Each and every offseason we see Noah’s arc dock on the shore and players by the hundreds join new team after new team, with this offseason being no different. Just because a player changes teams during the offseason doesn’t mean he’ll make this list, however. This running list -- that will be updated throughout the offseason as more moves happen -- are for potentially impactful fantasy producers.

 

Quarterback

Josh Rosen , ARI → MIA

Personally, I’m in the camp that Rosen didn’t get a fair shake in Arizona. He was sacked 45 times in only 13 starts. Imagine being on the canvas three-plus times a game as a rookie quarterback? Rosen join his new team in a quarterback battle with one of the more battle tested QB’s we’ve seen in recent years in Ryan Fitzpatrick . Rosen isn’t someone we should be high on until the season wears on considering all we know is the team that was once high on him and drafted him 10th overall turned around and traded him only a year later.

Ryan Fitzpatrick , TB → MIA

We just got done talking about the lack of value Rosen has headed into the year unless he proves something, but if Fitzpatrick were to win this job, he does have fantasy value, at least early on in the year. We saw the “Fitzmagic” just last season throwing 11 TD and north of 1,200 yards during the first three weeks of the year. That’s the type of upside he can posses.  Solid QB2 if he wins the job out of camp though. He should be drafted with the knowledge that this won’t be his job all year long.

Nick Foles , PHI → JAX

Foles story the last two seasons has been nice and inspiring, but is he really worth $88M over four-years? Debatable. For one, he’s never played more than 13 games in a year and since 2013, he hasn’t thrown more than 13 touchdowns in a season. You can make a case that he’s been a part time starter and that’s why, but shouldn’t that also be a red flag? His weapons in Jacksonville are not the same as they are in Philly as third-year receiver Dede Westbrook profiles more as a WR2 yet he’s Foles’ top option. It’s nice to have Leonard Fournette in the backfield to relieve some stress off Foles’ shoulders, but how many games will Fournette stay healthy for? In two-quarterback leagues there’s a place for Foles, but other than that, I’ll pass in drafts.

Joe Flacco , BAL → DEN

The one thing we know about Flacco is that he’s never seen a window he doesn’t think he fit the ball and that’s what led to 10 straight seasons of double-digit interceptions before the 2018 campaign which he dealt with injuries and being benched. The turnovers obviously impact his fantasy relevance, but how long will Flacco even be the starter? John Elway can sit here during the preseason until he’s blue in the face telling us Flacco’s the starter, but they selected Drew Lock 42nd overall. How long before Lock is a starter? If you plan on taking Flacco in best balls, you’re going to need to take an extra QB, maybe even stash Lock on that same team because the Delaware product isn’t long for this job.

Ryan Tannehill , MIA → TEN

Considering the Titans have one year to figure out if Marcus Mariota is THE guy for their future, it doesn’t hurt to bring in a veteran such as Tannehill to have as a backup. Mariota hasn’t been the healthiest QB since entering the league either having not played a full 16-game season yet. If Mariota is to get injured or simply isn’t performing and the Titans have seen enough, Tannehill is waiting in the wings. He’s thrown 17 touchdowns or more for five consecutive seasons, but there is no fantasy value for him headed into the 2019 campaign.

Case Keenum , DEN → WAS

Everyone is talking about the Redskins drafting Dwayne Hoskins and rightfully so, he’s their future, but the Redskins brought in Case Keenum as well and he’s doing everything he can to win the job to start the year. If Keenum wins the job outright he’s nothing more than a stopgap. He wouldn’t be the worst QB2 at the beginning of the year as he’s thrown for 3,500-plus yards and 18-plus touchdowns the past two seasons, but he’s entering his Age-31 season and we know what we’re going to get from him at his best.

 

Running Back

Frank Gore , MIA → BUF

Over the last four years, LeSean McCoy has only played in 16 games once, which is why both Frank Gore and T.J. Yeldon were brought in. McCoy will be 31 when the year begins to boot, something else we need to consider. Now I’m not sitting here saying Gore is a spring chicken by any means, he’s 36, but just last year he averaged 4.6 yards per carry in Miami. Gore still thinks he has something left in the tank and the Bills must’ve saw the same thing. We should also note that it isn’t crazy to think McCoy could be traded at some point during the year if he shows he’s still impactful, which would benefit Gore’s status as the Bills lead back.

