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2018 Fantasy Football Draft Targets by NFL Position
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Ryan Grant (WR, IND) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~220 CURRENT ADP: ~230 ANALYSIS: Andrew Luck is back, and wide receiver Ryan Grant now plays for the Colts. True, Grant was largely underwhelming over his four seasons for the ‘Skins, but he did show flashes of brilliance and is comingcontinue reading...
Paul Richardson (WR, WAS) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~160 CURRENT ADP: ~165 ANALYSIS: Washington Redskins wide receiver Paul Richardson is a burner. Now calling Washington home, Richardson will be on the receiving end of Alex Smith’s passes. Hence, fantasy owners will instantly make the Tyreek Hillcontinue reading...
Latavius Murray (RB, MIN) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~145 CURRENT ADP: ~150 ANALYSIS: The 6’3”, 230-pound Minnesota Vikings running back Latavius Murray is a former 1,000-yard rusher (2015-1,066) who has occasionally been undervalued during his career. He has generated 20 rushing touchdowns during the past two seasons, which placed him fifthcontinue reading...
Jordan Wilkins (RB, IND) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~165 CURRENT ADP: ~175 ANALYSIS: While some within the fantasy community have been proponents of Indianapolis Colts running back Jordan Wilkins throughout the summer, the fifth-round pick is still being selected three rounds later than fellow newcomer Nyheim Hines. However, acontinue reading...
Duke Johnson (RB, CLE) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~75 CURRENT ADP: ~85 ANALYSIS: If your initial thought upon seeing Cleveland Browns running back Duke Johnson as a draft sleeper is that he will be operating in one of the league's most congested backfields, then you are correct. However, the potential for discouraging orcontinue reading...
George Kittle (TE, SF) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~105 CURRENT ADP: ~115 ANALYSIS: ADP: With Evan Engram having such a good rookie season, another rookie tight end, George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers, kind of got forgotten. However, Kittle himself had quite a first year, with 43 catches for 515 yards andcontinue reading...
Jared Cook (TE, OAK) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~170 CURRENT ADP: ~180 ANALYSIS: ADP: Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook had a bit of a breakout season in 2017, with 54 catches and 688 yards on his way to a TE12 finish. Playing his first year for the Oakland Raiders, he wascontinue reading...
Charles Clay (TE, BUF) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~170 CURRENT ADP: ~180 ANALYSIS: Buffalo Bills tight end Charles Clay was off to a good start in 2017 before suffering an injury in Week 5. In his first four healthy games, he had 18 receptions, 227 yards, and two touchdowns. That would becontinue reading...
Robby Anderson (WR, NYJ) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~100 CURRENT ADP: ~105 ANALYSIS: In his sophomore season, New York Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson made quite the leap. He saw 114 targets, had 63 receptions, 941 yards and seven touchdowns on his way to a WR18 finish. Now he is beingcontinue reading...
Jordy Nelson (WR, OAK)- 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~105 CURRENT ADP: ~110 ANALYSIS: Oakland Raiders wide receiver Jordy Nelson is another receiver that was crushed by poor quarterback play a year ago. Through the first four games, it was business as usual as he had 19 catches and six touchdowns. However, then continue reading...
Emmanuel Sanders (WR, DEN) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~70 CURRENT ADP: ~75 ANALYSIS: ADP: After three straight 1,000 yard seasons, Denver Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders fell off a cliff in 2017 along with the rest of the Broncos offense. With no real quarterback on the roster, the team struggled to acontinue reading...
Allen Hurns (WR, DAL) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~125 CURRENT ADP: ~135 ANALYSIS: Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Allen Hurns moved from the Jaguars to the Cowboys this offseason and his fantasy stock may never be higher. The speedster is very talented, and really has the chance to break out, but hiscontinue reading...
Corey Clement (RB, PHI) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~125 CURRENT ADP: ~140 ANALYSIS: Owners continue to invest in Jay Ajayi and, for the life of us, we will never understand why. Do we continue to chase perceived value from his 2016 season, where 49% of his yards game in three games? Ajayi hascontinue reading...
Kenny Stills (WR, MIA) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~125 CURRENT ADP: ~135 ANALYSIS: Miami Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills is surprisingly still a sleeper, even though he has been a solid player in the past. His current ADP in dynasty leagues still stands 154.2. Stills is being drafted as a WR5continue reading...
Trey Burton (TE, CHI) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~90 CURRENT ADP: ~100 ANALYSIS: After spending years trapped behind Zach Ertz in Philly, Chicago Bears tight end Trey Burton is free to spread his wings in Chicago. He projects to have a substantial increase in target volume as a starter versuscontinue reading...
C.J. Anderson (RB, CAR) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~105 CURRENT ADP: ~110 ANALYSIS: Looking at veterans, you need to look at the opportunity to get the value needed to make them worthwhile as a draft target. A player who fits this mold is C.J. Anderson in Carolina. While continue reading...
