When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and others to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and others to leave for your leaguemates is to use our expert consensus fantasy football rankings compared to fantasy football average draft position (ADP). In this way, you can identify players the experts are willing to reach for at ADP and others they are not drafting until much later than average. Let’s dive into a few notable fantasy football players the most accurate experts love to draft with their late-round picks.
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Late-Round Picks the Most Accurate Experts Love
| PLAYER NAME | TEAM | POSITION RANK | ECR | ADP | ECR VS. ADP | BYE WEEK |
| Joshua Palmer | LAC | WR53 | 122 | 149 | 27 | 5 |
| Brandin Cooks | DAL | WR54 | 123 | 150 | 27 | 7 |
| Taysom Hill | NO | TE14 | 126 | 156 | 30 | 12 |
| Rashid Shaheed | NO | WR55 | 127 | 155 | 28 | 12 |
| Mike Williams | NYJ | WR58 | 137 | 160 | 23 | 12 |
| Ray Davis | BUF | RB47 | 139 | 197 | 58 | 12 |
| Geno Smith | SEA | QB20 | 141 | 186 | 45 | 10 |
| Tyler Allgeier | ATL | RB48 | 142 | 159 | 17 | 12 |
| Deshaun Watson | CLE | QB21 | 144 | 169 | 25 | 10 |
| Josh Downs | IND | WR60 | 145 | 179 | 34 | 14 |
| Luke Musgrave | GB | TE16 | 149 | 172 | 23 | 10 |
| Hunter Henry | NE | TE17 | 152 | 190 | 38 | 14 |
| Tyler Conklin | NYJ | TE19 | 158 | 189 | 31 | 12 |
| Darnell Mooney | ATL | WR65 | 159 | 204 | 45 | 12 |
| Bucky Irving | TB | RB52 | 160 | 203 | 43 | 11 |
| Michael Wilson | ARI | WR66 | 161 | 200 | 39 | 11 |
| Braelon Allen | NYJ | RB53 | 162 | 202 | 40 | 12 |
| DeMario Douglas | NE | WR68 | 165 | 214 | 49 | 14 |
| Rashod Bateman | BAL | WR69 | 166 | 236 | 70 | 14 |
| Demarcus Robinson | LAR | WR70 | 168 | 267 | 99 | 6 |
| Noah Fant | SEA | TE20 | 169 | 205 | 36 | 10 |
| Wan’Dale Robinson | NYG | WR71 | 172 | 242 | 70 | 11 |
| Roschon Johnson | CHI | RB57 | 179 | 226 | 47 | 7 |
| Jalen McMillan | TB | WR75 | 182 | 274 | 92 | 11 |
| Marvin Mims Jr. | DEN | WR76 | 187 | 254 | 67 | 14 |
| Andrei Iosivas | CIN | WR77 | 189 | 303 | 114 | 12 |
| Jalen Tolbert | DAL | WR78 | 192 | 270 | 78 | 7 |
| Greg Dortch | ARI | WR79 | 197 | 271 | 74 | 11 |
Fantasy Football Draft Outlook
Joshua Palmer (WR – LAC)
Joshua Palmer emerged as a significant contributor for the Chargers last season, especially when Mike Williams and Keenan Allen were sidelined. His performance, particularly in games without Williams, showcased his potential, averaging 10.6 fantasy points per game. Even in the absence of both WRs and QB1 Justin Herbert, Palmer maintained a strong target share and production, averaging 11.5 points per game. While the Chargers are likely to draft a wide receiver, Palmer remains a solid in-house option.
Rashid Shaheed (WR – NO)
Shaheed is a big play threat that will receive a bump in volume this season with Michael Thomas gone. Last year, Shaheed finished as the WR45 in fantasy points per game with five weeks of top-24 fantasy receiver production. He was the lid lifter, ranking 10th in aDOT and 15th in deep targets. Look for him to get more looks in the short and intermediate areas of the field for YAC opportunities with Klint Kubiak in town. Last year, he drew a 13.6% target share and 23.5% air-yard share while ranking 43rd in yards per route run and 45th in receiving yards per game out of 81 qualifying receivers (per Fantasy Points Data). Shaheed is a WR4 that could offer consistent WR3 production this year.
Fantasy Football Draft Rankings
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