Fantasy Football Mailbag- Monday, July 22nd
By Dylan Tice
Welcome back to our third installment of our segment, Mailbag Monday! This segment is dedicated to answering readers Fantasy Football questions in-depth by breaking it down! If you would like to be in the next fantasy football mailbag Monday article, please DM me on twitter @DylanTiceFF. Without further ado, let’s dive into this mailbag!
- Submitted by Wyatt Teick- Does Tyreek Hill coming back for the full season, impact TE Travis Kelce’s draft stock?
Answer- With Tyreek Hill officially getting zero games after his incident, I felt as this question was a great one. So currently Kelce’s 2019 ADP has him being drafted at the 2.04, so early/mid 2nd round. With the fantasy football community now knowing that Tyreek Hill will be on the field all year, I’m expecting Kelce’s ADP to drop. It’s worth noting that Travis Kelce’s 2018 ADP had him going a whole round later than his current ADP as he was going at the 3.04 last year.
With those asking the follow-up question, is he worth a third-round pick in 2019? 100% yes for sure. Travis Kelce finished as the TE1 last year, and if he was a WR, he would have finished as the WR8 in scoring. He had more fantasy points than players like Juju Smith Schuster, Mike Evans, David Johnson, and Joe Mixon in 2018. Although I’m unsure if his ADP drops to where it was at 2018, I still have zero problems taking Kelce in the mid 2nd round given the fact that he’s a cheat code in the TE slot. Think of it like this, you’re getting to put Kelce in the TE spot on your team when really he’s a WR. Last year he had a stat line of 103/1,336/10, that’s great for a WR, but it’s absolutely phenomenal for a TE.
Entering the 2019 season, I’m all in on Travis Kelce. He is one of the players I would consider a must-have draft pick.