NFL training camp season has arrived, ladies and gentlemen. Prepare for the onslaught of information, rumors and hype pieces. But fantasy managers shouldn’t be wary of the influx of info — Scott Pianowski has you covered with one key nugget to know for every team. Next up is the AFC South.
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Houston Texans
The early Yahoo draft market only has a five-receiver gap from Nico Collins (WR16) to Stefon Diggs (WR21). I’m not sure that’s enough spacing. Diggs ended the 2023 season as an unproductive player — including the playoffs, he had a modest 47-422-1 line over his final 10 games. And it’s not like he was tied to a bad environment; Diggs was working as the top target in Josh Allen’s offense, albeit the scheme became more run-heavy when Joe Brady took over the play-calling in mid-November.
Now, Diggs is changing teams and stepping into his age-31 season — two reasons for caution. I won’t rule Diggs out completely; I did select him in a mock draft recently, as he slipped into the sixth round, past market value. However, if I want a receiver in this rising offense, Collins and Tank Dell (WR27) are my proactive targets.
Tennessee Titans
The early Yahoo draft market is cool on Calvin Ridley, and I think that’s the right approach. Ridley was drafted as the WR16 last year but returned a small loss, coming in at WR24 (half-point PPR scoring) for the relevant Weeks 1-17. And that grade came despite being a target priority in Jacksonville, tied to a quasi-star quarterback in Trevor Lawrence. Ridley now has to change teams in his age-30 season, and he’s working with an unknown commodity in second-year quarterback Will Levis.
Ridley might not lead his receiver room in targets, given the presence of DeAndre Hopkins. And maybe the electric version of Ridley is gone for good; he averaged 9.3 yards per target in his first three Atlanta years, but he earned a modest 7.5 YPT in his one Jacksonville season. I grant you Ridley might…
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Publish date : 2024-07-23 14:40:01
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