Week 3 Street FA Report

Updated: September 19th 2023

Each week we will recommend a group of players that are owned in less than 75% of RSO leagues that should be rostered. Depending on roster and league sizes not all of these players may be available. For that, we will offer one (1) player that is owned in <25% of leagues as our Sleeper add.

Add of the Week

Josh Reynolds, WR, DET (Owned 34%)

Week 2: 5 Rec/66 yards, 2 TDs

A modest increase in Josh Reynolds’ ownership between Week 1 and Week 2 hopefully propelled some to victory as he finished as the WR9 last week. With that performance he upgrades from the Sleeper section to the Add of the Week not only because of his performance but also because of the injury to Amon-Ra St. Brown. There is no news yet about expectations for St. Brown as to if he will miss any time or that he may be limited in the routes he can participate in but anyone who has played fantasy long enough knows that turf toe is a frustrating injury to try and predict production. Reynolds should be the primary receiver for any amount of snaps that St. Brown is off the field and goes from a bench flex to a plug and play WR3 under the current conditions.

Suggested Bid: $5,000,000

RB Add

Matt Breida, RB, NYG (Owned 12%)

Week 2: 1 Car/5 yards

There are other running backs that would be a higher priority if they are still available in your league, guys like Jeromy Ford (63%) or Zach Moss (68%), but I wanted to provide a more widely available option to cover most leagues. Tony Jones is another widely available running back who benefited from injuries around him in week 2 but with Kendre Miller and Alvin Kamara returning I figure Matt Breida will give you the best mileage for your waiver pickup. The Giants may be playing coy with the timeline for Saquon Barkley’s injury, saying that he might be able to play even this week, but in reality it should be expected as a 2-3 week injury. If you are already desperate at running back there are worse options on the wire than Breida.

Suggested Bid: $1,000,000

WR Add

Robert Woods, WR, HOU (Owned 57%)

Week 2: 6 Rec/74 yards

Sometimes it’s the steady pace that wins the race and while there have been several players old and new who have shown consistent results during the first two (2) weeks, one with surprisingly low ownership is Robert Woods. Woods has an even split in target share (20%) with Nico Collins and the Texans are likely to be a team that is throwing a lot this season. This should allow the consistency for both receivers to see a high volume of targets and be viable for weekly fantasy starts.

Suggested Bid: $1,000,000

TE Add

Zach Ertz, TE, ARZ (Owned 55%)

Week 2: 6 Rec/56 yards

Truthfully, as a Trey McBride believer, I thought that Zach Ertz was long past his fantasy relevancy and even if he had any productive games left the Cardinals, a rebuilding team, would have moved on from him. But alas Ertz has been a surprising tight end value the first two (2) weeks of the season and currently sits as the TE7 in PPR leagues. Like Houston, Arizona figures to be behind and throwing the ball consistently but unlike Houston who targets their wide receivers 70 percent of dropbacks (3rd most) the Cardinals target their tight ends 38 percent of the time which is the highest rate of any team for the tight end position during the first two (2) weeks. Translation, lots of targets means lots of consistency for Ertz to remain a near top 5 option each week.

Suggested Bid: $2,000,000

Sleeper Add (<25%)

Dyami Brown, WR, WAS (Owned 23%)

Week 2: 3 Rec/25 yards

The Washington Commanders operate out of the three (3) wide receiver set 7th most while also running the 2nd most snaps from shotgun with the 8th lowest aDOT on passes. What does this mean? A lot of short screens, drags, and slants expecting more yards after the catch than big over the top plays. Dyami Brown is not likely to break out with any major performances while being the fourth option on the depth chart but all it takes is one injury for Brown to slide right into a consistent three (3) receiver set. Consider him more of a speculative stash for now.

Suggested Bid: $500,000

More Analysis by Nick Andrews

Week 2 Street FA Report

Updated: September 12th 2023

Each week we will recommend a group of players that are owned in less than 75% of RSO leagues that should be rostered. Depending on roster and league sizes not all of these players may be available. For that, we will offer one (1) player that is owned in <25% of leagues as our Sleeper add.

Add of the Week

Puka Nacua, WR, LAR (Owned 59%)

Week 1: 10 Rec/119 yards

When any player in their rookie year is highlighted next to Anquan Boldin’s 2003 rookie campaign we know that they have done something special. The fifth-round selection had ten (10) receptions for a record 15 targets in his first NFL game and looks like an established veteran in Sean McVay’s system already. What is more impressive is he accomplished this feat while only playing on 79 percent of the Rams offensive snaps; third behind Van Jefferson and Tutu Atwell. With Cooper Kupp on the sideline Nacua seems to have stepped right in his possession receiver role and should continue to have strong stat lines until Kupp’s return. Wally Pipp anyone?

Suggested Bid: $6,000,000-$9,000,000

RB Add

Kyren Williams, WR, LAR (Owned 58%)

Week 1: 15 Car/52 yards, 2 TDs

Nacua was not the only Rams backup to have a big open weekend as Kyren Williams outshined his backfield counterpart Cam Akers in the Rams thorough win in week one. Despite having seven (7) fewer carries Williams played double the offensive snaps (53:23) and was much more efficient than Akers’ paltry 1.3 yards per carry. We will see how much this backfield really breaks down in a more competitive game but it has to be assumed that Williams is a lot closer to being in a 50/50 split than Akers commanding the backfield like some were predicting in early training camp.

