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With a new offensive coordinator in Baltimore in Todd Monken, there’s optimism that a healthy J.K. Dobbins could finally turn in the breakout season some were hoping for a couple of years ago.

Factor in that Travis Kelce is the highest I’ve ever seen a tight end ranked and we’re suddenly positioned around the 10th pick. This is the range where the decision to go Amon-Ra St. Brown over CeeDee Lamb happens.

If he’s half the player so many pundits and the Colts believe he is, then Anthony Richardson could be a season-defining player in fantasy in 2023.

If you’re a believer in Tyjae Spears and the comparisons to players like Tony Pollard, Austin Ekeler and Aaron Jones, then he’s going to be available at a position of value in rookie drafts. And it’s well within the realm of possibility that Spears could follow a similar trajectory as that trio of backs.

While Zach Charbonnet may not be the generational talent that Bijan Robinson is regarded as, he’s a gifted prospect in his own right with a well-rounded skill-set who could easily make a fantasy dent as a rookie in the right landing spot.

Depending on where Jahmyr Gibbs’ career gets its beginning, his explosiveness and pass-catching chops could boost him into high-end RB2 territory in redraft formats. In dynasty startups, he might even climb into low-end RB1 territory.

You have a scenario in which Devin Singletary could ostensibly actually wind up with more touches than Dameon Pierce. And if that’s the case, the former will be a bargain in most drafts — and the latter will be a bust waiting to happen.

He seems to be on his way out of Chicago as a free agent but depending on where he lands, Montgomery could produce better for fantasy purposes. In a better offense, Montgomery might see a healthy amount of TD opportunities and potentially more receptions.

David Montgomery is serviceable in Chicago but adding Bijan Robinson’s talent to Justin Fields’ freakish rushing ability and this already impressive Bears’ running game shoots to the top as the best run game in the league.

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Jacksonville has holes all over the defensive side of the ball. Their secondary is below average and they struggle to pressure opposing quarterbacks. That sets up perfectly for a player like Derek Carr, who operates best with good pocket protection.

My draft went without a hitch for the third year in row. It came in at 41 minutes and it was snappy and quick. It does go by in the blink of an eye. How do you execute a draft? Just take the Top 200 points per reception (PPR) players from Fantasy Sharks, load them into the draft queue, and go!

If you choose to wait on a quarterback in your league, Kirk Cousins is the guy you want. Cousins will thrive in coach Kevin O’Connell’s pass-happy offensive scheme that he is bringing over from the Los Angeles Rams. That bodes exceptionally well for his outlook in 2022.

The 29th edition of The Preseason Report is available now! It's our annual deep-dive into the NFL to get you prepared for draft season. It includes Tony Holm's annual Draft Guide and Gary Davenport's 2022 look at the IDP landscape along with several top Fantasy Sharks writers covering everything from rookies to sleepers.

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Jameis Winston is coming off an ACL tear, but he looked good in training camp and limited preseason action. The addition of veteran wideout Jarvis Landry and rookie Chris Olave, and the return of a healthy Michael Thomas provides Winston with exponentially better weapons than he had a year ago.

So now is the time to get prepared for the draft. There is luck but also preparation. And according to Benjamin Franklin … “by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail” so do not hurt your own chances at your draft.

The "concerns" about Fournette in 2022 are overblown. Hie extra weight is already gone. His role in the Tampa offense is secure. The Bucs are making a run at a Super Bowl. Fournette is a proven commodity. And if Tampa didn't have significant plans for him in 2022, they wouldn't have given Fournette $12 million in guaranteed cabbage.

Jonathan Taylor is the consensus 1.01 but if you're not afraid to roll the dice and you want to play to win, Christian McCaffrey remains the player with the highest upside in all of fantasy football.

Draft Kareem Hunt in the seventh round for his stand-alone FLEX value, Top-12 upside if Chubb goes down, and Top-24 floor if he becomes the starter for another team.

At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, Courtland Sutton has an excellent chance of being this year’s Ja’Marr Chase — a mid-round wide receiver pick who goes on to crack the Top 10 in fantasy points at his position.

The departure of Davante Adams will force Green Bay to rely on both of its running backs early and often this year. Expect A.J. Dillon's current RB25 ranking to rise throughout August. Aggressively targeting wideouts in Rounds 3 and 4 and snagging Dillon in the fifth round could be a rewarding strategy.

If you’re looking for a wide receiver on the cusp of breaking out, look no further than Tee Higgins. In six games from Weeks 12-17 last year, Higgins averaged 8.3 targets, 6.2 receptions, 107.5 receiving yards per game and scored four touchdowns.

Here are the complete auction draft results from the recent FanEx Auction Draft, a league comprised of various fantasy football  industry veterans. To no ones surprise, Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor attracted the highest bid of $49. This was ...

By the time 120 players or so have been selected, the sure bets are all long gone... There are some veterans available in the double-digit rounds who possess both a clear path to a substantial offensive role in 2022 and the potential to become viable weekly starters.

Positive touchdown progression is on the horizon in 2022. If Dalvin Cook sees more work as a receiver out of the backfield as he did from 2018-20, an RB1 finish is a realistic outcome.

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Derek Carr has a golden opportunity to set career highs in multiple categories and even be in the conversation for league MVP. Among quarterbacks you can draft outside the Top-12, Carr has the greatest chance of smashing his average draft position...

Currently being drafted as the WR6 in the middle to the late second round of 12-team leagues, CeeDee Lamb’s price tag is certainly not cheap. However, his WR1 ceiling needs to be at the top of your list of reasons to target this third-year receiver.

In the four games last year where Cole Kmet saw at least a 22 percent target share, he averaged 8.5 targets, 5.8 receptions and 61.5 yards. If Justin Fields attempts 500 passes this year, Kmet should see at least 110 targets.

Over the last two seasons, Brown has seen target shares of 24.7 percent and 25.5 percent in the Baltimore offense. It’s entirely in the realm of possibilities that Marquise Brown sees a target share of around 30 percent in his first six games with Arizona, which would amount to 10 targets per game.

Yes, the Bills added backfield talent in the 2022 draft in James Cook, and it's entirely possible that Cook will eat into Singletary's touches—especially in the passing game. But at his current ADP, that split is essentially already baked into his price.

If you’re picking in the middle of the first round of a 12-team PPR league and opt to go with one of the elite wide receivers, selecting Aaron Jones in the second round and snagging A.J. Dillon in the fifth round is a strategy that can pay off quite favorably this year.

The draft is still a ways off but we've run our annual draft position analysis and wanted to share an overview of where the best position is to be this year in a standard 16-round/12-team snake-draft.

Last year, Carr threw for just over 282 yards per game—a number that ranked sixth in the NFL. If the 31-year-old really does get a bump from Adams into the 30+ passing touchdown range, that would boost last year's fantasy numbers by approximately 30-40 points.

In recent years, the tight end position has become a tale of extremes in fantasy football. Either you have a high-end, reliable weekly option — or you don’t.

Two years ago, a healthy Russell Wilson made top-eight fantasy receivers out of DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett. It's quite possible he could do the same with Courtland Sutton and Jerry Jeudy this year.

Despite playing much of the 2021 season on a partially torn PCL in his knee, Ezekiel Elliott still posted the fourth, 1,000-yard season of his six-year NFL career, gaining 1,002 yards on the ground, averaging 4.2 yards per carry, scoring 10 rushing touchdowns and finishing sixth among all running backs in fantasy points.

On a per-carry basis, Miles Sanders has been highly effective over his career—the fourth-year pro led all rookie running backs in scrimmage yards (1,327) back in 2019 and set a franchise record last season for yards per carry at 5.5.