Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Players On New Teams

 Projections are out and we will be picking are draft order after the NBA draft is over. But just in case you guys are wondering what players have joined new teams and were the rookies are projected to go. I have gone through the top 160 players and came up with the 27 players who are either Rookies or have joined new teams. 
You will notice the number on the left is there projection and if you see a (R) then that represents rookie.

134 - Rams, Kareem Hunt (R)
Hunt isn't the most explosive back, but his tape shows a versatile player who is extremely hard to bring down. Per Pro Football Focus, the 5-foot-10, 216-pound back forced an FBS-best 100 missed tackles on 303 touches during the 2016 season. In turn, he ended up as the site's highest-graded FBS running back. Despite a high 4.6 average depth of target, he caught 93 percent of his targets. Hunt is a potential three-down back at the NFL level and landed in a terrific situation in Andy Reid's running back-friendly offense. Hunt will start out behind Spencer Ware, but he's one injury away from flirting with RB1 numbers.

133 - Broncos, Jamal Charles
Charles owns a 5.5 YPC during his nine-year career, which is the league's top individual mark during the Super Bowl era. Although Charles has been an electric playmaker, his durability continues to derail his career. Charles has appeared in only eight games over the past two seasons and has missed at least 11 games during three of the past six years. Now 30, Charles heads to Denver where he will compete for touches with C.J. Anderson and Devontae Booker. It's possible he emerges into a 15-touch back, but the more likely scenario is a situational role. That would limit him to occasional flex value.

128 - Saints, Tedd Ginn jr
The ninth overall pick back in 2007, Ginn was a relative disappointment during the early portion of his career -- but he enjoyed a ton of success during his time in Carolina. He posted a career-best 44-739-10 line in 2015 and followed it up with a 54-752-4 last season. Ginn has struggled with drops (13 over the past two years), but offset it with his big-play ability. With Brandin Cooks gone to New England, Ginn will work as the Saints' second perimeter receiver opposite Michael Thomas, with Willie Snead in the slot. In that role, and with Drew Brees under center, the 32-year-old makes for a sneaky late-round target and flex option.

123 - Redskins, Josh Doctson (R)
Josh Doctson was the 22nd overall pick in the 2016 draft, but he missed nearly his entire rookie campaign with an Achilles injury. Both DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon are gone, which opens the door for Doctson to see the field often in his second season. The TCU product is already 24 years old but is 6-foot-2, 202 pounds and has big-time upside as a downfield playmaker. Doctson enjoyed a terrific final collegiate season before dominating nearly every aspect of the 2016 combine. Following what was essentially a redshirt rookie campaign, expect Doctson to play a significant offensive role in one of the league's better scoring offenses in 2017.

121 - Redskins, Samaje Perine (R)
Perine was scooped up by Washington in the fourth round of April's draft. He lacks top-end speed and quickness, as reflected in his underwhelming combine production, but Perine is big (5-foot-11, 233 pounds) and powerful (position-high 30 bench press reps at the combine). He'll do his damage between the tackles, at the goal line and after initial contact. Perine was limited to 11 targets during his final season at Oklahoma, but to his credit, he caught 10 for 106 yards and a score. He has a shot at flex production, only if he's able to beat out Rob Kelley for early-down and goal-line work.

120 - Packers, Martellus Bennett
Bennett is now 30 years old and coming off a season in which he paced all tight ends by averaging 9.9 yards per target. He finished as a top-10 fantasy tight end for the third time in four years. Bennett was limited to 78 percent of the Patriots' offensive snaps last season, but, as one of the game's better two-way tight ends, he had been on the field for at least 90 percent of his team's snaps, when active, during each of the previous four seasons. Bennett will be no higher than third in the target pecking order in Green Bay, but that's not a bad place to be in an offense that was the pass-heaviest in the league and ranked third in touchdowns last season. Bennett is a fringe TE1.

116 - Bengals, John Ross (R)
The star of the 2017 NFL combine, the 5-foot-10, 188-pound Ross ran a 4.22 40-yard dash, which beat the previous all-time record of 4.24 (Chris Johnson). Ross is an undersized lid-lifter whose speed and big-play ability led the Bengals to select him in with the ninth-overall pick of April's draft. Ross did a lot more than just catch deep balls during his final season at Washington. In fact, his 11.6 average depth of target is near league average, and he caught a touchdown on 17 of his 81 receptions. Ross may initally struggle for snaps behind A.J. Green, Brandon LaFell and Tyler Boyd, but he'll be utilized as a deep threat, kick returner and ball carrier.

