2023 Fantasy Targets and Value Picks
Many times in my life I’ve said that fantasy football is all about value.
The fantasy football owner that gets the best values in his fantasy draft is the owner that’s most likely to compete for his league championship!
The goal for each fantasy football owner ought to be to draft value players—those are players that are very likely to out-play their average draft position (ADP).
The table below shows my top value targets as I head into drafts for the 2023 season.
Players are listed by their ADP. I’m using the ESPN, Fantasy Pros, FF Calculator, and Yahoo ADP lists to generate a consensus (of sorts).
NOTE: “Grade” is my grade on the player. Based on a 12-team league, this is the round that I think the player ought to be drafted in, based on my projection of the production that they are likely to produce.
UPDATED August 21, 2023
Quarterbacks |
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| Player | Tm | ADP | Grade |
| Tua Tagovailoa | NYJ | 9th round | 8th round w/big upside |
| Aaron Rodgers | Mia | 10th round | 8th round w/big upside |
| Kirk Cousins | Min | 10th round | 9th round |
| Jared Goff | Det | 11th round | 10th round |
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Running Backs |
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| Player | Tm | ADP | Grade |
| Nick Chubb | Cle | 2nd round | 1st round |
| Derrick Henry | Ten | 2nd round | 1st round |
| Josh Jacobs | LV | 2nd round | 1st round |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | NE | 3rd round | 2nd round |
| Joe Mixon | Cin | 4th round | 2nd round |
| Kenneth Walker | Sea | Late 3rd thru Early 5th | 3rd round w/big upside |
| Cam Akers | LAR | 5th thru 7th round | Late 3rd/Early 4th |
| Isiah Pacheco | KC | 7th round | 4th round |
| Brian Robinson | Was | 8th round | 5th round w/big upside |
| Khalil Herbert | Chi | 8th or 9th round | 4th round w/big upside |
| Jaylen Warren | Pit | 11th thru 13th round | 8th round w/big upside |
| Jeff Wilson, Jr. | Mia | 8th thru 12th round | 8th round w/some upside |
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Tight Ends |
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| Player | Tm | ADP | Grade |
| Chigoziem Okonkwo | Ten | 11th round | 11th round w/big upside |
| Tyler Higbee | LAR | 12th round | 12th round w/some upside |
| Dawson Knox | Buf | 15th round | 14th round |
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Wide Receivers |
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| Player | Team/Bye | ADP | Grade |
| DeVonta Smith | Phi | 3rd round | 3rd round w/big upside |
| Chris Olave | NO | 4th round | 4th round w/big upside |
| Terry McLaurin | Was | 4th round | 4th round w/some upside |
| Christian Kirk | Jac | 6th round | 5th round w/some upside |
| Jerry Jeudy | Den | 6th round | Late 5th/Early 6th |
| Brandon Aiyuk | SF | 6th round | 6th round w/big upside |
| Tyler Lockett | Sea | 7th round | Late 6th/Early 7th |
| Michael Pittman | Ind | 7th thru 9th round | 7th round w/big upside |
| Courtland Sutton | Den | 8th or 9th round | 8th round w/big upside |
Kenny is the chief content creator for thecapisfake.com and contributor at walterfootball.com. He’s also a college professor, minister, author, entrepreneur, and overall sports fanatic.