T.J. Yeldon , JAC → BUF

Throughout his four-year career, Yeldon has been a decent NFL running back averaging four yards per carry, but he’s thrived as a pass catcher out of the backfield. He’s caught 30 or more passes in each season and last year we saw a career best in targets (78), receptions (55), yards (487) and passing touchdowns (4). His value is contingent on McCoy’s status on a week-to-week basis considering McCoy is just a better version of him overall. If McCoy were dealt, his stock would rise considerably. For now, you’re welcome to handcuff “Shady” with Yeldon.

Le’Veon Bell, PIT → NYJ

Arguably the most coveted player from the start of his holdout last year until the Steelers traded him to the Jets, Bell is one of the most electric fantasy assets we have in the entire league. We do have some things to consider when toying with the idea of taking Bell in the first-round however. Adam Gase does not use his running backs very often, which is an obvious red flag. Secondly, how did the year off impact him? Some would say it was a good thing and his body is fresh, but a year off is a long time without playing and how will his conditioning be when the season begins? He’s currently being drafted somewhere between eight and 12 in most drafts, which seems to be a lot of people banking on the old version of Lev Bell. If we get that version, eight-to-12 would be a steal, because he could end up being the best asset in the entire league.

Mark Ingram , NO → BAL

We haven’t seen Mark Ingram be the focal point of offense since he was a Heisman Trophy winner at Alabama which was way back in 2010. He hasn’t had more than 230 carries in his eight professional seasons and has only eclipsed the 200 mark three times. All that said, it’s because he’s always been in a pass heavy Saints backfield that has always had multiple featured backs rotating in and out of the lineup. Ingram has averaged 4.6 YPC for four straight years and with all of the questions surrounding Lamar Jackson the passer, why wouldn’t Baltimore rely on the former Saint to be their workhorse? I love Ingram as an RB2 this year.

Carlos Hyde , CLE/JAX → KC

Everyone’s darling this year is seemingly DamIan Williams and rightfully so seeing what he did after the Kareem Hunt release and even during the Chiefs run in the playoffs, but don’t write off Hyde just yet. Hyde was extremely efficient in short yardage situations last year picking up all five of his touchdowns within the 10-yard line. With how dynamic the Chiefs offense can be, Hyde may find in a role in the passing game as well, considering he’s someone who’s grabbed 59 passes in 2017. Hyde works best in PPR formats until further notice.

Jordan Howard , PHI → CHI

After being everyone’s pick to breakout last year, he let everyone down. No other way to put it. He was able to score nine touchdowns on the ground, which gives him 24 during the first three years of his NFL career. The Philadelphia rushing attack finished 28th in both yards and yards per game last season, so Howard should provide a boost in that aspect. Howard is being drafted around the 35th running back in PPR formats this year, around guys like Kareem Hunt who’s suspended for eight games, Latavius Murray who’s sharing a backfield with one of the best backs in the league and his teammate Miles Sanders who has yet to play a down in the NFL. Howard isn’t the worst FLEX option in deeper formatted leagues as both he and Sanders should have a prevalent role in this pass-heavy Eagles offense.

Latavius Murray , MIN → NO

We’ve had five years of game film to tell you exactly what Latavius Murray is and what he’s not. He is the perfect compliment to Alvin Kamara who seemed to wear down last year notching just one outing of 52-plus rushing yards in the last four weeks of the season and four of the last six if you include their two playoff contests. Murray has been a touchdown vulture the past few seasons notching six-plus in four straight seasons including 12 in 2016 during his final season in Oakland. Out of his 34 career touchdowns, 25 have come from 10 yards or less, so we could see the Saints turn to Murray near the goal line. He has FLEX appeal similarly to what Mark Ingram had in NOLA.

Tevin Coleman , ATL → SF

Reuniting with his former offensive coordinator has me all giddy inside. What more do you want than a Kyle Shanahan led system for your running backs?! That said, the 49ers have a very formidable backfield including Coleman, Matt Breida and Jerick McKinnon , but Coleman is seemingly the front runner for the most prominent role. After Devonta Freeman was injured in Week 2 in ‘18, Coleman notched a career-high in attempts (167), yards (800) and YPC (4.8). Coleman is a fantastic pass catching back who’s notched 20-plus receptions in three straight years, which is another thing fantasy owners will have in their back pocket when drafting him.

