The 2023 NFL season is still several weeks away. However, training camps are underway, meaning the fantasy football redraft season is just around the corner. Therefore, now is the time to prepare for your fantasy drafts.
While there are several strategies you can use during your fantasy draft, finding the best value in every round is critical regardless of which you deploy.
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Redraft ADP Values
Chris Olave (WR – NO): ADP 30.3
Fantasy players that start their draft with back-to-back running backs should target Olave in the third round. Last year the rookie was the WR25, averaging 10.8 half-point PPR fantasy points per game despite catching passes from Andy Dalton and Jameis Winston. Thankfully New Orleans signed Derek Carr this offseason.
While the veteran isn’t an elite quarterback, he is a significant upgrade over the options from last year. Meanwhile, Olave joined Garrett Wilson as the only two rookies with over 1,000 receiving yards in 2022. Yet, Wilson is getting drafted nearly a full round earlier. Unless Michael Thomas can miraculously stay healthy this season, Olave could lead the NFL in target share.
Marquise Brown (WR – ARI): ADP 83.3
The Cardinals have one of the worst wide receiver cores in the NFL. However, that is good news for Brown. The former Oklahoma star was the WR6, averaging 14.7 half-point PPR fantasy points per game over the first six weeks last year with DeAndre Hopkins suspended. Furthermore, Brown averaged 9.6 targets and 12.3 fantasy points per game in the eight games without Hopkins last season, averaging 1.64 yards per route run during those contests.
More importantly, he averaged seven targets per game in the five contests without Kyler Murray. Arizona will be chasing points most of the year, creating plenty of fantasy opportunities for the veteran wide receiver.
Diontae Johnson (WR – PIT): ADP 85.3
Unfortunately, Johnson was the WR39 last year, averaging 8.1 half-point PPR fantasy points per game after not scoring a touchdown. However, the veteran finished seventh in the NFL with 147 targets (8.7 per game). More importantly, Johnson’s 27% target share was the 13th-highest among wide receivers last season.
While the lack of touchdowns last year is a concern, Johnson averaged 6.7 receiving scores over the first three seasons of his career. The veteran’s ADP has risen over the past several weeks. Yet, Johnson is still a steal as the 34th wide receiver off the board.
Jahan Dotson (WR – WAS): ADP 98.3
Last year’s rookie class had several talented wide receivers. While others got most of the attention, Dotson quietly led all rookies in receiving touchdowns (seven) despite missing five games and playing several others limited. Removing his first three games back from a nagging hamstring injury (where he played under 67% of the snaps in every matchup), the former Penn State would have averaged 12.1 half-point PPR fantasy points per game last season.
Over a 17-game pace, the rookie would have been the WR11 with that average. While the former Penn State star won’t replace Terry McLaurin as the top receiver, expect a sophomore-year breakout from Dotson.
Elijah Moore (WR – CLE): ADP 126.7
Everyone had high expectations for the former Ole Miss Stat after the strong finish to his rookie year. Moore was the WR2 over his final five games in 2021, averaging 17.3 half-point PPR fantasy points per game. Sadly his sophomore season was a nightmare. The second-year player couldn’t earn consistent snaps and asked for a trade.
While the New York Jets refused, they sent the receiver to the Browns this offseason. Reportedly Moore has been the star of the offseason in Cleveland. Furthermore, he had become a go-to target for Deshaun Watson. There is no reason for Odell Beckham Jr., JuJu Smith-Schuster, or Jameson Williams to come off the board before the former Ole Miss star.
Romeo Doubs (WR – GB): ADP 155.7
Last year the fourth-round rookie wide receiver was a popular sleeper candidate after an impressive training camp and preseason performance. However, Doubs was only the WR76, averaging 6.2 half-point PPR fantasy points per game. Yet, the former Nevada star averaged 7.7 fantasy points per game before suffering a severe ankle injury in Week 9.
While the Green Bay receiving core saw their fantasy value drop after the team traded away Aaron Rodgers, Doubs has reportedly been Jordan Love‘s go-to receiving during offseason programming. He won’t replace Christian Watson as the No. 1 wide receiver, but Doubs is the better draft value.
Skyy Moore (WR – KC): ADP 162.3
The former Western Michigan star was a popular rookie pick last year. However, Moore had a disappointing 2022 season, averaging only two half-point PPR fantasy points per game. The rookie finished fourth in targets and fifth in routes route among the Chiefs’ wide receivers. Yet, the second-year player has been the talk of the offseason programming in Kansas City.
Andy Reid said the team has high expectations for Moore. Meanwhile, Kadarius Toney recently underwent knee surgery, putting his Week 1 status in doubt. Moore is the only Chiefs wide receiver that fantasy players should draft this year.
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