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons and there is a reasonable chance that he bounces back with Keenum under center.
Courtland Sutton	43.7	557.2	3.5	0	0	0	1.2	74.32
Highly productive at SMU and generating August buzz, Sutton is already entrenched as the team's WR3 along with Thomas and Sanders in three-wide sets. If either DT or Sanders were to miss time, Sutton could be a weekly top-36 option in those instances.
DaeSean Hamilton	18.4	224.5	1.5	0	0	0	0.3	30.85
Carlos Henderson	10.4	134.2	0.7	2.2	9.7	0	0.5	17.59
Jordan Taylor	2.6	31.5	0.2	0	0	0	0.4	3.55
Isaiah McKenzie	1.5	13.8	0	0	0	0	0.1	2.98

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Tight Ends

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Jake Butt	35.1	393.1	4.2	0	0	0	0.1	64.31
Fully healthy after missing all of 2017 with a torn ACL, Butt has some sleeper appeal.
Jeff Heuerman	19.6	239.1	1.8	0	0	0	0.1	34.51
Austin Traylor	7.5	94.5	0.8	0	0	0	0.1	14.05
Troy Fumagalli	2.4	26.4	0.2	0	0	0	0.1	3.64

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Baltimore Ravens 2018 Fantasy Football Projections

Quarterbacks

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Joe Flacco	550.1	354.8	3631	20.4	13.2	20.3	46.7	1	0	211.11
The starter for 2018, it's possible/likely that Flacco doesn't see the end of his existing contract given the team's first-round investment in Lamar Jackson. While Flacco averaged a career-low 5.7 Y/A and was 0-for-16 in 300-yard games, Flacco has had a good training camp and preseason.
Lamar Jackson	20.1	11.7	143	0.6	0.5	16.3	106	1.3	0	25.52
Compared to Michael Vick due to his rare athletic gifts and big-play ability, Jackson has the potential to be an elite fantasy quarterback once he becomes the starter. Even though the Ravens will find a way to get Jackson on the field some in his rookie season, Flacco will likely start for all of 2018 and perhaps RG3 would still become the starter if Flacco were to miss a game or two. If he does become a spot starter at some point during the season, however, he'd be an instant streaming option.
Robert Griffin III	2.9	1.7	20	0.1	0.1	4.5	24.8	0.3	0	5.28

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Running Backs

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Alex Collins	218.3	982.4	6.8	29.8	232.4	0.7	2.4	161.68
With double-digit carries in the final 12 regular-season games, Collins was just 27 yards shy of the 1,000-yard rushing mark. Although he didn't get his first reception until Week 8, he had multiple receptions in eight of the final nine games. Moreover, the second-year back had the eighth-most fantasy points among running backs from Weeks 8 to 17.
Javorius Allen	76.8	299.5	1.6	39.3	235.8	2.4	0.8	75.93
Allen now has two seasons with 500-plus rushing yards and 45-plus receptions (2015 and 2017) with a season of 49 YFS in between. Even though 39 of Allen's 46 catches came between Week 2 to 9, the (now) retired Danny Woodhead had 30 catches over the final nine games of the season. There is some PPR upside for Allen in deeper leagues, but he's otherwise not on the re-draft radar.
Kenneth Dixon	104	447.2	2.7	12.8	75.5	0.5	0.6	70.27
Sidelined all of 2017 due to injury (and suspension), Dixon is at least behind Collins for touches in Baltimore's backfield. While I thought he was underrated entering the league, Dixon has now missed more games (20) than he has played (12) since being a fourth-round pick in 2016.
Patrick Ricard	0	0	0	1.5	10.5	0	0	1.05

