Fantasy Football Daily - NFL Draft: Fantasy Football Needs for Every AFC Team

Episode Date: April 4, 2025

Fantasy Points continues the march to the 2025 NFL Draft with Brett Whitefield and Theo Gremminger, taking through the fantasy football needs of every AFC team. Where to find us: http://twitter.com/BGWhitefield http://twitter.com/TheOGFantasy Join the Discord here: https://www.fantasypoints.com/media/discord#/ Find Our Podcasts here: https://www.fantasypoints.com/media/podcasts#/ Subscribe to FantasyPoints for FREE: https://www.fantasypoints.com/plans#/ FantasyPoints Website - https://www.fantasypoints.com NEW! Data Suite - https://data.fantasypoints.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/FantasyPts Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FantasyPts Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/FantasyPts TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@fantasypts #fantasypoints #nfl #fantasyfootball #dynastyfantasyfootball #FantasyFootballAdvice #dynastypoints #dynasty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We're going to look at some of the picks that they have in the NFL draft and address which way they're going to go in terms of picks that could actually make an impact on fantasy football for us this season and for you dynasty managers well into the future. Brett, how are you doing today, man? NFL draft right around the corner. I'm doing good. We can't bury the lead here.

I think you and I are due a lift-off. Oh, yeah, we got called out on that one. So I'll say, like, I had this conversation with somebody the other day. Like, I would say that the two of us collectively, fantasy points, like I think tag team wrestling-wise, any site could throw their best two out. And I think we'd be okay at this point. Cody Carpenter, shout out to our friend from roster watch.

also would be in the mix, but two on one. I mean, Alex Dunlap joining him, it would be, it would be, you know, that's the, that's the handicap there. Yeah, plus I have like actual M.A training. There you go. There you go. You know, a little bit, a little bit. Yeah, yeah.

So, yeah. So, yeah, it's probably stronger than me, but, you know, I think I got them on the, the level of the high experience there. So there you go. There you go. So yeah, yeah. In the, you know, shout out to everybody on X. Really excited to start officially full time this month.

We've done a bunch of these podcasts together, but Brett and I are going to continue throwing these out. Also, we're going to have some very cool announcements for our NFL draft coverage. Fantasy Points is going to be the place to be for you throughout the course of the NFL draft, the best possible fantasy football coverage imaginable. Brett and I have some very cool things planned with guests, both from fantasy points and from other parts of the industry. Brett, it's going to be a long three days, but a fun three days.

And it's right around the corner, man. we're three weeks out from the NFL draft today. I got to ask you, it's like news season. Some people call it the silly season. But these things are out there. The first one is Jackson Dart. It's like a lot of people are trying to course correct on Jackson Dart. Reports yesterday he could go inside the top 10.

And it seems more and more likely that people are coming around on the fact that he is a first round talent at the quarterback position. I mean, maybe they should have listened to Brett Whitefield for like the last 18 months. But now it seems like the market has course corrected. Your thoughts on the Jackson Dart ascension, you obviously are not surprised. But is this something that the teams are leaking? Is this something that the agents leaking, the beat reporters? Like where do you think this steam is coming from? Yeah, I think so I think it's a combo.

I think the general draft community is probably just now coming around to really get into his tape and being like, oh, maybe he is better than I thought. I think that's one factor. The other factor, so anytime you see a guy like Dane Brugler or Daniel Jeremiah or Lance, one of these guys start like rapidly change their opinion in mock drafts, it's because they're being told things, whether that's through an agent or team personnel. Like I saw Lance's mocked the other day. He's been the most reluctant to come around on Jackson Dart, yet he mocked him in the first round with a team trading back into the first round for him.

So I think all that, I think the tape is excellent. there for 18 months as you said it but now i think the teams you know and the teams are always ahead of the curve is like they've known for a while that jackson dart is good it's not like that's news to them right so i think it's just getting out that he's actually a dude and um yeah so everyone's course correcting now so yeah i definitely think it's valid he's been mocked inside the top 10 by some of the biggest you know draft analysts out there multiple times now i think pretty much everyone has him in the first round now so yeah and i think that the whole you know people saying he people are going to trade back in for Jackson Dart.

Like, that rarely happens. Guys going, like, after pick 20 at the quarterback position is not common these days. I think when it comes to Jackson Dart, if you're projecting him to go in the first round, then you've got to project them really to go, like, inside of the first 18 picks. Guys don't fall into that Kenny Pickett range that often in our first round selections. Another thing we're seeing, though, Brett, at the same time, we're seeing the dart rises up. we're seeing a Shadur Sanders could fall past two, three, and he could potentially fall a little bit in the first round.

I'm not really buying it because when I look at the second half of the top 10, there are still teams that I think would potentially pull the trigger on trigger on Shadurr Sanders. There's a report in from I think it's New Jersey.com. They do a lot of New York Giants coverage. And there was an article out today about how the New York Giants could select Travis Hunter at three and then conceivably trade. back into the first round for Sanders, like all sorts of stuff out there.

Do you buy into this? Shadur Sanders falling? And what do you think would be sort of like the, the lowest he could go if he does fall? No, I'm not buying it. And I think the lowest he will go is number two overall. I think the Browns are all in on him. It's lion season, you know, and go to FantasyPoints.com and check out mock draft 4.0 that I dropped on Tuesday.

I explain my thought process and why I have Shadur going to overall. Here's the thing. When Miles Garrett signed his contract, his extension, he said the turning point in the negotiation was Cleveland's plan at quarterback. And I have a hard time believe in Deshawn Watson and Kenny Pickett were part of that equation. Right. So that opens the door to somebody else and they don't have money to go, you know, Aaron Rogers.

They don't really have money to even do Kirk Cousins necessarily. I think it's Shadur Sanders. Shaduhr Sanders has that aura. I'm too old to be saying the word aura. No, no, you're allowed to use the word aura. Go go for it. Sorry. You know, he has that aura.

