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Fantasy football discourse relies heavily on a long list of overused and terrible terms, none of which is worse than “league-winner.”
Just an absolutely dreadful thing we all commonly say, usually in reference to players who are definitely not gonna be the singular reason anyone wins a league.
In any given season, there are generally only two to five players who can accurately be described as having significantly tilted championship odds in fantasy. Last year, it was Christian McCaffrey, Kyren Williams, Puka Nacua and CeeDee Lamb — and, if we’re being generous, Breece Hall.
(Honorable mentions to Tyreek Hill and Raheem Mostert, who were both looking very league-winner-ish before late-season injuries.)
For any player to truly earn the league-winner badge, they need to not only drag our fantasy squads into the playoffs, but then also feast in the money weeks. You aren’t a league-winner unless you offer a massive statistical edge over the average fantasy starter at your position. Additionally, you are not a league-winner if you’re a no-show in late December. Those are the rules.
So, um … apologies in advance for our future misuse of this moniker across various fantasy platforms. We apply it too broadly and often to players who are obviously undeserving. But these clicks won’t bait themselves, folks.
Today, I have been tasked with compiling a list of potential fantasy league-winners, and — as you might have deduced — I am struggling with the term. It’s a label I actively seek to avoid. I’m certainly not interested in burdening any player with CMC-level expectations.
However, one of my guiding principles in fantasy football is to take big swings, up and down drafts, on players with exceptionally high ceilings. This is a game in which your squads will usually go as far as your best players take them.
In that spirit, today we present a curated list of draft targets, each possessing the sort of spectacular upside necessary to swing fantasy titles. Please…
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Author : Yahoo Sports
Publish date : 2024-08-28 15:57:27
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