1 day agoThe Los Angeles Rams surprisingly selected Michigan running back
Blake Corum in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft despite breakout star
Kyren Williams racking up 1,350 total yards and 15 touchdowns in 2023. In a media availability, general
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1 day agoThe New Orleans Saints signed No. 14 overall pick Taliese Fuaga to his rookie deal on Thursday, according to NFL insider Ari Meirov. The first-round offensive tackle inked a fully guaranteed four-year deal worth $17.3 million. His contract includes a $9.4 million signing bonus and a fifth-year option. Pro Bowl right tackle Ryan Ramczyk (knee) has an uncertain future after a series of knee injuries, so there's a chance Fuaga could be a Day 1 starter on the Saints' offensive line. If not, he'll likely develop behind Ramczyk with the intention of taking over at some point in his rookie or sophomore campaign. The 22-year-old was a First-Team All-American at Oregon State in 2023 and was a consensus first-round prospect during the pre-draft process.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Ari Meirov -- 33rd Team
1 day agoThe Chicago Bears signed undrafted rookie quarterback
Austin Reed on Thursday, according to NFL.com. Reed had a monster college career, passing for 8,084 yards, 71 touchdowns, and 22 interceptions in his two seasons at Western Kentucky. Before his move to WKU, he threw for 7,464 yards, 78 touchdowns, and 20 interceptions in two years at West Florida and won a Division II National Championship. The 24-year-old spent six years in college and was not among the 11 quarterbacks selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, but he'll now have an outside chance of competing with
Tyson Bagent for the QB2 job behind No. 1 overall pick
Caleb Williams.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: NFL.com
1 day agoDetroit Lions quarterback
Jared Goff has vastly exceeded expectations since being traded from the Los Angeles Rams to Detroit ahead of the 2021 season. The former No. 1 overall pick has thrown for 12,258 yards, 78 touchdowns, and 27 interceptions through his first 48
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1 day agoDespite the Tennessee Titans signing veteran wide receiver
Tyler Boyd this week, head coach Brian Callahan and the organization still have hope for third-year wideout
Treylon Burks. "We've made very clear to Treylon that the signing of Tyler
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1 day agoThe Houston Texans acquired wide receiver
Ben Skowronek from the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday, according to sources. The Rams were set to waiver Skowronek, but the Texans swooped in before he hit waivers to get something done to add receiving depth behind
Stefon Diggs,
Nico Collins,
Tank Dell,
Robert Woods,
Noah Brown,
John Metchie III and others. The 26-year-old Skowronek was the Rams' seventh-round pick in 2021 and has mostly been limited to a role on special teams in his three years in the NFL. That will likely continue to be the case with his move to Houston, and he won't be on the fantasy radar at all. In his three years in the NFL in LA, Skowronek only had 58 receptions for 575 yards and one touchdown on 93 targets in 45 games (12 starts).
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Dianna Russini
1 day agoBuffalo Bills tight end
Dawson Knox likely knows a reduced role is on the way again for him in 2024, although he is a favorite of quarterback
Josh Allen's in the locker room, so it remains to be seen how much he'll be on the sidelines in favor of second-year tight end
Dalton Kincaid. Allen may need to rely on Kincaid more to pick up a big amount of slack to keep the offense moving with an unproven receiver unit this year. Buffalo moved away from heavy usage of 12 personnel early in 2023 and mostly settled into 11 personnel. If that's the plan again in 2024, it will be interesting to see how they divvy up the snaps between Kincaid and Knox. Either way, unless Kincaid misses time with an injury, it's going to be hard to justify starting Knox outside of two-TE leagues.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Joe Buscaglia
1 day agoIn what is the weakest wide receiving corps the Buffalo Bills have had in several seasons, rookie second-round wideout
Keon Coleman should start right away in his first NFL season alongside veteran
Curtis Samuel and
Khalil Shakir. Coleman has a lot of potential, but asking a 21-year-old to produce in a way he never has at a higher level of football seems like asking for too much, too soon, according to The Athletic's Joe Buscaglia. Depth is also an issue for this unit, with journeyman veteran
Mack Hollins as their top reserve. Coleman has good size at 6-foot-3, 213 pounds, but his lack of production at Florida State made him a polarizing draft prospect. The good news is that he's going to have his opportunities right away, although that doesn't necessarily mean he'll be a starting fantasy option on a weekly basis right away.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Joe Buscaglia
1 day agoBuffalo Bills running back
James Cook bounced back from being benched last year and enters his third season in the NFL in 2024 as the unquestioned lead back with a giant gap between him and either
Ty Johnson or rookie
Ray Davis. Cook should continue to push toward some of the heaviest involvement the Bills have seen in recent years out of their top back. Johnson's game is similar to Cook's, so he'll likely have a game-day role when Cook needs a breather. The Bills are hoping Davis can add power and short-yardage ability, something the team has been wanting to add for years to the backfield. The 24-year-old Cook had a 1,000-yard rushing season in 2023 but added just two rushing TDs. What Cook lacks in scoring opportunities, he could make up for with his pass-catching abilities and sheer volume in 2024.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Joe Buscaglia
1 day agoThe Athletic's Zac Jackson writes that the Cleveland Browns believe wide receiver
Cedric Tillman can make a second-year leap in 2024.
