Forgotten Dynasty Veterans: Bottom Tier

Whether I’m the yin to his yang, the heads to his tails, or perhaps just the other side of the pillow, I’m authoring this miniseries as a supplement to my colleague Tyler Justin Karp, who is looking at the Forgotten Dynasty Youth. You might think I drew the short straw here, given that veterans are often persona non grata in a largely ageist dynasty culture. However, to me, veterans represent a very important subset of football players, as oftentimes you can find bargains relative to the shiny new toys.

So how am I defining veterans? It’s a bit of a gray area. You can use years in the league, age, or wear and tear, with the latter particularly important at the running back position. However, we already know that players like Davante Adams and Mike Evans have relatively lower ADPs as compared to younger players who produce similarly solely due to their age, but that doesn’t mean they’re “forgotten.” So using age or any other single metric doesn’t seem appropriate to me. But one way or another these will be guys who have been around the block at least a few times, and who I think may have fallen a bit off the radar.

Where there will be structure is in the tiers, which will be threefold and as follows:

• Top Tier: ADP < 84.0 (first seven rounds of a 12-team startup draft)
• Middle Tier: ADP > 84.1 and < 168.0 (rounds eight through 14 in a startup draft)
• Bottom Tier: ADP > 168.1 (the rest)

I’ll be looking at four players per tier, and you can find my previous thoughts on the Top Tier and Middle Tier. Today we’ll conclude with the Bottom Tier!

Gus Edwards, RB LAC

ADP: 175.0

Age: 28 years

Years in League: Six

A yearly metronome of consistency, all Edwards does is outplay his ADP! Just last season the former Raven finished as the PPR RB26, totaling nearly 1,000 total yards to go with 13 scores on the ground. Where did he start the year? With an ADP of 209.3, as the RB70. This is all to say rolling with Edwards is essentially playing with house money.