If you are prepping for a draft on RealTime Fantasy Sports, then here are some key players who present lucrative values in their ADP rankings.
Over the course of the offseason you will be able to use our ADP (Average Draft Position) tool to determine players that present values and reaches on popular league host sites. The tool combines the updated ADP for different sites along with our latest Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) to provide players to target and avoid based on average draft position. You can also use our mock draft simulator to sync your league and complete fantasy football mock drafts against the current ADP of your league host.
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Best ADP Values on RTSports (2023 Fantasy Football)
Bijan Robinson (RB – ATL) | RB6, No. 10 Overall
It’s tough to label a lock first-rounder as a “best value,” especially when discussing someone who has yet to play an official snap in the NFL. But RT Sports’ top -0 players are ranked in a fairly chalky way, aside from Bijan Robinson at the No. 10 spot.
I understand any apprehension about using a first-round pick on a rookie running back. We are only three years removed from that time when Clyde Edwards-Helaire went in the top half of first rounds, after all. But Bijan is not CEH. For my money, Bijan is the best three-down RB prospect to hit the NFL since Ezekiel Elliott. No, I did not forget about Saquon Barkley, who finished as fantasy’s RB2 as a rookie. Now, I’m not sure if Bijan will get force-fed targets in the same way that dismal 2018 Giants offense did en route to Saquon catching 91 balls out of the backfield.
Still, Bijan will be plenty involved in the passing game and should even get a heavy dose of usage out of the slot on clear passing downs. And even with Tyler Allgeier still in the fold and coming off a 1,000-yard rookie season in his own right, Bijan is the clear alpha of Atlanta’s backfield now after going No. 8 overall in the NFL Draft. The Falcons are as philosophically committed to the run as any offense in the league, and their offensive line should be dominant in that phase of the game. It’s not unrealistic to project Bijan for 200-250 carries around a 5.0 YPC clip with 80-90 receptions. And that’s basically what Christian McCaffrey did in 2022.
Derrick Henry (RB – TEN) | RB15, No. 28 Overall
This one is much simpler: Derek Henry finished 2022 as the No. 1 RB in points per game and No. 3 in overall points by standard scoring. And now we’re supposed to view him as a middling RB2? I totally get what RT Sports is implying with this Henry ranking. He’s a 29-year-old running back, and age catches up to everyone, even kings.
I’m not sure if I could talk anyone into confidently using a round-one pick on Henry, but a round-two or even round-three pick? Henry hasn’t shown any major red flags of decline – his YPC actually increased from 2021 to 2022 – and the Titans retained him and Ryan Tannehill while reinforcing the offensive line. Don’t overthink this one.
Aaron Jones (RB – GB) | RB25, No. 49 Overall
I’ll be honest: Among the four players included in this article, Aaron Jones’ ranking on RT Sports is the only one that I don’t understand at all. In half-point PPR scoring, here are Jones’ season finishes among RBs in total points by year”
- 2022: RB9
- 2021: RB12
- 2020: RB5
- 2019: RB2
Now we’re supposed to view him as the RB25? Jones is one of the most proven, consistent players in all of fantasy football, and he remains one of the most efficient RBs in the game. If anything, his usage in 2023 – especially in the passing game – might increase with Green Bay’s shift from Aaron Rodgers to Jordan Love. Bankable RBs are so hard to find in fantasy these days, and Jones is one of them. He has no business sliding in drafts.
DJ Moore (WR – CHI) | WR27, No. 73 Overall
I know that having DJ Moore on your team in 2022 wasn’t all that fun, but he still managed to finish as the WR22 on the season in a year where his team had play calls communicated from Ben McAdoo to Baker Mayfield for multiple weeks. Moore’s surroundings cannot get worse, so you’d be taking him at his floor as a WR3/FLEX like RT Sports ranks him.
Chicago’s 2022 offense, particularly through the air, wasn’t exactly inspiring either, but they are clearly committed to stepping up their passing game, and Moore is an instrumental component of that plan. The Bears basically put a first-round value on Moore to pry him from the Panthers, so there’s little doubt that he’s their X receiver and in line for heavy usage. Remember in 2020 when Stefon Diggs was traded to a team with an unproven quarterback who put it all together in year No. 3? Diggs finished as the overall WR3 on that season after having an ADP in the 50s. If Justin Fields can progress with his arm even half as much as Josh Allen did, then Moore should be a mid-round steal in drafts.
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