How many fantasy drafts have you done this year?
The new season is almost upon us, and with it will be a new cast of fantasy studs that help people take home the championship trophy. A new year brings a new outlook and it’s important to know where the meaningful opportunities will be for each team. Before the season starts, here is one critical piece of information for each of the 32 NFL teams. (Note: all stats/rankings mentioned below are based on a half-point-per-reception scoring system.)
Arizona Cardinals – When healthy, RB James Conner is a top-10 fantasy back. Since joining the Cardinals, he and Christian McCaffrey are the only RBs to finish in the top 10 in points/game in each of the last three seasons.
Atlanta Falcons – Everyone talks about how the slight upgrade at quarterback will help WR Drake London, but Kirk Cousins has also helped some tight ends have big seasons (Jordan Reed and T.J. Hockenson). This could mean big things for TE Kyle Pitts.
Baltimore Ravens – Before last year, RB Derrick Henry averaged at least 19 points/game in each of the four previous seasons. Don’t let recency bias hold too much water. He should return to greatness on a high-scoring offense where defenders can’t focus on him.
Buffalo Bills – TE Dalton Kincaid is a talented space tight end who just became a target machine.
Carolina Panthers – Low-cost investments RB Chuba Hubbard (early season) and RB Jonathan Brooks (late) are a cheap way to steal some easy fantasy points.
Chicago Bears – QB Caleb Williams would have to be terrible not to benefit from such a deeply talented WR group.
Cincinnati Bengals – RB Zack Moss will be a quiet, but consistent fantasy producer.
Cleveland Browns – A recovery season for RB Nick Chubb makes RB Jerome Ford a sneaky good buy.
Dallas Cowboys – The Cowboys have no threat of a running game. Don’t be surprised if QB Dak Prescott once again has large passing yards and touchdown totals.
Denver Broncos – Full health and less competition should finally set the table for RB Javonte Williams to have a strong season.
Detroit Lions – In a vacuum, RB David Montgomery is a good fantasy player, but if RB Jahmyr Gibbs re-aggravates that hamstring, he becomes fantasy gold.
Green Bay Packers – QB Jordan Love is a good quarterback who has four good receivers. He’s going to light it up.
Houston Texans – QB C.J. Stroud has three really good receivers. He’s also going to light it up.
Indianapolis Colts – WR Michael Pittman Jr. has been good with Carson Wentz, Matt Ryan, and Gardner Minshew. Imagine how good he can be with QB Anthony Richardson.
Jacksonville Jaguars – QB Trevor Lawrence has weapons galore, including the underrated target monster TE Evan Engram.
Kansas City Chiefs – QB Patrick Mahomes will be a league winner this year. He’s never had an offensive supporting cast this good. His weapons are too many to list.
Los Angeles Chargers – RB Gus “Bus” Edwards is the lead dog in a run-heavy Jim Harbaugh offense.
Los Angeles Rams – RB Kyren Williams averaged 19.9 fantasy points a game last season, trailing only Christian McCaffrey. No other RB last year averaged over 17 pts/game. Only bad health can prevent him from another monster season.
Las Vegas Raiders – With Josh Jacobs gone RB Zamir White’s volume will keep him fantasy relevant.
Miami Dolphins – The Dolphins have an uncanny knack for turning RB3s into fantasy studs. Rookie RB Jaylen Wright is their RB3.
Minnesota Vikings – WR Justin Jefferson is quarterback-proof. He has elite separation and hands. Be prepared to pounce if people are scared of Sam Darnold.
New England Patriots – In a terrible offense, points will be scarce, but RB Rhamondre Stevenson should still see a good amount of work.
New Orleans Saints – For the first time in his career, RB Alvin Kamara won’t have a veteran RB2 eating into his volume.
New York Giants – Daniel Jones is just good enough to allow rookie WR Malik Nabers to be impactful.
New York Jets – WR Garrett Wilson has been waiting for a decent quarterback and now he finally has one in QB Aaron Rodgers.
Philadelphia Eagles – There are so many mouths to feed on this offense, but we know that QB Jalen Hurts will be the one feeding them.
Pittsburgh Steelers – The departure of Diontae Johnson gives WR George Pickens a bump in targets that could push him into the top 20.
Seattle Seahawks – Don’t be surprised if WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba and not D.K. Metcalf leads the team in receiving.
San Francisco 49ers – As unsexy as he is, QB Brock Purdy has too many weapons around him to keep him out of the top 10.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers – RB Rachaad White has no competition and sneaky-good receiving volume to not be on your wishlist.
Tennessee Titans – The Titans are loaded at WR, making QB Will Levis a late-round superflex candidate.
Washington Commanders – All hype is around QB Jayden Daniels, but don’t forget about his number one target, WR Terry McLaurin. He’s going to eat.
