Are you growing tired of redraft and introductory dynasty fantasy football? Want to dig deeper and draft a pipeline of young prospects while they’re still amateurs? Boy, do I have a game for you!
Devy (developmental dynasty league) is a deeper dynasty league that allows fantasy managers to draft and stash prospects while they’re still in college. Scott Fish of Scott Fish Bowl fame created Devy back in the 1990s, and the format has been growing in popularity ever since.
Devy isn’t for the weak or faint of heart. It takes a ton of research, and you have to decipher the good info from the bad. Plenty of highly-touted high school prospects never make an impact, while plenty of great college players aren’t legitimate NFL prospects.
In devy, you’re going to swing and miss more than usual. It’s just the reality of the game. Don’t beat yourself up if you do, and never quit investing in those devy prospects. In these leagues, hitting on a handful of devy prospects can flip your team from pretender to contender. Here are the top 20 devy assets you should be targeting this year. And here are a few player profiles from the list.
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Top Devy Prospects (2023 Fantasy Football)
7. TreVeyon Henderson (RB – Ohio State)
A third Ohio State Buckeye in the top seven. That offense is stacked. Running back TreVeyon Henderson dealt with injury issues last season, but a healthy 2023 could go a long way toward cementing Henderson’s status as a top back in next year’s NFL Draft.
8. Brock Bowers (TE – Georgia)
We’ve rarely, if ever, seen a tight end prospect like Brock Bowers. The Georgia tight end burst onto the scene with 882 yards and 13 touchdowns as a freshman in 2021.
Bowers followed that up with 942 yards and seven TDs en route to winning the 2022 John Mackey Award given to the nation’s best tight end. For reference, former Florida tight end Kyle Pitts never had more than 770 receiving yards in a single season.
9. Quinshon Judkins (RB – Ole Miss)
Entering sophomore campaign after accumulating 1,500+ rushing yards and 16 TDs on the ground last season. Made Zach Evans an afterthought.
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