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Wide Receivers

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Michael Crabtree	80.8	892.8	8.5	0	0	0	0.9	138.48
As part of a 1-2 punch with Amari Cooper in Oakland, Crabtree now becomes his team's No. 1 wideout. Over the past three seasons, Crabtree has 25 touchdowns -- eight-plus in each of the past three seasons.
John Brown	46.4	686.7	4.9	4.5	24.8	0.1	0.5	100.15
Since his breakout 2015 season (65/1,003/7), Brown has 60 catches for 816 yards and five touchdowns in 25 games over the past two seasons. That said, Brown has unanimously received praise from coaches and reporters throughout August and he carries plenty of upside with him in 2018 provided he can stay healthy.
Willie Snead	40.6	454.7	2	0	0	0	1.2	55.07
Snead had just eight catches over 11 games in 2017, but he posted 69/984/3 and 72/895/4 in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Snead has a chance to vastly exceed my current projections for him.
Jordan Lasley	18.6	230.6	1.3	2.3	9.2	0	0.5	30.78
Chris Moore	6.9	82.8	0.8	2.3	2.3	0	0.3	12.71
Breshad Perriman	1.2	13.4	0.1	0	0	0	0.1	1.74
The Ravens declined the fifth-year option on Perriman and he's not a lock to make the 53-man roster. In fact, ESPN's Jamison Hensley left Perriman off his 53-man roster projection.

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Tight Ends

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Hayden Hurst	37.4	396.4	3.2	0	0	0	0.8	57.24
Older than the typical rookie (turns 25 this month), Hurst was the first tight end off the board in the 2018 NFL Draft. As much as Flacco missed that reliable Dennis Pitta type, it's uncommon for rookie tight ends to make a significant fantasy impact. Unfortunately for Hurst, he'll likely miss the first couple of games as he had a foot procedure that will keep him sidelined for three to four weeks.
Nick Boyle	19.3	173.7	0.8	0	0	0	0.2	21.77
Mark Andrews	12.9	132.9	0.9	0.9	4.5	0	0.4	18.34
Maxx Williams	14.6	140.2	0.7	1.8	9	0.1	0.8	18.12
Vince Mayle	0.6	3.6	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.16

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Jacksonville Jaguars 2018 Fantasy Football Projections

Quarterbacks

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Blake Bortles	537.3	326.7	3842	22	14	53.2	313.9	2.1	3.5	250.67
In an ideal world (according to Doug Marrone), Bortles may not throw a single pass all season. In his first full season as head coach, however, the Jags were perfectly balanced -- 527 pass attempts and 527 rush attempts -- with Bortles throwing it more than 100 times less in 2017 than 2016. Despite five interceptions in the last two regular-season games, Bortles played extremely well down the stretch with multiple passing scores and 300-plus yards in three of the four games through Week 16. Over the past three seasons, Bortles has finished as the QB4 (2015), QB10 (2016) and QB13 (2017) and he has the potential to once again outperform his ADP.
Cody Kessler	2.7	1.7	19	0.1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.96

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Running Backs

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Leonard Fournette	318.5	1385.5	10.2	35.3	282.4	1.2	0.5	234.19
Missing three games as a rookie, Fournette was less than 100 percent for several others but managed to finish as fantasy's RB8 (RB10 in PPR) in Jacksonville's run-first scheme. Down to his lowest weight (223 pounds) since high school, Fournette's drop in weight should help with explosiveness and durability. An NFL rushing champion-to-be based on my statistical projections, Fournette could be even more involved in the passing game in 2018 as well.
T.J. Yeldon	81.9	356.3	1.9	39.7	287.8	1.2	0.9	81.21
Better in PPR formats, Yeldon had four-plus catches in four of his 10 games played, but he should cede some work to Corey Grant in the competition for non-Fournette running back touches.
Corey Grant	56.3	275.9	2.3	11.7	110	0.7	0.7	55.19
OC Nathaniel Hackett has talked up Grant, calling him a "major change-of-pace back." Grant has just 68 career rush attempts, but he has averaged 6.1 YPC as well as 9.9 Y/R on his nine career receptions.
Tommy Bohanon	3.1	3.7	0.3	4.3	38.7	0.2	0	7.24
Brandon Wilds	0.5	1.8	0	0	0	0	0	0.18

