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Sunday, May 19, 2024

New England Patriots 2024 Fantasy Football Projections

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Below you will find our 2024 fantasy football projections for the New England Patriots.

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QUARTERBACKS

PlayerAtt.Comp.YardsTDINTRushYardsTDPoints
Drake Maye411.7251.1277914.4111.1252.9224.82.65184.94
Jacoby Brissett137.287.8905.54.392.214.859.20.8560.4

Drake Maye: The Patriots drafted Maye third overall, and it's obvious he's the team's quarterback of the future. But will that future begin in Week 1? Currently, I project Jacoby Brissett to make roughly a quarter of the team's starts. With one of the league's least dynamic receiving corps, the passing numbers will likely be modest whether he starts Week 1 or takes over later in the year. Even so, his mobility and rushing upside could make him a viable streaming option.

Jacoby Brissett: Back with the team that drafted him in 2016, Brissett will play for his fifth team in five seasons. Across 48 career starts, Brissett has averaged only 208.2 passing yards and one passing touchdown per game. He lacks fantasy upside, even if he begins the year as the starter.

RUNNING BACKS

PlayerAtt.YardsTDRec.YardsTDPoints
Rhamondre Stevenson191.4813.55.2646.6359.21.4180.53
Antonio Gibson127.3528.33.0634.7267.11.3123.05
Kevin Harris24.398.40.734.129.50.119.82
JaMycal Hasty5.522.80.152.920.30.17.26

Rhamondre Stevenson: New England had one of the league's worst offenses — 30th in total offense, 29th in yards per play and 31st in scoring offense — in 2023, and now they will most likely give most of their snaps to a rookie quarterback. The situation limits his ceiling, but Stevenson is a solid RB2 in fantasy. He's two years removed from a 1,461-yard and 69-reception season.

Antonio Gibson: While he exceeded 1,000 scrimmage yards and scored double-digit touchdowns in each of his first two seasons, Gibson set career lows in touches (113), scrimmage yards (654) and touchdowns (three) in 2023. On a positive note, he gets a fresh start in New England.

WIDE RECEIVERS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Demario Douglas50.8657.73.15.326.50.27114.04
Ja'Lynn Polk50650.33000108.03
Kendrick Bourne43.75252.61.560.0690.91
JuJu Smith-Schuster21.2221.11.200039.91
Javon Baker14.1178.70.900030.32
K.J. Osborn6.477.40.500013.94
Jalen Reagor2.227.60.10004.46

Demario Douglas: Although he failed to score a touchdown, Douglas had 49 catches for 561 yards as a late-round rookie (210th overall) last season. Douglas had at least five targets in his final nine games, and he averaged 4.3 catches for 46.4 yards on 6.9 targets per game over that stretch.

Ja'Lynn Polk: Polk doesn't have the elite long-term upside of his former Washington Huskies teammate Rome Odunze (92/1,640/13), but he has excellent ball skills and body control and was highly productive in his final collegiate season (69/1,159/9). The Patriots used a high second-round pick (37th overall) on Polk, and he has the potential to lead the team's receiving corps in fantasy production.

TIGHT ENDS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Hunter Henry43.2469.8300086.58
Austin Hooper15.1160.31.100030.18
Jaheim Bell2.223.90.20004.69
Mitchell Wilcox1.716.60.20003.71

Hunter Henry: Through three seasons in New England, Henry has finished with 41 to 50 catches, 419 to 603 yards, and two to nine touchdowns. Henry's primary fantasy success will be tied to his TD production — will the number be closer to the two or nine ends of that range?

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Las Vegas Raiders 2023 Fantasy Football Projections

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Below you will find our 2023 fantasy football projections for the Las Vegas Raiders.

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QUARTERBACKS

PlayerAtt.Comp.YardsTDINTRushYardsTDPoints
Jimmy Garoppolo553.7372.64069.723.2613.2940.370.51.01242.36
Brian Hoyer51.433.9359.81.951.186.46.40.0620.83

Jimmy Garoppolo: Replacing Derek Carr with Jimmy Garoppolo is a lateral move, at best, for the Raiders and the offense's outlook overall. From a fantasy perspective, Jimmy G. offers no upside as a runner and is a middling QB2, at best.

RUNNING BACKS

PlayerAtt.YardsTDRec.YardsTDPoints
Josh Jacobs242.11053.18.4741.1292.30.9211.31
Zamir White87.7385.92.289.368.70.365.59
Ameer Abdullah1770.60.3721.1161.70.840.8
Brandon Bolden27113.40.6612.290.80.533.48
Jakob Johnson0004.733.20.26.87

Josh Jacobs: Jacobs led the NFL in rushing yards (1,653), yards from scrimmage (2,053) and touches (393) in 2022. He dominated the team's running back touches, as the rest of the team's backs had a total of 77 (16.4%). In addition, Jacobs averaged a career-high 4.9 YPC and has now exceeded 50 catches in back-to-back seasons. While there was plenty of offseason drama around his status, Jacobs is back in the building on a one-year, $12 million contract.

