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: WR14
We’re more than a year removed from Samuel’s breakout season – when he totaled over 1,700 yards from scrimmage and 14 touchdowns – yet he’s still being viewed as a WR1 on fantasy teams. It’s as if people didn’t see his 2022 season – which he missed a portion of due to injury – and also lost a good chunk of the looks after San Francisco acquired running back Christian McCaffrey.
Samuel and McCaffrey are not the same players but are sometimes used in similar ways which means fewer balls for Samuel. He’s a great player, but this ranking screams bust potential.
FP Rank: WR29
To be clear, there aren’t a lot of Buccaneers ranked highly enough to be considered bust-material. Such is the post-Tom Brady era in Tampa Bay. So, we’ll pick the most consistently good Buc, as he’s going to have a hard time staying that way.
Evans has totaled 1,000 yards in each of his nine professional seasons. He’s made Pro Bowls, won a Super Bowl, and is destined for the Hall of Fame. But if any year is the year for him to decline, it’s 2023. He’s entering his age-30 season and has the ‘luxury’ of catching passes from either Baker Mayfield or Kyle Trask. Evans should be the first Buc taken in fantasy drafts which means he could be the biggest bust.
FP Rank: WR35
Dotson being on this list isn’t his fault. The Commanders have entrusted the quarterback position to 2022 fifth-round pick Sam Howell in the hopes that he will somehow improve the offense. And while they did add former Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bienemy to the staff, all the talk out of Washington has centered around the running backs and tight ends and very little about the receivers’ room.
Terry McLaurin has the Alpha Dog role on lockdown which leaves very little left over for Dotson. The latter finished outside the top 40 in fantasy scoring last year and should do so again.
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