114 - Rams, Robert Woods
Woods is headed back home to Los Angeles after spending the first four years of his career in Buffalo. The 2013 second-round pick racked up 339 targets during his time with Buffalo, but never eclipsed 699 yards in a season. Woods struggled with injuries, missing at least two games during three of those four years. His size hasn't led to much work near the end zone; he has only 12 career receiving touchdowns and 24 end zone targets on his resume. Incredibly, he has produced only four top-10 fantasy weeks in his career. The 25-year-old is no more than a sneaky late-round option as a top target in a Rams offense unlikely to score very often.

113 - Bills, Zay Jones (R)
Jones was selected by the Bills in the second round of this year's draft. The East Carolina product was targeted a whopping 220 times last year and caught an NCAA record 158 passes for 1,746 yards and 8 touchdowns. He dropped only four passes, but his average depth of target (8.3) was very low. Jones also killed it at the combine, posting at least an above-average mark in every drill. Jones is 6-foot-2, 201 pounds and figures to immediately step in as Buffalo's No. 2 wideout behind Sammy Watkins. He's an intriguing PPR sleeper.

112 - Vikings, Latavius Murray
Murray, 27, joins the Vikings after spending the first four years of his career with Oakland. A 2013 sixth-round pick, he stepped into a full-time role in 2015 and went on to rack up 461 carries for 1,854 yards (4.0 YPC) and 18 touchdowns, as well as 74 receptions for 496 yards (5.6 YPR) during the 2015-16 seasons. Murray scored 12 touchdowns, thanks to 16 carries inside the opponent's 5-yard line last season, both of which were fifth-most in the league. In Minnesota, Murray, who is 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds, will work as power back and pass blocker alongside Jerick McKinnon and intriguing rookie Dalvin Cook. Murray may get first crack at early-down and goal-line work, but it's only a matter of time until the superior Cook takes full control. A Minnesota offensive line that allowed 1.9 yards before initial contact last season (second worst) only furthers the concern. Murray is unlikely to provide starting-caliber fantasy production throughout the season.

110 - Eagles, LaGarrette Blount
Blount had some highlight moments during his time with New England, but it all came together for a career year in 2016. The perpetually underrated big man ran for a league-high 18 touchdowns during 16 regular-season games. Of his 299 carries, an NFL-high 24 came inside the opponent's 5-yard line. Blount averaged 3.9 YPC but faced a league-high average of 8.3 in-box defenders. Blount is now 30 years old and has never eclipsed 15 receptions in a season. Now in Philadelphia, Blount will slide in as the team's primary early down and short-yardage back, but won't see many targets. He's best-viewed as a flex and should be upgraded in non-PPR.

108 - Browns, Kenny Britt
Britt joins the Browns after what was, by far, the best season of his career. With the Rams last year, Britt set career highs in targets and receptions and reached 1,000 yards for the first time in eight seasons. Los Angeles' horrible passing game limited him to five touchdowns, but Britt still finished 29th at the position in PPR fantasy points in 15 games of work. He averaged a healthy 9.1 yards per target and is the only player in the NFL to rank top-18 in the category each of the past three years. Cleveland's offensive woes will limit Britt's fantasy upside, but he's a good player and will see enough work to allow flex production.

97 - Saints, Adrian Peterson
A torn meniscus limited Peterson to three games last season, which means he has now failed to eclipse 40 touches during two of the past three years. Of course, bookended by those two seasons was a 2015 campaign in which Peterson racked up 1,707 yards and 11 touchdowns on 357 touches. Peterson has scored double-digit touchdowns during all eight seasons other than the aforementioned 2014 and 2016 disasters. Of course, now 32 years old and sharing backfield duties with Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara in New Orleans, Peterson won't come close to the 325 touches he averaged during his 'full' seasons in Minnesota. He's a flex option who offers little as a receiver and should thus be upgraded slightly in non-PPR.

84 - Titans, Corey Davis (R)
The wide receiver-needy Titans selected Davis with the fifth-overall pick in April's draft. Davis found the end zone 19 times, averaged 10.9 yards per target and caught 71 percent of his targets during a dominant final campaign at Western Michigan. The 22-year-old combines great size (6-foot-3, 209 pounds) with terrific route running. He obviously had plenty of success near the goal line, and his big frame will lead to a significant amount of work in that area at the NFL level. Davis has little blocking experience, but he can line up in all of the formations and make plays downfield. Tennessee's run-heavy offense hurts his upside, but Davis is good enough and will play enough to push for WR3 numbers as a rookie.

