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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Fantasy Football Busts
FP Rank: RB26
Before the draft, Montgomery’s ADP would have been very appetizing. Brought in to be the two-down bruiser, if he could have come close to what Jamaal Williams did last year in the Detroit backfield (1,066 yards and 17 touchdowns), Montgomery would have been a value pick. But the Lions weren’t happy with just Montgomery and took running back Jahmyr Gibbs 12th overall. All indications out of the Lions camp are Gibbs is not only going to start right away but could be a three-down back. Needless to say, Montgomery will be hard-pressed to deliver on his RB2/3 ADP.
FP Rank: RB21
If not for an ankle injury to close out the season, Pierce would have topped 1,000 rushing yards his rookie season. Not bad for a fourth-round rookie who came out of nowhere in the off-season to lead the Houston backfield. But despite being a bright spot for Houston, the team finished near the bottom of the standings which led to a new regime. And with that new regime are new coaches (the Texans hired DeMeco Ryans away from San Francisco) and new players (Houston signed former Bills running back Devin Singletary.
For Pierce, both of these developments cut into his fantasy value, especially Singletary. Singletary has always been steady, totaling over 800 rushing yards in each of the last two seasons and averaging over 4.5 yards per carry for his career. Neither Pierce nor Singletary are significantly better than the other which could make the Houston backfield a fantasy landmine.
FP Rank: RB31
Even if you don’t consider the pending off-field issues that will determine Kamara’s fate, his fantasy production has slowly declined to the point where the Saints look ready to move on. Kamara no longer averages 4.-5 yards-per-carry nor has he topped 500 receiving yards in the last couple of seasons. To stem that, the Saints added Jamaal Williams in free agency and drafted Kendre Miller in the third round of the draft. Kamara is already priced pretty low but the name recognition means someone in your league will draft him higher than he should. Don’t be that person.
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