The summer is here, meaning we’re getting closer to the start of fantasy football drafts. Success in those drafts will come from landing terrific bargains in the middle to late rounds while avoiding players who could see their numbers decline compared to 2021. That latter exercise isn’t easy, however, especially in the case of players who are among the elite at their position or are coming off breakout seasons in the stat sheets.
Case in point: In 2020, Robert Tonyan went absolutely bananas for the Packers and fantasy fans with 11 touchdowns and 176.6 fantasy points. Those totals tied him for first and fourth overall among tight ends respectively, making Tonyan a more valuable asset in 2021 drafts. In fact, he was the ninth tight end selected at an average draft position of 87.2 based on the July information acquired on Fantasy Football Calculator.
Tonyan went on to score just two touchdowns in his first eight games before being lost for the remainder of 2021 due to an injured knee. Even before going down, the veteran tight end had failed to score more than eight points in all but two of his eight games.
