Fantasy Football AMA Recap: Jaguars offense, who's the next JSN, best mid-round TEs among questions answered by Justin Boone
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On Thursday, Yahoo fantasy football analyst Justin Boone joined the Fantasy Plus discord to answer your questions. Here's a full recap of the AMA.
Question: Panthers Offense: Who will lead the way as far as No. 1 RB and No. 1 WR ?
Answer: First off, if we don't get better QB play in Carolina ... it might not matter that much for fantasy, in terms of giving you a league-winning player. So, a lot riding on Bryce Young's arm this year.
At RB, I'm projecting a frustrating committee to start the season. Chuba Hubbard isn't going away just yet and Jonathon Brooks has a lot to prove in terms of his health. All signs are great on that front and I've moved Brooks just a couple spots behind Hubbard in my rankings, but his ADP is skyrocketing. Wouldn't shock me if he starts consistently going ahead of Chuba soon. Based on how Brooks has apparently looked in camp, if I'm investing in the Panthers backfield, he's the one I'm taking for the long-term outlook.
At WR, it's still Tetairoa McMillan over Jalen Coker. But both guys are solid picks where they're being drafted.
I do want to caution though ... the Panthers have a tough schedule this year. Near the bottom at every position and the absolute toughest schedule for fantasy RBs. So keep that in mind. When you also add in the injuries on the offensive line, it's forced me to keep expectations in check for this group.
Question: Who is the Jaguars WR to target in drafts this year? Word from training camp is BTJ looks amazing, as does Travis Hunter. Parker Washington is looking to continue where he left off and let's not forget Jakobi Meyers after he was traded there. What say you?
Answer: They've all had their moments, but Parker Washington will be the best fantasy asset. I like what we're hearing about BTJ looking good and having a bounce-back year, but the quotes on Washington have been relentless. Coaches, teammates, beat writers ... basically everyone around the team has praised him this offseason. When you add in a tough schedule to start the year for the outside WRs, it all points to Washington being the guy.
In my WR breakouts column, I discussed Washington's finish to the 2025 campaign. He put up 90 yards and/or a TD in five of his last seven games, And was the WR19 in fppg over the final nine weeks of the fantasy season, ahead of Meyers (WR31) and BTJ (WR44).
I'm still holding out hope for Hunter as a dynasty asset, but it sure sounds like he'll be a part-time player on offense this year.
Question: Which Broncos RB is the one to draft this year?
Answer: Here's how I'm approaching the Broncos backfield. RJ Harvey is in a specific role as the pass-catching option who will get sprinkled in on early downs. But if J.K. Dobbins gets hurt, Harvey won't get all the volume like he did down the stretch last year, 'cause they drafted Jonah Coleman for that role. So Harvey (who wasn't efficient at all with his touches last year) is locked into his spot, which keeps him as an RB3/flex but not much more.
Dobbins is saying all the right things and will start the year strong again, I'm sure, but it's hard to trust him for the whole season. We've seen the last two years how he's a good starter when he's out there, but the injuries always arrive. And that's the case for his entire career. Every season has been shortened for him by injuries. And entering his age-28 campaign, I'm doubting he'll get more durable. I hope so, but it's unlikely. I'm still willing to draft Dobbins, as long as you understand he might only be an option early in the season.
That leaves Coleman, who I'm drafting everywhere. He's incredibly cheap in ADP, the coaching staff has praised him and he's a perfect replacement for Dobbins when the time comes.
So either take Dobbins in the 8th/9th round and pair him with Coleman in the 11th/12th. Or just take Coleman late and play the waiting game.
Question: Really conflicted on Jaguars RB Bhayshul Tuten. Can he really be a lead back and live up to his ADP??
Answer: Absolutely. People are worried about Chris Rodriguez Jr., but he's a limited player who offers almost nothing as a pass-catcher. Even if C-Rod takes some of the goal-line work, Tuten can still be a solid fantasy RB2 with upside. Remember, last year Tuten scored seven TDs as the No. 2 RB in Jacksonville and had almost 100 touches ... but Etienne still finished as the RB10 in fppg. The Liam Coen offense will provide.
Question: Everyone is looking for the next Jaxon Smith-Njigba. But shouldn't we be looking for the next George Pickens/Chris Olave?
Answer: I'm pretty sure Harmon and I talked about this on a show in early June. I think this year's Pickens is clearly Jaylen Waddle (assuming that new injury isn't anything serious).
Pickens was a good WR, going to a new team that offered a QB upgrade and threw the ball way more.
Waddle checks all those boxes.
Question: I have the 1.05 in my 12 team half PPR redraft league. Do you prefer CMC or JSN? Thanks Justin!
Answer: I have a hard time drafting CMC this year. We all know the ceiling, but he showed some signs of decline last year and really got home based on the volume. Could he do that again? Absolutely. But he's a 30-year-old back … coming off 450 touches when you include the playoffs. That's scary.
Our guy Joel Smyth did some great work on this (hopefully I won't butcher it, haha). But Joel pointed out that the 10 RBs over the last 10 years who have had 400 plus touches when you include playoffs. And when you look at the next season… we only had 3 hits during that time ... Ezekiel Elliott, Derrick Henry and Le'Veon Bell … all delivered for fantasy the next year. But at the time … those guys were all 25 or younger during those seasons. CMC is on the wrong side of 30 ... so a bit of a different story.
All this to say that I'm taking JSN.
Question: We know that Brock Bowers and Trey McBride are top-two TEs. Can you line up the next tier behind them ... Nos. 3-8??
Answer: Colston Loveland with Tyler Warren closer than people think.
Tucker Kraft in a tier of his own. Health is the only thing holding him back from being in the tier above.
Harold Fannin Jr. and George Kittle next. If healthy, Kittle would also be in the second tier (if not the first).
Then Sam LaPorta and Kyle Pitts Sr., who I just don't fully see the ceiling outcomes for. Target competition tough for LaPorta. And Pitts only blew up when Drake London was hurt last year.
