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It’s the biggest fantasy football draft weekend of the year, and the NFL season feels just moments away from kicking off.
As fantasy analysts, we spend a lot of time in the offseason talking about which players we’re higher on or lower on than the consensus. We discuss role changes, target shares, ADP values, and players rising or falling during the preseason. But when push comes to shove, who are we drafting? That’s what we’re hoping to show you here.
Below, the Rotoworld staff football writers go over their most drafted players and give a little insight into why we like them. Some of them are players we’re actively seeking every time a draft begins and others are players that we’re happy to take if they fall down the draft boards. Either way, these are the guys who we’re putting our money where our mouths are for. Perhaps you’re doing the same.
Denny Carter
DK Metcalf – WR, Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks were dead last in offensive play volume last season and Metcalf still finished 18th in receiving yards. He continued his efficiency, ranking among the league’s top-20 receivers in yards per route run. Seattle’s new offense, as coached by pass-happy Ryan Grubb, should unlock Metcalf and the rest of the team’s pass catchers through sheer volume alone. Grubb’s changes to the team’s passing attack have not been incorporated into the ADPs of anyone in the Seahawks offense. Metcalf profiles as a silly value in most formats.
Ty Chandler – RB, Minnesota Vikings
I’m taking Chandler in the late rounds as a bet against Aaron Jones functioning as the Vikings’ lead back throughout the season. The oft-injured, aging Jones has never been treated as a workhorse — something Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell has acknowledged a couple of times this summer. That leaves Chander, who was somewhat efficient with his 2023 opportunities and checked a lot of boxes in the nerdy running back metrics, including yards before contact…
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Publish date : 2024-08-31 11:08:13
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