The Fantasy Football Black Book 2019 by Joe Pisapia

Author:Joe Pisapia [Pisapia, Joe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sports, Fantasy Sports
ISBN: 9781070694078
Amazon: 107069407X
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2019-05-28T00:00:00+00:00

Greg Olsen, CAR: Before foot injuries derailed Olsen’s 2017 and 2018 seasons, he had been a perennial top-seven tight end in PPR every year since his breakout in 2012. During Olsen’s last two injury-shortened seasons, his high-volume role began to wane as his targets slid from the 7.2 per game he averaged from 2013-2016 to 5.42 in 2017 and 5.0 in 2018. Olsen compensated for this decrease in pass-game looks from Cam Newton with an active role near the goal line. During the seven games in 2018 in which Olsen was near full health, he garnered six targets near paydirt. If Olsen can prove the foot injuries are a thing of the past, he could return value as a mid-tier top-12 fantasy tight end even if his elite statistical production is behind him.

Delanie Walker, TEN: Walker enters this season rehabbing a broken ankle that cost him nearly all of last year. Before 2018, Walker was the epitome of consistency, having finished his previous four seasons with 60 or more receptions and 800 or more receiving yards in each year. The odds are stacked against the 35-year-old to assume his prior level of production. The Titans evolved into a run-centric team in 2018. Even with the assumed health of Marcus Mariota, that outlook does not appear any rosier. The Titans were 31st in the NFL in pass attempts over the entire season (27.3 per game). With Mariota under center, that figure remained relatively unchanged at 27 pass attempts per game. Over the last 20 years, only Shannon Sharpe, Tony Gonzalez and Ben Watson have surpassed 60 receptions and 700 receiving yards after reaching age 35. The Titans also added other weapons in the pass game this offseason in Adam Humphries and A.J. Brown, which makes the picture for Walker even bleaker.

Jimmy Graham, GB: Graham rebounded from a career-threatening injury to post a top-10 fantasy tight end season (TE6, PPR) and led the position in touchdowns in 2017. Unfortunately, 2018 was not nearly as kind to Graham as he looked every bit the part of the aging veteran. Graham is definitively on the downslope of his career. The last two seasons have seen Graham post the two lowest yards-per-target averages of his career. Of the bottom three catch rates of Graham’s career, two of those seasons have come in 2017 (59.4 percent) and 2018 (61.8 percent). Graham must now also contend with Packers third-round pick Jace Sternberger. At the collegiate level, Sternberger’s prowess sat in the passing game and not as a run blocker. While Sternberger will not usurp Graham’s starting role, any dent he makes in Graham’s snaps or targets could knock a declining veteran further down the fantasy ranks in 2019.

Kyle Rudolph, MIN: Rudolph exploded in 2016 as the apple of Sam Bradford’s eye, but over the next two seasons, Rudolph has settled in as a reliable but unspectacular fantasy option. Rudolph has hovered around the 80-target mark in back-to-back seasons. Taking a closer look at Rudolph in 2018 reveals a player trending in the wrong direction for 2019.

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