Rookie Profiles
Michael Mayer Has Elite Target Upside—Rookie TEs Tiers 1-3
Projecting tight end production is extremely difficult. This is something I emphasized when I was below market on Kyle Pitts in his rookie year. Yea, problem in general w/ TE is so few of them turn out to be difference makers & the ones that do break out are often
Keep Calm and Draft Anthony Richardson—Rookie QBs Tiers 1-3
4/18/2023 Ok, so here's the thing... we aren't NFL General Managers. Fantasy managers are most at risk of forgetting this simple fact when thinking about the quarterback position. When drafting Christian McCaffrey, we have no problem remembering how powerful receptions are in our fake
DeWayne McBride is Worth the Risk—Rookie RBs Tiers 5-6
In my first article on the 2023 running back class, I ranked Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs, and Zach Charbonnet each in their own tier. Those tier breaks reflect a lack of depth in the upper echelon of the class. However, in Tier 4, I wrote up a whopping seven RBs.
Marvin Mims and Cedric Tillman are Emerging as Priority Fliers—Rookie WRs Tiers 4-5
4/11/23 This rookie wide receiver class isn't as strong as we're used to, but it is remarkable in at least one way: The consensus top six is as strong as I can remember seeing. Pretty much every evaluator has the same top six WRs
Izzy Abanikanda has Altered the Draft Landscape—Rookie RBs Tier 4
4/5/23 In writing up my top three rookie RBs, I mentioned that I viewed the 2023 RB class as both top-heavy and deep. What I meant by that is there is a clear upper tier to this RB class. His name is Bijan Robinson. Robinson is such a
Zay Flowers Leads a Group of Undersized Potential 1st Rounders—Rookie WRs Tier 3
3/28/2023 In Part 1 of my rookie WR profiles, I covered my top three WR prospects and provided a quick class overview. In that overview, I was skeptical of the depth of the 2023 WR class. But while the class has fewer high-end profiles than in the last
Bijan Is the Best RB Prospect Since Saquon—Rookie RBs Tiers 1-3
Class Overview The 2023 running back class is top-heavy... but it's also deep. As I lay out in detail below, Bijan Robinson is arguably the best running back prospect since at least Saquon Barkley. He will be the consensus 1.01 in 1QB rookie drafts and likely the
Don't Question Jaxon Smith-Njigba's Ceiling—Rookie WRs Tiers 1-2
3/15/23 Class Overview The 2023 wide receiver class looks far shallower than recent WR classes. Per my model, the 2020 class had seven WRs rated as 1st-round rookie picks. The 2021 and 2022 classes each had eight. For the 2023 class... I have just three WRs that rate