Suggested Bid: $2,000,000

Joshua Kelley, RB, LAC (Owned 48%)

Week 1: 16 Car/91 yards, 1 TD

The Chargers were able to do something that we have not seen since the height of Melvin Gordon’s time back in San Diego, run the ball. The Chargers ran for nearly 240 yards in week one while also splitting their time between star Austin Ekeler (51%) and Joshua Kelley (48%). There is also news that Ekeler is dealing with an injury to his knee already which adds even more speculation to Kelley’s role heading into week two. The Chargers expect to be one of the highest scoring teams in the league which means Kelley can stand to have his own flex appeal each week with the potential for monster RB1 upside if Ekeler was to miss/be reduced in any playing time.

Suggested Bid: $2,000,000

WR Add

Michael Wilson, WR, ARZ (Owned 60%)

Week 1: 2 Rec/19 yards

Rookie wide receivers were having showcase performances left and right in week one with Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua having elite performances and even players like Rashee Rice and Jordan Addison scoring their first career touchdowns. But of all the rookies in week one the one who had the highest snap share of all, Michael Wilson, the third-round selection for the Arizona Cardinals. Wilson played on 90 percent of the Cardinals’ offensive snaps and while the two (2) receptions are not an eye-catching stat, this likely means that in leagues where he is available he should be much more acquirable than say a player like Nacua. The Cardinals are likely going to be bad all season and their QB play will suffer until “if/when” Kyler Murray returns but Wilson leading his team in snaps week one bodes well for his opportunity shares moving forward.

Suggested Bid: $1,500,000

Kendrick Bourne, WR, NE (Owned 21%)

Week 1: 6 Rec/64 yards, 2 TDs

Beat writers in Massachusetts were discussing how Kendrick Bourne might have a bigger role in Bill O’Brien’s offense this season and when trade rumors involving Bourne at the end of the pre-season were quickly shot down by Bill Belichick it should have tipped the community off that maybe his involvement would not be just “coach speak”. Bourne played on 91 percent of the Patriots’ offensive snaps in week one and hauled in two (2) touchdowns to start the season as the WR5 in PPR formats. New England’s offense will not be as stagnant as last year’s so several players may be able to have more than bye week filler potential in 2023, Bourne included.

Suggested Bid: $2,000,000

TE Add

Hunter Henry, WR, NE (Owned 58%)

Week 1: 5 Rec/56 yards, 1 TD

As already mentioned the Patriots already looked more organized as an offense and after a rocky start ended up with Mac Jones passing for over 300 yards, a feat which he was only able to do twice in each of his first two (2) seasons. New England has always had a strong utilization of their tight ends so a productive offense means that Hunter Henry can finally return to his back end TE1 value each week. In a year of injured superstars and rookies still adjusting to the position, stallworths like Henry may be surprised top finishers by the end of the season at the tight end position.

Suggested Bid: $1,500,000

Sleeper Add (<25%)

Josh Reynolds, WR, DET (Owned 14%)

Week 1: 4 Rec/80 yards

My annual recommendation of “Remember that Josh Reynolds is still good” comes right out of the gate this year as he posted four (4) receptions for 80 yards in what did not feel like the Lions’ best offensive output. Will it be hard to predict his big weeks and once Jameson Williams returns is there a likelihood that Reynolds’ role diminishes, sure, but Dan Campbell also seems like the “no-nonsense” coach who does not care about draft capital or media pressure if he feels that veterans like Reynolds will do more to help the offense overall than a player like Williams coming off of injury and suspension. At least for the next five (5) weeks Reynolds should continue to operate as the WR2 in an offense that finished sixth (6th) in passing last year.

Suggested Bid: $500,000

More Analysis by Nick Andrews

2023 Post-Draft Rookie Rankings

Updated: May 1st 2023

Thanks to Nick Andrews and Jake Kohlhagen for their hard work and in depth analysis of this year’s 2023 Rookie Class. Good luck in your RSO Rookie Drafts!

