ECR stands for “Expert Consensus Ranking,” which means the average rankings of the fantasy football industry and is typically similar to ADP (which differs from site-to-site). This ongoing positional series will highlight some big differences between ECR and my own ranks.
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ECR: WR21 vs. My Rank: WR9
Kupp’s performance unquestionably dropped last season when he was clearly playing through injury. However, a compromised Kupp still managed to match Puka Nacua’s targets when they were on the field together, including first-read target share. Kupp finished with the ninth-most red-zone receptions while playing just 12 games (on one leg). Nacua emerged as a true alpha as a rookie and will continue to demand targets, but Kupp enters 2024 finally healthy.
Kupp just turned 31 years old, but fantasy wide receivers traditionally don’t show much decline during their eighth year in the league. The Rams led the NFL in yards per play when their offense was fully healthy last season, and Sean McVay is a master at producing WR fantasy points. Kupp is just two seasons removed from posting a 191-145-1,947-16 campaign, yet he’s available in Round 4 of Yahoo drafts.
The Rams have Demarcus Robinson as their WR3, Colby Parkinson as their TE1 and an RB1 who struggles as a receiver, so the targets will be extremely condensed. Moreover, Nacua ran more routes last season than he did throughout his college career and is “week to week” after leaving August 4’s practice with a knee injury. Nacua is fully expected to be ready for the start of the season, but the injury was enough to flip them in my rankings (I had them back-to-back before the Nacua news).
Kupp’s ECR and ADP are sure to rise after Nacua’s injury and with so many positive reports from camp.
ECR: WR24 vs. My Rank: WR16
Nabers had a prolific college career, topping 3,000 receiving yards and 21 touchdowns over three seasons at LSU. He…
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Publish date : 2024-08-07 14:58:02
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