MORE: Josh Jacobs 2023 Fantasy Football Outlook

Zamir White: White, a fourth-round pick in 2022, played much less than expected during his rookie season (17 carries in 2022). The Athletic's Tashan Reed wrote in June that "the Raiders may call on White to balance out the workload a bit more in 2023." Even though Jacobs is back, White is a late-round sleeper worth stashing on your fantasy bench(es).

WIDE RECEIVERS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Davante Adams102.61377.68.62.110.50.08242.19
Jakobi Meyers70.3828.34.72.1100.07147.6
Hunter Renfrow49.8533.83.100096.88
Tre Tucker13.8166.1100029.51
DeAndre Carter3.337.70.20006.62
Kristian Wilkerson2.833.20.20005.92

Davante Adams: In his first season without Aaron Rodgers, Adams was targeted a career-high 180 times and finished with 100 catches for 1,516 yards and a league-leading 14 touchdowns. Adams remains (one of) the league's best red zone weapon with double-digit touchdowns in six of the past seven seasons.

Jakobi Meyers: Meyers finished with 67 catches for 804 yards and six touchdowns in 2022 as he averaged a career-high 57.4 YPG. Given his familiarity with the offense and that Darren Waller is now a Giant, Meyers should rank (albeit a distant) second on the team in receiving, producing flex numbers in 2023.

TIGHT ENDS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Michael Mayer38411.92.400074.59
Austin Hooper32.1332.21.900060.67
Jesper Horsted5.3620.400011.25

Michael Mayer: While he's not an elite athlete, Mayer is a savvy route-runner with strong hands who led Notre Dame in receiving all three years he was in South Bend. His all-around skill set could accelerate his adjustment to the NFL.

Austin Hooper: Hooper was a top-10 fantasy tight end in back-to-back seasons in 2018 and 2019, respectively, but that feels like an eternity ago. The Raiders drafted Michael Mayer in the second round, and although rookie tight ends tend to start slowly, Mayer is clearly their tight end of the future.

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Sunday, August 27, 2023

Las Vegas Raiders 2023 Fantasy Football Projections

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Below you will find our 2023 fantasy football projections for the Las Vegas Raiders.

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QUARTERBACKS

PlayerAtt.Comp.YardsTDINTRushYardsTDPoints
Jimmy Garoppolo553.7372.64069.723.2613.2940.370.51.01242.36
Brian Hoyer51.433.9359.81.951.186.46.40.0620.83

Jimmy Garoppolo: Replacing Derek Carr with Jimmy Garoppolo is a lateral move, at best, for the Raiders and the offense's outlook overall. From a fantasy perspective, Jimmy G. offers no upside as a runner and is a middling QB2, at best.

RUNNING BACKS

PlayerAtt.YardsTDRec.YardsTDPoints
Josh Jacobs242.11053.18.4741.1292.30.9211.31
Zamir White87.7385.92.289.368.70.365.59
Ameer Abdullah1770.60.3720.5157.20.840.05
Brandon Bolden27113.40.6611.686.40.532.74
Jakob Johnson0004.733.20.26.87

Josh Jacobs: Jacobs led the NFL in rushing yards (1,653), yards from scrimmage (2,053) and touches (393) in 2022. He dominated the team's running back touches, as the rest of the team's backs had a total of 77 (16.4%). In addition, Jacobs averaged a career-high 4.9 YPC and has now exceeded 50 catches in back-to-back seasons. While there was plenty of offseason drama around his status, Jacobs is back in the building on a one-year, $12 million contract.

MORE: Josh Jacobs 2023 Fantasy Football Outlook

Zamir White: White, a fourth-round pick in 2022, played much less than expected during his rookie season (17 carries in 2022). The Athletic's Tashan Reed wrote in June that "the Raiders may call on White to balance out the workload a bit more in 2023." Even though Jacobs is back, White is a final-round sleeper worth stashing on your fantasy bench(es).

WIDE RECEIVERS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Davante Adams102.61377.68.62.110.50.08242.19
Jakobi Meyers70.1810.64.62.1100.07145.13
Hunter Renfrow48.8516300094
Tre Tucker13.8166.1100029.51
Phillip Dorsett6.388.60.500015.01
DeAndre Carter3.337.70.20006.62

Davante Adams: In his first season without Aaron Rodgers, Adams was targeted a career-high 180 times and finished with 100 catches for 1,516 yards and a league-leading 14 touchdowns. Adams remains the league's best red zone weapon with double-digit touchdowns in six of the past seven seasons.

