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Regardless of whatever AI-generated fantasy football draft grade our sinister bots may have given you, please know that your human friends at Yahoo Fantasy think you did a terrific job.
Of course, we also understand you have now been staring at the same collection of names for a few days, so you’re getting a little antsy. As great as your draft may have been, that’s in the past. Let’s maybe freshen up the roster a bit with some opening week waiver wire additions.
In advance of Thursday’s regular-season opener between the Ravens and Chiefs, we are pleased to recommend a full starting lineup’s worth of potential pickups, all (except one) available in a majority of Yahoo leagues…
Friendly reminder that Smith is just one year removed from a season in which he finished as the QB5 overall in fantasy and led the NFL in completion percentage (69.8%). He didn’t quite reach the same level in 2023, although he did manage to lead the league in game-winning drives (5) while earning Pro Bowl recognition. His receiving corps remains loaded and he now finds himself at the controls of a Ryan Grubb offense that should offer greater pace and passing volume.
Geno has definitely passed the eye test in the preseason, for what it’s worth:
Smith has been an afterthought throughout draft season, ranked much closer to the Derek Carr-tier than he belongs. This is a competent QB in a potentially fun system, surrounded by talent.
The Chargers have been consistently telling us that Dobbins and Gus Edwards are basically co-starters, a balanced two-man running back committee entering the season. That’s the way the team’s depth chart presents the situation, too. But for whatever reason, we have been drafting Edwards almost universally and Dobbins only sporadically.
No one is promising you a vintage pre-injury version of Dobbins, of course, but he remains a near-lock for significant touches in a Greg Roman backfield. He certainly deserves a spot on someone’s roster, even in…
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Publish date : 2024-09-03 14:09:47
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