As we approach the end of June, players like DeAndre Hopkins and Dalvin Cook are still free agents in the NFL, but we’re less than three months away from the kickoff of the regular season.
Now is as good a time as any to prepare for fantasy drafts, and understanding what positions are headed for a more favorable schedule could influence draft decisions.
Below, we’ll look at the top three teams per our strength of schedule metrics and see if we can find any value to go along with the projected cushy schedule.
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New Strength of Schedule: TEs (2023 Fantasy Football)
Here are our strength of schedule rankings for tight ends. We start with the Raiders with the easiest strength of schedule (best) and wrap up with the Giants who have the most difficult strength of schedule for running backs (worst).
What is fantasy Strength of Schedule?
Each team’s Strength of Schedule (SOS) displays the relative ease or difficulty of their matchups for the season. SOS is based on each opponent’s Fantasy Points Allowed to a position, adjusted for strength of schedule. Favorable matchups receive better matchup star ratings. You can learn more about the methodology here.
Green Bay Packers
Depth Chart: Luke Musgrave, Tucker Kraft
The Packers head into the 2023-24 season with two rookie tight ends and a quarterback in his first year starting.
Musgrave is an excellent pass-catching tight end, but his average draft position (ADP) is TE30, and Kraft is at TE45.
The TE45 spot is below Rob Gronkowski, who’s retired.
On paper, Musgrave should be a top target for the Packers this season with his 4.61 40-yard dash speed and 6-foot-6 frame, but with Love under center, we could see a more run-focused offense while trying to get the ball to wide receivers Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, Jayden Reed and more.
Musgrave is worth a late-round draft selection, waiting a week or two to see how often he’s used –not necessarily how many points he scores — and deciding what to do.
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