Cameron Meredith (WR, NO) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~120 CURRENT ADP: ~150 ANALYSIS: New Orleans Saints wide receiver Cameron Meredith is a sleeper based on what the 2018 Bears would have looked like with him still on the roster. The best version of Meredith, for fantasy purposes, still wouldcontinue reading...
Javorius Allen (RB, BAL) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~210 CURRENT ADP: ~220 ANALYSIS: Baltimore Ravens running back Javorius Allen is highly underrated coming into 2018. In fact, Allen was 2017’s PPR RB23 and is going in the 19th round on average. We really have no idea why Allen is not beingcontinue reading...
Spencer Ware (RB, KC) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~225 CURRENT ADP: ~230 ANALYSIS: There is a lot of risk with Kansas City Chiefs running back Spencer Ware. Coming off a devastating knee injury, and now behind second year runner Kareem Hunt, Ware may never be the same. However, thiscontinue reading...
T.J. Yeldon (RB, JAC) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~190 CURRENT ADP: ~200 ANALYSIS: When the Jacksonville Jaguars drafted running back Leonard Fournette with the number four overall pick of the 2017 draft, T.J. Yeldon became a forgotten man. However. with the departure of Chris Ivory, he nowcontinue reading...
Kalen Ballage (RB, MIA) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~200 CURRENT ADP: ~210 ANALYSIS: Miami Dolphins running back Kalen Ballage joins a Miami backfield that should be led by Kenyan Drake with Frank Gore also mixing in. Ballage will likely offer little in the run game, but where he cancontinue reading...
Matt Breida (RB, SF) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~155 CURRENT ADP: ~165 ANALYSIS: When Jerick McKinnon signed a four-year, 30 million dollar contract with the 49ers, the fantasy world lost their minds. This is for good reason, McKinnon is the perfect back for a Kyle Shanahan offense that continually produces high-end RB1s incontinue reading...
Nyheim Hines (RB, IND) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~115 CURRENT ADP: ~125 ANALYSIS: Many are calling Indianapolis Colts running back Nyheim Hines this year’s Alvin Kamara, but that seems like a stretch. Still, Hines is the prototypical change of pace back for the NFL and could see acontinue reading...
Giovani Bernard (RB, CIN) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~120 CURRENT ADP: ~130 ANALYSIS: Cincinnati Bengals running back Giovani Bernard never gets any love on draft day; why? In 2017, in games only he and Mixon played (no Jeremy Hill), he averaged 11.33 fantasy points per game, which puts him atcontinue reading...
Chris Carson (RB, SEA) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~155 CURRENT ADP: ~165 ANALYSIS: First of all, Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson will not be the starter over Rashaad Penny; do not buy Carson thinking that he will be starting. The Seahawks invested high draft capital into Penny, andcontinue reading...
Corey Clement (RB, PHI) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~120 CURRENT ADP: ~130 ANALYSIS: Philadelphia Eagles running back Corey Clement is probably best known for his Super Bowl touchdown catch that helped the Eagles to their first championship, but what was lost in his rookie season was how good he was oncontinue reading...
Rex Burkhead (RB, NE) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~85 CURRENT ADP: ~90 ANALYSIS: New England Patriots running back Rex Burkhead is the prototypical ZeroRB target. He has standalone value even if we assume that Sony Michel likely takes the starting role, and has tremendous upside should something happen to Michel. Lastcontinue reading...
Marlon Mack (RB, IND) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~90 CURRENT ADP: ~100 ANALYSIS: With Frank Gore headed to Miami, and Robert Turbin suspended, Indianapolis Colts running back Marlon Mack inherited the starter role in Indianapolis. The Colts did not address running back highly in the draft either, taking continue reading...
Kerryon Johnson (RB, DET) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~60 CURRENT ADP: ~70 ANALYSIS: When the Detroit Lions selected running back Kerryon Johnson with the 11th pick in the second round, most everyone was surprised. Johnson was the sixth running back selected in the draft, and went ahead of more highly toutedcontinue reading...
Marshawn Lynch (RB, OAK) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~85 CURRENT ADP: ~90 ANALYSIS: Oakland Raiders running Marshawn Lynch should be in a battle for playing time in 2018. However, do not let the training camp reports of new head coach Jon Gruden wanting to feature Doug Martin scare you offcontinue reading...
Mike Gesicki (TE, MIA) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~170 CURRENT ADP: ~185 ANALYSIS: Miami Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki may be just the rookie tight end to hype, something that is very rare in fantasy football. Even Rob Gronkowski was not a TE1 during his rookie season and it tookcontinue reading...
Andy Dalton (QB, CIN) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~165 CURRENT ADP: ~175 ANALYSIS: Currently not even being considered in more shallow leagues, Andy Dalton still has a number of years left with the Bengals while quarterbacks like Eli Manning are still being drafted, Dalton is not. With A.J.continue reading...
Isaiah Crowell (RB, NYJ) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~100 CURRENT ADP: ~110 ANALYSIS: The reason last season’s performance was such a let-down for New York Jets running back Isaiah Crowell owners is due to the promise that he showed the previous season. His 2016-2017 numbers were not necessarily breathtaking, butcontinue reading...
