Tuesday, May 23, 2023

New England Patriots 2023 Fantasy Football Projections

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Below you will find our 2023 fantasy football projections for the New England Patriots.

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QUARTERBACKS

PlayerAtt.Comp.YardsTDINTRushYardsTDPoints
Mac Jones479.7315.43381.917.2711.9945.1108.20.56194.56
Bailey Zappe68.545.6489.82.61.825.516.50.0628.36

Mac Jones: Jones missed some time in 2022, so his counting stats were down, but so were his efficiency numbers — 65.2% completion rate (67.6% in 2021), 3.2 TD% (4.2%), 6.8 Y/A (7.3) and 84.8 passer rating (92.5). Things should be better (than last year) with Bill O'Brien taking over the offense, but Jones' upside is relatively limited. Jones isn't draftable outside of two-QB or super flex leagues.

RUNNING BACKS

PlayerAtt.YardsTDRec.YardsTDPoints
Rhamondre Stevenson220.21001.96.0648.7338.81.6204.38
Kevin Harris66.1280.91.4910.177.40.452.22
James Robinson652731.31185.20.451.52
Pierre Strong27.5119.60.5512.392.90.533.7

Rhamondre Stevenson: Stevenson is coming off a breakout season (1,040 rushing yards, 69 receptions for 421 yards and six total touchdowns) and could be set for an even larger role with Damien Harris (106 carries in 11 games) now in Buffalo. Stevenson had multiple receptions in all but one game in 2022 and while he had single-digit carries in six of 17 games, the now-departed Harris had more carries than Stevenson in four of those six games.

WIDE RECEIVERS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
JuJu Smith-Schuster74.9842.14.2000146.86
Tyquan Thornton50.5609.834.424.20.22107.97
DeVante Parker38.85132.400085.1
Kendrick Bourne23.82711.36.642.90.2352.47
Kayshon Boutte9.4123.90.600020.69
Demario Douglas3.240.70.20006.87

JuJu Smith-Schuster: Smith-Schuster had 78 catches for 933 yards and three touchdowns in his lone season with the Chiefs. It's fair to say the transition from Patrick Mahomes to Mac Jones is a significant downgrade. After all, the Chiefs averaged nearly 90 more passing yards per game (89.8) and more than doubled up the Patriots in passing touchdowns (41 to 19). That said, he's atop New England's target pecking order and should come close to repeating last year's numbers.

Tyquan Thornton: Thornton has elite speed (4.28 40-yard dash), and the second-round speedster should have the opportunity to take a step forward as he enters his second season. Despite a whopping 14.9 ADOT (per PFF), Thornton averaged only 5.5 yards per target due to a 48.9% catch rate and 12% drop rate as a rookie.

DeVante Parker: Parker averaged 11.5 yards per target and finished with a 66% catch rate, both of which were career highs, but his final numbers (31/539/3) amounted to another year of fantasy mediocrity.

TIGHT ENDS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Hunter Henry40.4449.12.700081.31
Mike Gesicki37.7427.82.600077.23

Hunter Henry: Henry finished last season with 41 catches for 509 yards and two touchdowns. Those numbers were the lowest of his career when you exclude 2016 (his rookie campaign) and 2018 (missed entire season).

Mike Gesicki: Like Henry, Gesicki is coming off non-rookie lows in receptions (32), targets (52) and yards (362). The uber-athletic tight end will get an opportunity to reset in an offense that should be more likely to fully utilize his skill set, but he'll compete with Henry for TE targets.

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