As the 2023 NFL season approaches, understanding fantasy football player profiles is critical for a winning draft strategy. We’ll have you covered with thorough analysis of each key player, offering insights that will help you make informed decisions for your league as you prepare for your fantasy football drafts. Stay ahead of the game with our comprehensive coverage.
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Fantasy Football Draft Advice
Ja’Marr Chase
Here’s our 2023 fantasy football outlook for Ja’Marr Chase.
Ja’Marr Chase followed up a stellar rookie campaign with a banner sophomore season. He was sixth in target share (29.3%), ninth in air yard share (36.6%) and the WR4 in fantasy points per game. Despite only playing 12 regular season games, he finished third in red zone targets and fourth in total touchdowns. Chase is a top-three fantasy receiver in 2023 and a locked-in top-five pick.
- Derek Brown
Saquon Barkley
Here’s our 2023 fantasy football outlook for Saquon Barkley.
Saquon Barkley was finally healthy in 2022 and reaped the rewards of playing in a much better offensive environment. He finished as the RB5 overall and in points per game, as he recaptured his explosive upside as both a rusher and receiver. Barkley finished second in overall touches (352) and backfield opportunity share (80%) behind only Josh Jacobs through 17 weeks. He also scored 10 rushing TDs with 23 carries inside the 10-yard line. In 2021, Barkley totaled just 13 red-zone touches all season. Let Barkley’s return to glory show that you want to target young impending free agent RBs in improved offensive situations that project to earn high volume with proven records of production.
- Andrew Erickson
Bijan Robinson
Here’s our 2023 fantasy football outlook for Bijan Robinson.
Texas running back Bijan Robinson was the consensus No. 1 RB across all pre-Draft publications and was selected eighth overall in the 2023 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.
Robinson finished the 2022 college football season as PFF’s second highest-graded rusher in the FBS, tallying 18 rushing TDs and 1,575 rushing yards en route to a 37% dominator rating in his final year as a Texas Longhorn. He forced 104 missed tackles (40% broken tackle rate), which has shown to be super predictive of success rushing at the NFL level. Compared to last year’s running back class, only Breece Hall posted a higher dominator rating (40%). Factor in that Robinson also finished third among RBs in yards per catch (16.5) with zero drops, and there’s no question why he’s the locked-in 1.01 for rookie drafts and top-three-ranked running back in season-long formats.
At 5-foot-11 and 215 pounds, Robinson has the requisite size and all the tools to be a successful three-down running back in Arthur Smith’s offense. Last season in Atlanta’s offense, Tyler Allgeier finished as PFF’s highest-graded rookie running back and sixth in rushing EPA as a former fifth-round pick. Allgeier also averaged nearly 18 carries and 96 rushing yards per game from Week 13 onward.
If Robinson inherits that workload, he is easily projecting 300-plus carries and 1,500 rushing yards in an offense that ranked first in early-down run rate and +13% in run rate above expectation.
- Andrew Erickson
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