As the NFL offseason presses on and the 2023 fantasy football draft approaches, the key to a championship-winning season may hinge on identifying overrated and underrated players. The data shows that some players are overrated, and some are underrated. Identifying these players can be the difference between winning your league and missing the playoffs altogether, especially if you have that knowledge prior to your draft and can use it to your advantage.
Our featured experts take a closer look at the AFC South’s rosters and discover who might just be the underrated game-changers of the 2023 fantasy football season.
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Most Underrated Player on Each AFC South Team
AFC South
| TEAM | Andrew | Derek | Pat |
| Houston Texans | Nico Collins | Dameon Pierce | Dameon Pierce |
| Indianapolis Colts | Jelani Woods | Jelani Woods | Alec Pierce |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Travis Etienne Jr. | Tank Bigsby | Christian Kirk |
| Tennessee Titans | Ryan Tannehill | Ryan Tannehill | Treylon Burks |
Dameon Pierce (RB – HOU)
The Houston Texans’ should be a run-focused offense this year as they ease C.J. Stroud in. Dameon Pierce should be the engine of their offense. Pierce should build upon a rookie season in which he was the RB20 in fantasy points per game in a broken offense. If Stroud can hit the ground running, Pierce could be a dark horse RB1 this season. He definitely has the raw talent to pull it off. Pierce ranked 23rd in yards created per touch and 11th in evaded tackles last season. – Dbro
Jelani Woods (TE – IND)
Jelani Woods is a late-round smash. He could reach TE1 production in the Colts’ new-look offense. Last year Woods ranked 14th in YPRR while playing 58.1% of his snaps in the slot or on the perimeter. Hopefully, the love affair with a multi-prong approach at tight end has been scrapped with Frank Reich gone. Woods remains an athletic freak with untapped upside in the receiving game. In the later rounds of drafts, I’ll keep betting that this new coaching staff can unlock him. – Dbro
Travis Etienne Jr. (RB – JAC)
When a player does not reach prior expectations, they are viewed as a disappointment. And that’s the feeling I am getting around Travis Etienne Jr. He entered the league with these lofty and likely unrealistic presumptions that he would be heavily used as a receiver. But like a lot of younger RBs, it has yet to transpire. And too many are just harping on his “meh” receiving usage when he still finished second in YAC/reception and sixth in yards per reception among RBs. And what should be discussed more is how great Etienne was as a rusher in his first NFL season. The only other RBs to post 1,100 rushing yards averaging at least 5.0 yards per carry at age 23 or younger include Saquon Barkley, Ray Rice, Frank Gore, Darren McFadden, Johnathan Taylor, Clinton Portis, and Barry Sanders. Great company to be a part of. – Erickson
Ryan Tannehill (QB – TEN)
If Ryan Tannehill doesn’t get hurt at the end of the 2022 season, there’s no chance that the Titans would have missed the postseason. He went 6-6 as the starter last season and has boasted a 36-19 record as the Titans’ starting QB. His passer rating ranked 10th last season (94.6), and his yards per attempt ranked 5th (7.8). Those are vastly underrated numbers when considering he was throwing to a complete hodgepodge of WRs. – Erickson
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