The 2023 NFL regular season is less than a week away. That means there will be thousands of last-minute fantasy football drafts between now and opening night.
However, there is new information every day, sometimes by the minute. Not only does that information impact the NFL teams, but it also affects the fantasy football ADP and draft decisions.
Let’s look at which players’ ADP is rising and which are falling as we head into the final week of the offseason.
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Fantasy Football ADP Risers
ADP Risers
Kenny Pickett (QB – PIT)
After an awful rookie year, Pickett has looked like a completely different quarterback during the preseason. The second-year quarterback completed 86.7% of his pass attempts for 199 yards and two touchdowns. Furthermore, he averaged 1.06 fantasy points per pass attempt. Pittsburgh’s offense outside of Najee Harris has moved up in the ADP and looks like bargains for early drafters. Pickett has a high-end QB2 upside or better this season.
Tony Pollard (RB – DAL)
Pollard has been a popular late first-round/early second-round draft pick over the past two months. However, the possibility of Ezekiel Elliott‘s return kept the former Memphis star’s ADP in check. Now that the veteran running back is a New England Patriot, fantasy players can feel confident drafting Pollard as a top-five running back. Furthermore, the Cowboys have shut down any talk about adding a veteran running back behind the former Memphis star. Rico Dowdle and Deuce Vaughn are no threat to the star’s workload.
Breece Hall (RB – NYJ)
The second-year running back started training camp on the Physically Unable to Perform list. Hall’s ADP dropped after the Jets signed Dalvin Cook to an overpriced one-year deal. Many believed the former Iowa State star would miss the first four games or more this season recovering from a torn ACL. Instead, Hall came off the PUP list shortly after the team signed Cook. Furthermore, he was on the practice field before the veteran. More importantly, the second-year star has looked explosive in practice.
Calvin Ridley (WR – JAC)
Many were concerned Ridley wouldn’t be the same superstar wide receiver in Jacksonville after playing only five games over the past two years. However, the former Atlanta Falcons star has looked like his old elite self during the preseason. He averaged 14.2 yards per reception, easily the highest among the starting wide receivers. Furthermore, the superstar averaged 4.44 yards per route run despite not having a reception over 28 yards. Ridley has a top-10 upside this year.
Jahan Dotson (WR – WAS)
While Dotson was already a popular second-year breakout candidate, his ADP is rising. Terry McLaurin suffered a turf toe injury in the Commanders’ Week 2 preseason game. The former Ohio State star could play in Week 1. Yet, many have moved Dotson ahead of McLaurin in their fantasy rankings. The second-year wide receiver ran a route on all but one of Sam Howell‘s 44 dropbacks during the preseason. More importantly, Dotson had a 25.7% target share and a 20.9% target per route run share.
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