First Name Last Name Position School NFL Team RANKING
Bijan Robinson RB Texas Atlanta 1
Jahmyr Gibbs RB Alabama Detroit 2
Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR Ohio State Seattle 3
Jordan Addison WR USC Minnesota 4
Quentin Johnston WR TCU Los Angeles [C] 5
Zay Flowers WR Boston College Baltimore 6
Anthony Richardson QB Florida Indianapolis 7
Will Anderson Jr DE Alabama Houston 8
C.J. Stroud QB Ohio State Houston 9
Devon Achane RB Texas A&M Miami 10
Bryce Young QB Alabama Carolina 11
Tyjae Spears RB Tulane Tennessee 12
Jack Campbell LB Iowa Detroit 13
Zach Charbonnet RB UCLA Seattle 14
Dalton Kincaid TE Utah Buffalo 15
Marvin Mims WR Oklahoma Denver 16
Josh Downs WR North Carolina Indianapolis 17
Lukas Van Ness DE Iowa Green Bay 18
Michael Mayer TE Notre Dame Las Vegas 19
Jalin Hyatt WR Tennessee New York [G] 20
Roschon Johnson RB Texas Chicago 21
Jonathan Mingo WR Mississippi Carolina 22
Kendre Miller RB TCU New Orleans 23
Tank Bigsby RB Auburn Jacksonville 24
Tyree Wilson DE Texas Tech Las Vegas 25
Sam Laporta TE Iowa Detroit 26
Rashee Rice WR SMU Kansas City 27
Jayden Reed WR Michigan State Green Bay 28
Nolan Smith DE Georgia Philadelphia 29
Will Levis QB Kentucky Tennessee 30
Drew Sanders LB Arkansas Denver 31
Cedric Tillman WR Tennessee Cleveland 32
Zach Evans RB Mississippi Los Angeles [R] 33
Myles Murphy DE Clemson Cincinnati 34
Luke Musgrave TE Oregon State Green Bay 35
Israel Abanikanda RB Pittsburgh New York [J] 36
Nathaniel Dell WR Houston Houston 37
Chase Brown RB Illinois Cincinnati 38
Evan Hull RB Northwestern Indianapolis 39
Sydney Brown S Illinois Philadelphia 40
Tyler Scott WR Cincinnati Chicago 41
Darnell Washington TE Georgia Pittsburgh 42
Trenton Simpson LB Clemson Baltimore 43
Hendon Hooker QB Tennessee Detroit 44
Felix Anudike-Uzomah DE Kansas State Kansas City 45
Michael Wilson WR Stanford Arizona 46
Eric Gray RB Oklahoma New York [G] 47
Brian Branch S Alabama Detroit 48
Luke Schoonmaker TE Michigan Dallas 49
Dorian Williams LB Tulane Buffalo 50
Calijah Kancey DT Pittsburgh Tampa Bay 51
Kayshon Boutte WR LSU New England 52
Puka Nacua WR BYU Los Angeles [R] 53
Tucker Kraft TE SDSU Green Bay 54
Xavier Hutchinson WR Iowa State Houston 55
DeWayne McBride RB UAB Minnesota 56
Jalen Carter DT Georgia Philadelphia 57
Deuce Vaughn RB Kansas State Dallas 58
Derick Hall DE Auburn Seattle 59
A.T. Perry WR Wake Forest New Orleans 60
Trey Palmer WR Nebraska Tampa Bay 61
Daiyan Henley LB Washington State Los Angeles [C] 62
Charlie Jones WR Purdue Cincinnati 63
Jordan Battle S Alabama Cincinnati 64
Tre Tucker WR Cincinnati Las Vegas 65
Will McDonald IV DE Iowa State New York [J] 66
Devon Witherspoon CB Illinois Seattle 67
Parker Washington WR Penn State Jacksonville 68
Stetson Bennett QB Georgia Los Angeles [R] 69
Brenton Strange TE Penn State Jacksonville 70
BJ Ojulari DE LSU Arizona 71
Bryan Bresee DT Clemson New Orleans 72
DeMarvion Overshown LB Texas Dallas 73
Dontayvion Wicks WR Virginia Green Bay 74
Andrei Iosivas WR Princeton Cincinnati 75
Sean Tucker RB Syracuse 76
Chris Rodriguez RB Kentucky Washington 77
Anthony Johnson Jr S Iowa State Green Bay 78
Jaren Hall QB BYU Minnesota 79
Elijah Higgins TE Stanford Miami 80
Adetomiwa Adebawore DE Northwestern Indianapolis 81
SirVocea Dennis LB Pittsburgh Tampa Bay 82
Christian Gonzalez CB Oregon New England 83
Josh Whyle TE Cincinnati Tennessee 84
Cameron Latu TE Alabama San Francisco 85
Deonte Banks CB Maryland Baltimore 86
Antonio Johnson S Texas A&M Jacksonville 87
Jake Haener QB Fresno State New Orleans 88
Derius Davis WR TCU Los Angeles [C] 89
Kenny McIntosh RB Georgia Seattle 90
Owen Pappoe LB Auburn Arizona 91
Isaiah Foskey DE Notre Dame New Orleans 92
Keion White DE Georgia Tech New England 93
Keaton Mitchell RB East Carolina Baltimore 94
Justin Shorter WR Florida Buffalo 95
Christopher Smith II S Georgia Las Vegas 96
Henry To’o To’o LB Alabama Houston 97
Riley Moss CB Iowa Denver 98
Rakim Jarrett WR Maryland 99
Ivan Pace Jr LB Cincinnati Minnesota 100
Ji’Ayir Brown S Penn State San Francisco 101
Joey Porter Jr CB Penn State Pittsburgh 102
Lew Nichols III RB Central Michigan Green Bay 103
Marte Mapu LB New England 104
JL Skinner S Boise State Denver 105
Zach Harrison DE Ohio State Atlanta 106
Jammie Robinson S Florida State Carolina 107
Demario Douglas WR Liberty New England 108
Ronnie Bell WR Michigan San Francisco 109
Yaya Diaby DE Louisville Tampa Bay 110
Payne Durham TE Purdue Tampa Bay 111
Will Mallory TE Miami Indianapolis 112
Dorian Thompson-Robinson QB UCLA Cleveland 113
Mike Morris DE Michigan Seattle 114
Nick Herbig DE Wisconsin Pittsburgh 115
Noah Sewell LB Oregon Chicago 116
Keeanu Benton DT Wisconsin Pittsburgh 117
Gervon Dexter DT Florida Chicago 118
Camerun Peoples RB Appalachian State Carolina 119
Zach Kuntz TE Old Dominion New York [J] 120
Clayton Tune QB Houston Arizona 121
Xazavian Valladay RB Arizona State Houston 122
Andre Carter II DE Army Minnesota 123
Bryce Ford-Wheaton WR West Virginia 124
Julius Brents CB Kansas State Indianpolis 125
Jartavius Martin CB Illinois Washington 126
Tanner McKee QB Stanford Philadelphia 127
Emmanuel Forbes CB Mississippi State Washington 128
Davis Allen TE Clemson Los Angeles [R] 129
Jalen Moreno-Cropper WR Fresno State 130
Tuli Tuipolato DE USC Los Angeles [C] 131
Jadon Haselwood WR Arkansas 132
Deneric Prince RB Tulsa 133
Dontay Demus Jr. WR Maryland 134
Mohamed Ibrahim RB Minnesota Detroit 135
Cam Smith CB South Carolina Miami 136
Mazi Smith DT Michigan Dallas 137
Tyrique Stevenson CB Miami Chicago 138
Byron Young DE Tennessee Los Angeles [R] 139
Aiden O’Connell QB Purdue Las Vegas 140
Travis Dye RB USC 141
Tiyon Evans RB Louisville 142
Jacob Copeland WR Maryland 143
Kelee Ringo CB Georgia Philadelphia 144
DJ Jonhnson DE Oregon Carolina 145
DJ Turner CB Michigan Cincinnati 146
Garrett Williams CB Syracuse Arizona 147
Dylan Horton DE TCU Houston 148
Tavion Thomas RB Utah 149
Jordan Mims RB Frenso State 150
Mekhi Blackmon CB USC Minnesota 151
Ventrell Miller LB Florida Jacksonville 152
Byron Young DT Alabama Las Vegas 153
Siaki Ika DT Baylor Cleveland 154
Chamarri Conner CB Virginia Tech Kansas City 155
Sean Clifford QB Penn State Green Bay 156
Max Duggan QB TCU Los Angeles [C] 157
Jalen Brooks WR South Carolina Dallas 158
Clark Phillips III CB Utah Atlanta 159
Zacch Pickens DT South Carolina Chicago 160
Jakorian Bennett CB Maryland Las Vegas 161
Colby Wooden DE Auburn Green Bay 162
Jay Ward CB LSU Minnesota 163
Yasir Abdullah DE Louisville Jacksonville 164
Jake Bobo WR UCLA 165
Joseph Ngata WR Clemson Philadelphia 166
Tavius Robinson DE Mississippi Baltimore 167
Kyu Blue Kelly CB Stanford Baltimore 168
Daniel Scott S California Indianapolis 169
Jalen Wayne WR South Alabama Buffalo 170
SaRodrick Thompson RB Texas Tech New Orleans 171
Michael Jefferson WR
Louisiana-Lafayette
172
Antoine Green WR North Carolina Detroit 173
Colton Dowell WR Tennessee-Martin Tennessee 174
Brayden Willis TE Oklahoma San Francisco 175
Grant Dubose WR Charlotte Green Bay 176
Trelon Smith RB UTSA 177
Jordan Howden S Minnesota New Orleans 178
Cameron Mitchell CB Northwestern Cleveland 179
Nick Hampton DE Appalachian State Los Angeles [R] 180
Kei’Trel Clark CB Louisville Arizona 181
Keytaon Thompson WR Virginia 182
Frank Ladson Jr. WR Miami 183
Leonard Taylor TE Cincinnati 184
Kobie Turner DT Wake Forest Los Angeles [R] 185
KJ Henry DE Clemson Washington 186
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2023 Pre-Draft Rookie Rankings