He has that gravitational pull that would get a guy like Miles Garrett excited. I absolutely believe that they're going to be all in on Shadura 2 overall. Otherwise, what's it doing next year? Nothing. I completely agree with you. We've been sort of lockstep in this Ward 1, Sanders 2. It makes the most sense. Cleveland rarely is picking in this range of the draft.

they have a huge quarterback need. And there is a guy with this much starting experience and this much talent and this much just potential ability to elevate their offense. I kind of remember, they're also in the AFC North. You're going up against Joe Burrow twice a year. Lamar Jackson twice a year. You better be able to put some points on the scoreboard. You're not going to do that with bridge quarterback Kirk Cousins and just ending up.

If Cleveland passes on a quarterback this year, they could be in quarterback purgatory. for the next few seasons. They've got to take a shot. And also, it's one of those things where, yes, it is the number two overall pick, but they're not having to trade additional draft capital in order to trade up and get somebody. They're just standing pat and taking a guy like Sanders. So I'm completely with you. We're going to take a quick break.

And when we come back, Brett and I are going to dive into what the New York Jets are going to do in this draft and the picks that they have and what they need to improve their roster. Welcome back to Fantasy Football Daily, Brett Whitefield and Theo Greminger, talking about NFL team needs in the 2025 draft specifically for fantasy football. So I start out with the Jets here. Jets need a lot. Jets have a clear hole at the wide receiver 2 spot. They also have a need for a tight end. And the Justin Fields deal is basically a one-year deal at quarterback. your thoughts on the Jets. What do you think they're going to do here? And when do you think they're going to sort of address these needs?

Oh, good Lord. This is a tough one. It's a whole show. It's a whole show, basically. A little show, yeah. So they did do Justin Fields on the glorified, you know, one-year deal that looks like a two-year deal. You know, maybe he has a chance to win that job. I don't, maybe that steers them off a quarterback in the first.

I don't really know. I'm still seeing quarterbacks mocked them all the time. So I don't know. I would love for them to go Ted McMillan at pick seven. I think that'd be sweet. Or Tyler Warren. They go either premium pass catcher there. I think that'd be huge for them.

You know, I think that's, you want to get the most of Justin Fields and give them a legitimate chance to succeed. You kind of probably need to add some pass catching weapons there. Garrett Wilson can't do it all. So I'd go Tyler Warren or Ted McMillan. I agree with you. I think seven overall is very much a wild card for them. there's been a lot of projections for them going with a offensive lineman at 7. Certainly, I agree with you, though, that like Ted McMillan would fill a massive, massive need,

make their offense better. I love your Tyler Warren suggestion. I would even say that if they are really looking to address wide receiver and tight end in the same draft, it might make more sense for them to go with Warren at 7. and then 42 overall, they'll have access to a ton of wide receivers that we like. Like at 42 overall, a Jaden Higgins at 42, something like that, if he's still on the board, would make some sense. And then quarterback-wise, do you think that they add another potential developmental quarterback

in this draft, or you think this is something where they could end up just passing on the position entirely and filling other needs? I honestly don't know. know how they view Justin Fields. It seems like Aaron Glenn really likes him. I know Aaron Glenn certainly hated having a game plan against him when he was in Detroit. So, you know, I don't know. Then they have Tyrod Taylor as the kind of de facto backup. So I don't know that in this draft, it's really worth a dart throw. If you're talking, you know, after the first round, I don't know that I'm going to be in on any of these guys. Maybe like if a Jalen Milrow is somehow there at 42,

and I want to take two dart throws at that archetype of quarterback in Justin Fields and Jalen Milroy. Yeah, maybe that makes sense. But other than that, I don't really see that happening. Yeah, and I think the Miller one is interesting because it could be a like-for-like replacement offensively. You wouldn't necessarily have to change anything for your backup quarterback. I think there's some strength in that at the NFL level, not having to completely alter your offense if a guy is done with an injury or underperforms. Let's pivot over to the Miami Dolphins. This is a team that when I was going through and writing down the potential needs, they seem pretty covered. I mean, tight end that Jono Smith,

Jalen Waddle had the contract extension last year. Tyree Kill is still there despite a huge drop off in production. For me, Miami, people won't like this one because there's a lot of people projecting a big ascending year two for Jalen Wright behind Devon A. Chan. But could Jailen Wright just be viewed organizationally as like the Devon A. Chan backup? And could Miami

do what they've done for two straight, drafts and draft a running back in like round three, four, five, and go with a very powerful back. Like Damien Martinez, it would make a ton of sense for me, or is that just way too much kind of draft pick equity at the running back spot? Also, Brett, potentially, do they add a, not really a successor to Tyreek Hill, but a wide receiver with speed to sort of compliment Waddle Hill? They add Nick Westbrook Aquine, certainly not a burner. as a potential wide receiver three for them. And then Malik Washington also on the roster,

your thoughts with Miami. Yeah, I think we see this pretty differently. I absolutely think they need to go wide receiver at some point in this, early in this draft. Tyree Kill has made it very clear. He no longer wants to play in Miami. He's also made it clear in the past. He doesn't want to really play past 30 years old,

which he's already eclips. So there's some big time issues there. I would not count on Tyree Kill at all if on the Miami Dolphins. As far as running back goes, too, I just don't see the scheme fit with a bigger back, a bigger, you know, power type, Martinez back. Typically, those guys just don't have the foot speed to operate in the Mike McDaniel offense. There's so much bells and whistles and crazy ball handling that happens with Tua in the backfield. So many moving parts that you need smaller, quick twitch guys.

It's not saying Martinez doesn't have great feet or Amari and Hampton doesn't have great feet. They do for their size. But remember, that's for their size. So I think they probably need to move forward with A-chain. Jalen Wright, unfortunately, is certifiably blind, so that's bad for him. I think they maybe could add a guy in the later rounds that are another speed archetype, quick, you know, quicker speedy type archetype. Other than that, though, I think they got to go wide receiver.

