The only guarantee in fantasy football is that there are no guarantees. There is almost always a player you confidently give your stamp of approval only to have it blow up in your face. It doesn’t matter if it’s a mid-round sleeper or a fantasy stud. Anyone can have an off-season.
The players below had little to no impact in 2022, but they are primed to reclaim their fantasy supremacy in 2023.
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There was a setback in his recovery from a torn ACL in 2021, and while playing in four of the first six games, he did not look his best. He got the knee cleaned and was much better from Week 14-18 and finished the year with a respectable 5.7 yards per carry. The Ravens will again have one of the better offensive lines in the league and allow Dobbins plenty of opportunities for big plays.
Injuries have plagued Waller the last couple of seasons, but a change of scenery could do him good. In 2019 and 2020, Waller was considered a premium, early-round tight end, and he still has flashes of those abilities when he’s on the field. Amid a change in Vegas, he was traded to Giants. With what we’ve seen Brian Daboll do in his first year, there is a lot of optimism.
Waller and Daniel Jones have spent a lot of time together in the offseason. They could build chemistry quickly.
Daniel Jones and Darren Waller is a stack you’ll want this year pic.twitter.com/mm5bFsJNX5
— John “Supi” Supowitz (@ImThatSupi) April 13, 2023
Smith is someone whom you can undoubtedly look for in later rounds of your draft that has the potential to play better than his ADP. He has had trouble staying on the field the last couple of seasons but can make an impact when he plays.
In late 2020, when the Vikings started to give Smith more opportunities, he finished with two top-three performances in his final four games. In 2022, after missing the previous season to a meniscus tear, he had a top-four performance and averaged 5.1 targets in Weeks 2-8 before missing most of the season with a thumb injury. Smith is in Cincinnati now and the top tight end on the depth chart.
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