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One of the things I love about PPR leagues is that they draw attention to productive NFL players who don’t get a lot of fantasy attention in standard formats. In today’s NFL, most teams have either a slot receiver or a third down back that acts as a safety valve for the quarterback if the game collapses. These guys create a ton of goals and receptions over the year, so can be valuable pieces to your fantasy team.
Great players are good at all fantasy formats, but as you grow your roster it’s nice to have one having few guys on your bench with high floors that you can hook up to cover weeks, injuries and bad matches. Below are six such players, three wide receivers and three running backs that are worth considering for the 2022 season.
Tyler Boyd (WR – CIN): ADP WR38
Tyler Boyd has averaged 5.4 receptions per game over 8.1 goals over the past 3 seasons. He was WR # 29 in the PPR leagues last year, despite missing a game in Week 15 due to a week 15 concussion and only played 11 Snaps in another season, but most forget that AJ Green (WR – ARI ) was still on the team last year and quickly led all Bengals recipients. Boyd’s role shouldn’t change much this year, and he is a good choice for generating tons of goals and receptions again. The return of Joe Burrow (QB – CIN) should only help.
Jarvis Landry (WR – CLE): ADP WR41
Since joining the Browns in 2018, Jarvis Landry has averaged 5 catches and 8.3 targets per game. He’s been incredibly long-lived in his career too, only missing one game due to an injury (which wasn’t even an injury – it was COVID-19 last season). 2020 was arguably his worst season, but it came from an out-of-season hip replacement and the Browns endured multiple bad weather games that made throwing difficult. The Browns don’t have a lot of competition for what Landry does, so his bottom should stay high in the PPR leagues.
Cole Beasley (WR – BUF): ADP WR58
Cole Beasley has become one of Josh Allen’s (QB – BUF) favorite targets over the past two seasons since joining the Bills. He was targeted over 100 times in both seasons with an average target percentage of 21%. He drives his routes almost entirely out of the slot, and Josh Allen tossed 63% of the time on his slot receivers in 2020. The only change the Bills made in the off-season that could affect Beasley is the inclusion of Emmanuel Sanders (WR – BUF). However, it is more likely that Sanders will take on the role of the late John Brown (WR – LVR) than that he will slip into Beasley’s role.
Nyheim Hines (RB – IND): ADP RB45
Last season Nyheim Hines was RB # 15 in the PPR leagues. He did a lot of his damage in 4 games, but apart from week 2 when he only played 9 snaps because the Colts were way ahead, he had a floor of 5 points. In his 3 year career, Hines has averaged 4.8 goals and 3.9 receptions per game. His role this year should be similar, as third in pass catching situations and as a replacement for starter Jonathan Taylor (RB – IND). While its production may be a bit dependent on the game script, it should again be a factor in PPR formats this season.
James White (RB – NE): ADP RB51
James White is the definition of a PPR that runs backwards. In his career, which now spans 7 seasons, he has had more receptions than rushed attempts. He was basically a backfield receiver for the Patriots, and a pretty good one. At his best he was RB # 7 in 2018 and RB # 18 in 2019. Last year his production declined slightly as he dealt with personal tragedies and a move in QB from the timeless Tom Brady (QB – TB) to Cam. disputed Newton (QB – NE). Even so, he still averaged 4.4 goals and 3.5 receptions per game. His current ADP is RB # 50 – so there’s little risk of getting a late flyer on him if the Patriots offensive reverses this season.
J.D. McKissic (RB – WAS): ADP RB46
Unlike Hines and White, J.D. McKissic really only has a year-long track record as a PPR star. However, this season was the last season when he scored a 110 target, 80 catch monster. Not bad for a backup running back! Those numbers were good enough to make him RB # 17 in the PPR leagues. Changing the QB from dink-and-dunk Alex Smith (QB – RET) and the inaccurate Dwayne Haskins (QB – PIT) to Ryan Fitzpatrick (QB – WAS) could cut the goals a bit. But even if they do, it’s clear that Washington values him and he should again be a useful bench in the PPR leagues in 2022.
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