To stay in the same lane with the quarterback and running back ADP reports, I continue to use the ADPs from RTSports for the wide receiver position. Again, each fantasy league has different draft flows based on scoring, league size, and participants. The goal of reviewing data from previous drafts is to understand how other people view the player pool within a real, paid draft environment. At the same time, ADPs help understand which players are rising and falling.
ADP Reports: Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End
Splitting Aces
Justin Jefferson and Cooper Kupp are in a dead heat in draft value based on their ADP (5.3) in the middle of July.
Kupp dominated most weeks in 2021, leading to the best receiving season (145/1,947/16 plus 25/386/4 in the postseason) in NFL history. Unfortunately, players rarely repeat after career seasons. One only has to look at Stefan Diggs last year (103/1,225/10 – 127/1,535/8 in 2020) and Michael Thomas in 2020 (40/438/0 – 149/1,725/9 in 2019). There is no doubt Kupp will be active again, but will a downgrade at left tackle lead to weaker production for the Rams’ passing game?
The high-tracking Jefferson busted onto the NFL with back-to-back impressive seasons (88/1,400/7 and 108/1,616/10). His opportunity is elite while offering an excellent combination of big play and scoring ability. Despite his profile, Ja’Marr Chase has another gear in his game while only needing to improve his chances over the short areas of the field. Based on his ceiling and potential for impact games, I have him projected as the top receiver in 2022.
All three wideouts should give fantasy teams an edge piece to their team, but their final stats won’t match offseason expectations.
