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Irv Smith Jr. is a 2023 fantasy football draft sleeper at tight end and an ADP draft value. Target Smith Jr. as an undervalued TE in fantasy football drafts.
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~198 Overall
CURRENT ADP: ~210
ANALYSIS: Many of y’all are acting like you forgot about Irv Smith Jr. I can see why, as the 6’2” TE tore his meniscus in the 2021 preseason and missed the entire campaign. Then he required thumb surgery in August 2022 and barely played in Week 1. He wouldn’t eclipse 50 yards in his next six games before suffering a Grade 3 high-ankle sprain, which effectively ended the year.
But this is about his 2023 opportunity on Joe Burrow’s Bengals. When Hayden Hurst was healthy through Week 12, he was seventh among TEs with 60 targets.
We like Hurst but he’s not some game-breaking athlete. It’d be a stretch to say Smith can’t step into that role and see a similar volume. Burrow only played in 16 games and was still one of five signal-callers to attempt over 600 passes. Joe Mixon isn’t exciting anyone in 2023 so invest in the passing attack.
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