Fantasy football: Who should you take with your last pick?
By John Buhler
Which player should be your last pick in fantasy football for the 2020 season?
You have to make every pick count in a fantasy football draft. As you get into the final rounds, you just might end up with the player who can help you win big throughout the year. Obviously, this is all about getting the best value possible with your final draft selection. So who are players worth using that final and precious draft selection on in fantasy this season?
The Fantasy Footballers highlight a handful of players worthy of this last pick. Jason Moore is very high on Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson. He is of the belief Jackson will emerge as Carson Wentz’s No. 1 receiving target for the Eagles in Week 1, as we’re not totally sure about typical No. 1 Alshon Jeffery’s health. There could be some early-season value by drafting Jackson.
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Andy Holloway believes you are best served to draft a rookie wide receiver with that last selection. He mentions a handful of players, including Michael Pittman Jr. of the Indianapolis Colts and Justin Jefferson of the Minnesota Vikings. However, he really likes Jackson’s Eagles teammate in rookie wide receiver Jalen Reagor out of TCU. He can usurp him on the Eagles’ depth chart at some point.
Should any of these guys be worthy of your last fantasy football pick in 2020?
Mike Wright is keen on rookie running back Antonio Gibson for the Washington Football Team. Because we’re not sure who the No. 1 back will be in the nation’s capital, whether that be Gibson, Derrius Guice or the ageless Adrian Peterson. Given that it’s a new regime and a new identity for Washington, maybe Gibson can be the featured back for a new era of Washington football.
Finally, if you feel inclined to double-down on some tight end action, the guys think you might want to take Will Dissly of the Seattle Seahawks. He has performed well when healthy but succumbed to a season-ending injury back in November. Maybe he can maintain his volume share even with the addition of Greg Olsen to the receiving corps?
Overall, you might be best served to go with a rookie wide receiver with the last pick in your fantasy draft. Whether it’s Jefferson, Pittman or Reagor, you might luck out and end up with an emerging star player taken in a later round. Could one of them be A.J. Brown, D.K. Metcalf or Terry McLaurin? That’s what you’re banking on, right? Now, let’s get to drafting.