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1 day agoThere's a lot of uncertainty surrounding the Cleveland Browns' backfield heading into this summer with running back
Nick Chubb (knee) months away from having a timetable to return.
Nyheim Hines (knee) is also recovering from a torn ACL as well.
D'Onta Foreman figures to operate as the team's short-yardage back, while
Jerome Ford could go anywhere from first in line to a specialized role while mostly helping in the passing game.
Pierre Strong Jr. and
John Kelly Jr. round out the RB room. The Browns have nice depth at the position, but the pecking order and specific roles are to be determined based on Chubb's availability and effectiveness. Foreman's fantasy value will hinge on Chubb as well, but in a best-case scenario if Chubb isn't ready for the start of the season, he'll be a touchdown-dependent RB3/flex.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Zac Jackson
1 day agoThe Los Angeles Rams released wide receiver
Ben Skowronek on Thursday, according to a source. The former seventh-round pick in 2021 out of Notre Dame had emerged into a team captain last year but also had a career-low eight receptions on 12 targets for 66 yards and his first career touchdown in 17 regular-season games (zero starts). The 26-year-old has mostly contributed on special teams in his three-year NFL career and will likely continue to do so wherever he winds up next. In his three years in LA, Skowronek caught 58 of his 93 targets for 575 receiving yards and just one touchdown in 45 games played (12 starts). He'll be off the fantasy radar wherever he lands next.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Dianna Russini
1 day agoThe New York Giants signed free-agent wide receiver
Allen Robinson on Thursday, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport. The move to acquire a cheap veteran makes sense considering the weak group of pass-catchers on New York's roster, but Robinson has looked like a shell of his former self over the last three seasons. After two consecutive 1,000-yard seasons in 2019 and 2020, Robinson has totaled just 1,029 yards and four touchdowns over the last three campaigns. He tallied 280 yards and no touchdowns with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2023. Although he could provide value as an experienced leader in the locker room, it'd be surprising if he made an impact in fantasy football. Rookie first-round pick
Malik Nabers is expected to be the No. 1 wide receiver for
Daniel Jones right away, while
Jalin Hyatt,
Wan'Dale Robinson, and Darius Slayon with compete for looks behind him.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Ian Rapoport
2 days agoMinnesota Vikings quarterback
Sam Darnold could be named the team's Week 1 starter over first-round pick
J.J. McCarthy. As Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com writes, "It's only a matter of time before McCarthy becomes the Vikings' starting quarterback [...] but it is not likely to happen as quickly as some fans might hope, and if anything, the Vikings are poised to err on the side of methodical caution." Such a scenario could see Minnesota let Darnold, whom they signed this past offseason when
Kirk Cousins left for Atlanta, start a few games before transitioning to McCarthy. Darnold has struggled to support major fantasy production from his playmakers at previous stops, including the Jets and Panthers, so fantasy managers might want to temper expectations with players like
Justin Jefferson,
Jordan Addison, and
T.J. Hockenson to start the year. Darnold himself falls to the low-end QB3 tier in fantasy football drafts.
--Andersen Pickard - RotoBallerSource: Kevin Seifert
2 days agoGreen Bay Packers tight ends
Luke Musgrave and
Tucker Kraft can elevate the offense to the next level, according to tight ends coach John Dunn. "I think in terms of the creativity, it's limitless," Dunn told the media
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