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Wide Receivers

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Keelan Cole	50.4	730.8	4.5	0	0	0	0.8	98.48
A late-season waiver-wire gem, Cole delivered several big fantasy performances down the stretch last year. From Weeks 13 to 16, Cole had either 100-plus yards and/or a touchdown in all four games with a total of 19 catches for 442 yards (23.26 Y/R) and three touchdowns during that span. With the season-ending injury to Marqise Lee, Cole should be the team's most-productive fantasy wide receiver.
Donte Moncrief	45.2	569.5	5.4	0	0	0	0.2	88.95
Still only 25 years old, Moncrief received a one-year, $9.6 million deal from the Jaguars in free agency. Limited due to injuries (11 missed games over the past two seasons), Moncrief has an impressive combination of size and athleticism.
Dede Westbrook	46.6	596.5	3.7	0	0	0	0.1	81.65
As a rookie, Westbrook had 27 catches for 339 yards and a touchdown over seven games. There should be an opportunity for him to improve last year's numbers on a per-game basis in his second season.
Rashad Greene	13.8	117.3	0.6	0	0	0	0.2	14.93
D.J. Chark	4.9	88.2	0.4	1	6	0	0.3	11.22
Jaydon Mickens	1.2	15	0.1	0	0	0	1.2	2.7
Alan Lazard	0.3	3.4	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.14

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Tight Ends

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Austin Seferian-Jenkins	49.9	504	5	0	0	0	0.1	80.2
Seferian-Jenkins had 50 catches for 357 yards and three touchdowns for the Jets and signed with the Jaguars in free agency. Especially with the injury to Marqise Lee, ASJ has is worth a look as a streaming TE2.
Niles Paul	14.8	165.8	0.9	0	0	0	0	21.98
James O'Shaughnessy	7.9	80.6	0.6	0	0	0	0	11.66
Ben Koyack	6.1	49.7	0.4	0	0	0	0	7.37

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2018 Fantasy Football PPR Mock Draft: 12 Teams, 12th Pick

As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. While we may not be able to draft a "perfect" fantasy football team, the more we practice, the better our teams will be.

Starting on July 7th, we began drafting (at least) one fantasy football team per day using the 2018 Fantasy Football Mock Draft Simulator and we will continue to do so up until the start of the 2018 NFL season.

Each day, we will switch things up -- e.g., PPR vs. standard scoring, league size, draft slot, 2-QB leagues, auction leagues, etc.

In addition, we will centralize links to our daily fantasy football mock drafts for an easy way to keep track of our mock drafts.

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Details of today's mock draft:

Scoring: Point-per-reception (PPR) scoring
# of Teams: 12
Draft Slot: 12
Starters: QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, TE, Flex (RB/WR/TE), K, DST
Bench Size: 6

With that said, here are the results of today's mock draft:

1.12 - Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons: With 1,400-plus yards in each of the past four seasons, Jones has a total of 6,317 receiving yards during that four-year span. Only Antonio Brown (6,349) has more and both have more than 1,200 yards more than DeAndre Hopkins (5,063, third). Only Brown has more catches than Jones over that span.

2.01 - Melvin Gordon, RB, Los Angeles Chargers: Yet to average 4.0 yards per carry in any season, Gordon rushed for 1,105 yards last year and added 58 catches for 476 yards, all of which were career highs. And after not scoring on 217 touches as a rookie, MG3 has scored exactly 12 touchdowns in each of the past two seasons.

3.12 - Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cardinals: Returning for (at least) another season, Fitzgerald has finished as a top-20 fantasy wide receiver in each of the past three seasons and four of the past five. Incredibly consistent, Fitz has 100-plus receptions and 1,000-plus yards in three consecutive seasons. Going into his age-35 season, he's a solid WR2.

4.01 - Alex Collins, RB, Baltimore Ravens: With double-digit carries in the final 12 regular-season games, Collins was just 27 yards shy of the 1,000-yard rushing mark. Although he didn't get his first reception until Week 8, he had multiple receptions in eight of the final nine games. Moreover, the second-year back had the eighth-most fantasy points among running backs from Weeks 8 to 17.

