Last-minute fantasy football advice for all 32 NFL teams

Dallas Cowboys fantasy advice

Everything I said about Deshaun Watson applies to Dak Prescott. He’s a very good fantasy quarterback who’s caught in a weird ADP. If you have a solid foundation for your roster — meaning two running backs, two wide receivers, a tight end and maybe a FLEX — then taking a quarterback may not be a terrible move. Just play the board and watch out for any runs on quarterbacks.

Ezekiel Elliott is the safest pick in fantasy football. You know what he’ll do because he’s done it every season. Maybe he’ll lose a few targets to CeeDee Lamb, but he’s still the only top-five player who’s guaranteed a feature role with no injury concerns and no major changes to his scheme. (New coach Mike McCarthy retained offensive coordinator Kellen Moore.) Tony Pollard is a handcuff only, though pairing him with Elliott is actually counterintuitive.

As with many receivers in his range, Amari Cooper is a good player with a limited fantasy ceiling. It’s partly due to the emergence of Michael Gallup and the surprise selection of Lamb. Cooper was too inconsistent in 2019 to be a solid WR1. As for Gallup and Lamb, there are other guys with higher ceilings/floors in their range, though I love both as players. This is the best receiving group in football, though I’m dubious that each player will get their fair share of looks.

I really like Blake Jarwin as a very late sleeper. I don’t expect him to have a Kittle-type breakout, though I expect him to see enough action to warrant matchup-based consideration at such a thin fantasy position.

New York Giants fantasy advice

Daniel Jones reminds me of Josh Allen in that he’s flashed some talent, he has legit concerns as a passer and his fantasy relevance lies mostly in his rushing ability. Jones is a rare road warrior — he had four away games of 28 or more fantasy points. I don’t consider him to be a reliable weekly starter yet, but he has the potential to become one. If he’s your QB1, balance it out with a steady passer later.

Saquon Barkley is a generational player and he deserves to be the 2nd player drafted, enough said. Darius Slayton, Sterling Shepard and Golden Tate all averaged double-digit points in 2019, even though they all missed some games. They’re being selected around the same area, though Shepard and Slayton have been picked slightly higher, respectively. I may be biased toward Shepard because I think he’s a fantastic route runner, though you can’t go wrong with either at their price. I’d fade Tate due to age and injury concerns, the latter of which plagues Shepard as well.

In case you couldn’t tell, I don’t do players who have not stayed healthy. Evan Engram certainly has upside, but at his price (TE6 in 6th round), I’ll gladly take another running back or wide receiver. It’s just another season of wondering if Engram will finally live up to his potential.

Philadelphia Eagles fantasy advice

Carson Wentz doesn’t have the upside that Josh Allen or Daniel Jones has, but he could be a top-ten fantasy quarterback. Health is obviously the major concern with Wentz, though he averaged a respectable 17.2 points per game. Losing key players on the offensive definitely hurts. He’ll likely be a firm weekly starter, but make sure you’re satisfied with your backup, too.

I think Miles Sanders is a supremely underrated talent with solid dual-threat ability. With that said, the first round is pretty high for him. After he earned a full workload in 2019, Sanders averaged 15.9 PPR points. His current ADP of RB12 builds in some projection, though not as much as ESPN, who had him as high as No. 8 overall. If he gets treated the same way as he did during his final eight games, I believe Sanders can be a top-ten running back. I just wouldn’t want him as my RB1. Boston Scott may offer some PPR value in later rounds. Don’t expect him to take on a more featured role in the offense.

The receiver to own here: Jalen Reagor. I know he just got injured, but he’s the clear leader in the clubhouse to become the Eagles’ new WR1. Finding a potential top target, like Reagor, in the 12th round is huge. Fade every other Philadelphia receiver, especially Alshon Jeffery. His time with the team is running thin.

Zach Ertz is fine, but he’s pretty much hit his ceiling. Mark Andrews is a much better option in the same range. Dallas Goedert finished as TE12 last year, and there’s still not much competition for targets from him. He can be a prime bench option with TE1 potential if Ertz gets hurt.

Washington Football Team fantasy advice

Sorry Dwayne Haskins truthers, he’s not fantasy-relevant, yet. Let him prove himself in Ron Rivera’s new system first. None of the running backs are completely inspiring, either. However, Antonio Gibson has massive upside in PPR formats. He’s already been linked to a Tarik Cohen-type role. Bryce Love also has immense upside and will cost you less draft capital than Gibson, though that could change after Adrian Peterson was cut.

I’m a big fan of Washington’s receivers. Terry McLaurin is due for another breakout campaign and Steven Sims could be right behind him. The former balled out in 2019 and has no competition for the team’s WR1 targets in 2020. He’s got way more upside than Keenan Allen, T.Y. Hilton and Jarvis Landry. McLaurin should be one of your targets. As for Sims, you can probably snag him off the waiver wire if you’ve already drafted. Sims flashed promising signs in limited action and comes in as the favorite to win the starting job alongside McLaurin. He could even get looks in the slot, too.

Sims has been my most drafted player purely due to his ADP (WR85). As a starter, there’s almost no way he doesn’t blow past that ADP. Nothing to see here for tight ends, so keep moving. And if Logan Thomas makes me regret that statement, then the apocalypse is truly upon us.