Jakobi Meyers: Meyers finished with 67 catches for 804 yards and six touchdowns in 2022 as he averaged a career-high 57.4 YPG. Given his familiarity with the offense and that Darren Waller is now a Giant, Meyers should rank (albeit a distant) second on the team in receiving, producing flex numbers in 2023.

TIGHT ENDS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Michael Mayer37400.92.300072.39
Austin Hooper32.1332.21.900060.67
Jesper Horsted5.3620.400011.25

Michael Mayer: While he's not an elite athlete, Mayer is a savvy route-runner with strong hands who led Notre Dame in receiving all three years he was in South Bend. His all-around skill set could accelerate his adjustment to the NFL.

Austin Hooper: Hooper was a top-10 fantasy tight end in back-to-back seasons in 2018 and 2019, respectively, but that feels like an eternity ago. The Raiders drafted Michael Mayer in the second round, and although rookie tight ends tend to start slowly, Mayer is clearly their tight end of the future.

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Friday, August 4, 2023

Las Vegas Raiders 2023 Fantasy Football Projections

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Below you will find our 2023 fantasy football projections for the Las Vegas Raiders.

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QUARTERBACKS

PlayerAtt.Comp.YardsTDINTRushYardsTDPoints
Jimmy Garoppolo556.7374.74091.723.3813.3640.370.51.01243.58
Brian Hoyer48.431.9338.81.841.116.46.40.0619.69

Jimmy Garoppolo: Replacing Derek Carr with Jimmy Garoppolo is a lateral move, at best, for the Raiders and the offense's outlook overall. From a fantasy perspective, Jimmy G. offers no upside as a runner and is a middling QB2, at best.

RUNNING BACKS

PlayerAtt.YardsTDRec.YardsTDPoints
Josh Jacobs237.81034.48.3241.1292.40.9208.55
Zamir White91.9404.42.399.873.10.469.39
Ameer Abdullah1770.60.3720.1152.90.839.42
Brandon Bolden27113.40.6611.686.40.532.74
Jakob Johnson0004.733.20.26.87

Josh Jacobs: Jacobs led the NFL in rushing yards (1,653), yards from scrimmage (2,053) and touches (393) in 2022. He dominated the team's running back touches, as the rest of the team's backs had a total of 77 (16.4%). In addition, Jacobs averaged a career-high 4.9 YPC and has now exceeded 50 catches in back-to-back seasons. That's the good news, but it's unclear when (or possibly even if) he'll sign his franchise tender after the team and Jacobs failed to reach a long-term agreement before July's deadline.

MORE: Josh Jacobs 2023 Fantasy Football Outlook

Zamir White: White, a fourth-round pick in 2022, played much less than expected during his rookie season (17 carries in 2022). The Athletic's Tashan Reed wrote in June that "the Raiders may call on White to balance out the workload a bit more in 2023." At a minimum, White is a sleeper to target near the end of fantasy drafts.

WIDE RECEIVERS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Davante Adams103.713898.62.110.50.08243.88
Jakobi Meyers70.1810.84.62.1100.07145.15
Hunter Renfrow45.7482.92.800087.94
Tre Tucker15.9188.31.100033.38
Phillip Dorsett6.388.60.500015.01
DeAndre Carter3.337.70.20006.62

Davante Adams: In his first season without Aaron Rodgers, Adams was targeted a career-high 180 times and finished with 100 catches for 1,516 yards and a league-leading 14 touchdowns. Adams remains the league's best red zone weapon with double-digit touchdowns in six of the past seven seasons.

Jakobi Meyers: Meyers finished with 67 catches for 804 yards and six touchdowns in 2022 as he averaged a career-high 57.4 YPG. Given his familiarity with the offense and that Darren Waller is now a Giant, Meyers should rank (albeit a distant) second on the team in receiving, producing WR3/flex numbers in 2023.

TIGHT ENDS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Michael Mayer36389.92.300070.79
Austin Hooper33.1343.4200062.89
Jesper Horsted5.3620.400011.25

Michael Mayer: While he's not an elite athlete, Mayer is a savvy route-runner with strong hands who led Notre Dame in receiving all three years he was in South Bend. His all-around skill set could accelerate his adjustment to the NFL.

Austin Hooper: Hooper was a top-10 fantasy tight end in back-to-back seasons in 2018 and 2019, respectively, but that feels like an eternity ago. The Raiders drafted Michael Mayer in the second round, and although rookie tight ends tend to start slowly, Mayer is clearly their tight end of the future.