5.12 - Chris Hogan, WR, New England Patriots: Hogan played only one regular-season game (Week 14) in the second half, but he posted a 33/438/5 slash line in his first eight games. With Brandin Cooks now in L.A. and Julian Edelman suspended for four games, Hogan has a chance to get off to another hot start in 2018.

6.01 - Mark Ingram, RB, New Orleans Saints: Even with rookie Alvin Kamara finishing as fantasy's RB4, Ingram set career highs in 2017 with 1,124 rushing yards, 12 touchdowns, 58 receptions and 416 receiving yards. Although he'll miss the first four games due to a PED suspension, that creates more fantasy appeal (to a certain degree) as there is a discount for his strong production from Weeks 5 to 16.

7.12 - Tevin Coleman, RB, Atlanta Falcons: Even if he's the 2 to Devonta Freeman in the team's 1-2 rushing attack, Coleman has finished as a top-24 running back and exceeded 900 yards from scrimmage in each of the past two seasons with 19 total touchdowns since 2016.

8.01 - Nelson Agholor, WR, Philadelphia Eagles: In a breakout campaign, Agholor's 2017 numbers (62/768/8) exceeded his production from the previous two season's combined. Agholor finished as a top-25 fantasy receiver in 2017 in both PPR and standard-scoring formats.

9.12 - Jamaal Williams, RB, Green Bay Packers: Due to other injuries at running back, only three running backs had more carries than Williams (122) from Week 10 on -- Gordon (137), Frank Gore (134) and LeSean McCoy (130). That said, Williams averaged only 3.6 yards per carry as a rookie. With Aaron Jones suspended the first two games and Ty Montgomery dealing with a foot injury, Williams will have a chance to pick up where he left off.

10.01 - Trey Burton, TE, Chicago Bears: With 23 catches for 248 yards and five touchdowns for the Eagles last season, Burton has plenty of breakout potential in Matt Nagy's offense in Kansas City. In response to a 600-yard over/under mailbag question, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune calls the over a "lock" and writes that Burton "certainly could challenge" the franchise TE single-season yardage record (Martellus Bennett, 916 in 2014).

11.12 - Philip Rivers, QB, Los Angeles Chargers: Except for 2012 (21st) and 2016 (14th), Rivers has finished as a top-12 fantasy quarterback in the eight of his past 10 NFL seasons. On my list of 12 Undervalued Players Compared to Fantasy ADP, Rivers has thrown for at least 4,286 yards and 28 touchdowns in each of the past five seasons.

12.01 - Tyler Lockett, WR, Seattle Seahawks: Lockett played a full 16-game slate last season, but he was never 100 percent. With Paul Richardson in Washington (D.C.) and the uncertainty of what the Seahawks will get from Brandon Marshall, Lockett has breakout potential in 2018 now that he's healthy.

13.12 - Chris Godwin, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: When opportunities presented themselves, Godwin capitalized and posted a 26/442/1 (17.0 Y/R) second-half line with 68-plus yards in three of his final four games. Making "a lot of plays everyday," Godwin could once again see his role expand as the season progresses, but it may not be until 2019 that we see a breakout from Godwin.

14.01 - Matt Breida, RB, San Francisco 49ers: As a rookie, Breida had 126 touches for 645 yards from scrimmage (4.4 YPC and 8.6 Y/A) and three touchdowns. As Jerick McKinnon's primary backup, it's possible he posts similar -- or even better -- numbers in 2018. Both McKinnon (knee) and Breida (shoulder) are dealing with injuries, but they should both be ready for the start of the season.

