Why landing spot is vastly overrated in Dynasty Fantasy Football.
Let’s look at the general/generic view of what was happening just 2 years ago with the top 2 round WR’s and RB’s and what their situations are today.
Let’s look at the general/generic view of what was happening just 2 years ago with the top 2 round WR’s and RB’s and what their situations are today.
1.24 Josh Jacobs - Raiders
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: Great! Head Coach that features 1 back with a good o-line
Situation Now: Drake has muddied the waters and it’s a very different o line with questions
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: Great! Head Coach that features 1 back with a good o-line
Situation Now: Drake has muddied the waters and it’s a very different o line with questions
1.25 Marquise Brown - Ravens
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: Not too exciting. Not sure of volume or questions about Lamar.
Situation Now: Very Similar
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: Not too exciting. Not sure of volume or questions about Lamar.
Situation Now: Very Similar
1.32 N’Keal Harry - Patriots
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: He gets to be the featured guy with the greatest QB ever
Situation Now: Brady Gone and very different offense with Newton
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: He gets to be the featured guy with the greatest QB ever
Situation Now: Brady Gone and very different offense with Newton
2.36 Deebo Samuel - 49ers
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: Jimmy G starting QB and really the only name at receiver with Dante Pettis
Situation Now: Bringing in a rookie QB and Pettis is gone but replace by the better Aiyuk
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: Jimmy G starting QB and really the only name at receiver with Dante Pettis
Situation Now: Bringing in a rookie QB and Pettis is gone but replace by the better Aiyuk
2.51 AJ Brown - Titans
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: Brown is WR2 behind Davis in a run first offense with a washed up QB
Situation Now: Featured receiver with an above average QB and Davis is gone.
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: Brown is WR2 behind Davis in a run first offense with a washed up QB
Situation Now: Featured receiver with an above average QB and Davis is gone.
2.53 Miles Sanders - Eagles
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: Unsure of backfield - Pederson “likes” committees and Wentz at QB
Situation Now: Pederson and Wentz gone. Has been used as feature back before but nothing certain with new HC
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: Unsure of backfield - Pederson “likes” committees and Wentz at QB
Situation Now: Pederson and Wentz gone. Has been used as feature back before but nothing certain with new HC
2.56 Mecole Hardman - Chiefs
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: Not sure of targets but gets to be with Mahomes
Situation Now: Very Similar
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: Not sure of targets but gets to be with Mahomes
Situation Now: Very Similar
2.57 JJ Arcega Whiteside - Eagles
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: Wentz new top WR, only real WR on team outside of aging Jackson
Situation Now: QB and HC gone. 3 receivers drafted and 2 added in FA in 2020
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: Wentz new top WR, only real WR on team outside of aging Jackson
Situation Now: QB and HC gone. 3 receivers drafted and 2 added in FA in 2020
2.59 Paris Campbell - Colts
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: The future top receiver for Andrew Luck
Situation Now: Luck Retires, also have Pittman in the mix with Hilton
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: The future top receiver for Andrew Luck
Situation Now: Luck Retires, also have Pittman in the mix with Hilton
2.62 Andy Isabella - Cardinals
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: Should be WR2 next to Kirk with Kyler Murray at QB
Situation Now: Nuk comes via trade, Kirk regresses
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: Should be WR2 next to Kirk with Kyler Murray at QB
Situation Now: Nuk comes via trade, Kirk regresses
2.64 DK Metcalf - Seahawks
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: Great landing spot with amazing QB
Situation Now: Very similar
Landing Spot/Situation on draft night: Great landing spot with amazing QB
Situation Now: Very similar
So that means that 7 of the situations...
Jacobs
Harry
Deebo
AJ Brown
Sanders
Whiteside
Campbell
Are different/extremely different
Isabella is a bit different but nothing crazy
And only Hollywood Brown, Hardman and Metcalf are in similar/almost identical situations.
Jacobs
Harry
Deebo
AJ Brown
Sanders
Whiteside
Campbell
Are different/extremely different
Isabella is a bit different but nothing crazy
And only Hollywood Brown, Hardman and Metcalf are in similar/almost identical situations.
Small sample for sure but if i told you that 70-75% of situations would look differently in 2 years for the 2021 class, would it change how you draft? It probably should...