The football season has finally reached the preseason, which, as fans, is a blessing. However, you must be cautious because the fantasy football player takes and analysis will skew to the recently seen footage during preseason games. You must make sure you create sound research to help guide you through the 2024 fantasy football season.
Today, we will help build your research for the wide receivers you must fade this season. Fading the correct wide receiver this year will help you gain an advantage against your league, as fantasy football has leaned heavily into Zero RB territory.
If you correctly identify the landmines throughout fantasy football drafts, you can elevate your chances of winning your league. Remember, you can’t win your fantasy football league on draft day, but you can lose your league by not correctly identifying and maneuvering past the pitfall players along the way. Here are overvalued wide receivers to avoid in fantasy football drafts.
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Overvalued Wide Receivers to Avoid
Rashee Rice (WR – KC)
Rashee Rice is a good player on a great offense. The issue is the looming suspension. We have no idea how many games Rice could/will miss this season. His ADP sits at 86th overall, and the risk outweighs the reward. Add in the fact Kansas City has added Hollywood Brown and Xavier Worthy to an offense that already features Travis Kelce and we can see regression from this second-year wide receiver.
The Kansas City Chiefs offense has a bell-cow running back and multiple receivers to choose from on each offensive snap. We have seen Patrick Mahomes distribute over the year better than most wide receivers. It will be hard to target when Rice pays off his ADP for our fantasy football team.
Jordan Addison (WR – MIN)
The offense has a downgrade in quarterback this season and even with T.J. Hockenson starting the year slowly with injury, fading this wide receiver would be wise for your fantasy team. Jordan Addison has a chance to face suspension this year, which could come during a crucial period in the fantasy football season. If I’m drafting a wide receiver at 96th overall I want someone who will be on a top offense in the league and not miss games this.
Mike Williams (WR – NYJ)
His ADP is 153rd overall, which means Mike Williams is a late-round dart throw for a fantasy team. However, he shouldn’t be on your fantasy team. When have we ever played fantasy football and said, “I want to draft the aging, coming-off-injury wide receiver changing teams this season?”
The New York Jets offense will lean into Breece Hall and Garrett Wilson before any other player. At best, Williams is the third offensive weapon in this offense.
Remember to read all the fantastic work here at FantasyPros and fade these wide receivers to help elevate your fantasy team and win a championship in 2024. If you need more help with your fantasy team, don’t hesitate to contact me on X at @jpep20. Good luck during your drafts this offseason.
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