15.12 - Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST

16.01 - Stephen Gostkowski, K, New England Patriots

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Arizona Cardinals 2018 Fantasy Football Projections

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Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Sam Bradford	340.5	233.2	2554	14	7.8	14	31.5	0.1	1.5	143.31
Playing for his fourth team in five years, Bradford played just two games last season and durability has obviously been his biggest problem. With the Cardinals trading up to No. 10 for rookie Josh Rosen, it wouldn't be a huge surprise if the team transitions to Rosen following their Week 9 bye, if not sooner, especially if the Cards find themselves lagging the other three teams in the division.
Josh Rosen	240.7	150.4	1757	8.9	6.5	13.6	42.2	0.1	1.5	94.7
Some believe Rosen was the best quarterback prospect in the draft (including Rosen himself). Given the durability history of Bradford and the potential for the Cardinals to trail the Rams, Seahawks and 49ers, all of whom have better Super Bowl 52 odds than the Cardinals, a switch to Rosen seems possible at some point within the 2018 season.
Mike Glennon	5.9	3.7	38	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.9	0	0	2.01
One offseason removed from an opportunity to start, it's unlikely Glennon gets an opportunity to make any starts even if Bradford misses time due to injury.

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Running Backs

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	FL	Points
David Johnson	284.8	1224.6	9.4	60.6	618.1	2.7	2.5	251.87
Missing all but part of Week 1 last year, Johnson is two seasons removed from 2,118 yards from scrimmage, 80 catches and 20 touchdowns. The ambitious goals he set for himself in 2017 -- 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards -- remain his goals for 2018. The order may be debatable, but Johnson is a top-four fantasy back along side Todd Gurley, Le'Veon Bell and Ezekiel Elliott and you could still argue that he's worthy of the top-overall pick.
Chase Edmonds	78.6	345.8	2.3	24.4	207.4	1.2	0.8	74.72
Arizona's fourth-round selection, Edmonds set Fordham's record for career rushing yards (5,862) as a four-year starter. Johnson is an every-down back, but Edmonds will become an RB2/flex option if DJ were to miss any time.
T.J. Logan	20.8	85.3	0.6	4.9	39.2	0.2	0.1	17.05
Derrick Coleman	2.1	6.3	0	2.5	23	0	0.1	2.73

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Wide Receivers

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Larry Fitzgerald	100.1	1031	6.5	0.9	3.6	0	0.3	141.86
Returning for (at least) another season, Fitzgerald has finished as a top-20 fantasy wide receiver in each of the past three seasons and four of the past five. Incredibly consistent, Fitz has 100-plus receptions and 1,000-plus yards in three consecutive seasons. Going into his age-35 season, he's a solid WR2 (and even back-end WR1 in PPR formats).
Christian Kirk	41.2	428.5	3.3	5.1	28.1	0.1	0.4	69.46
Competition for wide receiver targets beyond Fitzgerald is wide open and Kirk could have a chance to make an immediate impact for his hometown team. Playing "himself 'somewhat' in the mix" for the WR2 spot, the second-round pick should be the second-most productive Cardinals receiver after Fitz.
J.J. Nelson	22.6	404.5	2.6	3	31.5	0.3	0.4	60.2
Chad Williams	28.5	323.5	2.6	2.1	16.8	0	0	49.63
Williams had just three catches for 31 yards as a rookie, but his role within the offense will expand in his second season.
Brice Butler	21.6	358.6	2.3	0	0	0	0.1	49.46
Butler has a good combination of size/speed and has averaged 16.1 Y/R over his five-year career. It wouldn't be a surprise if the 28-year-old receiver set career highs, but he's never had more than 21 catches, 317 yards or three touchdowns in any season.

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Tight Ends

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Ricky Seals-Jones	37.4	538.6	4.3	0	0	0	0.2	79.26
Seals-Jones had a productive three-game stretch from Weeks 11 to 13 -- nine catches for 170 yards and three touchdowns. (He had 3/31/0 over the rest of the season.) With little competition at tight end, however, Seals-Jones has upside going into 2018. And in a year where tight end is incredibly thin, it wouldn't be out of the question for RSJ to push his way into the top 12 by year's end.
Jermaine Gresham	15.6	159.1	1.6	0	0	0	0.1	25.31

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