Best Ball Fantasy Football | Best Ball Fantasy Football ADP | Fantasy Football Tight Ends
Published: May 17, 2024
Andrew Cooper reviews early ADP in best ball drafts to get a handle on the tight end landscape and help us find the value picks.
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ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the Steelers “renewed conversations” with the Dolphins on a Jonnu Smith trade today.
Schefter adds that the deal is “still alive.” The malaise of will-he, won’t-he, but focused on Jonnu Smith instead of Aaron Rodgers must be an interesting respite for Steelers fans. We remain unsure that adding Smith will do much to fix Pittsburgh’s offense, and it seems like Darnell Washington is a more-than-capable No. 2 tight end. Because of the extension that Smith is seeking, it’s reasonable to conclude the draft-pick cost for him wouldn’t be exorbitant. We’re not entirely sure why the Dolphins would rather do this than just keep Smith and let him be a low-end fantasy TE1 this season, but perhaps they want to get out of the Jonnu Smtih game while the getting is good.
Bills CB Taron Johnson (shoulder) had surgery to repair a torn labrum this offseason.
The slot player is taking part in OTAs — not necessarily at full contact — and expects to be full go in training camp. Johnson left the AFC Championship game with the injury and his absence was a big part of the problem for the Bills against Kansas City. It sounds like he’ll be ready to go for the start of training camp based on this update.
Cardinals TE Trey McBride said the Arizona offense is “adding a lot of motions, a lot of sauce” in installs this offseason.
“A lot more complex. … It’s all kind of the same concepts, just different ways to get to it,” McBride continued. Rarely do you see a player so upfront about schematic changes, but a re-designed offense may help the Cardinals find space for McBride and Marvin Harrison Jr. to operate in 2025. McBride, in particular, is due some good touchdown regression after finishing the year with only two in 2024.
Patriots signed rookie left tackle Will Campbell to a four-year contract.
The deal is worth a fully guaranteed $43.66 million. It also includes a signing bonus worth $28.39 million. The Patriots selected Campbell (6'6"/319) with the fourth overall pick in April’s NFL Draft in hopes of bolstering an offensive line which allowed 52 sacks last season. There has been plenty of speculation that Campbell could kick inside and become a perennial Pro Bowl-caliber guard, but regardless of position he is a premium talent and should be an NFL fixture for the next several years.
Broncos coach Sean Payton said Audric Estime “didn’t have enough (touches)” last year.
“He’s a back that requires enough touches. He’s going to get those opportunities,” Payton continued. RJ Harvey is obviously going to be the main back for the Broncos for fantasy purposes this season, but it’s possible that Estime could carve out a bigger role in Year 2 ahead of other incumbent backs like Jaleel McLaughlin and Tyler Badie. Payton does love a good running back platoon. Estime should be drafted as the No. 2 back in Denver’s backfield for now, and if the Broncos offense ascends in 2025, he could potentially find himself a fantasy RB3 as Harvey’s 1B.
Panthers coach Dave Canales said WR Jimmy Horn Jr. is “dealing with a hamstring issue.”
Hammys do tend to linger, so it makes sense for the Panthers to exercise caution with their rookie sixth-round pick. It’s not an auspicious sign for his chances of making the roster that Horn isn’t practicing during OTAs, but it’s also not immediately disqualifying. No timetable for recovery was given by Canales but we’d expect Horn to be available for training camp.