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Saturday, June 24, 2023

Las Vegas Raiders 2023 Fantasy Football Projections

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Below you will find our 2023 fantasy football projections for the Las Vegas Raiders.

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QUARTERBACKS

PlayerAtt.Comp.YardsTDINTRushYardsTDPoints
Jimmy Garoppolo532.5358.43913.922.3712.7839.368.80.98233.24
Brian Hoyer72.647.9508.22.761.677.47.40.0729.19

Jimmy Garoppolo: Replacing Derek Carr with Jimmy Garoppolo is a lateral move, at best, for the Raiders and the offense's outlook overall. There are some concerns about Garoppolo's foot following surgery in March as well. Even when healthy, he offers no upside as a runner and is a middling QB2 for fantasy purposes.

RUNNING BACKS

PlayerAtt.YardsTDRec.YardsTDPoints
Josh Jacobs259.11127.19.0743.33140.9225.58
Zamir White72.2317.71.889.368.50.356.35
Ameer Abdullah14.961.80.3318.3134.90.835.6
Brandon Bolden27.6115.90.6811.686.20.533.09
Jakob Johnson0004.733.20.26.87

Josh Jacobs: Jacobs led the NFL in rushing yards (1,653), yards from scrimmage (2,053) and touches (393) in 2022. He dominated the team's running back touches, as the rest of the team's backs had a total of 77 (16.4%). (How much more involved will Zamir White be in 2023?) In addition, Jacobs averaged a career-high 4.9 YPC and has now exceeded 50 catches in back-to-back seasons. Jacobs has yet to sign his franchise tag, however, and it's unclear when he will.

Zamir White: White, a fourth-round pick in 2022, played much less than expected during his rookie season (17 carries in 2022). The Athletic's Tashan Reed writes that "the Raiders may call on White to balance out the workload a bit more in 2023." Especially if Jacobs and the Raiders don't agree to a long-term extension, White will be a sleeper to target near the end of fantasy drafts.

WIDE RECEIVERS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Davante Adams103.61386.38.62.110.50.08243.56
Jakobi Meyers69.1798.24.52.1100.07142.79
Hunter Renfrow48.8515.2300093.92
Tre Tucker13.8165.8100029.48
Phillip Dorsett6.388.40.500014.99
DeAndre Carter3.337.60.20006.61

Davante Adams: In his first season without Aaron Rodgers, Adams was targeted a career-high 180 times and finished with 100 catches for 1,516 yards and a league-leading 14 touchdowns. Adams remains the league's best red zone weapon with double-digit touchdowns in six of the past seven seasons.

Jakobi Meyers: Meyers finished with 67 catches for 804 yards and six touchdowns in 2022, and he averaged a career-high 57.4 YPG. Given his familiarity with the offense and that Darren Waller is now a Giant, Meyers should rank (a distant) second on the team in receiving, producing WR3/flex numbers in 2023.

TIGHT ENDS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Austin Hooper35.1364.82.100066.63
Michael Mayer33.93672.100066.25
O.J. Howard5.361.90.400011.24

Austin Hooper: Hooper was a top-10 fantasy tight end in back-to-back seasons in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Playing for his fourth team in five years, Hooper has a chance to lead the position group in fantasy production, but he's unlikely to have any fantasy relevance outside of deep TE-premium leagues. The Raiders drafted Michael Mayer in the second round, and although rookie tight ends tend to start slowly, he's the tight end of the future.

Michael Mayer: While he's not an elite athlete, Mayer is a savvy route-runner with strong hands who led Notre Dame in receiving all three years he was in South Bend. His all-around skill set could accelerate his adjustment to the NFL.

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Friday, September 2, 2022

Tennessee Titans Fantasy Football Projections 2022

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Below you will find our 2022 fantasy football projections for the Tennessee Titans.

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QUARTERBACKS

PlayerAtt.Comp.YardsTDINTRushYardsTDPoints
Ryan Tannehill488.9320.23544.52212.2262.32993.74257.68
Malik Willis36.823261.31.441.0714.378.70.7926.68

Ryan Tannehill: As disappointing of a year as it was for Tannehill, he still finished as fantasy's QB12 in 2021. Tannehill posted three-year worsts in TD% (4.0), INT% (2.6), Y/A (7.0) and passer rating (89.6), but he rushed for seven scores for a second consecutive season. Especially with the Titans trading away A.J. Brown, Tannehill is better viewed as a QB2 than a back-end QB1.