77 - Patriots, Mike Gillslee
Gillislee didn't last long in Miami after they selected him with a fifth-round pick back in 2013, but he resurrected his career during his time in Buffalo. Gillislee made a good first impression by averaging 5.7 YPC on 47 carries in 2015 and was actually able to match that mark on 101 attempts last season. He also scored a whopping nine touchdowns on 110 touches. Although he's played well, Gillislee has benefited from exceptional blocking. He was allowed 4.8 yards before contact per attempt in 2015, and his 3.9 rate in 2016 was second highest in the NFL. Gillislee was snatched up by New England as a restricted free agent and is positioned as the team's early-down and goal line replacement for LeGarrette Blount. Gillislee won't match Blount's 18 touchdowns from last season, but he has double-digit touchdown upside and can do more as a receiver.

73 - Buccaneers, DeSean Jackson
The Buccaneers entered the offseason eyeing a speed complement to Mike Evans, and they certainly found one in Jackson. Last season in Washington, Jackson posted the fifth 1,000-yard campaign of his career. He averaged 17.9 yards per catch, and he has finished top-10 in that category in six of his eight seasons. Of course, there are two concerns here: touchdowns and durability. Jackson has eclipsed six touchdowns in a season twice in his career and has scored exactly four touchdowns during his past two campaigns. He's also missed at least one game during seven of his nine NFL seasons, including eight during the past two years. Nonetheless, Jackson is explosive enough to warrant WR3 consideration.

68 - Giants, Brandon Marshall
Marshall is now 33 years old and coming off of his worst statistical season since his 2006 rookie campaign. He joins the Giants, with whom he'll be positioned for a major role in an offense that had at least three wide receivers on the field for an NFL-high 97 percent of its pass plays last season. Marshall's target share might dip, but he figures to remain very busy near the goal line. He's ranked seventh or higher among wide receivers in end zone targets nine of the past 10 years, and he paces the entire NFL in the category over the past decade (180). Marshall's age is a concern, but he'll see enough work in this offense to allow fringe WR3 production.

64 - Seahawks, Eddy Lacy
The combination of Lacy's weight struggles and high-end effectiveness have suddenly turned him into one of the league's most-polarizing players. Before going down with an ankle injury last season, Lacy averaged 5.1 YPC (10th), including 2.8 after contact (second), and he forced one missed tackle for every 0.27 carries (second), according to Pro Football Focus. Lacy has averaged at least 4.1 YPC during each of his four NFL campaigns, including at least 4.6 YPC during two of those seasons. He forced missed tackles at a high rate, was terrific after contact during his four years in Green Bay and now heads to Seattle, where he'll settle in as the early-down complement to C.J. Prosise. Lacy adds very little as a receiver but has double-digit touchdown upside in a quality Seattle offense.

60 - Bengals, Joe Mixon (R)
If not for his character concerns, Mixon would have been a near lock to come off the board in the first round of April's draft. Instead, he fell to Cincinnati at 48th overall. Mixon is an explosive runner and an elite pass-catching prospect. He has a big frame (6-foot-1, 225 pounds) and is only 20 years old. Mixon struggled with negative runs (21 percent) at Oklahoma last year but made up for it with dominant post-contact production (2.6 YAC). Also a terrific returner, Mixon can contribute in all areas out of the gate. Mixon's combination of size, speed, athleticism and versatility supplies him with elite upside. He's the favorite for lead-back duties, but will need to fend off Jeremy Hill and Giovani Bernard for snaps.

58 - Vikings, Dalvin Cook (R)
The Vikings selected Cook in the second round of April's draft. The Florida State product supplies the team with an explosive and elusive back who is dominant after initial contact (2.6 YAC in 2016) and big enough to work at the goal line. Cook has the size and receiving ability to contribute on all three downs at the pro level. There are many red flags with Cook, including drops, fumbles, negative runs, an unimpressive combine and a handful of off-the-field incidents. At the end of the day, the 21-year-old is a potentially elite playmaker who can check boxes in the volume, scoring and receiving departments. He may start slowly, but it won't take him long to secure feature back duties ahead of Latavius Murray and Jerick McKinnon.

