11.01: San Francisco 49ers Defense
11.02: Zay Flowers, WR, BAL
11.03: Kirk Cousins, QB, MIN
11.04: Jakobi Meyers, WR, LV
11.05: Devin Singletary, RB, HOU
11.06: New England Patriots Defense
11.07: Mac Jones, QB, NE
11.08: Adam Thielen, WR, CAR
11.09: New York Jets Defense
11.10: Tyler Higbee, TE, LAR
11.11: D'Onta Foreman, RB, CHI
11.12: Russell Wilson, QB, DEN
12.01: Marquez Valdes-Scantling, WR, KC
12.02: Jared Goff, QB, DET
12.03: Kadarius Toney, WR, KC
12.04: Allen Lazard, WR, NYJ
12.05: Ezekiel Elliott, RB, FA
12.06: Chigoziem Okonkwo, TE, TEN
12.07: Donovan Peoples-Jones, WR, CLE
12.08: Greg Dulcich, TE, DEN
12.09: Aaron Rodgers, QB, NYJ
12.10: Cole Kmet, TE, CHI
12.11: Daniel Jones, QB, NYG
12.12: Anthony Richardson, QB, IND
13.01: Darnell Mooney, WR, CHI
13.02: Gerald Everett, TE, LAC
13.03: Rashod Bateman, WR, BAL
13.04: Cordarrelle Patterson, RB, ATL
13.05: Quentin Johnston, WR, LAC
13.06: Kenneth Gainwell, RB, PHI
13.07: Seattle Seahawks Defense
13.08: Jaylen Warren, RB, PIT
13.09: Joshua Palmer, WR, LAC
13.10: Justin Tucker, PK, BAL
13.11: Tyler Boyd, WR, CIN
13.12: Philadelphia Eagles Defense
Sleeper Alert
While fantasy pundits debate what effect the arrival of Jimmy Garoppolo will have on Davante Adams, the arrival of Jakobi Meyers in Sin City has been largely ignored. That could turn out to be a collective error in judgment.
Mind you, this isn't to say that Meyers will displace Adams as the team's No. 1 receiver or lead the team in targets. But Garoppolo isn't the sort of quarterback who attacks defenses vertically. He likes to throw the underneath stuff—and those are the routes that Meyers excels at.
Meyers was quietly a top-30 fantasy receiver for the Patriots last year. It's not inconceivable he could approach that production again in 2023.
Don't Be That Guy
There's no question that Justin Tucker of the Baltimore Ravens is the NFL's best kicker. No AFC kicker had more fantasy points in 2022 than Tucker. He's fantastic at what he does.
But no kicker (not even Tucker) is worth drafting this early. The difference in fantasy points between Tucker and the No. 12 fantasy kicker last year in terms of points per game was negligible. There's just no real edge to be had by drafting a big name at the position.
Add depth. Target a sleeper or two. And then draft a kicker in the last round.
Khalil Herbert may be the nominal lead back in Chicago, but he's had some injury issues in the past and D'Onta Foreman is coming off the best season of his career with the Carolina Panthers. Given Tua Tagovailoa's 2022 season, picking a backup option with some upside seemed a wise idea—and Jared Goff was ninth in fantasy points among quarterbacks a year ago. Tyler Boyd doesn't have a sky-high ceiling playing behind Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins in Cincinnati, but he was a top-40 fantasy receiver last year and is at least a solid depth option.
