Prior to the NFL season, in the second installment of the6-part fantasy draft preview series, fantasy madness is a tight end, defense. /This section explains. Special team and kicker. Next week: Quarterback.
Not all fantasy positions are created the same. Some produce more points than others. Some are deeper. Some have greater disparities between the highest scorers and potential substitutes. And there are some that aren't really a problem.
For example, does your league still use kickers? If so, can I ask why? The best won't get much more scores than the worst, productions are nearly impossible to project weekly, and are always more convenient for the primary positions available during the last round. Draft with a nice bench guy. Ask the commissioner to drop the kicker and add a bench spot.
or defense / special team. Especially in DFS, we don't look down on them as much as kickers, as careful consideration of certain matches can have strategic benefits. However, it's not worth choosing one before the last few rounds of the draft.
This is a tight end. This position makes a big leap in relevance, but still falls into the less influential category. You don't have to wait until the second half of the draft, and you shouldn't, but we recommend this route over using the higher options.
It's great to have Travis Kelce, Mark Andrews and Darren Waller. However, at the point where the draft top tight end usually goes, the top 6 rounds, you need to add an additional running back or wide receiver.
Instead, the madman prefers to wait for it. Avoid this season's 2021 Waller and try to find this season's Dalton Schultz. Some of our main targets are Schultz, Dallas Gedelt, Dawson Knox and Mike Geshitsuki. Schultz made it to the top three in the tight end last season, but the Cowboys lost Amari Cooper and it's unclear if Michael Gallup has recovered from ACL injuries, but this season it's been drafted as TE7.
The problem with winning Schultz is the high volatility of the draft position. He is on average in the middle of the 5th round, but can often rise to the first half of the 4th round or the first half of the 8th round. We don't want him to be in the high end and everything has to go just fast for us to be comfortable in the middle of his range, but we have him in the back end I love you.
Eagles add A.J. to them Brown Threatens a legitimate NFL pass-catch, which can separate the press from others, including Getty. Geshitsuki is in a similar situation in Miami, with Tyreek Hill as a new defensive distraction.
I think Knox can enter the top 10 TE season. He took a great step last season. This year we can take it a step further. You don't have to worry about QB's Josh Allen rushing to touchdown to steal the Red Zone catch from Knox, but with such a powerful attack, you'll seize the opportunity.
If you miss all of this, you can delay Cole Kmet considerably.
As long as you wait for TE often, it's natural to wait, but I prefer to take a second for flexibility. And there are two super-late guys who make us smile when we choose them: Cameron Brate or Kyle Rudolph in Tampa Bay.
Tom Brady no longer has Rob Gronkowski. Chris Godwin's recovery from ACL injuries destabilizes his health and production. But someone is trying to catch the pass for this crime. And I like to be a touchdown producer even if one of the Buccaneers' TE options doesn't win a lot of yards.
So feel free to sit firmly before grabbing the tight end. But you don't have to wait till the end.
