Preseason Winners & Losers for Fantasy Football 2024!

Promo Code "YOUTUBE" there's typically not a ton to glean from the NFL preseason regarding the top of the depth chart but if you look hard enough you can come away with some takeaways today we're looking into five fantasy options who stocked Rose or fell following the preseason but before we dig in head over to 44.com use promo code YouTube to get yourself 25% off any subscription plan look for and Flo Jerome Ford, RB CLE almost gets sacked there he goes throws on the Run caught inside the 30 inside the 20 goes Jerome Ford still on his feet Ford looking for the End Zone gets there as anticipated it was announced that Nick chub will begin the season on the pup list keeping him out of action until at least week five of the regular season there's absolutely nothing guaranteeing that chub completely recovers from his second devastating knee injury headed into his age 29 campaign the running back may end up slowing down simply due to his Hefty career workload there's a chance that chel will return by the end of the year maybe mid-season and be firmly planted into a committee approach with drum Ford Deontay foreman and others after a scary neck injury earlier this preseason foran ended up leaving the final preseason game with a rib injury while Pierre strong Jr is dealing with his own rib issues behind them Naim heyes was kept out of the entirety of training camp and may also not be activated from the non-f footall injury list the last man standing is Jerome Ford Ford made the most out of his sophomore year opportunities jumping up the depth chart and racking up over 1100 total yards on 248 touches after chub went down in week two Ford took control of the backfield logging 51 51.5% of the snaps and 39.1% of the rushing attempts from weeks 3 to 18 finishes finishing as the RB 22 and a half PPR points during that span he is a very sensible selection at the RB 37 draft cost and he's down to the Double Digit rounds for now that could end up spiking after the chub news but this has looked like his job to lose for months now he should be targeted any time he drops at or below is ADP the browns offensive line is returning both jedric wills and Jack Conlin from their own injury bouts which should help strengthen Ford's Outlook as well if the team ends up signing a veteran back following the strong informance set backs be sure to buy the dip yeah the 48 Drake Maye, QB NE flag down hacket Escape by May and flings it on the roope cuz he's got a man downfield and KJ Osborne's In The End Zone Drake May took over the North Carolina starting role in 2022 and finished the top five in program history at passing yards and passing touchdowns he also added over 1500 yards on the ground with 16 more touchdowns eclipsing 50 yards on 15 occasions at 64 223 lounds seen his large frame in the open field is one reason why people have comped him that Josh Allen he has enough speed to gobble up the open areas of the field when he breaks the pocket May finish the 2022 and 2023 seasons ranked third in this draft class in runs of 10 plus yards with 32 in 2022 and 24 in 2023 this is why it wasn't surprising to see him take off of the ball for seven times for 32 yards and a touchdown during the pre-season he also looks strong as a passer completing two deep balls either while on the move or being forced to climb the pocket the issue for his fantasy aspirations are of course the fact Jobe is still listed higher than him on the depth chart but the combination of Bret's need to operate out of a clean pocket in this below average offensive line came to aead in week three of the preseason brette took a sack and ended up with an injury to his throwing shoulder something that could open the door for the rookie to see time sooner rather than later the wide receiver room is certainly one of the worst in the league but the team at least injected some Talent by taking Jaylen pul in the second round and Javon Baker in the fourth round of the NFL draft that means there is some upside here for the Patriots pass catch and that pair with May's ability to take off with the ball should put him on streamy Radars throughout the season brette will do his best to hold off the rookie but if he's getting ragd doal unable to deal with Edge rushers behind this offensive line we could see May by the end of Chris Godwin, WR TB September well inside field goal range wof it up Godwin touchdown Tampa Bay Godwin a veteran with Chris Godwin's tenure rarely gets any sort of boost or downgrade following preseason action but in this case his usage should be considered a positive Godwin was definitely consistent in 2023 but maybe too consistent he scored between 6 and 11 half PPR points in 70% of his games and only eclip 16 points once he had bettered that number on 10 occasions in the previous two years even though he had missed a combined five games the most obvious correlation here is the retirement of Tom Brady and the installation of Baker Mayfield but he was also used much differently last fall after working out of the slot on 66.9% 70.4% and 72.9% of his routes during the Brady era that rate dropped to only 37% in 2023 and he was still productive on those slot snaps among 57 receivers who earned at least 40 targets out of the slot Godwin finished 21st with 8.8 yards per Target 23rd with 12.9 yards per reception and 13th with a 0.36 EPA per Target the good news is Godwin will be returning to his home back in the slot early in the offseason process receiver coach Brian McClendon was quoted as saying quote right now Chris is going to be moved back to the slot pretty much the majority of the time end quote and Godwin single preseason appearance he played in seven snaps with six coming out of the slot this should give the veteran more of a chance to string together big plays and use his yards after catch ability coming into last season God what was averaged 5.6 yards after the catch over his career but was limited to a 4.6 Mark in 2023 some big plays from time to time would help him break out of that consistently mediocre production we saw last season get a lot Daniel Jones, QB NYG of carries Jones in some trouble in the end zone and it's intercepted and a touchdown jayen Petri for six and the Texans grab the lead I have long been a proponent of Daniel Jones and fantasy but it might be time to look at myself in the mirror and admit the truth outside of super deep baseball tournaments where you're trying to have incredibly unique builds why even bother even at Deep super Flex or two QB leagues it's probably just not worth the hassle though the team did go out and grab an incredible talent and wide receiver Malik neighbors they decided to forgo the offensive line entirely oped to address the problem through free agency through the three preseason games the Giants allowed the fourth most pressures even though they played their starting lineup for an entirety of a half in the second game in the first quarter of the first game on the plus side neighbors is showing that he could be able to elevate his quarterback's play the rookie took his six targets for 54 yards on four receptions in the preseason including 8 disgusting sideline catch is it enough to push Jones onto our Radars it seems unlikely behind neighbors we have the likes of jayen hayatt W Robinson Darius slayen and miles boyin at running back we have journey and Devin single ter Eric gray and fifth router tyone Tracy my dynasty sharers of Daniel Jones don't want to hear it but there are probably better OD that he outright loses his job that he becomes a top 15 option in Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB KC 2024 from the 32 yd line Ball's out oh the ball is out he washed it the Ravens all around it who has it Baltimore the Kansas City Chiefs are once again projected to be one of the best offenses in the league with a return to their 2022 form very much a possibility but outside of Isaiah Pacho it's difficult to pin down exactly who's going to be absorbing touches out of the backfield Clyde Edwards hair was the only option with real NFL experience and the team brought him back on a one-year $1.7 million contract back in April the Chiefs didn't do much to assess the situation behind him in free agency or during the NFL draft but with C missing weeks of practice and all but four snaps of the preseason it's fair to wonder whether he has really locked up the rb2 slot the real stud of the Chiefs preseason was udfa fullback Carson steel steel was stringing together a number of powerful runs B people over and doing his best to emulate pko's aggressive running style will a rookie fullback truly take over the rb2 role in Kansas City over the entire season it seems unlikely but the fact that we're even considering it shows what we think about Edwards hair and his ability to lock this role in among 58 qualified running backs last season C ranked 55th with his 3.2 yards per carry and 54th with 2.30 yards created after contact behind the same offensive line pko ranked 10th and 18th respectively in those same metrics the fact that Edwards aair couldn't show out in preseason that rear a spot on the roster means that the rb2 situation is still up in the air