Would I love to start every fantasy football team I have with Bijan Robinson or Jahmyr Gibbs? How about scooping up Josh Allen after he’s fallen well below ADP for reasons unknown?Of course I would, but so would everyone else. You don’t win leagues based on executing the obvious, but rather leveraging the unexpected. Who are the players set to return profits that you can shoehorn a draft strategy around, no matter where you’re picking?AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThat’s what I’m here to help with.For the purposes of this exercise, we are talking about one-QB, 12-team, PPR leagues. A similar train of thought applies to most other formats regarding these players, but the round mentions are for this popular format. Please feel free to reach out @KyleSoppePFN if you have ultra-specific questions that you’d like input on!Many are calling it the summer of Swift, but few are applying it to our fantasy world. Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t we move mountains to acquire versatile backs wit ha featured role, a creative offensive mind at the controls, and environmental upside?AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSwift set career highs last season in both rushing yards and rushing scores as a primary piece of an offense that Ben Johnson is sculpting around what makes Caleb Williams comfortable. And you know what allows a young quarterback to settle in? A stable run game.Rate of Attempts Coming Via Play-Action2024: 16.9%2025: 33.3%Swift saw his YPC jump from 3.8 in his first season with the Bears to 4.9 and I don’t think that coinciding with Johnson’s arrival was a coincidence. Luther Burden and Colston Loveland are getting the pixie dust bump … I don’t have a problem with that, but I don’t see why Swift isn’t experiencing a similar bump.This is exactly why tiering players is important.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn terms of industry consensus, Kraft is being drafted as the TE5. I have him ranked as TE4 and can very much understand how the field settles where it has.But the seventh round?We all agree that Trey McBride and Brock Bowers are Tier 1 options at the position and demand high-end draft capital. The second tier, across the board, includes Colston Loveland and Tyler Warren. For me, that’s where Kraft belongs, whereas the drafting public is slotting him into the third tier with names like Kyle Pitts and Sam LaPorta.That may sound like a small distinction, but we are talking 20-25 picks in terms of the overall rankings, and that’s huge.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDIVE IN: PFN’s Fantasy Football HQKraft was third at the position in PPG (min. eight games played) last season, and with positive reports coming out of Green Bay in terms of health, I’m struggling to find reasons why he can’t repeat.From Weeks 4-8, this unique weapon accounted for 25.7% of Packer pass catcher points, signal that he has the potential to function as the WR1 in this offense. Even if you’re skeptical in ass
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