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Late Round Finds For Your Dynasty Start-Up
The back end of dynasty start ups can be very overlooked. I believe this aspect of the draft can play a major role in shaping your squad. Whether you’re drafting a win-now roster and these late round targets fill injury holes, or you have a young squad and use some of these fliers to package in deals to upgrade future picks, these rounds can be very important. Just because they’re a “JAG”, doesn’t mean they’re not useful.
Recently, I’ve completed two start-ups, both SF/TEP. One was a 12-team and the other was a 10-team. These drafts were with some fantasy players that I respect the most in the industry. In both drafts we were able to add the draft slots for the 2022 rookie draft. For reference, I’m going to give a list of two players at each position I was targeting and why, along with where they went in those drafts.
Quarterbacks:
Tyler Huntley
12 team: 17.12
10 team: 24.9
Huntley was a target of mine for a couple reasons. The first is that he proved he could put up fantasy relevant stats when Lamar went down last year, including a week 15, QB1 performance against the Packers. He finished inside the top 21 fantasy points scored for QB’s in four out of his five games with significant playing time. The second is his dual-threat ability. QB’s that can run will always have a welcome spot on my roster.
Taylor Heinicke
12 team: 26.3
10 team: 30.7
Heinicke is not the long term answer as a team’s QB1, however, six QB1 finishes last year means when given an opportunity, he can be a startable QB2. A late round dart throw that you could use or flip if Wentz were to miss some time, which isn’t out of the question for Wentz.
Wide-Receivers:
Jakobi Meyers
12 team: 12.8
10 team: 14.9
I realize this one isn’t in the second half of the draft, but I had to add his name. I am biased and will admit I took Jakobi at those spots in both drafts I was in. There is a good argument that what we’ve seen out of Jakobi is his ceiling, lack of red-zone targets/TD’s and will regress due to NE adding Parker and a receiver in the draft. Here is why I think Jakobi is a guy you want. He has back-to-back 24 percent target seasons, finished top 30 in PPR last year, and he’s due for positive TD regression. Also, I’m anticipating more growth for Mac heading into his sophomore year. At his price, I’m all over it.
KJ Osborn
12 team: 15.9
10 team: 17.2
After a non-existent freshman year, KJ put up a 50/655/7 stat line last year, showing much improvement, and that he is a more than capable receiver. The most appealing aspect to me is the new acquisition of Head Coach Kevin O’Connell. At 85 percent, the Rams led the NFL in 11 personal snap percentage last season. This means that the Rams had three-receiver sets on 85 percent of their plays. I do like Smith-Marsette as a deeper sleeper, but KJ has the WR3 spot locked down.
Running Backs:
Khalil Herbert
12 team: 15.3
10 team: 15.8
Khalil was a deep sleeper in rookie drafts last year after falling to the 6th round of the draft. With Montgomery entrenched as the starter, his only shot would be if Monty got injured. In Montgomery’s four game absence he averaged just over 11 ppg, with his two strongest games being against GB and TB. He also caught five balls in the TB game. 11 ppg doesn’t seem overwhelming, but he edged out D-Mont in YPA (4.2 vs 3.8), yards before contact per attempt (2.4 vs 1.9), and attempts per broken tackle (11.4 vs 14.1). There is no Damien Williams or Tarik Cohen this year, and I don’t expect the addition of Darrynton Evans to threaten any type of work load. Herbert is one of the better handcuffs in what should be an improved offense this year.
Here is an article from last year by Dan Park (@ParkFFB) on Khalil stepping in for Monty.
James White
12 team: 26.8
10 team: 26.4
A 30 year old running back coming off a hip injury isn’t a very sexy late round pick. However, he just signed a two-year contract extension, which leads me to believe they think he’s progressing well enough in his rehab to still play. As I mentioned before, I expect a leap for the Patriots offense, and we know the Patriots’ always murky backfield situation needs a pass catching back. With Harris and Stevenson not being the answers, and the departure of Brandon Bolden, there is opportunity to draft White at almost no cost.
Tight-Ends:
Foster Moreau
12 team: 24.8
10 team: 23.2
Moreau came out of LSU with a very athletic profile. He had five TD’s as a rookie in 2019 but didn’t do much his sophomore year. Being stuck behind Waller doesn’t make it easy to fill the stat sheet. So, when Waller went down last year, many rushed to add or trade for him. His performance was underwhelming, but I’m not completely out on him. TE takes most guys a few years to adapt and paired with his athleticism and ability to run after the catch (195 yards out of 373 receiving yards last year), Waller is a late round selection that intrigues me.
Taysom Hill
12 team: 20.5
10 team: 21.2
The Human Swiss Army Knife just signed an extension with the Saints with the expectation of being used as a tight end. I didn’t choose him as a late round find because of his tight-end ability. I chose him because I think the Saints can use him in a variety of ways on offense, allowing him the potential to put up fantasy points, especially if he stepped in due to injury. We know he’s capable of putting up fringe QB1 numbers if he needed to step in at QB, but I’m also eager to see him catch the ball some and to see how they use him as a H-back.
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