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First-Round Draft Pick Advice & Strategy: Justin Jefferson (2022 Fantasy Football)

First-Round Draft Pick Advice & Strategy: Justin Jefferson (2022 Fantasy Football)

The one consistent thing about fantasy football drafts is that they will be inconsistent. It’s why it’s so important to practice as many ranges of outcomes as possible. What better way to do that than with our free mock draft simulator!

One area of the draft that is more easily prepared for is the first pick. Sure, there are always first-round surprises, especially in home leagues, but you can go into that first pick with a pretty good idea of what you will do. We’re here to help you prepare. We have a range of content around different draft slots you can find below. And we’ll also have you break down different players currently being considered in the first round based on expert rankings and average draft position (ADP).

First-Round Draft Pick Advice & Strategy

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Round 1 Draft Pick Advice & Strategy

Justin Jefferson 2022 Fantasy Football Outlook

Justin Jefferson has been a revelation since entering the league. He has the most receiving yards in NFL history (3,016) in a player’s first two seasons and is PFF’s second-highest-graded receiver over that span (91.7).

The Minnesota Vikings wide receiver finished 2021 as the WR4 in fantasy points per game (19.5 PPR) and expected fantasy points per game (18.8). Jefferson was the model of consistency at just 22 years old, finishing as a weekly top-20 wide receiver in 76% of his games (13 of 17) while commanding the league’s third-highest target share (27%) and No. 1 air yards share (44%).
– Andrew Erickson

Justin Jefferson has been a yearly stud in fantasy football. Last year he was third in target share (29.2%) and first in air yard share (45.7%) among wide receivers as the WR4 in fantasy points per game. With Adam Thielen another year older and the Vikings failing to add another pass catcher in the offseason, Jefferson should further assert his dominance in 2022.
– Derek Brown

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