Updated: May 1st 2023

In collaboration with Jake Kohlhagen’s IDP rankings, RSO contributor Nick Andrews’ provides their offensive rankings heading into the 2023 NFL rookie draft. They also provide insight as to who they believe are some of their under and overrated players in each of the first three (3) rounds. The full set of rankings can be found at the end of this article.

1st Round

Undervalued

Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida

It is hard to find any player that is undervalued in the first round (pre-draft) but if there is one player that has the widest range of outcomes it would be Anthony Richardson. The freak quarterback who has drawn comparisons to Cam Newton for his physical capabilities, the community seems to be completely split on what his functionality at the NFL level will be. Those that believe his passing accuracy will hinder his ability to be productive as a passer have dropped him to be a late first, early second round selection. Those that see the rushing upside as the difference maker have him as a mid-first round selection and in superflex a potential 1.01 option. Every draft room will have different feelings towards Richardson which makes his value very fluid right now. He could end up being a steal in some leagues.

Overvalued

Jalin Hyatt, WR, Tennessee

John Ross, Henry Ruggs, and Tavon Austin. Three (3) receivers who were drafted based on how fast they can run in a straight line. While there have been some successful players that only had one club in the bag but knew how to use it well, weekly “boom-bust” production does not usually create much fantasy value both in trading and in scoring. I cannot see Hyatt being anything more than a third receiver whose primary objective is just to distract the deep coverages to open up the underneath passing game. For a late first or even early second round selection there are other players I would rather look for.

2nd Round

Undervalued

Zach Evans, RB, Mississippi

When the 2023 class was getting early buzz as the class to go out and acquire picks for, Zach Evans was ranked near the top of those prospects. His value has dropped significantly over the last twelve months and now he is being ranked in the late second round. He still has the tools to be an every-down back and could be seen as one those players that we all ask how he fell to the second round in two years in the right system. 

Overvalued

Tyjae Spears, RB, Tulane

Opposite to Zach Evans’ fall, Tyjae Spears has slowly ascended to fringe first round pick in some rankings since January. Spears is a great prospect and while I do not think he will be the “A” in an offense he would be a great compliment in any backfield. Depending on which team drafts him, his value will either come back down to the late second which feels more accurate or he will be drafted to a perceived “open backfield” and the community will push him into the first round like James Cook last year. At the later value I will not have many shares of Spears.

3rd Round

Undervalued

Xavier Hutchinson, WR, Iowa State

Each year I find receivers that are going 25th or higher that I believe should be drafted at the top of the third round. My pre-draft pick for this year’s draft is Xavier Hutchinson who has flown relatively under the radar during the off-season and has not been receiving a lot of pre-draft buzz from the community. Being projected as an early Day 3 selection there is a good chance that Hutchinson finds himself on a tough depth chart to make early contributions to. His skill set however leads me to believe he could become a great complimentary receiver in any offense and with patience could become a consistent contributor in deeper fantasy leagues.

