7/8/2023 0 Comments Superflex rookie rankings 20201 receiver in the Bengals’ high-volume passing attack. Chase shouldn’t take long to establish himself as the alpha no. The cherry on top is that he gets to play with his college quarterback, Joe Burrow, in Cincinnati. WR Ja’Marr Chase, BengalsĬhase is a rare receiver prospect who checks pretty much every box fantasy drafters look for at the position: He’s a former four-star recruit and Biletnikoff Award winner who boasts explosive athleticism (4.38 40, 41-inch vertical, and 11-foot broad jump at his pro day), good size (6-feet, 200 pounds), top-end early production (he notched an 84-catch, 1,780-yard, 20-touchdown line as a 19-year-old), and elite draft capital (fifth overall). With a combination of arm strength and athleticism, Lance offers the potential to develop into an elite dual-threat fantasy quarterback. I do worry slightly about Lance’s lack of experience, both in quality (he played at a lower level at North Dakota State) and in quantity (he attempted just 318 passes in college), but it’s tough to bet against his skill set. Lance hit the jackpot by being selected third overall by Kyle Shanahan’s 49ers, a team that offers a quarterback-friendly scheme (one similar to what he played in college) featuring a plethora of YAC-creating playmakers (George Kittle, Brandon Aiyuk, and Deebo Samuel can all turn a screen pass into a big gain) and an explosive run game. That gives him overall QB1 upside down the line. 11 and was the fourth quarterback to come off the board―but if Chicago can build a strong supporting cast around its new franchise quarterback and help him develop, Fields profiles as a terrifying stylistic blend of Dak Prescott and Cam Newton. It’s a bit of a red flag that the NFL apparently wasn’t quite sold on his talents―he fell slightly to the Bears at no. He’s a big-armed, hyper-accurate passer with legit 4.4 wheels as a runner―basically the platonic ideal for what fantasy drafters dream about at the position. I liked Trey Lance’s landing spot better, but I still value Fields just a touch higher. If Jacksonville chooses to utilize Lawrence in the read-option run game (which he ran at times at Clemson), the sky’s the limit. He profiles similarly to Justin Herbert as a fantasy QB: He’ll be more reliant on his arm, which might cap his ultimate fantasy upside and keep him from turning into a true dual-threat quarterback (like Lamar Jackson or Kyler Murray), but the fact is, he can really scoot when he decides to scramble. Lawrence is one of the most highly anticipated quarterback prospects of the past decade, bringing a scintillating combination of passing talent and out-of-structure athleticism. Okay, with all that in mind, let’s dig in. You can find my rankings for one-quarterback leagues in list form at the bottom of the article. Finally, every case is different, but I tend to prioritize the strength of a player’s prospect profile over their specific landing spot.īecause superflex and PPR have started to become the standard format for dynasty leagues in the past couple of years, that’s how I’ll lay out my rankings here. At tight end, strong college production is a solid starting point, but take note of a prospect’s projected future role (i.e., whether they’ll be used as a blocking TE or receiving TE, with the latter more valuable)-and that player’s overall athleticism works as a nice tiebreaker when everything else is equal. Guys with direct paths to snaps or the ability to be featured in the passing game are obviously attractive, too. At receiver, I keep an eye on prospects who produced big numbers (by percentage of team’s passing yards and touchdowns) early in their college career, and the data has shown that early declares hit at a higher rate than those who break out late or declare for the draft as seniors.Īs for running backs, I look for prospects with strong college production and explosive physical traits, which can be apparent on tape and in their vertical jump, broad jump, or 10-yard split testing numbers. But draft capital isn’t everything: At quarterback, the guys who can run are like a cheat code in fantasy football. For starters, a prospect’s draft slot is important: Players chosen on days 1 and 2 of the draft are not only more talented, but they’re given more opportunities than those taken on Day 3. No one is going to agree completely on the hierarchy of the players below, but here are a few notes for how I formulate my ranks. For those of you with drafts on the horizon (and for those of you who just want to compare notes on already finished drafts), let’s just dig right into my dynasty superflex PPR ranks for the 2021 class. Rookie draft season is already in full swing for dynasty fantasy football managers.
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