Every team will have a player that fails to meet their fantasy potential. Whether it’s sky-high expectations or an unforeseen decline, here is a complete list of players that have bust potential on every team along with their current FantasyPros Draft Rankings. Below we’ll take a look at a few of these 2023 fantasy football bust candidates.
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FP Rank: RB3
Why is Robinson on this list? It’s not because he’ll be bad or not do well for your fantasy team. Rather, the expectations are sky-high. Currently valued as the third running back before taking an NFL snap, Robinson will undoubtedly be a first-round pick in fantasy drafts. Many will be happy to take the risk but I can’t do it, at least not that early. For every Saquon Barkley – who was drafted very high and delivered – there is a Clyde Edwards-Helaire who didn’t. Bijan is currently the highest-valued Falcon, even more so than Kyle Pitts who we need not remind fantasy players about after last year.
FP Rank: RB15
At times last season, JK Dobbins looked unstoppable upon his return from a knee injury, averaging nearly six yards per carry. At the same time, there was more than one instance where Dobbins looked like he was hobbled by that same injury even as he was running wild. Both things can be true at the same time which is why Dobbins is the biggest bust candidate on the Ravens. Currently valued as a top-15 running back, several fantasy teams will lean on Dobbins to be their lead back. Between the injury and the fact that Baltimore has a new offensive coordinator and system, Dobbins’s ROI is wildly fluid.
FP Rank: RB18
There may not be a lot to be excited about this year in Carolina. After trading up to obtain the first overall pick and drafting quarterback Bryce Young, the Panthers don’t have a lot left to surround Young. They did sign Sanders, fresh off a career year in Philadelphia, to handle early-down duties. But his current ADP looks like he’s still an Eagle and running behind a mean offensive line and hulk of a quarterback in Jalen Hurts.
Instead, Sanders will be behind an improving, but still ascending, offensive line and a shrimp (physically) of a quarterback. The fact is that he will be hard-pressed to match last year’s jacked-up numbers and is a prime candidate to disappoint.
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