RUNNING BACKS

PlayerAtt.YardsTDRec.YardsTDPoints
Derrick Henry304.91387.311.5932.8275.91.4260.66
Dontrell Hilliard67.52972.0322.3173.2176.35
Hassan Haskins46.7203.11.413.6990.649.01
Tory Carter2.69.60.071.29.50.13.53
Julius Chestnut5.222.40.010.75.703.22

Derrick Henry: Henry has never had 20 receptions in a season and more involvement in the passing game is preferred, but he finished as a top-three fantasy running back in half-PPR formats in both 2019 and 2020. Even with his limited receiving role, he finished no worse than RB5 in full PPR formats in his past two full seasons. His dominance as a rusher (303/1,540/16 and 378/2,207/17, respectively) more than compensates for a relatively modest receiving role.

Through Week 8 last season, Henry rushed for 219/937/10, equivalent to a 465/1,991/21 full-season pace, and was fantasy's RB1 across all scoring formats. One could argue that missing the final nine regular-season games last year boosts his outlook for 2022 given the heavy workloads he has shouldered over the past few seasons.

WIDE RECEIVERS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Robert Woods65.4820.157420.35151.01
Treylon Burks54.9719.34.28.655.90.43132.75
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine37.8458.62.900082.16
Kyle Philips31.2367.32.300066.13
Racey McMath7.9106.60.700018.81
Cody Hollister1.4190.10003.2

Robert Woods: Woods missed the second half of the 2021 season with a torn ACL, but he had more than 1,000 scrimmage yards in each of the previous three seasons. Over those three most recent full seasons, Woods has finished as fantasy's WR13 (2020), WR17 (2019) and WR10 (2018), respectively, in half-PPR formats. Now in Tennessee and returning from an ACL tear, a top-20 finish may not be in the cards for Woods, but I think there's a good chance that he turns out to be undervalued compared to his current ADP.

Treylon Burks: While he's even drawn some pre-draft comparisons to A.J. Brown, Burks is obviously a downgrade from Tennessee's former stud receiver in the immediate term. While he's not yet a polished route-runner, Burks, who has said that he models his game after Deebo Samuel, has the versatility to make an impact in a variety of ways. Consistency may be elusive as a rookie, but he should have a few big games in 2022.

TIGHT ENDS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Austin Hooper46.3466.23.300089.57
Geoff Swaim19.7190.31.300036.68
Chigoziem Okonkwo8.195.10.600017.16

Austin Hooper: Hooper's efficiency during two seasons as a Brown (9.3 Y/R, 6.0 Y/T and 64.3% catch rate) dropped considerably from his four years in Atlanta (10.5 Y/R, 8.1 Y/T and 77.3% catch rate). Not surprisingly, Hooper finished outside the top-20 fantasy tight ends in each of the past two seasons after a pair of top-10 fantasy seasons in 2018-19. Given that the Titans operate a run-heavy but still TE-friendly offense, Hooper offers some upside, especially for those in deeper TE-premium leagues.

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Tennessee Titans Fantasy Football Projections 2022

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Below you will find our 2022 fantasy football projections for the Tennessee Titans.

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QUARTERBACKS

PlayerAtt.Comp.YardsTDINTRushYardsTDPoints
Ryan Tannehill488.9320.23544.52212.2262.32993.74257.68
Logan Woodside26.316.5186.71.040.667.819.50.1613.22
Malik Willis10.56.674.60.410.35.228.60.298.62

Ryan Tannehill: As disappointing of a year as it was for Tannehill, he still finished as fantasy's QB12 in 2021. Tannehill posted three-year worsts in TD% (4.0), INT% (2.6), Y/A (7.0) and passer rating (89.6), but he rushed for seven scores for a second consecutive season. Especially with the Titans trading away A.J. Brown, Tannehill is better viewed as an upside QB2 than a back-end QB1.

RUNNING BACKS

PlayerAtt.YardsTDRec.YardsTDPoints
Derrick Henry303.61381.412.332.8275.91.4264.33
Hassan Haskins77.8338.42.3313.6990.668.12
Dontrell Hilliard40.2176.91.2121.1163.6157.86
Trenton Cannon6.526.30.160003.59

Derrick Henry: Henry has never had 20 receptions in a season, but who cares? Of course, more involvement in the passing game is preferred (and he was more involved before last season's injury with 18 catches through eight games), but Henry has finished as a top-three fantasy running back in half-PPR formats in both 2019 and 2020. Even with his limited receiving role, he finished no worse than RB5 in full PPR formats in his past two full seasons. His dominance as a rusher (303/1,540/16 and 378/2,207/17, respectively) more than compensates for a relatively modest receiving role.