Overvalued

Kendre Miller, RB, TCU

Too many times on film I watched Kendre Miller not have the decision making skills to hit the hole or make a conviction about what he was going to do behind the line of scrimmage. There is something to be said about being a patient runner but in the NFL everything happens faster and if you cannot process the running lanes unless they are wide open there will not be any way he sees playing time over other running backs. There are plenty of other players in the same value range of Miller that I will be taking before he ever makes it far enough to be drafted on my board.

2023 Combined Pre-Draft Rookie Rankings (Offense Only)

Overall Ranking First Name Last Name Position School Positional Ranking
Round 1
1 Bijan Robinson RB Texas RB1
2 Jahmyr Gibbs RB Alabama RB2
3 Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR Ohio State WR1
4 Jordan Addison WR USC WR2
5 Quentin Johnston WR TCU WR3
6 Zay Flowers WR Boston College WR4
7 C.J. Stroud QB Ohio State QB1
8 Zach Charbonnet RB UCLA RB3
9 Bryce Young QB Alabama QB2
10 Anthony Richardson QB Florida QB3
11 Jalin Hyatt WR Tennessee WR5
12 Josh Downs WR North Carolina WR6
Round 2
13 Tyjae Spears RB Tulane RB4
14 Zach Evans RB Mississippi RB5
15 Sean Tucker RB Syracuse RB6
16 Devon Achane RB Texas A&M RB7
17 Michael Mayer TE Notre Dame TE1
18 Marvin Mims WR Oklahoma WR7
19 Dalton Kincaid TE Utah TE2
20 Kayshon Boutte WR LSU WR8
21 Israel Abanikanda RB Pittsburgh RB8
22 Roschon Johnson RB Texas RB9
23 Will Levis QB Kentucky QB4
24 Chase Brown RB Illinois RB10
Round 3
25 Rashee Rice WR SMU WR9
26 Xavier Hutchinson WR Iowa State WR10
27 DeWayne McBride RB UAB RB11
28 Tank Bigsby RB Auburn RB12
29 Eric Gray RB Oklahoma RB13
30 Kendre Miller RB TCU RB14
31 Parker Washington WR Penn State WR11
32 Tyler Scott WR Cincinnati WR12
33 Luke Musgrave TE Oregon State TE3
34 Nathaniel Dell WR Houston WR13
35 Darnell Washington TE Georgia TE4
36 Hendon Hooker QB Tennessee QB5
Round 4
37 Jonathan Mingo WR Mississippi WR14
38 Jayden Reed WR Michigan State WR15
39 Kenny McIntosh RB Georgia RB15
40 A.T. Perry WR Wake Forest WR16
41 Trey Palmer WR Nebraska WR17
42 Rakim Jarrett WR Maryland WR18
43 Dontayvion Wicks WR Virginia WR19
44 Michael Wilson WR Stanford WR20
45 Mohamed Ibrahim RB Minnesota RB16
46 Deuce Vaughn RB Kansas State RB17
47 Luke Schoonmaker TE Michigan TE5
48 Evan Hull RB Northwestern RB18
Round 5
49 Andrei Iosivas WR Princeton WR21
50 Zach Kuntz TE Old Dominion TE6
51 Puka Nacua WR BYU WR22
52 Cedric Tillman WR Tennessee WR23
53 Sam Laporta TE Iowa TE7
54 Ronnie Bell WR Michigan WR24
55 Tucker Kraft TE SDSU TE8
56 Jalen Moreno-Cropper WR Fresno State WR25
57 Dontay Demus Jr. WR Maryland WR26
58 Bryce Ford-Wheaton WR West Virginia WR27
59 Elijah Higgins WR Stanford WR28
60 Dorian Thompson-Robinson QB UCLA QB6
Round 6
61 Tiyon Evans RB Louisville RB19
62 Brenton Strange TE Penn State TE9
63 Jaren Hall QB BYU QB7
64 Camerun Peoples RB Appalachian State RB20
65 Stetson Bennett QB Georgia QB8
66 Tanner McKee QB Stanford QB9
67 Travis Dye RB USC RB21
68 Jordan Mims RB Frenso State RB22
69 Jacob Copelan WR Maryland WR29
70 Davis Allen TE Clemson TE10
71 Lew Nichols III RB Central Michigan RB23
72 Charlie Jones WR Purdue WR30
Round 7
73 Jadon Haselwood WR Arkansas WR31
74 Justin Shorter WR Florida WR32
75 Chris Rodriguez RB Kentucky RB24
76 Keaton Mitchell RB East Carolina RB25
77 Clayton Tune QB Houston QB10
78 Max Duggan QB TCU QB11
79 Deneric Prince RB Tulsa RB26
80 Jalen Wayne WR Fresno State WR33
81 Tavion Thomas RB Utah RB27
82 Derius Davis WR TCU WR34
83 Joseph Ngata WR Clemson WR35
84 Will Mallory TE Miami TE11
Round 8
85 Michael Jefferson WR Louisiana-Lafayette WR36
86 Xazavian Valladay RB Arizona State RB28
87 Tre Tucker WR Cincinnati WR37
88 Josh Whyle TE Cincinnati TE12
89 Jake Bobo WR UCLA WR38
90 Jake Haener QB Fresno State QB12
91 Cameron Latu TE Alabama TE13
92 Trelon Smith RB UTSA RB29
93 Keytaon Thompson WR Virginia WR39
94 Payne Durham TE Purdue TE14
95 SaRodrick Thompson RB Texas Tech RB30
96 Frank Ladson Jr. WR Miami WR40
Round 9
97 Leonard Taylor TE Cincinnati TE15
98 Hunter Luepke RB NDSU RB31