And I would be looking as early as, you know, their second pick, try to get a guy, you know, they don't really need size in that offense. It's not really something they do. So another speed guy, Jalen Knoll would absolutely slap there. Isaiah Bond if they if the off field checks out maybe in the you know second or third round I think that would be great. Yeah, I think like pick 48, Jill and Noel would be unbelievable value there. And also like you said, I mean, it's sort of the eye of the beholder. I personally, I'm going to have Tyree Kill super low in my top 50 rankings article that's going to come out at fantasy points.com probably next week, Brett.

I'm probably going to be lower than consensus on Hill. I hate seeing a guy that age lose that much production, even if the circumstance, are horrible, dropped to 12 points per game down from the 20s season removed. I hate seeing that. I'll just say 13 overall. It seems like that makes sense for them go defense or offensive linemen. But hey, if they really think internally that Tyreek Hill might be cooked, that could be a wild card pick for Matthew Golden. And even though Jonu Smith is in place and unbelievably productive in that offense, 13 overall, it would be hard to pass up a Tyler 1st, Warren if he falls in that range just because of his talent.

So I think they're a little bit of a wild card. One more team that is sort of a little difficult to figure out is the Buffalo Bills. Buffalo every single year has for the last three years has added a skill position player on either day one or day two. It was James Cook, then Dalton Kincaid, and then last year with Keon Coleman. This year, Buffalo is loaded with picks. They add Josh Palmer at wide receiver. They extend Khalil Shakir. For me, wide receiver seems like a big need for them to add a player with speed.

And certainly a player with talent would make sense. They really lack a wide receiver one archetype at the wide receiver spot. They would probably have to use their late first round pick to find that player in this draft. And then I also put running back with a bunch of question marks because despite Ray Davis being a capable backup, despite the team seeming to like Ty Johnson as like a pass catching specialist, this James Cook contract situation seems like an absolute mess. And it seems like this could be a fluid situation where if there's not any progress by draft day, they could add a back as well.

Sure. Yeah, I'll keep this one short. I don't think they have any pressing needs day one or day two for fantasy purposes. I really like the trio of Palmer, Shakir, and Coleman, Palmer, and Shakira. are both high-level separators. Shakir's got plenty of gas to be the field stretcher if he needs to be. Coleman is a developmental, you know, he's a developmental guy that I think they have high hopes for, but he profiles as your traditional X-type receiver slash power slot.

I think they really, they're paying two of those three guys. The other one was a first-round pick, so I don't really see wide receiver early being on the menu here, nor do I see running back. I think maybe day three, they could take a shot on a field stretcher, you know, if that's something they value. Hasn't really been a thing in Joe Brady's offense, though. So I don't think they necessarily need it. Yeah, I think the bills are pretty simple. I just don't, I don't think it's really on the menu. They're going to restock the trenches, I think, here in the early rounds of the draft. And the bills are a team just to keep an eye on in terms of the draft

overall, like anything that they want to do on draft day, they have the firepower and capability to do so. They have two late second round picks in addition to pick 30. And then if you look at day three, the bills are set to kind of get their guy on day three. They have two picks in the fourth round, three picks in round five, will be an interesting draft from the Buffalo Bills. Let's talk about the team that probably is going to take the longest year. The New England Patriots in the AFC East, this is a team where Mike Vrable takes over, obvious holds it wide receiver. They add Stefan Diggs, but Kishon Boutia, I think right now would be the wide receiver too. then there's also, when I look at Romandre Stevenson, back-to-back years where

Stevenson was running back 27 in fantasy points per game. He just seems like a stopgap player despite the contract extension last year. There's also Hunter Henry, like was productive, but they could potentially with the history of New England and their need for weapons. You've talked about Tyler Warren as a potential target for them if they trade down. your thoughts on this New England team, what they address on draft day for us fantasy football wise. Yeah, you're going to hate me.

I'm going to be. The biggest thing they need for fantasy purposes is an offensive lineman. There you go. They suck. They suck on the offensive. They ranked dead blast in adjusted yards before contact last year at just 1.31, and they gave up the highest pressure rate in the NFL. Literally the bottom of the barrel on both spectrums, pass pro,

and generating yards in the run game, it's bad. I know they brought him Morgan Moses to sure up the right side. That's great. He's also ancient. So what is that? A one year proposition. They have to get offensive line help and they have to do it early.

You know, as far as skill players on, you know, maybe later day two and early day three, yeah, they need to load up. They need to grab a high level wide receiver. But offensive line should be the priority. And that will help all of the fantasy guys on this roster, I promise. Yeah, I think, I think Armand Membu at four would be very much in play if they stand pat.

And I think I agree with you. People won't necessarily like that decision, especially if it means they're passing on an Abdul Carter, a Travis Hunter. But adding that offensive line quality is definitely what they need to do for Drake May's development. I will add that 38 overall, that's a pick where if they address that with a skill position player,

whether it's a running back improvement or a wide receiver that steps right in opposite digs, that's a really interesting pick. They also have two picks inside a round three at 69, 77, and then that early fourth round pick at 106. So maybe they do what Brett Whitefield wants and they take the offensive linemen early and then they could add a bunch of skill position players

and really reshape that offense. I'll say, you know, a running back landing with Mike Vrable, this is a guy that was the head coach when Derek Henry had his 2,000-yard season. Sort of his success in Tennessee was synonymous with the Derek Henry Rise, you got to think he's going to add at least one running back this draft, wouldn't you? For sure.

It was also synonymous with a good offensive line, too, though. But yeah, absolutely. No, totally. I mean, if Gentie was there at 4, they're definitely going to look at it. I'm not saying they do it. And then again, what, at 39, I think, is that 39 their second pick? 38 is their second pick. Yeah, I think running back's on the menu there for sure.