Through Week 8 last season, Henry rushed for 219/937/10, equivalent to a 465/1,991/21 full-season pace, and was fantasy's RB1 across all scoring formats. One could argue that missing the final nine regular-season games last year boosts his outlook for 2022 given the heavy workloads he has shouldered over the past few seasons.

WIDE RECEIVERS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Robert Woods64.7793.54.77420.35146.2
Treylon Burks58.4776.44.58.655.90.43142.01
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine35.7439.62.700078.01
Kyle Philips22.3251.21.600045.87
Racey McMath11.3144.60.900025.51
Dez Fitzpatrick4.862.80.500011.68

Robert Woods: Woods missed the second half of the 2021 season with a torn ACL, but he had more than 1,000 scrimmage yards in each of the previous three seasons. Over those three most recent full seasons, Woods has finished as fantasy's WR13 (2020), WR17 (2019) and WR10 (2018), respectively. Now in Tennessee and recovering from an ACL tear, a top-20 finish may not be in the cards for Woods, but I think there's a good chance that he turns out to be undervalued compared to his current ADP.

Treylon Burks: While he's even drawn some pre-draft comparisons to A.J. Brown, Burks is obviously a downgrade from Tennessee's former stud receiver in the immediate term. While he's not yet a polished route-runner, Burks, who has said that he models his game after Deebo Samuel, has the versatility to make an impact in a variety of ways. Consistency may be elusive as a rookie, but Burks will certainly have a few big games in 2022.

TIGHT ENDS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Austin Hooper46.3466.23.300089.57
Geoff Swaim21.5209.31.400040.08
Chigoziem Okonkwo8.195.10.600017.16
Tommy Hudson2.728.50.20005.4

Austin Hooper: Hooper's efficiency during two seasons as a Brown (9.3 Y/R, 6.0 Y/T and 64.3% catch rate) dropped considerably from his four years in Atlanta (10.5 Y/R, 8.1 Y/T and 77.3% catch rate). Not surprisingly, Hooper finished outside the top-20 fantasy tight ends in each of the past two seasons after a pair of top-10 fantasy seasons in 2018-19. Given that the Titans operate a run-heavy but still TE-friendly offense, Hooper offers some upside, especially for those in deeper TE-premium leagues.

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Monday, September 20, 2021

Fantasy Football Week 3 TE Waiver Wire

Every week, we examine players that may be available on your league's waiver wire that could help your team in the short and/or long term.

For a player to be listed, he must be rostered in 50 percent (or less) of Yahoo! leagues. The goal is to provide recommendations of players that have a greater chance of being available on your league's waiver wire. Of course, your league's size and settings could significantly impact whether these players (or better options) are available in your particular league(s).

With that said, here are some tight end waiver-wire options to consider heading into Week 3 (Yahoo! % rostered in parenthesis):

[Note: Players listed below are sorted by our preference to add.]

1. Jared Cook, Los Angeles Chargers (43%)

There are 16 tight ends that are rostered in more than 50 percent of Yahoo! leagues. In other words, it is slim pickings when were are discussing tight ends that fall into the TE17+ category.

While Cook has yet to score a touchdown (and most TEs in this range are TD-dependent), the 34-year-old veteran has seen at least five targets in each of his first two games as a Charger. In fact, he is one of seven tight ends to average at least 6.5 targets per game through Sunday Night Football. (That list includes Detroit's T.J. Hockenson, who had 10 targets in Week 1 and plays on MNF.)

Facing Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City's high-powered offense in Week 3, the Chargers could be forced to throw often. Only three teams have allowed more points through Sunday night than the Chiefs.

2. Austin Hooper, Cleveland Browns (48%)

The good news is that Hooper led the Browns in targets in Week 2. The bad news is the team high was only five targets, which Hooper converted into 5/40.

Hooper could have some Week 3 value if Odell Beckham misses his third consecutive game to start the season. In addition to another potential absence by OBJ, Jarvis Landry has a sprained MCL.

Earlier this offseason, coach Kevin Stefanski talked about increasing Hooper's role in the offense and this week could require it.

3. Pat Freiermuth, Pittsburgh Steelers (7%)

A deeper-league add, Freiermuth caught all four of his targets for 36 yards in Week 2. In contrast, Eric Ebron had a two-target catchless outing. Drawing some comps to former Steeler Heath Miller, Freiermuth could continue to emerge as the team's primary pass-catching tight end.

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Sunday, September 5, 2021

Fantasy Football Projections 2021: Cleveland Browns

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Below you will find our 2021 fantasy football projections for the Cleveland Browns.

