It’s not just who you draft, it’s when you draft them. You’ve probably heard this or some variation 100 times, but it’s definitely true. Fantasy owners really need to be on their toes to guess when their competitors will take a certain player. There are a lot of things that can affect the general perception of a specific player. For instance, if every single “expert” is raving about the same guy as a great target in the middle round, you’re going to have to be very aggressive to pick him up.
Sammy Watkins ADP: Why Yahoo! fantasy football ranks him lower than ESPN
The fantasy football community has some different views on Sammy Watkins. If you’re pro-Sammy, where should you draft him based on his ranking and ADP?
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Additionally, the platform for your draft is going to affect the average draft position. Not all sites feel exactly the same, so there will be some discrepancy on the ADP. For instance, if Yahoo! ranks Player X at 25 and ESPN ranks him at 75, his ADP on Yahoo! will be much higher than on ESPN. If some sneaky commish wanted to, he could choose his platform based on the rankings alone. If ESPN has his favorite guys higher than Yahoo!, he would want to do it on Yahoo!.
One other thing worth addressing is that ESPN uses two receivers and one flex while Yahoo! uses three receivers and no flex. This has very little impact on the rankings, but it’s just something to think about.
Buffalo receiver Sammy Watkins is a one of the strange cases among fantasy owners.
ESPN rank: 44Yahoo! rank: 69Fantasy Football Calculator (FFC) ADP: 58
Wow, that’s a two-round difference with the FFC ADP falling slightly closer to the Y! side. For what it’s worth, I took part in a Rotoworld Draft Guide mock draft and he was auto-picked at No. 68 in a 0.5 PPR league. Most of the writers in the chat mentioned that Watkins is almost always the first auto-pick in their drafts.
The Bills likely having some quarterback issues with Tyrod Taylor or Matt Cassel likely ready to start on Opening Day. What's more, that likely means he is going to have a ton of duds this season.
Watkins also had some injuries last season and he’s dealing with a glute ailment. It doesn’t sound serious, but muscle injuries on the preseason can cause some concern. He carries a little more risk than most WRs going in the middle rounds.
Even though Watkins could be a wonderful deep threat, the negatives outweigh the positives. Unless you really like him, you probably want to wait until around 60, which is solid value.