Sterling Shepard (WR, NYG) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~100 CURRENT ADP: ~110 ANALYSIS: The brief Brandon Marshall experiment is over in NY, which will allow New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard to again claim the Giants’ number two receiver spot behind Beckham outright, much like he did in hiscontinue reading...
Chris Ivory (RB, BUF) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~165 CURRENT ADP: ~180 ANALYSIS: It’s always tough to deal with legal situations in fantasy football, especially since the NFL has proven to be inconsistent with its punitive measures regarding domestic violence situations in the past. Regardless, the fantasy fallout of a potential LeSeancontinue reading...
Terrelle Pryor (WR, NYJ) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~220 CURRENT ADP: ~230 ANALYSIS: New York Jets wide receiver Terrelle Pryor fell flat on his face during his only season in Washington. He followed up his 1000 yard 2016 with a season of injuries and letdowns, culminating in just nine games played, 240 receiving yards,continue reading...
Patrick Mahomes (QB, KC) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~95 CURRENT ADP: ~105 ANALYSIS: Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was able to digest the NFL game from the sidelines for 99 percent of last season, learning from veteran signal caller Alex Smith and one of the top coaching staffscontinue reading...
Kenny Golladay (WR, DET) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~130 CURRENT ADP: ~145 ANALYSIS: Detroit Lions wide receiver Kenny Golladay had his hype train run out of control for several weeks prior to last season. It eventually wound down, but it did not stop dynasty owners from trying to add himcontinue reading...
Cole Beasley (WR, DAL) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~250 CURRENT ADP: ~260 ANALYSIS: Slot receivers genuinely do not come more prototypical than Cole Beasley. The 5'8" veteran ran a whopping 87 percent of his routes out of the slot last year and garnered the positions 18th-most slot targets. Beasley didn'tcontinue reading...
Randall Cobb (WR, GB) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~85 CURRENT ADP: ~90 ANALYSIS: Just like every other Green Bay WR that was not Davante Adams, Randall Cobb's season was essentially lost once Aaron Rodgers went down. Cobb averaged over 5.5 receptions and eight targets percontinue reading...
Larry Fitzgerald (WR, ARI) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~30 CURRENT ADP: ~35 ANALYSIS: Yes, this is probably the last season of his Hall of Fame career and yes, he is 35 years old. However, he also has the best hands of anyone in the league since Jerry Rice. He also has had over 100continue reading...
Julian Edelman (WR, NE) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~60 CURRENT ADP: ~70 ANALYSIS: In terms of raw targets, only one team managed to throw towards the slot more times than Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. While Julian Edelman lost his season before it began to a torn ACL,continue reading...
Eli Manning (QB, NYG) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~145 CURRENT ADP: ~155 ANALYSIS: Do you like Saquon Barkley? What about Odell Beckham Jr.? Evan Engram? All of those players are being drafted at sixth or higher at their positions, yet Manning is currently the 21st quarterback off thecontinue reading...
Marquise Goodwin (WR, SF) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~90 CURRENT ADP: ~100 ANALYSIS: San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Marquise Goodwin came on strong at the end of last season, making him a good addition in most dynasty leagues. For those that were unfortunately off of the hype train at thecontinue reading...
Royce Freeman (RB, DEN) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~45 CURRENT ADP: ~55 ANALYSIS: Denver Broncos running back Royce Freeman is part of an emerging Broncos team that added Case Keenum and may be able to surprise people. The fact that a potential lead back has an ADP ofcontinue reading...
Case Keenum (QB, DEN) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~135 CURRENT ADP: ~145 ANALYSIS: Denver Broncos quarterback Case Keenum does not get enough love for making the move to Denver and giving them an upgrade at quarterback for the first time since Peyton Manning hung it up. Keenum’s current ADP iscontinue reading...
Devin Funchess (WR, CAR) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~60 CURRENT ADP: ~70 ANALYSIS: Carolina Panthers wide receiver Devin Funchess put together a very solid season last year and finished as the 19th most targeted receiver with 113, in addition to doubling his end zone output from the previous year withcontinue reading...
Devontae Booker (RB, DEN) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~120 CURRENT ADP: ~125 ANALYSIS: With both C.J. Anderson and Jamaal Charles gone, Denver Broncos third-year running back Devontae Booker will have the early opportunity to take a stranglehold of the lead back duties . In his first two years, hecontinue reading...
Dak Prescott (QB, DAL) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~115 CURRENT ADP: ~125 ANALYSIS: Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott had a down year and a lot of owners completely forget that the Cowboys had one of the best offenses just one season ago. In 2016, the Cowboys were fifth in yards percontinue reading...
Derrick Henry (RB, TEN) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target ~25 CURRENT ADP: ~35 ANALYSIS: Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry seemed to be in line for a massive workload in a run-heavy offense with no competition for touches in sight. That all changed when Dion Lewis got PAID. The addition of Lewis doescontinue reading...