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QUARTERBACKS

PlayerAtt.Comp.YardsTDINTRushYardsTDPoints
Baker Mayfield519.8329.63768.627.299.6254.41851.77269.78
Case Keenum33.220.9230.71.250.661.34.20.0213.45

Baker Mayfield: Making major improvements over his 2019 campaign, Mayfield set a career high in passer rating (95.9) and a career low in INT% (1.6%). Outside of a four-game stretch near the end of the season (Weeks 12-15), however, Mayfield's efficiency didn't translate into a usable level of fantasy production.

Mayfield performed as a QB1 (top 12) in all four of those weeks (Weeks 12-15), but he had only one other top-12 weekly finish throughout the rest of the season (Week 7). Over the full season, he finished as fantasy's QB17. Leading a run-first playoff-caliber team likely means another season of modest passing volume that translates into mid-tier QB2-level fantasy production.

RUNNING BACKS

PlayerAtt.YardsTDRec.YardsTDPoints
Nick Chubb268.11340.510.9924.92001.6242.04
Kareem Hunt138.46024.6440.3343.92.7158.78
Demetric Felton16.470.50.417500.420.41
D'Ernest Johnson20.288.90.514300.218.15
Andy Janovich0.81.801.8140.13.08

Nick Chubb: Despite missing four games, Chubb still finished as fantasy's RB9 in 2020. Chubb has finished second and third in rushing yards per game in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Through his first three seasons, Chubb has never averaged fewer than five yards per carry in a season.

Even with the league's best No. 2 back (Kareem Hunt) on the roster, Chubb has averaged 18.05 touches per game since Hunt returned from his 2019 suspension. Only four teams in the league had a higher rushing play percentage than the Browns in Kevin Stefanski's first year as head coach.

Kareem Hunt: While Chubb (RB9) was a top-10 fantasy running back in 2020, so was Hunt (RB10). Outside of Week 16, Hunt had double-digit touches in all of his other 15 games. Playing in one of the league's most run-heavy offenses, there is enough to go around for both Chubb and Hunt to be top-30 backs.

WIDE RECEIVERS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Odell Beckham69971.86.22.5150.08170.86
Jarvis Landry71.9819.95.43.820.90.15153.33
Donovan Peoples-Jones22.1311.92.200055.44
Rashard Higgins21.4309.92.100054.29
Anthony Schwartz4620.500011.2

Odell Beckham: OBJ has now missed at least four games in three of the past four seasons. Since becoming a Brown, Beckham has averaged 4.6 and 3.3 receptions per game in 2019 and 2020, respectively, both of which are the lowest per-game averages of his career. In addition, Beckham's per-game averages of 4.2/58.9/0.3 as a Brown are significantly lower compared to his per-game averages as a Giant (6.6/92.8/0.75).

Jarvis Landry: While he has typically exceeded his preseason expectations, Landry finished 2020 as fantasy's WR36, identical to his final 2020 half-PPR ADP (via Fantasy Football Calculator). Landry set career lows in targets (101) and receptions (72) last season and his yards from scrimmage (850) and total touchdowns (four) were either the lowest or second-lowest of his career. Given that those numbers were mostly without Odell Beckham Jr. (torn ACL), it's unlikely that Landry outperforms last year's modest numbers (by much) in Cleveland's run-first offense.

Donovan Peoples-Jones: People-Jones' has generated plenty of buzz over the past month. The Athletic's Zac Jackson writes that even if DPG is "not ready for an instant breakout in 2021, he's absolutely lighting up training camp." Peoples-Jones may be the team's third-best receiver, but it's questionable whether their run-first approach can really support two fantasy-viable receivers.

Rashard Higgins: Higgins' 2020 averages of 46.1 yards per game, 11.5 yards per target and 16.2 yards per reception all set career highs. That said, Cleveland's run-heavy offense can barely support two fantasy-relevant wide receivers, let alone three (or four), so Higgins will be off the fantasy radar in standard-sized leagues without an injury to OBJ and/or Landry.

TIGHT ENDS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Austin Hooper49.2493.93.900097.39
Harrison Bryant20.22201.900043.5
David Njoku14.71721.400032.95

Austin Hooper: The team's overall passing volume is modest, but Cleveland's offense is TE-friendly with 27.74% of 2020 targets going to the position. Hooper, who has now missed three games in back-to-back seasons, underwhelmed in his first season in Cleveland as he averaged a career-low 6.2 Y/TGT and 33.5 YPG, a three-year low. With Odell Beckham sidelined (torn ACL), Hooper was more productive down the stretch -- 25/211/3 on 40 targets over his final five games including the playoffs. While OBJ will be back, coach Kevin Stefanski has talked about how Cleveland is "going to grow his role" in the offense in 2021.

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Sunday, August 8, 2021

Fantasy Football Projections 2021: Cleveland Browns

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Below you will find our 2021 fantasy football projections for the Cleveland Browns.

