Several factors go into building a winning best-ball team. One of those factors is identifying which players will let your team down and bust. Another is knowing which players have league-winning upside, especially in the later rounds. To help you build an elite best ball roster, I will identify the most likely bust candidate and potential league winner for every NFL team.
Today I break down the NFC South teams: the Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The ADP used for this article comes from Underdog Fantasy.
- AFC Busts & League Winners: East | North | South | West
- NFC Busts & League Winners: East | North
- Snake Draft Pick Strategy: Early | Middle | Late
- Fantasy Football Mock Draft Simulator
Fantasy Football League Winners: NFC South
Juwan Johnson (TE – NO): ADP 174.2 | TE21
New Orleans recently brought back Jimmy Graham despite the veteran turning 37 in November and not playing last season. He is more likely not to make the final roster than have any fantasy impact this year. Meanwhile, Johnson led the Saints in receiving touchdowns while finishing top three in receiving yards and targets in 2022. Furthermore, he finished third among tight ends in receiving touchdowns. While the team brought back Michael Thomas, the veteran has played only 20% of the games over the past three years. More importantly, Darren Waller was Derek Carr‘s favorite weapon in Las Vegas. Johnson could quickly build the same connection with the new starting quarterback.
Mike Evans (WR – TB): ADP 67.9 | WR35
Unfortunately, the Buccaneers are going from Tom Brady to Baker Mayfield or Kyle Trask at the quarterback position. The change has scared the fantasy football community away from drafting Evans this year. However, we made the same mistake with Amari Cooper last season. Meanwhile, Evans was the WR16 in 2022, averaging 12.5 half-point PPR fantasy points per game. Last season was the ninth consecutive year the veteran wide receiver had at least 1,000 receiving yards. While the change at quarterback is less than ideal, Evans is still one of the top big-play wide receivers in the NFL. His spike weeks are worth the down weeks in best-ball leagues.
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