JuJu Smith-Schuster is as-advertised early in camp
by Andrew Erickson | Patriots Correspondent | Sat, Jul 29th 9:04am EDT
JuJu Smith-Schuster is settling nicely into the slot in the Patriots offense. (Evan Lazar, Staff Writer at Patriots.com)
Fantasy Impact:
As the WR52 in early ADP, JuJu Smith-Schuster is a screaming value in fantasy football drafts with a full-time role locked up on the Patriots' starting offense. The team paid him a hefty sum in free agency, and concerns about his knee have been way overblown. His target share should be substantially higher than in 2022 in the Patriots’ offense that lacks a proper alpha. He will also likely see his slot role spike after playing a career-low 42% of his snaps from inside in 2022. Former Patriot WR Jakobi Meyers played in the slot on 70% of his snaps last season. Smith-Schuster projects to take over the slot, as the team’s favorite to lead the team in target share after a one-year stint in Kansas City. For comparison, Meyers averaged a 23% target share and 30% air yards share as the WR32 in half-point scoring last season: 10.6 fantasy points per game (WR28).
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