They need skill player talent, obviously, to protect Drake May as well. I would imagine a running back gets drafted at least one this year for sure. Another team that's going to need multiple players with fantasy potential is the Jacksonville Jaguars. We're going to talk about how Liam Cohen's offense could look after the NFL draft right after this. When you're flying Emirates business class, enjoying a good night's rest in your lie flat seat, you'll see that your vacation isn't really over until your fly. flight is over. Fly Emirates. Fly better. At Desjardin, we speak business. We speak startup funding and comprehensive game plans.

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Conditions apply, details online. Welcome back to Fantasy Football Daily. Theo Greminger with Brett Whitefield, Jacksonville Jaguars. Like Brian Thomas Jr. to the moon, he's a guy that we're going to have absolutely inside of our top 10 when the top 50 article drops. But after Brian Thomas, there's a ton of question. marks. There's really no slot wide receiver on the roster of note. And I mean, obviously there's some stopgap type guys, but nobody long term, I would say. And then outside wide receiver, Diamy Brown, Gabe Davis, neither one sort of puts fear into anyone's, any defensive backs in the

NFL level in terms of those guys really taking over a game besides maybe an occasional deep threat touchdown. Tight end is Brenton Strange and Johnny Munt. And then the running back position, And Bucky Irving had his ascension as a day three pick under Liam Cohen last year in Tampa Bay. Travis E.TN and Tank Bigsby still on the roster. What way do you think that Jacksonville goes this draft to sort of address some of these skill position needs? Like internally, what do you think they're saying is the priority when it comes to fantasy football relevant positions? Yeah, I think wide receivers probably last on the pecking order there. I think it's probably tight end is first and foremost.

You know, they traded Dave Parker Washington on. the roster. I don't think they'd trade away Christian Kirk if the new staff didn't at least like a little bit about what they saw in Parker, Washington. They're also, they've committed to paying Diamy Brown $10 million this year. And then I know Gabe Davis was the last regime, but he's getting 12-5 in cash this year. So they're pot committed to this wide receiver group right now. I don't see them adding, unless it's an absolute right fit. I don't see them adding a guy super early. I do think tight-ended running back though are absolutely on the menu i mock them tyler warren at five overall in my latest mock draft um maybe a little bit of a pipe dream there but i do think they hit they strike

at tight end early um it's the you know 12 personnel is a huge part of what leum cohn wants to do running the football is a huge part of what he wants to do as well tyler warren checks both those boxes a running back would also help with the run game we saw what he did with bucky irving last year i could see him being very interested in a running back early in the second round for sure yeah no for sure I love the Tyler Warren. We talked about that one on a previous show when we talked about sort of dream landing spots. If Tyler Warren gets selected by Jacksonville 5, he's tight end three for me in Dynasty, without a doubt.

He's already in the top five for me pre-NFL draft. But when you talk about the target potential in that offense for Tyler Warren, you're talking about 125 targets as a rookie potentially. I mean, and just to get off subject here, when you look at that wide receiver room and you look at Brian, Thomas Jr. Are we talking about 160 targets in year two for Brian Thomas? Brett, just how high could he run? Yeah, I mean, probably. Yeah.

And also, too, when you have a gravitational player like that, there's this, the onus becomes on the player to elevate the rest of the room. So I do think part of having a guy like that is like, we expect him to elevate the other players around him. And so I think there's an element of maybe we're good at wide receiver because we have these guys, BTJ will raise the floor for everybody. So the Tennessee Titans, we are both projecting Cam Ward to go number one. Tennessee takes them, fills their quarterback need.

After that, which way do you think they go? Tennessee is a team that when I look at them, you know, we have Calvin Ridley as the top wide receiver on the roster. This seems like a team that's dying for speed and youth at the wide receiver spot. They also don't have a third round pick. So the 35th overall selection for them matters a lot. And then, of course, they have two picks in the fourth round. One's very, very early, but no third round picks.

So specifically second round, do we see them address a wide receiver need or anything else? Like, which way do you think they go after Ward at one? If they don't, brother, what are we doing? You can't draft the quarterback one overall and then expect him to operate with Calvin Ridley, Traylon Berks, and Van Jevrer. That's a non-serious wide receiver room. that's horrific dude so yeah they they have to go wide receiver with that second pick or find a way to accumulate more picks which is obviously on the table as well but i'm not going to speculate too much

about that but um yeah the offensive lines is pretty good shape i feel like the combo of tony pollard and tajie spears is good enough for right now we saw moments from pollard last year and tajie's always a guy i'll be partial to even though he's done nothing yet but um yeah this wide receiver rims They got to get a guy in there. And, you know, the nice thing, too, is with Calvin Ridley being ancient and their only good wide receiver, they can draft whoever. Whatever they have is their best wide receiver available, he fits. If it's a slot guy, I don't care. If it's a big X type, like Jaden Higgins, I don't care about that either.

Just grab him and go to work. Yeah, I think this, for me, this is sort of the dream spot for Jalen Knoll, one of the best possible landing spots. Because you mentioned the age of Calvin Ridley. Like it's not hard to imagine Jalen Noel being an every down player and in year one and then potentially being the number one target in year two. I agree Higgins would work there. Pretty much any of these wide receivers that we like landing there would be a positive fit. And certainly you got to think that the Cam Ward camp really wants that. The last year going with the old guy approach was probably the wrong way to do it.

It was putting all that money into Ridley, going with D.Hops, and then was Tyler Boyd last year was sort of a really weird start for the Callahan era. They've got to add some talent at the wide receiver spot. Let's pivot over to the Houston Texans. They acquire Christian Kirk. This is a team where I've said that they could go wide receiver in round one. Obviously, we are a little bit apart on a Mecca Agbuka. This is a team, though.

