Fantasy Football 2017: So you want to wait on quarterbacks?
By Dan Thomas
1. Marcus Mariota, Tennessee Titans
Fantasy Football Calculator ADP: 10.8
Unless you owned Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota in fantasy last year, you might not realize just how good he was. Between Weeks 5-12, Mariota was the No. 1 fantasy football quarterback. Let me repeat that: He was the best quarterback over that eight-game stretch. During that span, he had 23 total touchdowns and just five turnovers.
Mariota broke his leg in Week 16 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, so his final standing is a bit skewed. The former Oregon Duck finished 2016 as the No. 13 fantasy football quarterback. However, between Weeks 1-15 (before he broke his leg), he was the seventh-best fantasy football quarterback.
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During the offseason, the Titans went out and got Mariota a couple new toys to play with in first-round draft pick Corey Davis and touchdown machine Eric Decker. These two will headline the Titans offseason additions, but they also added wide receiver Taywan Taylor and tight end Jonnu Smith, both in the third-round of the 2017 NFL Draft. With all of these pass-catchers to choose from, don’t be surprised if Mariota finishes this season as a top-five fantasy football quarterback.