The NFL season is quickly approaching, and many players are going to fluctuate in value between now and the season starting, but right now, these are players who stand out as players to avoid based on ADP.
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ADP Players to Avoid (Fantasy Football 2023)
Here are players to avoid in fantasy football drafts based on ADP.
Round 13 – Jordan Love (QB – GB)
After being confined to the bench for the first three years of his career, Jordan Love finally gets a chance to prove he is a starting-caliber quarterback in the NFL. Love signed a contract in place of playing out the last year of his contract, that on the surface of it, shows he didn’t want to gamble on himself and also suggests the team also doesn’t see him as the guy for now at least.
Love has fewer career pass attempts than Trey Lance, who was drafted the year after him. In what limited action Love has had in the last two years, he’s averaged a 60% completion rate, throwing three touchdowns and three interceptions. Love’s 3.5% Big Time Throw Rate over the last two years would have ranked the equivalent of QB37 in 2022, which makes it hard to envision his upside.
Round 14 – Sam LaPorta (TE – DET)
The Lions have been crying out for a pass-catching tight end to take over the role that TJ Hockenson used to have. While it’s easy to forecast that onto Sam Laporta, who was the TE2 in this year’s draft class, we have to remember how big an adjustment it can be for tight ends coming into the NFL — 87.8% of rookie tight ends drafted since the turn of the millennium have failed to average more than 5.99 half PPR points per game, a number that 22 different tight ends exceeded in 2022. Laporta is an exciting player, but for now, accept that drafting a veteran tight end is a better choice.
Round 15 – Chase Claypool (WR – CHI)
The Bears gave up what ended up being the 32nd overall pick to trade for Chase Claypool at the 2022 trade deadline, Claypool went on to total 13 catches for 115 yards for the Bears, and it never became clear what they wanted to do with him. Now the Bears have brought it better competition in the shape of DJ Moore, and they will still be a run-heavy team, even if they do pass slightly more than last year. Claypool’s floor is nonexistent, and his ceiling feels very low.
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