Kareem Hunt , KC → CLE

So many fantasy owners, football fans and just human beings have salty feelings towards Hunt after a video of him demonstrating domestic violence surfaced the web ultimately getting him kicked off the Chiefs and suspended for the first eight games this season. The Browns went ahead and took a shot on him but what will his role even be when he returns? We saw rookie RB Nick Chubb fall just four yards shy of 1,000 last year in only nine starts thanks to a 5.2 YPC average. If your bench is deep enough to stash him, go ahead, but even after the suspension is up, how long will it take him to ramp it up into game shape? And if Nick Chubb is going well, then what? Too many unknowns for me to draft him this season.

Theo Riddick , DET → DEN 

Simply based on the contract that Denver gave Riddick (one-year, $2.5M) they didn't bring him in to cut him later. He's here to stay. Riddick has never seen more than 92 carries in a season, but since 2014 he's had no less than 50 targets and in '15 he fell just one short of 100 targets. The Broncos have two very good, young backs ahead of him on the depth chart in Phillip Lindsay and Royce Freeman , so don't expect him to suddenly take carries away from either of them, but he'll definitely be in on a lot of passing downs. He's not the worst RB4 or RB5 to have in a full-point PPR format once he gets settled in and we figure out how many snaps he's going to play.

Duke Johnson Jr., CLE → HOU

After outright releasing D’Onta Foreman earlier this week, the Texans were desperate to add some more depth at the running back position. They countered the Foreman move by trading for the pass catching specialist, Duke Johnson . We say “pass catching specialist” because that’s when he’s at his best. He saw 62 targets and at least 47 receptions in each of his first four seasons in the league. The thing about going to Houston is the lack of targets running backs get. The team ranked dead last with just 68 passes going to RBs last season and were 28th in the league the year before that. Granted that has something to do with who they had coming out of the backfield, but a lot of it has to do with offensive scheme. The fit in Houston isn’t my favorite from a fantasy perspective.


Wide Reciever 

John Brown , BAL → BUF

We can’t really fault Brown for the season he had last year because Lamar Jackson just didn’t get him the ball. From Week 10 on -- when Jackson took over -- Brown didn’t surpass two receptions or 27 yards. He accomplished both of those feats in eight-of-nine games with Joe Flacco . The thing is, we’re not sure it’s going to get any better with Josh Allen . In Allen’s 12 games, he completed just 53-percent of his passes and averaged only 172 yards per game. He was much more efficient as a runner than a passer which doesn’t bode well for Brown’s fantasy value considering this could be eerily similar to last year. He’s a WR3 at best.

Cole Beasley , DAL → BUF

Although it seems as if John Brown ’s fantasy value will take a massive hit, I’m not Beasley’s really will. Beasley is durable as they come, missing just one game over the past five seasons and has recorded 63-plus targets in four straight campaigns and has 50-plus catches in three-of-four. Allen didn’t have a security blanket such as Beasley to rely upon last season and he could really be worth a late-round flier in deeper formatted drafts.

Demaryius Thomas , DEN/HOU → NE

Recent reports have suggested the former Pro-Bowler will likely begin the year on the Physically unable to Perform (PUP) list, which derails all of his potential fantasy value. To be honest, there wasn’t much there to begin with considering he’s coming off a season-ending Achilles tear late last season. He’s 31-years old as well so time in the NFL is not on his side. Will he even make it the entire season as a Patriot?

Odell Beckham Jr, NYG → CLE

What a splash the Browns made acquiring arguably the most gifted receiver in the NFL this offseason. Outside of an injury riddled 2017 campaign, Beckham has seen 130-plus targets and has eclipsed 1,000 yards receiving in each of his other four professional seasons. Beckham is being drafted as a top-five WR in fantasy football this year, but I’m a little weary on where he should rank after seeing what Mayfield did his rookie year. There are a lot of mouths to feed on the Cleveland offense -- there were last year before Beckham even joined the team -- and five Browns pass catchers notched at least 39 receptions. Maybe we should temper our expectations for this Browns team as a whole, not just Beckham’s fantasy production.

