The Yellowstone Caldera will wipe us off the map one day. Liquid-hot magma bubbles ominously below where the bison roam. Geologists say a cataclysmic eruption is long overdue. In the meantime, we’ll simmer in the broth and build dynasty rosters that will hopefully bring us joy for years on end.
Much like a caldera, there are NFL players who are building up steam to break through the crust this season. While some of them have been good before and are hopeful to return to their previous form, others are a mere twinkle of potential with a newly optimistic outlook heading into the 2023 season. Let’s traverse the dynasty breakout terrain together.
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Dynasty Breakout Candidates
Kadarius Toney (WR – KC)
A one-trick pony better have an outstanding gimmick. Kadarius Toney’s is spectacular. He is immeasurably elusive after the catch. That’s about it. Toney was a disastrous first-round selection by David Gettleman in New York. The Giants did not appreciate Toney’s talents enough to see past his myriad soft tissue injuries and off-field peccadilloes. The new regime cut bait and shipped him off to the Chiefs for pennies on the dollar. The Chiefs gave him more than 20 snaps only once last season. More injuries and an immense learning curve to Andy Reid’s offense prevented that. A Toney breakout is possible, albeit implausible considering his sparse track record of production and availability. We would need an entirely unseen version of Kadarius Toney to warrant treating him as anything more than the dart throw he has been since his days in Florida.
Treylon Burks (WR – TEN)
Where I am incredibly bullish on Burks’ teammate Okonkwo, I am tempering my optimism of a breakout for the former Arkansas Razorback. Burks has all the physical tools needed to be a force in the NFL, but his learning curve to fill AJ Brown‘s shoes is staggering. The Titans got thoroughly finessed in that deal. Burks is better suited as a big slot who can impose his will after the catch and get open with the built-in cushion from aligning off the line of scrimmage. Tennessee shoe-horned their unpolished rookie into the X position vacated by Brown, who is multitudes better at running the entire route tree. Burks started to find a groove last season, despite all the QB turmoil. I like him as a prospect and his theoretical target share is impossible to ignore. As a dynasty asset, however, I believe his ceiling for any real breakout is just above his crown already.
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