📸 4 Key NFL Rookie Observations

Every other news blurb right now is about a RB "lining up in the slot"...don't fall for it. It's a trap!

In today’s Fantasy Life Newsletter:

The 2022 draft class got together for a photo at the Rookie Premiere in Los Angeles this weekend...

A few observations...

Why is Kenny Pickett closing his eyes?? Dear Lord, please let the offensive line hold up.

Poor Wan'Dale Robinson. You don't put the shortest guy in the back row. That's group photo 101.

Skyy Moore can't believe his ADP. If you squint you'll see he's going at pick 82 in Underdog Drafts.

Cheer up, James Cook. This looks like a man who doesn't know he's going to play on the best offense in the league.

It will be fun to look back at this photo in a year. Is the next Ja'Marr Chase lurking in there??

By the way, we'll be expanding the newsletter to Wednesdays going forward (in addition to our current Monday and Thursday releases). And if that's still not enough for you, I highly recommend following the Fantasy Life Twitter account to hold you over between editions.

🎦 A Jadeveon Clowney sequel. The Browns re-signed Clowney to a one-year contract worth a decent chunk of change. Can he top his nine sacks from last year??

💪 Guess which WR is in the best shape of his life? This isn't the first blurb like this, and it certainly won't be the last.

🤯 The QB set to boggle minds this year. Please, we can only take so much Trey Lance hype. I'm weak and can't chase him any higher in Underdog drafts.

🚑 When will Jameson Williams be ready? Williams tore his ACL in the National Championship Game on January 11 and will likely miss the start of the season.

🌴A team that travels together...wins together? I'm not sure if that's a thing or not, but the Browns are giving it a try.

The NFL offseason is all about hope. In this new series, our contributors will share the bull case for their favorite teams and players. Today, Geoff Ulrich shares why things are finally trending up for Giants WR Kadarius Toney…

One of the more underrated stories from the draft was the fact the Giants seemed to be shopping 2021 first-round draft pick Kadarius Toney. It looked almost certain that he would be moved after they took a similar undersized receiver in Wan’Dale Robinson in the second round, but the trade never happened.

The news on Toney has now dialed down to extra boring, with his OC Mike Kafka last week stating, “He’s doing all the right things on and off the field.”

This is bad news for TMZ but great for the fantasy prospects of Toney, who averaged over 8.5 yards after the catch from Weeks 3 to 5 last year (which would have put him in the top-15 of the league in that regard), before injuries and Jason Garrett/Joe Judge derailed the rest of his rookie campaign.

The second-year WR is set to start 2022 flanking Kenny Golladay (48% catch-rate last year) on the outside while Sterling Shepard (average of nine games played the last three seasons) eats up the tough yardage over the middle. Expect the aforementioned Robinson to fill more of a gadget type role for Brian Daboll, a la Isaiah McKenzie in Buffalo.

Ignore the half-empty takes we got on Toney from the draft. His path to being fantasy significant isn’t a tough one, and it’s becoming clearer as we approach camp that the Giants are more interested in nurturing their relationship with Toney than breaking it off.

Toney is currently being selected around pick 111 in Underdog Fantasy's Best Ball Mania III draft. If you've yet to sign up, Fantasy Life subscribers get up to a $100 deposit match on Underdog when you use promo code LIFE.