They also need a backup running back behind Joe Mixon. Mixon was terrific last year in terms of his production in a high volume role. a two-way ability back, but Mixon is going to be 29 this season. And then you've brought up potentially a tight end in Houston. We talked about that in our dream landing spots one the other day. Why don't you talk about which way you think Houston's going to go in the NFL draft? Do you think it's offensive linemen around one? Which way do you think?

No, the more I think about this, the more I think C.J. Stroud is going to force the pick at 25. It's going to be a mecha, Egbuka. Love it. Yeah, I don't. I mean, they're boys, you know, it's, I know it's dot connecting and low-hanging fruit, but when you, when you listen to the murmurs coming out of Houston, it's that C.J. Stroud is basically running the franchise at this point. So, yeah, I think he'll force that pick for sure.

And they need it, too. They need wide receiver help long term. And how about running back? Do you think this is something where they're going to try to piecemeal it together? Or could this be a, like, sneaky landing spot for running back? You know, they have the 58th pick, the. the 79th pick, the 89th pick, like 79 and 89, could they potentially address it there?

Or do you think that running back might be something they do later on day three? They're in a really fun spot to draft a running back because they have Joe Mixon, who is very good, but also getting old. They don't have to probably address it early, but they're still going to get a really good player late. Like that 89 spot, they'd still get a fantastic running back there. Even on day three, you know, if they can find, They don't have a fourth round pick, right?

No, I believe they do not. Okay. But yeah, even if they can find a way to slide back up into the fourth round, you know, I do think they get an excellent back there and might not be a factor in year one, but in year two you're looking at a, you know, big time dynasty payoff if you drafted him. Yeah, and just for your point,

it's a big gap between the 89th overall selection and the 166th overall selection. It does seem like a team where one of those two third rounders will probably be a tradeback just to accumulate that early day three pick. Just my gut feeling. I don't think teams like to wait necessarily like 70 plus picks in between picks when they when they have a ability to adjust in the NFL draft. Let's close out the AFC South with the Indianapolis Colts.

This has been one of the most widely mocked teams when it comes to tight end need. Tyler Warren at 14, Colston Loveland at 14. if those guys are there seem like logical picks. They also have an interesting need for a running back. Just when I look at their roster, you have Khalil Herbert as the backup to Jonathan Taylor. That seems fine, sort of as a short-term like-for-like replacement, but they could really use a pass-catching running back,

maybe a specialist-type back ends up landing in Indianapolis just to add a little bit more flexibility to their roster and the way they attack defenses. I thought for sure they're going to get Kenny Gainwell to play that role. You know, Stike and having coached him in Philly. But I think, you know, the more I hear from this regime, I think they really like Tyler Goodson in that role, like really like him. So I think maybe running back is not really a huge priority for them.

Tight end. I think it's all in on tight end. In fact, I could, if for whatever, if Tyler Warren goes as high as I think he could, top seven, I think they're going to be on the phone trying to make sure they get Colson Loveland. I really do feel that way. If they don't get either of those two guys because of circumstances, pick 45. You're talking Mason Taylor. You're talking Elijah Arroyo, something like that.

But tight end has to be a priority. They've been trying to do this tight end by committee thing for years, and it just does not work. It is, it's bad for your quarterback, too, especially a young quarterback who struggles with accuracy. Like, you need consistency there. And so getting an every down player at tight end, I think, would be. be a huge win for them. It's going to be an odd feeling for fantasy managers on Sunday mornings, actually putting an Indianapolis Colt in that tight end position. It's been like the team you sort of ignore at the tight end position for years. I agree with you. I actually think that would be

a fantastic spot for Arroyo. That's a player that we're very, very high on. Mason Taylor for me is like a guy that I struggle with the fantasy football potential. I think he's absolutely a starter. But when it comes to his production, is he a guy that's going to settle in somewhere in that tight end 15 through 22 range a lot of times in his career. Whereas when I look at Arroyo, he can do a lot of the same things offensively in a cheaper version than the big two tight end. So I really, I would love to see that a Royal landing spot. I think that would be a place where it would propel Arroyo up in dynasty rookie rankings

and certainly in our rookie drafts. Let's pivot over and let's talk about the AFC North. The Pittsburgh Steelers, who of course traded their second round pick, for D.K. Metcalf. So they have their first rounder, and they have their third round pick. This has been a team that we need to keep an eye on quarterback-wise, whether or not

Aaron Rogers signs with them, and also running back. Jalen Warren is the starting back. They, of course, acquire Kenny Gainwell, but this has been a team that I think adds another running back. There's been some rumors that this could be Amarian Hampton in the first round.

Basically, your thoughts on which way Pittsburgh goes, on draft weekend. Yeah, I don't want to spend a lot of time talking QB. I'll just say this. Whether they signed Rogers or not, they should absolutely be in on Jackson Dart, whether that's via trade-up or whatever. Make it happen.

Running back, they need a running back. I'm not a big Jalen Warren guy. I think you know that by now. Yeah, oh, for sure. I think they, you know, this is a great draft to get a very good 1A. If they wanted to do a committee still and go 1A, 1B, if they could even find just a 1,

just, you know, and it doesn't have to be at 21, although Amory in Hampton there would be nice. But we've mentioned guys like Damien Martinez. Ali Gordon is, I think, a better version of Najee Harris. They wanted to keep a similar style there. So I could see that being a thing. There's a million, honestly. There's a million guys that I think would really work really, really well here.