55 - Ravens, Danny Woodhead
Woodhead missed most of last season with a torn ACL and joins the Ravens at 32 years old. Considering his age, injury woes and new home, Woodhead's effectiveness and role are tough to predict, but it's hard to imagine him coming anywhere close to the 78.5 receptions he averaged during his two full seasons in San Diego. Still, Woodhead will surely slide in as the passing-down specialist, with Terrance West and Kenneth Dixon dominating early downs. Consider him a flex option and downgrade him in non-PPR.

52 - 49ers, Pierre Garcon
Garcon joins the 49ers this year after arguably the best season of his career. He caught a career-high 71 percent of his targets (16th best) and posted a 9.4 yards per target (11th) in Washington last year. Garcon's biggest statistical issue has been touchdowns. In nine years, he has yet to find the end zone more than six times in a season. Since 2009, he ranks eighth in the NFL in targets (902) but 20th in end zone targets (65). Garcon has finished a season better than 23rd among receivers in fantasy points only once (11th in 2013) and required an NFL-high 176 targets to get there. Garcon is now 30 years old but sports sure hands (three drops in three years) and won't be short on targets as the 49ers' top wideout. He's in the WR3 discussion, especially in PPR.

37 - Panthers, Christian McCaffrey (R)
McCaffrey enters the NFL with a ton of pedigree following an absurdly productive and highly publicized collegiate career. The 20-year-old has sufficient size (5-foot-11, 202 pounds) and speed, but truly makes hay with extraordinary elusiveness and vision. McCaffrey converted nearly three-quarters of his third-down carries and only 10 percent of his 253 attempts went for negative yards last season. McCaffrey is also a strong receiver and returner and can block. He killed it at the combine, posting a 4.48 40-yard dash while also dominating the vertical jump, three-cone, short shuttle and 60-yard shuttle. The seventh overall pick in April's draft immediately steps into a significant role in Carolina. He will surely defer some carries and goal-line work to Jonathan Stewart, but McCaffrey's versatility will allow him enough work to provide RB2 production.

35 - Raiders, Marshawn Lynch
Lynch ended his retirement after one season and will return to the league as Oakland's feature back. The Oakland native is now 31 years old, hasn't played football since struggling to a 3.8 YPC during an injury-plagued 2015 season. Still, it's hard to doubt a player who racked up 6,347 yards and 57 touchdowns on 1,457 carries (4.4 YPC) during his six seasons in Seattle. A staple the near the goal line, Lynch paces the NFL with 100 carries inside the opponent's 5-yard line over the past decade. The Raiders' offensive line is among the league's best, which will surely help Lynch's effectiveness. He's a candidate for double-digit touchdowns and a fine RB2 target.

30 - Patriots, Brandin Cooks
Cooks -- a first-round pick back in 2014 -- has three NFL seasons under his belt, but incredibly is only 23 years old. He adds an every-down speed component to a Patriots offense that has relied heavily on short and intermediate passing in recent years. Cooks joins New England having posted back-to-back 1,100-yard receiving seasons, including a total of 17 touchdowns during the two campaigns. He was fantasy's No. 13 wide receiver in 2015 and improved to 10th last season. Cooks needs to be downgraded in New England's crowded offense and he moves from the Superdome to icy New England (he's yet to play in an NFL game at a temperature below 55 degrees), but he's one of the game's top lid-lifters in one of the game's best offenses. He's a WR2 target with big upside.

26 - Jaguars, Leonard Fournette (R)
The Jaguars selected Fournette with the fourth overall pick in April's draft. He immediately steps in as the team's feature back. In terms of running backs with elite athleticism, size and upside as a ball carrier, you'll struggle to find a prospect more intriguing than Fournette. The LSU product is 6-foot-0, 240 pounds with big hands, long arms and 4.51 wheels. Fournette was dominant during his freshman and sophomore seasons, but an ankle injury limited his effectiveness during seven games last season. Fournette's receiving and blocking inadequacies may limit his rookie-season contributions slightly, but the 22-year-old's clear path to carries and elite upside as a rusher positions him as a strong RB2.

22 - Eagles, Alshon Jeffrey 
Jeffery heads to Philadelphia on a one-year deal after spending the first five years of his career in Chicago. The 2012 second-round pick has missed quite a bit of time during his career, but his durability woes are probably a bit overstated; he's missed a total of seven games due to injury the past four years. Jeffery has been a super-productive and heavily utilized target when healthy. During those past four years, he's averaging 9.0 targets per game. His average of 16.0 fantasy points per game in PPR play during that span would've ranked ninth at the position last season. He sits third in the entire NFL in end zone targets during the past four years (63). Jeffery is in his prime at age 27 and will be a workhorse as Carson Wentz's top target.