Jake’s 2023 Full IDP Pre-Draft Rookie Rankings

Overall Ranking First Name Last Name Position School Positional Ranking
Round 1
1 Bijan Robinson RB Texas RB1
2 Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR Ohio State WR1
3 Jahmyr Gibbs RB Alabama RB2
4 Quentin Johnson WR TCU WR2
5 Jordan Addison WR USC WR3
6 Zach Charbonnet RB UCLA RB3
7 CJ Stroud QB Ohio State QB1
8 Zay Flowers WR Boston College WR4
9 Josh Downs WR UNC WR5
10 Tyjae Spears RB Tulane RB4
11 Anthony Richardson QB Florida QB2
12 Bryce Young QB Alabama QB3
Round 2
13 Will Anderson Jr DE Alabama DE1
14 Jalin Hyatt WR Tennessee WR6
15 Tyree Wilson DE Texas Tech DE2
16 Jack Campbell LB Iowa LB1
17 Michael Mayer TE Notre Dame TE1
18 Dalton Kincaid TE Utah TE2
19 Devon Achane RB Texas A&M RB5
20 Kendre Miller RB TCU RB6
21 Jalen Carter DT Georgia DT1
22 Tank Bigsby RB Auburn RB7
23 Marvin Mims WR Oklahoma WR7
24 Sean Tucker RB Syracuse RB8
Round 3
25 Nolan Smith DE Georgia DE3
26 Calijah Kancey DT Pittsburgh DT2
27 Zach Evans RB Mississippi RB9
28 Drew Sanders LB Arkansas LB2
29 Bryan Bresee DT Clemson DT3
30 Rashee Rice WR SMU WR8
31 Brian Branch S Alabama S1
32 Trenton Simpson LB Clemson LB3
33 Ivan Pace Jr LB Cincinnati LB4
34 Will Levis QB Kentucky QB4
35 Roschon Johnson RB Texas RB10
36 Dorian Williams LB Tulane LB5
Round 4
37 Lukas Van Ness DE Iowa DE4
38 BJ Ojulari DE LSU DE5
39 Noah Sewell LB Oregon LB6
40 AT Perry WR Wake Forest WR9
41 Chase Brown RB Illinois RB11
42 Kayshon Boutte WR LSU WR10
43 Antonio Johnson S Texas A&M S2
44 Daiyan Henley LB Washington State LB7
45 Myles Murphy DE Clemson DE6
46 Darnell Washington TE Georgia TE3
47 Nathaniel Dell WR Houston WR11
48 Israel Abanikanda RB Pittsburgh RB12
Round 5
49 DeWayne McBride RB UAB RB13
50 JL Skinner S Boise State S3
51 Joey Porter CB Penn State CB1
52 Jonathan Mingo WR Ole Miss WR12
53 Sydney Brown S Illinois S4
54 Xavier Hutchinson WR Iowa State WR13
55 Felix Anudike-Uzomah DE Kansas State DE7
56 DeMaryion Overshown LB Texas LB8
57 Parker Washington WR Penn State WR14
58 Jordan Battle S Alabama S5
59 Luke Musgrave TE Oregon State TE4
60 Christopher Smith S Georgia S6
Round 6
61 Tyler Scott WR Cincinnati WR15
62 Henry To’oTo’o LB Alabama LB9
63 Brandon Joseph S Notre Dame S7
64 Jammie Robinson S Florida State S8
65 Hendon Hooker QB Tennessee QB5
66 Andre Carter II DE Army DE8
67 Isaiah Foskey DE Notre Dame DE9
68 Evan Hull RB Northwestern RB14
69 Sirvocea Dennis LB Pittsburgh LB10
70 Owen Pappoe LB Auburn LB11
71 Sam Laporta TE Iowa TE5
72 Jayden Reed WR Michigan State WR16
Round 7
73 Devon Witherspoon CB Illinois CB2
74 Christian Gonzalez CB Oregon CB3
75 Kenny McIntosh RB Georgia RB15
76 Jeremy Banks LB Tennessee LB12
77 Zach Harrison DE Ohio State DE10
78 Rakim Jarrett WR Maryland WR17
79 Mohamoud Diabate LB Utah LB13
80 Siaki Ika DT Baylor DT4
81 Deuce Vaughn RB Kansas State RB16
82 Trey Palmer WR Nebraska WR18
83 Puka Nacua WR BYU WR19
84 Andrei Iosivas WR Princeton WR20
Round 8
85 Deonte Banks CB Maryland CB4
86 Ventrell Miller LB Florida LB14
87 Tucker Kraft TE NDSU TE6
88 Mohamed Ibrahim RB Minnesota RB17
89 Michael Wilson WR Stanford WR21
90 Eric Gray RB Oklahoma RB18
91 Kelee Ringo CB Georgia CB5
92 Kaevon Merriwether S Iowa S9
93 Trey Dean III S Florida S10
94 Cam Jones LB Indiana LB15
95 Dontayvion Wicks WR Virginia WR22
96 Stetson Bennett QB Georgia QB6
Round 9
97 Tuli Tuipolato DT USC DT5
98 Adetomiwa Adebawore DE Northwestern DE11
99 Will McDonald IV DE Iowa State DE12
100 Ronnie Bell WR Michigan WR23
101 Camerun Peoples RB Appalachian State RB19
102 Tiyon Evans RB Louisville RB20
103 Mazi Smith DE Michigan DE13
104 Mike Morris DE Michigan DE14
105 Jaren Hall QB BYU QB7
106 Ben VanSumeren LB Michigan State LB16
107 Keion White DE Georgia Tech DE15
108 Jalen Moreno-Cropper WR Fresno State WR24
Round 10
109 Tanner McKee QB Stanford QB8
110 Derick Hall DE Auburn DE16
111 Dee Winters LB TCU LB17
112 Bryce Ford-Wheaton WR West Virginia WR25
113 Keanu Benton DT Wisconsin DT6
114 Gervon Dexter DT Florida DT7
115 Luke Schoonmaker TE Michigan TE7
116 Max Duggan QB TCU QB9
117 Lew Nichols III RB Central Michigan RB21
118 Shaka Heyward LB Duke LB18
119 Nick Herbig DE Wisconsin DE17
120 Travis Dye RB USC RB22
Round 11
121 Will Mallory TE Miami TE8
122 Dontay Demus Jr WR Maryland WR26
123 Deneric Prince RB Tulsa RB23
124 Dorian Thompson-Robinson QB UCLA QB10
125 Ryan Greenhagen LB Fordham LB19
126 Emmanuel Forbes CB Mississippi State CB6
127 Cam Smith LB South Carolina LB20
128 Jacob Copelan WR Maryland WR27
129 Elijah Higgins WR Stanford WR28
130 Carlton Martial LB Troy LB21
131 Jalen Wayne WR South Alabama WR29
132 Joseph Ngata WR Clemson WR30
Round 12
133 Jadon Haselwood WR Arkansas WR31
134 Jordan Mims RB Fresno State RB24
135 Colby Wooden DE Auburn DE18
136 Yasir Abdullah DE Louisville DE19
137 Charlie Jones WR Purdue WR32
138 Justin Shorter WR Florida WR33
139 Keaton Mitchell RB East Carolina RB25
140 Cedric Tillman WR Tennessee WR34
141 Derius Davis WR TCU WR35
142 Clayton Tune QB Houston QB11
143 Davis Allen TE Clemson TE9
144 Byron Young DE Alabama DE20
Round 13
145 Anfernee Orji LB Vanderbilt LB22
146 Mike Jones Jr LB LSU LB23
147 Michael Jefferson WR Louisiana-Lafayette WR36
148 Tavion Thomas RB Utah RB26
149 Xazavian Valladay RB Arizona State RB27
150 Trelon Smith RB UTSA RB28
151 SaRodorick Thompson RB Texas Tech RB29
152 Jay Ward S LSU S11
153 Daniel Scott S California S12
154 Cameron Latu TE UCLA TE10
155 Clark Phillips III CB Utah CB7
156 Jake Bobo WR UCLA WR37
Round 14
157 Mikel Jones LB Syracuse LB24
158 Tyrique Stevenson CB Miami CB8
159 KJ Henry DE Clemson DE21
160 Josh Whyle TE Cincinnati TE11
161 Jake Haener QB Fresno State QB12
162 Keytaon Thompson WR Virginia WR38
163 DJ Turner CB Michigan CB9
164 Kyu Blu Kelly CB Stanford CB10
165 Chris Rodriguez RB Kentucky RB30
166 Aubrey Miller Jr LB Jackson State LB25
167 Garrett Williams CB Syracuse CB11
168 Leonard Taylor TE Cincinnati TE12