Donte Moncrief , JAX → PIT

Throughout the fantasy industry it’s James Washington receiving all of the buzz as the Steelers breakout wide receiver yet Moncrief is a guy the Steelers seemingly have loved throughout the spring. He’s underachieving heading into the sixth-year of his career but with Antonio Brown out of town and no more Le’Veon Bell there are so many targets and receptions to go around. I mean just over the last three seasons, Brown has 485 targets. Moncrief is going undrafted in many leagues and being taken in the last couple in others. He could be a really nice WR4 heading into the season if you want to load up on WR.

Devin Funchess , CAR → IND

Joining an already stacked offense, Funchess slots in as the Colts second receiver behind T.Y. Hilton . His production with Carolina might not translate, however, considering how many options the Colts have to choose from. They have a true number one wideout in Hilton as I mentioned, along with two tight ends, one who caught 80 passes in ‘17 when healthy in Jack Doyle and the other who scored 14 total touchdowns last season in Eric Ebron . That’s just the passing attack as Marlon Mack broke out in a major way last season in the 12 games he played rushing for 907 yards while scoring 10 total touchdowns. He’s a WR4 with upside to improve on that considering he’s in such a high profile offense.

Adam Humphries , TB → TEN

Considering Humphries is playing with a quarterback with an arm in comparison to that of Chad Pennington, it’s fair to say there will be a lot of dink-and-dunk this year which is where Humphries thrives. The slot receiver has flashed a ton of consistency the past couple of seasons seeing at least 83 passes thrown his way while catching 55-plus. Delanie Walker has been Mariota’s security blanket since he joined the league, but with Walker coming off an ankle injury and being 34, maybe some of those targets begin going Humphries way. This Tennessee offense won’t nearly be as pass happy as Tampa Bay’s, so that’s something to keep an eye on.

Antonio Brown , PIT → OAK

Obviously the relationship between Brown and Roethlisberger and Brown and the Steelers ended with a sour taste in everyone’s mouth, but that didn’t take away from another fantastic season for Brown. That said, he no longer has Big Ben as his QB. He no longer plays for an elite offense either. The Raiders are definitely a pass-first offense and Derek Carr is coming off his first 4,000 yard passing season and that was without Brown. The Raiders will be trailing in a lot of second halves this year forcing them to pass quite a bit. The more the merrier for Brown owners.

Tyrell Williams , SD → OAK

The ex-Chargers receiver is never going to be a guy who catches 100 passes, but he’s someone who runs vertically down the field and picks up large chunks of yards at a time, hence the 15-plus yards per reception he’s averaged the last three years. The 15.9 yards per catch in ‘18 ranked him 11th in the league in that department. He’ll likely have a big game sometime during the season and will be picked up on waivers and proceed to be mediocre the rest of the year in all likelihood.

Randall Cobb , GB → DAL

What’s left of Randall Cobb ? He hasn’t played a full season since 2015, he’ll be 29 in August and this is already his ninth season in the league. He only caught 38 passes last season and yes he was injured, but outside of his Week 1 blowup, he didn’t surpass 50 receiving yards in any of his eight contests. Dak Prescott really enjoys using his slot receiver as we’ve seen with Cole Beasley the past few seasons if you to look at something positive.

Golden Tate , DET/PHI → NYG

The most perplexing thing the Giants did this offseason was trade their franchise wide receiver after claiming he wasn’t going to be traded then turning around and signing Tate for four years, giving him $37.5M. Tate is going to be 31 in August and although he’s a good receiver, he’s not OBJ. He has a chance to lead the Giants in receiving considering how many short, quick passes the Eli Manning led offense throw. He’s a WR3 at best at this juncture of his career.

DeSean Jackson , TB → PHI

The best years of Jackson’s career game in the Eagles green, so he’s clearly trying to regain some of that magic resigning with the team. The 18.9 yards per catch he averaged last year led the entire NFL, so that’s what he’s bringing to Philly’s potent passing offense. He’ll have to fight for targets considering the Eagles elite weapons such as Ertz, Jeffery and Agholor.

Danny Amendola , MIA→ DET

He’s an old face. He’s in a new place. But that’s about as far as it goes with Amendola. He’s not worth a lick in fantasy as he probably won’t stay healthy for 16 games and when he is healthy he likely won’t be doing enough to contribute to a winning fantasy roster. He’s not even a bye-week pickup.

