Late-Round Draft Picks: Rashid Shaheed, Jahan Dotson, Dontayvion Wicks (Fantasy Football)

Gamers don’t need to construct an entire team from undrafted players. Still, looking at players with an average draft position (ADP) after 150 in half-point per reception formats is useful for identifying last-round darts and players to place on the watch list. When considering players for this piece, I asked myself two questions. First, does the player have a high ceiling? Second, do they have a fantasy-friendly schedule early in the season? The answer to one or both of those questions was yes for every featured player. Here are some of our favorite late-round targets for deep fantasy football league drafts.

Fantasy Football All-Undrafted Team

ADP (average draft position) of 150+

Rashid Shaheed (WR – NO): 151.3 ADP

Rashid Shaheed has flashed his potential through two seasons, averaging 2.7 receptions and 44.7 receiving yards per game. A look under the hood is even more encouraging. Shaheed earned a target on 17.0% of his routes and amassed 1.95 yards per route run (YPRR).

Sadly, Shaheed was pigeonholed as a one-trick vertical weapon with a 13.6-yard aDOT. Furthermore, per PFF, an eye-popping 26.7% of Shaheed’s targets have been 20-plus yards downfield. Still, Shaheed has demonstrated electrifying skills with the ball in his hands as a first-team All-Pro punt returner and ball-carrier, with 11 career carries for 94 yards and a touchdown.

The Saints have replaced Pete Carmichael with Klint Kubiak as offensive coordinator. The latter was on San Francisco’s coaching staff last year and should bring more motion to the mix.

Derek Carr pressure to sack splits

Static coverage: 13.9%
– 4th best out of 29 qualifiers

Disguised looks: 30.8%
– Worst out of 29 qualifiers

Saints lowest motion usage in 2023, could aid pass game/protection simultaneously https://t.co/hHIiXuBOkF

– Football Insights ???? (@fball_insights) August 15, 2024

Last season, the 49ers ranked 15th in routes & 7th in rec yards/g when using motion before or during the snap. The Saints ranked 29th in routes & 26th in rec yards/g under same motion conditions (before/during the snap).

Klint Kubiak should help the offense be more efficient.

– Corbin (@corbin_young21) August 17, 2024

Shaheed is a boom-or-bust Flex option if he remains stuck in a one-dimensional field-stretcher gig. Yet, if Kubiak injects life into a stagnant offense, Shaheed could emerge as a more consistent week-to-week contributor.

Jahan Dotson (WR – WAS): 153.0 ADP

Jahan Dotson could be in store for a role change this year. The third-year pro was Washington’s primary slot with the starters in their first preseason contest and the second as well. Slot WRs were highly productive in Kliff Kingsbury’s offense when he was Arizona’s head coach. According to Jahnke, from 2019-2022, Arizona’s slot WRs had the second-most receptions (434) among all teams. Dotson hasn’t lived up to the expectations that accompanied him as the 16th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, but a role change could be the spark he needs to get his career on track. Moreover, Daniels could provide Washington’s offense with a shot in the arm after receiving shoddy play at quarterback in Dotson’s first two years in the NFL.

Dontayvion Wicks (WR – GB): 160.3 ADP

Dontayvion Wicks is another player I’ve previously touted. I called Wicks a value in February and a sleeper in July. The second-year pro had an eye-catching rookie season for the Packers. It’s unclear how Green Bay will deploy their talented young wideouts, but Wicks is the rare wide receiver with multi-way handcuff appeal if he starts the year low in the hierarchy. Yet, after scoring a long touchdown in the first preseason game, Wicks could also quickly claim a significant role in the passing game.

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– NFL (@NFL) August 10, 2024

Wicks’ talent is unquestionable. Nevertheless, he’s a more palatable pick in leagues with medium-sized to large benches.