So running back has to be the priority. They need help at wide receiver too, though, in my opinion. Like George Pickens is probably not long for the Steelers. D.K. Metcalf is great, but he can't do it all. It really depends how they feel. about Calvin Austin and Roman Wilson, two guys I really like, but I don't know how they feel internally. If they like those guys,

then maybe they ignore wide receiver altogether. Yeah, I think that's an interesting one. And pick 83 would be a really, really fun one for running back because of like you said, that Jalen Warren, I like Jalen Warren, but I don't like Jalen Warren as the starting running back. I think he's a complimentary player and a player that I think can help a number of offenses,

but it would be an absolute takeover type candidate. it. You mentioned a Damian Martinez. You can do a lot of Naji Harris-type things with Martinez, gives you that powerful back. And I think 83 would be a fantastic spot for him. And then round four could sort of be a running-back cleanup. This draft is just so deep at the running-back position. But I agree with you. You cannot enter the season with Jalen Warren and Kenny Gainwell as your top two backs. Those guys make most sense as like a very good RB2 and a very good RB3. You know, when you're looking at an ideal roster formation. Let's talk about the Baltimore Ravens.

This is a team where there's a lot of talk about really pushing the chips in this year. You know, there's a lot of pressure on this team. Back-to-back losses with very good teams going down in the AFC playoffs. Of course, this year was a very disappointing loss to Buffalo. Last year was the home loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Todd Munkin offense has been just fantastic in terms of production, points per games. And certainly Lamar Jackson has thrived during the two munk in years. And Derek Henry this year was just unbelievable in year one. But when I look at Baltimore,

they add D'Andre Hopkins, but he's still a guy that how much trust do they have in him to offer you high-end, consistent production at his age? Then I look at running back. And I think Justice Hill is a guy that they got a lot out of last year. But he's definitely not a like-for-like replacement for Henry. The whole offense would have to change. Could this be a team that is a sneaky running back landing spot, Brett? Baltimore is also a team with 11 picks in the NFL draft. So doing something shocking like using the 59th overall pick for a running back, that sort of makes sense to me. And I'll throw the name out there. Caleb Johnson would be a terrific Baltimore Raven. The Caleb Johnson backers would hate it because the year one production would be really

minimal because of the big dog. But I mean, come on. What a better successor in this draft class to what they do with some of the Derek Henry things than Caleb Johnson with his ability to absorb volume and his power. Yeah, the name, I was going to throw a range of players all the way from second to like fourth, fifth round. Quinchaud Judkins, Caleb Johnson,

Devin Neil, Taj Brooks, shoot, even Cam Scadabo, to a certain extent would work there very well. Yeah, they need to be in on a running back, I think. early. Just the identity of that team, even if the big dog went down, they don't really have a backup plan for that. They could get by for a couple of weeks, but you know, you're not wanting to do a long-term, you know, play without the big dog or a competent running back back there. So, yeah, I mean, the pick volume is great. I think they could get a really good player anywhere from the second to the fifth round that fits their system pretty well. Yeah, and then

wide receiver, do you think that's something that they will, will address you think they like their roster or is that could we see a shock pick of a wide receiver somewhere i i don't think you'll see one super high i mean i rachad batman has has been very good the last couple years say flower i mean maybe not from a fantasy standpoint but from a football standpoint um zay flower is obviously an ascending player they did sign hopkins the one-year deal they don't have a ton of depth though beyond those guys so i don't i don't know maybe um maybe they do you know take a swing on a depth guy later on but i don't see an early pick there they're pretty loaded across the board on offense the Cincinnati Bengals pushed all their chips in on the passing game.

They are going to have over 50% of their total salary. There's total cap space going to T. Higgins, Jamar Chase, and Joe Burrow. This is a team that has a number of needs defensively. They could use another offensive lineman. But offensively, they also really seem to need a RB2 behind Chase Brown or as a complimentary back to Chase Brown and some sort of a committee. Mike Jaseki was retained at tight end. They could use a long-term answer there.

And I also wrote down slot-wide receiver because I don't think Andre Yoshibus is a natural slot. I think he's more of a outside wide receiver that can be a big slot. Could they add a potential Tyler board type? This is a team that seems to me like there's a lot of question marks with what they do in the NFL draft. After pick 17, I think 17 is going to go defense, Brett. But after that, which way do you think they go?

Yeah, I know this isn't what the crowd wants here. There's not a lot of fantasy needs here at all. I really like Chase Brown. They re-uped Mike Gisicki. I like Yoshavos. I think it is taking him some time to adjust to the slot role, but he had some really, really good moments on tape last year out of the slot. They also brought in, and this is like super nerve level,

Isaiah Williams was a standout for Detroit last year in camp and made their 53-man roster. He went to the practice squad, I think, because of injuries, when all those defensive injuries came in, and Cincinnati swiped him from Detroit. And he's a guy who was very effective for Detroit in the slot. Charlie Jones, also a guy that can play in the slot. That's what he did at Purdue. I feel like they're good there, man. Like I really do.

Tight end if they wanted to get like a dude, but they have Eric all coming off to AC. I don't know. I kind of feel like on offense, it's either offensive line or bust. Maybe they add a back to compete a little bit, but they did bring back Samajai P. Ryan, who they initially drafted, then he left, and then now he's back. Zach Moss still there. I don't know. I kind of just feel like they're set across the board. The Cleveland Browns, we both are projecting to select Shudor Sanders at two overall, but which way are they going to go when it comes to filling other offensive needs?

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The Nick Chub era was obviously great. Then he dealt with injuries. Jerome Ford has given them some solid production, but he's certainly not a starting running back in the NFL, at least not a long-term answer. Wide receiver-wise, they got a ton out of Jerry Judy last year, but it seems like they could add they could also add a player there. Which way do you think Cleveland goes after their first round selection? Yeah, they need running back help and wide receiver help.

I would imagine that if they view the class like we do, they're going to probably prioritize wide receiver at 33 because there's not going to be a guy that what do they pick next? 67. There's a really good chance. There's not a guy worth drafting there at 67 to make an impact this year. So I think they probably need to go wide receiver at 33 and then running back at 67 or later.