Chris Hogan , NE → CAR

The Panthers have one potential stud receiver in DJ Moore and than five or six guys that are solid NFL players with no real fantasy value. Maybe Hogan can stay healthy and garner some value during the year, but headed into draft season he has no actual appeal. He’s going to turn 31 in season and after seven years in the league, the book on Hogan is out. He is what he is. Let’s first see how Cam Newton ’s shoulder is and if he can throw followed by what kind of rapport the two have early on.

Jordan Matthews , PHI → SF

After a very successful start to his career in Philadelphia, his 2017-’18 season’s didn’t go very well. Matthews has only started 10 games and had 45 receptions over the past two seasons. Everyone seems to be a firm believer in Jimmy Garappolo this year and if he’s going to break out, it makes sense that some of his pass catchers have strong years. Matthews will likely go undrafted and doesn’t have much fantasy value until he can prove he’s reverting back to his 2014-’16 form.

Michael Crabtree , BAL → ARI

It's really fair to say Crabtree is washed after being saddled with the burden of trying to catch passes from Lamar Jackson for half a season. Whether you're a Jackson truther or not, the facts are the facts. Crabtree was effective with Joe Flacco earlier in the year and after Week 8, he didn't surpass 36 receiving yards and caught one touchdown in Week 11. The three years prior to his one-year stint in Baltimore, Crabtree was a touchdown Machine catching 25 with the Raiders. What Kyler Murray is going to love is the fact that 13 of the 25 touchdowns were scored in the red zone. The Cardinals, for it's worth, have pretty solid depth at wide receiver with the addition of Crabtree. They have a mix of verterans in Larry Fitzgerald and Crabtree, two potential impact rookies, a deep threat in Christian Kirk and a wild card in Kevin White . It's really a toss up as to what his role will be other than touchdown vulture, but it sure does boost the meteoric rise of Kyler Murray 's stock up ever higher. 

 

Tight End

Jared Cook  , OAK → NO

It took Cook 10 seasons to finally make his first Pro-Bowl appearance, but he had a really strong 2018 campaign to warrant the selection. He goes from playing with the inconsistent Derek Carr  to one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game in Drew Brees  . The Saints haven’t had this good of a pass catching TE since they traded away Jimmy Graham  . Cook is coming off a year in which he had career marks in targets, receptions, touchdowns and yards and has the potential to approach the top-five amongst fantasy tight ends with Brees as his QB

Tyler Kroft , CIN → BUF

The former Bengals tight end had a really strong 2017 campaign when Tyler Eifert went down with an injury and was poised to be the guy waiting in the wings again last season until Kroft himself got hurt and was forced to miss the entire year. Kroft is going to start this year injured and when he gets back, it’s not as if Josh Allen will have suddenly transitioned into Tom Brady and is handing out targets like Oprah does cars.

Benjamin Watson , NO → NE

Watson is 38 and is going to turn 39 during the season so does it shock you to see a pro football player who’s been in the league for 14 years get popped with a PED suspension? You know how many bumps and bruises he can still feel from last year? I’m kidding...kind of. But when Watson returns, is he just a stopgap until Rob Gronkowski rises like the Undertaker just in time for the playoffs? Watson has minimal fantasy value despite having worked with Brady for the first six seasons of his career.

Geoff Swaim , DAL → JAX

Swaim had his chance last year with the retirement of Jason Witten but wasn’t able to take advantage only catching 29 passes in his nine starts. We’re now putting him on a Jacksonville team with a worse quarterback in Nick Foles and relying on him to feed Swaim the ball? I’m not holding my breath.

Jason Witten , RET → DAL

From the field to the booth back to the field is the path Witten has taken the past few seasons. 2017, the last year we saw him on the field, he was 11th amongst tight ends in receiving yards, so if that’s the player we’re going to get this year, there is some upside to drafting him as a low end TE2. Your best bet, however, is to see how the year layoff has gone considering he's closer to 40 than he is 30.

Jesse James , PIT → DET

Although the Lions went ahead and took TJ Hockenson with the eighth overall pick in this years draft, they also made a free agent splash signing James to a four-year, $25M deal with $11M guaranteed. That’s a lot for someone who’s going to primarily ride the pine. He’s a good blocker and a decent pass catcher and he’s a solid TE2 in best ball drafts.