Quarterbacks + Wide Receivers To Avoid (2021 Fantasy Football ...

Which QB are you least likely to draft at their current rank?Russell Wilson (QB – SEA) ECR: QB6 Last year, the top five QBs in total points were Josh Allen, Kyler Murray, Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes II, and Deshaun Watson, most of whom were drafted in the middle-to-later rounds (with the top-10 being rounded out by others with lower ADPs like Ryan Tannehill, Tom Brady, and Justin Herbert). Currently, Mahomes, the consensus QB1, is being ranked as the 25th overall player in redraft, meaning you’ll generally have to spend an early-to-late third-round pick on him, instead of drafting players like Michael Thomas, George Kittle, and Keenan Allen. Whereas last year he came as one of the best bargains in fantasy, Rodgers is now looking like someone who is better left off your roster heading into this season. – Jason Kamlowsky (@JasonKamlowsky)Coming off of an MVP season, it sounds like a bad idea to fade Aaron Rodgers. There are a lot of high-upside, younger quarterbacks available later in drafts compared to Rodgers, who is currently valued as the QB7 at 70th overall according to the latest ECR at FantasyPros. My decision to fade Rodgers at his current ADP is based on the uncertainty of his future with the franchise, as well as expected regression in passing yards and touchdowns coming off an MVP campaign. However, with limited rushing upside compared to the six quarterbacks ranked ahead of him, Rodgers is a fade in favor of talented wideouts that could immediately elevate your lineup like Courtland Sutton (WR28) or rookie Ja’Marr Chase (WR29). Which WR are you least likely to draft at their current rank?D.K. Metcalf (WR – SEA) ECR: WR7 – Derek Lofland (@DerekLofland)Metcalf is an absolute stud but an ECR as the WR7 is too high for me to justify, especially over some of the other elite players available as the unquestioned alpha within their offense. Second-round rookie WR D’Wayne Eskridge is a promising young receiver who will immediately step into the team’s WR3 role, having finished first in the Mid American Conference (MAC) with 768 receiving yards and eight touchdowns at Western Michigan during his 2020 senior season.