And they still get a good running back. Wide receiver is potentially available. that work. You know, we've mentioned Jaden Higgins 19 times, so I don't want to do that. Jack Besh, I think would be a good spot. Could play inside out. It would pair with Cedric Tillman and Jerry Judy very well. You know, one of these guys is like Matthew Golden, he probably goes in the first,

but he could be there. I think a mecca, like Bucca probably goes in the first to Houston. But after that, I think it's pretty wide open. Maybe a Luther Burden at 33. Would that work for you, Theo? Yeah, yeah. I think Luther burdened at 33 would make sense. I'd also say that if a mecca-egbuka falls out of the first round,

there's going to be a lot of internal pressure to add in Ohio statewide receiver like him. I think that would make a lot of sense as well. And I'll say running back-wise, you're right, 67, they're going to be able to get somebody really good. I think also it'll be interesting to see the style of back that they address at 67. That could be a wonderful landing spot for a Bachel Tootin for an RJ Harvey. I'll throw DJ Giddens out there just with his athletic ability. 67, they're going to get somebody really good at running back.

What'll be really interesting to see is just how high that that prospect runs, because it's a very, very clear path for dynasty managers to attack that player. Because when I look at the running back room and the fact that they're going to have a rookie quarterback, plus you get the weather games in Cleveland, like running back's interesting. This could be like a potential dream landing spot for a number of those backs that we have ranked somewhere in our like running back. seven through 12 range landing there in Cleveland. So I'm totally with you. You know what's crazy?

They have two running backs on the roster currently. That's it. So they're drafting a guy. Yeah, they could double tap it too. Like I'll give a shout out to our boy Thorneistern. He said that a lot of these running back needy teams might double tap running back in this draft class and certainly dive into a position that's super deep. I'll say like they have three picks.

Actually, excuse me. They have four sixth round picks. So this could be a cleanup where whatever running back falls that fits their sort of style, they could draft that player in the sixth round. And there's going to be someone we like that falls to round six just because of the sheer depth and quality of the class. I'll throw out like a Khalil Mollings at pick number 200, a power back there, something like that. Rahim Sanders. Yeah.

Oh, that would be a great landing spot for him. So this could be a double tap spot at the running back position. Let's pivot over and close it out with the AFC West. Let's start out with the low-hanging fruit. Denver Broncos, everyone on earth in fantasy football wants Denver to use that first-round pick on a running back. The Omari and Hampton people want Omarian-Hampton land there. Trave-down Henderson people want, yeah, I know you've talked about Henderson is what a spot

that would be for him. Do you think they do it, though? They use this first-round pick on the running back spot? I don't know. I've heard Sean Payton now talk about this Joker thing so much. It's almost nauseating at this point. It kind of feels like, yeah, it almost feels like they're tipping their hand a little bit. But maybe that's at a tight end.

I don't know. I don't know. But it feels like, give me, that's the one thing I need in this draft, is Travian Henderson to the Broncos at pick 20. Please. I would 1.80 on Travion Henderson so fast, it would be unreal. Like you would see me backpedal faster than a politician in D.C. Yeah, I am updating my dynasty rankings.

at fantasy points for the running back spot pre-N-Fel draft. And I have Trayvian Henderson sort of higher than everybody. I do think he's going to get a really, really high draft pick. I think that his draft capital is going to be higher than I think some people think. I keep seeing like the people saying that, you know, Trayvion Henderson's going to fall to maybe the mid-second. I sort of am in the boat that someone's going to chase this archetype by the end of round one.

And man, if he lands in Denver at 20, Brett, people are going to have to quickly adjust their rookie rankings in that one week period between. in the NFL draft in our dynasty rookie drafts because if he just gets that Javante Williams role, the identical role, Javante Williams was top five in the NFL in running back targets last year and was just an inefficient player.

Henderson, with his explosiveness, playing alongside Bo Nix would just be incredible. So we're absolutely rooting for Denver to add a running back at 20. Let's say that after, let's say they do address the running back position. Do you see them adding a wide receiver? I think this is one where the community views it as they need a wide receiver, but I don't think that the Broncos necessarily do.

They obviously use Cortland Sutton in a huge role. Marvin Mims came on last year, Troy Franklin on the roster, Devon Veilay on the roster. Do you think that they add another pass-catching weapon for Knicks? And also, Evan Engram was signed. This is a player that obviously can play the slot, and Evan Ingram should be a highly targeted tight end, but do you think they could add, you know, another tight end for the roster just because it's so thin alongside Engram. So as far as wide receiver goes,

I definitely tend to agree where I think maybe they don't prioritize it as much as the community thinks they will. Marvin Mim seems to finally be out of the Sean Peyton Doghouse. For whatever reason, he was stuck there for like 25 games, feels like he's out, right? So I think that's a good sign. Devon Valle, real surprise pick in the seventh round last year, came on.

And then Sutton had his best year as a pro. So I don't know. I think maybe they feel okay, there. Also shout out A.T. Perry, one of my guys from that draft, Sean Payton brought him over. He's now a Denver Broncos. So I think, I think, you know, he could surprise people. Tight end, you know, Sean Peyton loves to play in 12 personnel that he did it in New Orleans, probably more than anyone at the time. I know he loves Adam Troutman as his like, Y, tight end blocker guy and then Ingram being the Joanne Johnson move type player.

But they could definitely stand to add some depth. Lucas Crawl is nothing that changes my mind on anyone in this class. So it's a good tight end class, too. They could get a nice player later on that I think would really help with this room. So I definitely think they could be in on wide receiver and tight end, but probably just later than you think. L.A. Chargers, they lost Josh Palmer. There's some rumblings that this could be Keenan Allen coming back to the Chargers. Wide receiver seems like a position that they need to add. Quentin Johnson, obviously, and then Ladd-McConkey getting about as much of a, as high of a target share. as humanly possible next year in year two.

