Fantasy Football Rookie News: Zay Flowers, Sam LaPorta, Luke Schoonmaker (2023)

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Zay Flowers making a great early impression in Baltimore

Zay Flowers has reportedly made a great early impressions on the coaching staff and teammates through his maturity, work ethic, and drive.

Fantasy Impact

Flowers is expected to start alongside Odell Beckham Jr. and Rashod Bateman in a revamped Ravens’ offense. With Bateman continuing to deal with a foot injury from last season, Flowers should get additional time to impress his teammates in training camp. The 22-year-old rookie currently ranks as WR52 in ECR, according to FantasyPros.

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Luke Schoonmaker starts training camp on NFI list

Dallas Cowboys rookie TE Luke Schoonmaker, who was dealing with a foot injury that limited him in OTAs, is beginning training camp on the non-football injury list.

Fantasy Impact

The NFI list doesn’t mean his injury wasn’t football related, it just means it came from before he was with the NFL. This means his foot injury likely stems from college and the Cowboys are taking it easy with the second-rounder as he heads into his rookie year. If healthy, Schoonmaker has the ability to find his way on the field early due to his abilities as a blocker and pass catcher. If Schoonmaker isn’t ready for the start of the season, though, Jake Ferguson and Peyton Hendershot will carry the bulk of the load at TE.

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Sam LaPorta seeing as many reps as possible

According to Erik Schlitt of SB Nation’s Pride of Detroit, Detroit Lions TE Sam LaPorta is working with the first, second and third team units to get as many reps as possible in the offseason.

Fantasy Impact

The Lions invested in LaPorta by using a second-round pick on the Iowa product, and their investment appears to be matched by their commitment to his development. LaPorta has reportedly been impressive in offseason workouts, and he has looked more comfortable over time, according to Schlitt. The rookie TE is going on average in rookie drafts as the 20th pick, or TE3, according to FantasyPros’ ADP data.

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