Players to Avoid: Kadarius Toney, Javonte Williams, Jameson Williams (Fantasy Football)

The NFL season is quickly approaching, and many players are going to fluctuate in value between now and the season starting, but right now, these are players who stand out as players to avoid based on ADP.

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ADP Players to Avoid (Fantasy Football 2023)

Here are players to avoid in fantasy football drafts based on ADP.

Round 7 – Kadarius Toney (WR – KC)

The believers will point towards Kadarius Toney’s insanely high targets per routes run figures, which enhances that the team does enjoy looking towards him when he’s on the field. But the fact remains that in the conference championship and the Super Bowl combined, Toney ran just eight routes.

All the talk out of Kansas City is that the Chiefs view Toney as their WR1, but they also remain linked to DeAndre Hopkins consistently and were routinely linked to Odell Beckham Jr. before he signed with the Ravens. The only consistency in Toney’s career has been missing time, and for a seventh-round pick, the downside is plenty.

Round 8 – Javonte Williams (RB – DEN)

The Broncos have said plenty of positive things about the health and status of Javonte Williams, but their actions perhaps speak louder than their words with Samaje Perine recruited as a priority free agent, and now they are reportedly interested in free agent Dalvin Cook. JK Dobbins‘s return from a similarly serious knee injury likely gave the Broncos plenty of reasons to slow-play Williams’s return from this injury. With the Broncos unlikely to compete this year, they would be best served to bring Williams along slowly. Even when Williams is healthy, with Perine on the roster, it’s entirely possible that this backfield operates as a running back by committee approach.

Round 9 – Jameson Williams (WR – DET)

When the Lions drafted Jameson Williams, they knew he would likely miss the majority of his rookie season due to an ACL injury. When he was healthy, they took a conservative approach with him, never playing him on more than 25% of snaps in a game. The plan was clear that Year 1 would be a write-off, but in Year 2, Williams could hit the ground running.

That was until Williams was suspended for six games due to a violation of the NFL’s gambling policy. Williams could be available from Week 7, but will have missed valuable time already this season and will again have to try and hit the ground running during the middle of a season. Williams profiles as a better option as a best ball player until we see otherwise.