Tight end-end-wise, they added Tyler Conklin, Will Disley still on the roster, Disley had his moments last year, and then running back, they add Najee Harris on this very, very short-term but highly paid deal, but it seems like they need to add pretty much every one of the skill position players during the draft.

Which one of these do you think they're going to prioritize? Tight end. There we go. Tyler Conklin, but he's basically Will Disley Redux, right? So, dude, there were games last year where they were legitimately running their offense through Will Disley, which cracks me up. Just give me any talented tight end there, and he's going to smash in fantasy. So I actually think they probably like their wide receiver room better than most people do. Mike Williams and Quentin Johnson is the outside guys and Ladd, it's a primary slot.

But then they have Darius Davis, who I know Jim Harbaugh is waxed poetically about his development. So I don't know. I think they probably like those guys. And then Harris, they also yapped Hassan, Hassan Hoskins off of waivers from Tennessee, which was a Harbaugh guy at Michigan. So they might be set at running back.

I think tight end is a spot they probably prioritize there, although I could see them drafting any of these players, you know, later on. Yeah, you know that it's almost going to be humanly impossible for Jim Harbaugh to look at this depth at the defensive tackle position in this draft class and not add a couple of them. So, you know, the guy's got a propensity for adding linemen on both sides of the ball. I think they'll do that.

Agree with you completely. Like, this could be a team to keep an eye on as a potential move up. If Colson Loveland falls past pick 15, no-brainer. Harbaugh loves to reunite with his guys. And Loveland, of course, was just a terrific player for the national title-winning team. So let's pivot over to Kansas City. Kansas City is one where running back to me. I know that they have Isaiah Pacheco, they have Kareem Hunt, they have Elijah Mitchell now.

But those three guys seem more like stopgaps where this could be a potential sneaky spot for a running back takeover. They have a late second round pick. They have that early third round pick. They also could use a specialist back that they've been lacking since Jerich McKinnon moved on. The Jerich McKinnin peak seasons, he was so good in this offense. This could be a Richard Smith-type landing spot if they want to go in that way, that route. And then when I look at the wide receiver room, adding an outside threat with size, that makes sense to me.

Obvious needs at the offensive line. We saw that in the Super Bowl. Kansas City is going to have to add some offensive linemen. But which way do you think they're going to go in terms of skill positions? Running back. Love it. Or tight end. Running back or tight end.

Yeah, I've mocked him running back in the first round several times. Andy Reid can't help himself. Going back to the Eagles, this guy wastes more day one and day two picks on skill players than anybody I can remember. It's actually kind of remarkable. Not saying he's going to waste this one necessarily, but he's definitely going to take a shot

early on on a running back, I think. He won't be able to help himself. So as you mentioned, Pacheco is a fine rotational back. I actually really like him as a rotational back in the right role. He's not been in the correct role, though. Give me Omari and Hampton there at 31.

give me shoot, give me Caleb Johnson there. I don't care. I would love that. That would be awesome. And I'll throw out that like the Cam Scadaboo at, we talked about like the,

you've made the comparisons to Kareem Hunt. Cam Scataboo at like pick 66. People will fall out of their chairs getting so excited about him in an Andy Reed offense. I can just imagine Scott Barrett's reaction on day two if scataboo ends up in this in this offense. So like if you're the Cam Scataboo backers, backer right now, this is the spot you really want him to land it. I will also add that the two local backs, Devin Neal and DJ Giddens, both being from that region, they would both be real good. So I completely agree with you.

Running back there makes a lot of sense. Let's close it out. Las Vegas Raiders. Las Vegas Raiders at Gino Smith. This is a team where glaring hole at running back. They are the betting favorite to add Ashton Genty at six. They also need a starting wide receiver to play opposite Jacobi Myers in this office. It's looking better and better with Chip Kelly and obviously Brock Bowers in year two.

Your thoughts on which way Vegas goes, do you think Genti goes at six and which way do they go the rest of the draft? They also need quarterback. They also need quarterback. And I'll say that's interesting. So I'll say scenario to you. Shadurr Sanders falls out of the top five. Does the plan sort of change and shoulder Sanders go six over? all to Vegas.

I should, yeah, for sure. I could also see them, you know, taking advantage of some team coming up for, for Shador if that happens. But, yeah, they should, they should take him at six overall if he's there. Obviously, the Genti thing is there. That's real.

You look at their running back depth chart. They don't have anybody. I mean, I mean, Rahimosa on a one year. He's ancient and often injured. That's it, man. Like they, yeah.

They got to go running back. And then they have a guy named Ramil Keaton starting at wide receiver. I don't even know who that is. Sounds made up. That's made up. I watched 250 to 350 prospects a year. And I don't even know who that guy is. That can't be good.

So can't be good at all. Yeah. So they got to go running back wide receiver. I wouldn't be surprised if they did that early. I could see them get involved in the trade market too, like a George Pickens type thing. weren't they really heavy talking to Seattle about D.K. Metcalf actually? They were. That was the deal that they turned down where it was going to be Crosby for Gino and Metcalf. And they smartly turned that down.

But they obviously really wanted to get a high-end wide receiver. Jacoby Myers is not a wide receiver one. And certainly this is an offense where Brock Bauer is going to lead the team in targets. But stylistically, you need that outside threat. So I'm with you. I actually think pick 37 is going to be a really interesting one. could they be a trade down candidate from six. Genty at six makes a lot of sense.

And I think that, like from a betting perspective, it makes sense. But we also don't know the shock teams that are trying to trade up for Ashton Genty. And with Jacksonville, we talked about them having multiple needs. Maybe somebody trades into five selects Genty and Vegas has to sort of scramble on draft day. So definitely a team that we're going to see very, very active. And we're going to come back and do this again next week for the. NFC teams. This was a lot of fun, Brett. Make sure you're subscribed to Fantasy Football Daily.

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