Welcome to Monday Mocks, where I’ll bring you…you guessed it, a new mock draft every Monday during the off-season. In my opinion, drafting is the best part of fantasy football, so I do as much of that as I can. This series will be filled with all types of mocks. We’ll draft startups, rookies, devys, and more.
Our January dynasty ADP mock drafts are wrapping up and that brand-new data will be posted here on the site very soon. Until then, I wanted to share a sneak peek at how the top players in the game are being valued.
I have noticed over the years that our January data varies greatly from the previous month. This checks out when considering the general mindset of dynasty players this time of year. Not only is January a time of resolutions and fresh starts in life, but in dynasty fantasy football as well. We often see veteran players lose value while younger players scream up the board. Because of this trend, I’ll focus on each player’s past and current value and how that has changed in recent months.
ROUND ONE:
Jefferson dealt with multiple injuries this year, playing just ten games. Those injuries and an uncertain quarterback situation for the Vikings are still not enough to push Jefferson from the top line. For the fifteenth straight month, Jefferson is the dynasty 1.01 and WR1 based on our ADP data.
Lamb enjoyed the best season of his career and has now established a new high mark with his ADP. The Cowboys star has consistently been valued as a top five overall asset and a top three receiver, but his huge season pushed him to the WR2 spot for the first time in his career. While Lamb could slip back down the board in the coming months, the top three wideouts should be somewhat interchangeable this offseason.
Once considered a coin-flip with his former college teammate Jefferson, Chase has fallen outside of the top two wide receivers for the first time since October, 2021. Chase also dealt with multiple injuries this season, though he only missed one game. The more notable injury for Chase’s production was to his quarterback, Joe Burrow, who missed the final seven games of the year. Although his value has taken a slight hit, Chase obviously remains one of the elite dynasty assets moving forward.
