6 NFL players (and one coach) in need of a fantasy football reputation reboot in 2024

Matt Harmon examines which players (and coach) are in need of a fantasy football brand refresh this season.

The complete ambivalence the fantasy community holds toward a receiver who has a beefy career resume, including a top-five season and being top-20 in targets and top-15 in catches at the position just last season, is a bit puzzling.

Prior to his 2021 late-season ACL tear, I thought Chris Godwin was knocking on the door to be considered as clear top-12 receiver in the league. At the very least, he was in the tier right below those players. The last couple of seasons have been mired by a slow comeback and other injuries amid offensive turnover. Still, he remains a clearly useful and productive player.

To put this all in a much simpler way: If Godwin caught six to seven touchdown passes last season instead of two how would we feel about him?

I get it, he didn’t score those touchdowns. But we know touchdowns are fickle beasts and if Godwin holds the same opportuniry this season as he did last, there’s a chance mere variance pushes him into the end zone a few more times. There’s no reason to assume his volume is going to decrease, in fact, he could be in line for more looks as he moves back into his natural position under a new offensive coordinator.

#Bucs HC Todd Bowles on the team’s plan to play Chris Godwin more in the slot this season:

“He’s an inside guy by nature. He can play outside, but he can make a living inside doing a bunch of things for us, and we plan to let him do a lot of things that he does best.”

Bowles… pic.twitter.com/anTo3SxTuV

— The Coachspeak Index (@CoachspeakIndex) May 21, 2024

Godwin is a good player who has delivered in the past. When you take a closer look at his play last season, it was a quality campaign. He’ll remain the WR2 in the offense behind Mike Evans, but there’s more than enough room in this passing offense for both to eat.

Lawrence was the most popular “making the leap” candidate at quarterback last season…

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Publish date : 2024-05-22 18:50:48

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