Fantasy Football Draft Advice: Daniel Jones, Darren Waller, Parris Campbell

Two weeks of the preseason down, one to go. With the heart of fantasy draft season upon us and the regular season coming up quickly, FantasyPros analysts Derek Brown, Andrew Erickson, Pat Fitzmaurice and Mike Maher continue a series of preseason roundtables. Here is the full article, and check out last week’s fantasy football roundtable for even more expert advice. Below we dive deep on one of our weekly topics.

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The Giants’ first-team offense looked terrific on its one and only drive last week, marching 75 yards for a touchdown against the Panthers. Daniel Jones and Darren Waller combined for three completions (and one near-completion) on that drive. How are you handling Waller and Jones in fantasy drafts? And are there any Giants WRs you’re targeting in the late rounds?

Andrew Erickson: I was pounding the table for Waller all offseason as my TE3, so the drafting train won’t stop now that my priors are becoming a reality with Waller emerging as Daniel Jones‘ go-to target. I think he remains an elite tight end option in Round 6. If he stays healthy, Waller will be a league-winner. As for other Giants WRs, I still think Darius Slayton is vastly underrated. He’s a full-time player who emerged as the WR1 for the Giants in the latter part of last season, posting solid numbers and establishing himself as a deep threat. He posted a 37% air yards share — a top-12 mark among all WRs.

Derek Brown: I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Daniel Jones and Darren Waller are my league-winning stack in 2023. Each player offers elite upside at his respective position. Jones could crack the top five fantasy quarterbacks if the passing volume increases, as I’m forecasting. Waller could rival Travis Kelce for the throne of TE1 overall. I have been drafting both on as many teams as possible all offseason, and I’m not stopping now. Darius Slayton and Isaiah Hodgins are the only wide receivers I’ve been targeting from the Giants. Each player looks to start in two-WR sets. After them, the Giants could use a rotation of players in gadget roles and as slot options.

Pat Fitzmaurice: DBro and Erickson will heap scorn upon me for it, but I’m avoiding Waller and am happy that his price is going up. I’m just not very interested in a player who’s entering his age-31 season having missed 14 games over the last two years. Jones is my QB10, and I think he’s a fine option for anyone who misses out on the upper-tier quarterbacks. Jones offers Konami Code rushing upside, and he’ll be playing with an upgraded group of pass catchers. One of the new pass catchers is Parris Campbell, who’s usually effective when healthy. I don’t mind throwing a late-round dart at either Isaiah Hodgins, Campbell or Darius Slaton — in that order.

Mike Maher: I have no idea what to do with the Giants WRs. Let’s just get that out of the way. Of the roughly dozen slot WRs they acquired over the last 24 months, who knows how that rotation works out. Jalin Hyatt has flashed, but I worry about how much of that is just using his elite speed against bad players and vanilla defenses. Even so, he’s my late-round dart throw. I’m not the biggest Daniel Jones guy, and I don’t think Waller has a prayer of staying healthy this season if he is featured in this offense as much as has been teased this preseason. But Jones should be valuable for fantasy, regardless of how I feel about his real-life abilities. He’ll be commanding an improved offense with way more weapons than he had last year, and his rushing ability gives him a high floor. I’m fine stacking these two, especially given their current cost, but I definitely want to diversify my fantasy portfolio and limit my Waller exposure because of the injury history.