 

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Week 15 Street FA Report

Updated: December 13th 2022

The final week of the Street FA report is sadly here so for those of you who have made it to your quarter-finals congrats. As always, we will recommend a group of players that are owned in less than 75% of RSO leagues that should be rostered. Depending on roster and league sizes not all of these players may be available. For that, we will offer one (1) player that is owned in <25% of leagues as our Sleeper add.

 

Add of the Week

Rex Burkhead, RB, HOU (Owned 33%)

Week 14: 2/-3 yards, 1 Rec/5 yards

Much of the buzz for backfield tandems to add this week will be focused on New England with Pierre Strong and Kevin Harris’ touchdowns in prime time at the forefront of everyone’s mind. However, there is still a fair chance that Damien Harris can return this week and even potentially Rhamondre Stevenson has an outside shot to play. Instead, if you are making the playoffs but need a definite option then look to Houston with Rex Burkhead. Technically, Dare Ogunbawale out-snapped Burkhead last week but expect a full week of game planning without Dameon Pierce to  lean more on Burkhead in week 15 who was coming off of a concussion. 

Suggested Bid: $7,0000,000

RB Adds

 

Pierre Strong / Kevin Harris, RB, NE (Owned 48 / 12%)

Week 14: 5 Car/70 yards, 1 TD, 2 Rec/20 yards – 8 Car/26 yards, 1 TD

Both New England rookie running backs put on a strong performance against a plus matchup for ball carriers in week 14. The injury status to the two (2) starters ahead of them will play a big factor into their expected performance this week. Pierre Strong likely holds up better for the wait and see approach since his role as the pass catcher is less likely to be affected in case of a Damien Harris return.

Suggested Bid: $7,000,000 (PS) / $6,000,000 (KH)

Marlon Mack, RB, DEN (Owned 30%)

Week 14: 3 Car/15 yards, 2 Rec/62 yards, 1 TD

It was the return of Mack for Marlon Mack in week 14 as he scored over 10 PPR points for the first time since week 17 of 2019. Most of his production came on his one (1) touchdown catch of 66 yards but with Mike Boone leaving the game and his season now over, Mack becomes the de facto RB2 for Denver the rest of the season. This game was by far the most productive for Denver’s inept offense so it should not be considered a likelihood that they can frequently support two (2) running backs so target Mack only after their other four (4) RBs mentioned earlier.

Suggested Bid: $2,000,000

WR Add

Chris Moore, WR, HOU (Owned 17%)

Week 14: 10 Rec/124 yards

With Brandin Cooks and Nico Collins missing last week’s game Chris Moore took full advantage by commanding 41 percent (!) of the target share. A matchup this week against Kansas City seems like a bad fantasy start but so too did the Cowboys last week and Kansas City’s defense has been prone to giving up decent fantasy performance to opposing wide receivers. Amari Rodgers also had his first decent game as a pro but Moore has been consistently more involved in the offense and would be the safer of the two (2) options in the final three (3) games.

