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Over the past few weeks, I’ve taken part in a few experts mock drafts, and I’ve done a bunch of free Fantasy mock drafts of my own, and it is becoming clear that there are a handful of Fantasy Football players everyone else loves – that I hate.
Well, to say hate, that’s a strong word, but I definitely don’t love these players at the price they’re paying. It’s like a grilled cheese sandwich at a restaurant. I don’t care what kind of cheese you put on there, I’m not paying $12 for a grilled cheese sandwich. But if it’s at $2, I’ll love me some grilled cheese sammiches!!!
Understand that this handful of players are still worth owning at lower prices, just not at the expensive price that they are currently going for on average in mock drafts and expert drafts.
5 Overhyped Fantasy Football Players You Love Lots That You Should Love Less
We are using the Average Draft Position statistics from FantasyFootballCalculator.com.
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Marshawn Lynch, RB, Oakland Raiders: 2.05 ADP
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There are just too many reasons to make me avoid Lynch in the first two rounds of Fantasy drafts this season. Let me count the ways:
- Beast Mode is 31 years old, and he has logged some hard seasons, posting six seasons of 295 or more touches per season.
- He’s coming off a year in which he sat on the couch … like me.
- The Raiders have the second-toughest Fantasy Strength of Schedule for running backs this season.
- Lynch suffered foot injuries in his last season with Seattle, which could come back quicker as he ages.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
Leonard Fournette, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars: 2.10 ADP
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The first rookie drafted in Fantasy Football ends up being the top rookie by season’s end about 25-percent of the time. No thanks.
Unfortunately, Fantasy owners are remembering the rookie seasons of Todd Gurley, David Johnson and Ezekiel Elliott, which are affecting their view of Fournette as a second-round pick. Know that before Ezekiel Elliott was chosen in the first round last year, the earliest ADP of any rookie dating back to the year 2000 was Ryan Mathews in 2010. And he stunk.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
Terrelle Pryor, WR, Washington Redskins: 3.08 ADP
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Everyone’s in love with Pryor, who is trading out the Browns quarterback situation for Kirk Cousins, who has been really good in recent years.
Unfortunately, it’s quite rare that a wide receiver (especially one that’s not ever been the No. 1 WR on a team) moves to a new team as their new No. 1 WR and succeeds in that first season. Pryor is a former quarterback that is still learning his position, and he’s a former problem child that has given coaches problems. I’m not buying him in the first four rounds.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Bill Wipper
Sammy Watkins, WR, Buffalo Bills: 3.10 ADP
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The former Clemson star had one good season so far, to go with two injury-riddled seasons. Yet, there are just 14 wide receivers being drafted before him? This is a player whose career-highs are 1,047 receiving yards and nine touchdown catches, yet he’s being taken before Allen Robinson and Keenan Allen?
There’s just too much of an injury history here for me to feel OK with taking him as a top-35 player. How short is everyone’s memory? Last year was a debacle, and we’re not guaranteed that those injuries are behind him.
I prefer to chance getting burned by not taking him than by taking him.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Gary Wiepert
Alshon Jeffery, WR, Philadelphia Eagles: 3.12 ADP
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Another player with some recent injury concerns, Jeffery rounds out the third round in many leagues right now. Yet he has missed 11 games in the past two seasons, to go with just six touchdown catches in that span.
Plus, it’s not like Carson Wentz has proven to be the next Andrew Luck, and as we mentioned before, it’s rare to see free-agent WRs make an impact in their first season in a new jersey. But Jeffery is in a contract year, so things might go better than I expect. I just don’t see him as a third-round pick right now.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/LM Otero
1/5
Marshawn Lynch, RB, Oakland Raiders: 2.05 ADP
There are just too many reasons to make me avoid Lynch in the first two rounds of Fantasy drafts this season. Let me count the ways:
- Beast Mode is 31 years old, and he has logged some hard seasons, posting six seasons of 295 or more touches per season.
- He’s coming off a year in which he sat on the couch … like me.
- The Raiders have the second-toughest Fantasy Strength of Schedule for running backs this season.
- Lynch suffered foot injuries in his last season with Seattle, which could come back quicker as he ages.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
2/5
Leonard Fournette, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars: 2.10 ADP
The first rookie drafted in Fantasy Football ends up being the top rookie by season’s end about 25-percent of the time. No thanks.
Unfortunately, Fantasy owners are remembering the rookie seasons of Todd Gurley, David Johnson and Ezekiel Elliott, which are affecting their view of Fournette as a second-round pick. Know that before Ezekiel Elliott was chosen in the first round last year, the earliest ADP of any rookie dating back to the year 2000 was Ryan Mathews in 2010. And he stunk.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
3/5
Terrelle Pryor, WR, Washington Redskins: 3.08 ADP
Everyone’s in love with Pryor, who is trading out the Browns quarterback situation for Kirk Cousins, who has been really good in recent years.
Unfortunately, it’s quite rare that a wide receiver (especially one that’s not ever been the No. 1 WR on a team) moves to a new team as their new No. 1 WR and succeeds in that first season. Pryor is a former quarterback that is still learning his position, and he’s a former problem child that has given coaches problems. I’m not buying him in the first four rounds.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Bill Wipper
4/5
Sammy Watkins, WR, Buffalo Bills: 3.10 ADP
The former Clemson star had one good season so far, to go with two injury-riddled seasons. Yet, there are just 14 wide receivers being drafted before him? This is a player whose career-highs are 1,047 receiving yards and nine touchdown catches, yet he’s being taken before Allen Robinson and Keenan Allen?
There’s just too much of an injury history here for me to feel OK with taking him as a top-35 player. How short is everyone’s memory? Last year was a debacle, and we’re not guaranteed that those injuries are behind him.
I prefer to chance getting burned by not taking him than by taking him.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Gary Wiepert
5/5
Alshon Jeffery, WR, Philadelphia Eagles: 3.12 ADP
Another player with some recent injury concerns, Jeffery rounds out the third round in many leagues right now. Yet he has missed 11 games in the past two seasons, to go with just six touchdown catches in that span.
Plus, it’s not like Carson Wentz has proven to be the next Andrew Luck, and as we mentioned before, it’s rare to see free-agent WRs make an impact in their first season in a new jersey. But Jeffery is in a contract year, so things might go better than I expect. I just don’t see him as a third-round pick right now.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/LM Otero
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