Bears Draft Tyler Scott: Dynasty Rookie Outlook (2023 Fantasy Football)

The 2023 NFL Draft is here! After months of waiting, we finally know where the 2023 NFL Draft class will land. This information shapes the outlook for rookies in 2023 and beyond. We’re going to have you covered throughout and following the 2023 NFL Draft to help you prepare for your fantasy football leagues. Next up for many will be dynasty rookie drafts. To help you prepare to make your dynasty rookie draft picks, let’s dive into Andrew Erickson’s 2023 NFL Draft profile as well as Pat Fitzmaurice’s dynasty rookie draft outlook for Tyler Scott.

Dynasty Rookie Picks & Predictions: Bears Draft Tyler Scott

Let’s first see what Andrew Erickson says about Tyler Scott.

Andrew Erickson’s 2023 NFL Draft Outlook

Tyler Scott broke out in 2022 as the top Bearcat in Cincinnati’s offense, with Alec Pierce playing in the NFL. The vertical speedster posted a 35 percent dominator rating his junior year, a top-10 mark among his 2023 draft class. He has the ability the take the top off defenses with his top-tier speed, which NFL teams will undoubtedly gravitate toward. His explosiveness showed up in the testing drills at Indianapolis, with his 89th-percentile vertical jump and 96th-percentile broad jump. However, he is undersized, at just 5-foot-10, weighing 177 pounds. NFL teams don’t seem overly concerned with his size though, as he projects to be the 10th wide receiver drafted in the consensus mock draft database. Scott has also shown the ability to be used on the perimeter, scoring the second-most total points when aligned wide in the class per Sports Info Solutions. At UC’s pro day, Scott ran an unofficial 4.32 40-yard dash.

Scott looks like a screaming value at his current cost with projected mid-third-round capital (74th overall). His Cincinnati teammate Alec Pierce was selected in the second round in the 2022 NFL Draft, and made an appearance in this sleeper article last season.

2023 Dynasty Rookie Draft Outlook: Tyler Scott

Tyler Scott enthusiasts have to be disappointed with the way the NFL Draft turned out for the Cincinnati receiver. He wound up going on Day 3 rather than Day 2 and wasn’t even the first Cincinnati receiver taken. (That honor went to went to Tre Tucker.) Scott’s landing spot isn’t ideal either. He was chosen by the Bears, a run-heavy team that will have D.J. Moore, Darnell Mooney and Chase Claypool ahead of Scott on the depth chart.

A dangerous vertical receiver with 4.44 speed, Scott averaged 16.9 yards per catch over the last two years and scored touchdowns on 16.7% of his receptions. As noted by Dane Brugler of The Athletic, Scott averaged 44.6 yards on his 14 TD receptions over the last two years. But at 5-10 and 1777 pounds, Scott could struggle against the more physical coverage that he’s going to get from NFL cornerbacks.

With fourth-round draft capital spent on him, and with a disappointing landing spot, Scott figures to be an afterthought in most dynasty rookie drafts. Scott truthers can probably get him in the fourth round if their enthusiasm is still intact.