
Jacobs was seemingly never not hurt in 2020, and may have led the league in limping to the sideline.

Here’s hoping that Seattle’s post-Schottenheimer offense won’t remain as inert and uninteresting as it became in the second half of 2020. He opened the year by topping 90 receiving yards in seven of his first eight games. Metcalf is as physically gifted as any player in today’s NFL regardless of position, and he’s coming off a dominant season. He’s a lock to see an uptick in touches in his second season. All he did as a rookie was average 4.7 YPC, rush for 11 scores and haul in 36 of his 44 targets. Antonio Gibson, RB, Washington FTįor a guy who had next to zero experience as a ball-carrier entering the NFL, Gibson was pretty fair. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. He hasn’t been a major factor as a receiver so far, but we can say the same for other backs slotted inside the top-20. It’s hard to believe he won’t win a rushing crown at some point in the next 3-4 seasons. Nick Chubb, RB, Cleveland BrownsĬhubb needed only a dozen games to reach the 1,000-yard plateau and find the end zone 12 times. His best performances are guaranteed week-winners for fantasy managers. Hill has averaged 84.1 receiving yards per game since 2018, scoring 37 touchdowns over 43 games. The league’s fastest player has certainly enjoyed the Mahomes era to this point. Taylor wasn’t heavily involved as a receiving threat at the collegiate level, but he caught 36 of 39 targets as a rookie. He feasted on a friendly schedule over the final six weeks, delivering 139.5 total yards per game. Remember back in mid-November, when Taylor was a confirmed bust averaging just 3.8 YPC? Yup, that was a legitimate #taek. Where should Saquon Barkley, coming off knee surgery, go in fantasy football drafts next season? (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) 8. Of course, if everything goes right for Kamara, he has 1,000-1,000 upside.

Kamara caught only 10 passes in Taysom Hill’s four starts. He was clearly a league-winner in 2020, an unfair player in PPR formats, but the likelihood he’ll lose Drew Brees is a pretty massive concern. His catch rate was 77.2 percent, an outrageous number for a wideout who saw 10-plus targets per game.

He led the league in receiving touchdowns (18) and receiving yards per game (98.1) last year, reaching double-digit TDs for the fourth time in five years. If you wanted to place Adams at the top of your draft board, I might be willing to look the other way. He averaged a ridiculous 137 scrimmage yards per week in 2020 and he topped 40 receptions for a third straight season. But his per-game production was just as impressive as Henry’s last year. Dalvin Cook, RB, Minnesota VikingsĬook hasn’t been nearly as durable as Henry, having never appeared in more than 14 games in any season. An injury-filled season followed, but there’s no reason to expect reduced usage in 2021, assuming improved health. 1 overall pick, following a historic season in which he set the single-season reception record at his position (116) and led the league in both yards from scrimmage (2,392) and touchdowns (19). Christian McCaffrey, RB, Carolina PanthersĬMC was last year’s consensus No. His fantasy projections powered all 3 major fantasy sites, and now you can have him by your side during your draft.2.

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