Great read and player rundown by tiers got today.
At this point, the disrespect shown to Baker is absolutely astounding.
It is not disrespect but looking into the match up which is not good for him.
It’s similar to Allen vs Jets.
The most predictable thing about fantasy football is its unpredictability.
We’re a little more than a month into the NFL regular season, and we’ve already seen some mind-blowing developments. Two of them stand out to me.
We covet early first-round picks in fantasy drafts, but the early part of the first round in 2024 drafts turned out to be a minefield.
The consensus first five picks in fantasy drafts this year were Christian McCaffrey, Tyreek Hill, CeeDee Lamb, Breece Hall and Bijan Robinson.
Only Lamb has provided anything close to a satisfying return on investment so far. But even Lamb has been a mild disappointment. He’s currently WR19 in fantasy points per game.
McCaffrey still hasn’t played in a game and might not see action until around Week 10. He’s been dealing with Achilles tendinitis and calf issues — a problem the 49ers did a great job of keeping under wraps during fantasy draft season. (Thanks, guys!) We knew CMC had some sort of leg issue, but McCaffrey himself assured the media that’s he would be ready for Week 1. Whoops.
Hill’s value has been torpedoed by the loss of Dolphins QB to a concussion. Reports suggest that Tua could be starting for Miami again as early as Week 8. He’s gone four straight games without a touchdown and hasn’t reached 70 receiving yards in any of those games.
Hall is averaging 39.4 rushing yards per game and 3.0 yards per carry. He’s been productive as a pass catcher, but Hall is currently RB21 in PPR fantasy points per game and has ostensibly been outplayed by his rookie backup, Braelon Allen.
Robinson hasn’t flourished as expected in Atlanta’s post-Arthur Smith offense. He’s RB15 in PPR fantasy points per game, and fantasy managers are still complaining about Robinson’s usage, as the Falcons continue to give a healthy dose of work to backup RB Tyler Allgeier.
So, yeah, not ideal if you were holding a top-five draft pick this year and followed the chalk.
The other mind-blowing development that stands out to me: When the Kansas City Chiefs come out of their Week 6 bye, they’ll be rolling with Kareem Hunt as their lead running back and JuJu Smith-Schuster as their lead receiver.
Obviously, we were expecting Isiah Pacheco and Rashee Rice to have those roles for the Chiefs. It’s not shocking that Pacheco and Rice both went down with major injuries — it’s an unfortunate reality that good NFL players often get hurt — but it is shocking that Hunt and Smith-Schuster now look like valuable fantasy assets after basically being left for dead by the fantasy community during draft season. (And yes, Xavier Worthy investors, Smith-Schuster is likely to lead the Chiefs in WR targets the rest of the way.)
Fantasy football is a wild game, friends. We can put great effort into gathering the information we need to make optimal decisions, but ultimately, every NFL season is a bucking bronco, and we’re just trying to hold onto the reins and stay upright for as long as we can.