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QUARTERBACKS

PlayerAtt.Comp.YardsTDINTRushYardsTDPoints
Baker Mayfield516.6327.53745.427.129.5654.6185.61.77268.36
Case Keenum3320.8229.41.240.661.34.20.0213.36

Baker Mayfield: Making major improvements over his 2019 campaign, Mayfield set a career high in passer rating (95.9) and a career low in INT% (1.6%). Outside of a four-game stretch near the end of the season (Weeks 12-15), however, Mayfield's efficiency didn't translate into a usable level of fantasy production.

Mayfield performed as a QB1 (top 12) in all four of those weeks (Weeks 12-15), but he had only one other top-12 weekly finish throughout the rest of the season (Week 7). Over the full season, he finished as fantasy's QB17. Leading a run-first playoff-caliber team likely means another season of modest passing volume that translates into mid-tier QB2-level fantasy production.

RUNNING BACKS

PlayerAtt.YardsTDRec.YardsTDPoints
Nick Chubb269.2134611.0424.7198.71.6242.66
Kareem Hunt138.9604.24.6539.2331.92.7157.31
Demetric Felton16.5710.41749.70.420.43
D'Ernest Johnson20.389.30.51429.80.218.17
Andy Janovich0.81.801.713.90.13.02

Nick Chubb: Despite missing four games, Chubb still finished as fantasy's RB9 in 2020. Chubb has finished second and third in rushing yards per game in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Through his first three seasons, Chubb has never averaged fewer than five yards per carry in a season.

Even with the league's best No. 2 back (Kareem Hunt) on the roster, Chubb has averaged 18.05 touches per game since Hunt returned from his 2019 suspension. Only four teams in the league had a higher rushing play percentage than the Browns in Kevin Stefanski's first year as head coach.

Kareem Hunt: While Chubb (RB9) was a top-10 fantasy running back in 2020, so was Hunt (RB10). Outside of Week 16, Hunt had double-digit touches in all of his other 15 games. Playing in one of the league's most run-heavy offenses, there is enough to go around for both Chubb and Hunt to be drafted as viable starters in 12-team leagues.

WIDE RECEIVERS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Odell Beckham68.8963.96.12.5150.08169.37
Jarvis Landry71.4814.85.53.820.90.15153.17
Rashard Higgins21.83182.100055.3
Donovan Peoples-Jones19274.31.900048.33
Anthony Schwartz463.60.500011.36
KhaDarel Hodge0.5600000.85

Odell Beckham: OBJ has now missed at least four games in three of the past four seasons. Since becoming a Brown, Beckham has averaged 4.6 and 3.3 receptions per game in 2019 and 2020, respectively, both of which are the lowest per-game averages of his career. In addition, Beckham's per-game averages of 4.2/58.9/0.3 as a Brown are significantly lower compared to his per-game averages as a Giant (6.6/92.8/0.75).

Jarvis Landry: While he has typically exceeded his preseason expectations, Landry finished 2020 as fantasy's WR36, identical to his final 2020 half-PPR ADP (via Fantasy Football Calculator). Landry set career lows in targets (101) and receptions (72) last season and his yards from scrimmage (850) and total touchdowns (four) were either the lowest or second-lowest of his career. Given that those numbers were mostly without Odell Beckham Jr. (torn ACL), it's unlikely that Landry outperforms last year's modest numbers (by much) in Cleveland's run-first offense.

Rashard Higgins: Higgins' 2020 averages of 46.1 yards per game, 11.5 yards per target and 16.2 yards per reception all set career highs. That said, Cleveland's run-heavy offense can barely support two fantasy-relevant wide receivers, let alone three, so Higgins will be off the fantasy radar in standard-sized leagues without an injury to OBJ and/or Landry.

Donovan Peoples-Jones: People-Jones' has generated plenty of buzz during camp. The Athletic's Zac Jackson writes that even if DPG is "not ready for an instant breakout in 2021, he's absolutely lighting up training camp."

TIGHT ENDS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Austin Hooper49.8498.83.900098.18
Harrison Bryant20.9228.61.900044.71
David Njoku14.6172.91.400032.99
Stephen Carlson0.99.90.10002.04

Austin Hooper: The team's overall passing volume is modest, but Cleveland's offense is TE-friendly with 27.74% of 2020 targets going to the position. Hooper, who has now missed three games in back-to-back seasons, underwhelmed in his first season in Cleveland as he averaged a career-low 6.2 Y/TGT and 33.5 YPG, a three-year low. With Odell Beckham sidelined (torn ACL), Hooper was more productive down the stretch -- 25/211/3 on 40 targets over his final five games including the playoffs.

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