Suggested Bid: $5,000,000

TE Add

Noah Gray, TE, KC (Owned 15%)

Week 14: 3 Rec/45 yards

As we have seen the last two (2) weeks, big injuries can strike at any moment and create chaos for adding a new player to fill that void. Kansas City has one of the easier tight end matchups during the playoffs which bodes well for those with Travis Kelce. To be savvy, adding Noah Gray for “break glass” emergencies might be what saves someone’s championship in case something was to happen to Kelce over the next three (3) weeks. Gray has seen a handful of targets even with Kelce available so it is not a bad idea to stash him on your practice squad as a “just in case”.

Suggested Bid: $100,000

Sleeper Add (<25%)

David Johnson, RB, NO (Owned 10%)

Week 14: N/A

Remember David Johnson, dual-threat running back who was traded for DeAndre Hopkins and then slowly faded out of fantasy? Well Dennis Allen cannot seem to just let Alvin Kamara be the bell-cow running back he could be and after Mark Ingram was lost for what should be the rest of the season, Allen has brought in Johnson to likely fill in for Ingram. Whether Allen used Johnson as a 1-for-1 substitute for Ingram remains to be seen but goal line and short yard usage should present some intrigue into Johnson’s fantasy viability this week against a porous Falcons defense. If you have made it this far in the season you are likely not going to be starting Johnson in any scenario but if he’s active and you are a thrill seeker…

Suggested Bid: $500,000

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Week 14 Street FA Report

Updated: December 6th 2022

Each week we will recommend a group of players that are owned in less than 75% of RSO leagues that should be rostered. Depending on roster and league sizes not all of these players may be available. For that, we will offer one (1) player that is owned in <25% of leagues as our Sleeper add.

 

Add of the Week

Tyler Huntley, QB, BAL / Brock Purdy, QB, SF (Owned 24% / 2%)

Week 13: 187 yards, 1 INT, 10 Car/41 yards, 1 TD : 210 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT, 4 Car/-1 yard

A big week for replacement quarterbacks as not one (1) but two (2) starters left early in week 13 with injuries. Lamar Jackson’s is less serious, expected to take anywhere from 1-3 games, while Jimmy Garoppolo’s is season ending. Their replacements, Tyler Huntley and Brock Purdy, looked serviceable in relief and in superflex leagues are likely the coveted “adds of this week”. If you are making the playoffs, or need help to get in this week, you should be filing most if not all of your remaining salary cap on offers to both in the hopes of adding at least one of them. Between the two (2) I would give a slight edge to Huntley in priority as we have seen more from him in his career and his rushing capabilities favors more fantasy production.

Suggested Bid: 90-100% of remaining salary cap

RB Adds

Travis Homer, RB, SEA (Owned 10%)

Week 13: N/A

We will have to monitor the injury reports this week to see who will be available for the Seahawks at running back in week 14. Kenneth Walker and DeeJay Dallas both went out with injuries leading to special-teamer Tony Jones as the last man standing at the end of last week’s game. Travis Homer was inactive with an illness and would be expected to return to at least his third-down role with a likely expansion in the standard run packages. The Seahawks have not made any further roster moves, as of Tuesday morning, to suggest that they will add any considerable contributors at this time as well. Homer could be in line for a flashpoint game as the de facto RB1 for Seattle. 

Suggested Bid: $6,000,000

WR Add

Quez Watkins, WR, PHI (Owned 26%)

Week 13: 5 Rec/37 yards

In the absence of Dallas Goedert much of the focus has been on Devonta Smith but Quez Watkins has also seen a consistent benefit over the last month. Watkins has averaged 10.5 PPR points in the Eagles’ last four (4) games and the offense has shown to be one of the highest scoring this season. Watkins did leave last week’s game early with a shoulder injury but in a blowout there likely was more precaution to his absence than any significant concern. Monitor his practice status throughout the week but Watkins does offer WR5 upside in deep leagues.

Suggested Bid: $500,000

TE Add

Chigoziem, Okonkwo, TE, TEN (Owned 11%)

Week 13: 4 Rec/68 yards

The Titans have slowly been integrating their tight ends more into the offensive which has led to the increase in production from both Austin Hooper and rookie Chigoziem Okonkwo. Okonkwo, more the “move” tight end to Hooper’s traditional tight end has seen five (5) targets in each of the last two (2) games scoring an average of 8.5 PPR points. For tight ends not named Kelce, scoring 8+ can seem like a fortune and with question marks surrounding the health of fellow rookie Treylon Burks there may be even more targets to go around.

Suggested Bid: $500,000

Sleeper Add (<25%)

Rashid Shaheed, WR, NO (Owned 9%)

Week 13: 4 Rec/75 yards, 1 Car/0 yards

Somewhat under the radar, Rashid Shaheed has become 2022’s poor man DeSean Jackson. The speedy wide receiver has a reception of 30 yards or more in four (4) of the Saints last seven (7) games showcasing that he can take the top off the defense on any play. It may be hard to identify which games Shaheed could potentially score a long touchdown in but the Saints, now in likely what is a lost season, should be evaluating what they have at the position behind rookie Chris Olave. Shaheed finally played over 60 percent of the snaps and it resulted in his highest reception total (4) this season. The Saints are unfortunately on a late bye this week but if you are hanging by the thread at wide receiver in the playoffs Shaheed could be a Hail Mary underdog against the Falcons in week 15.

Suggested Bid: $500,000

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