Most Underrated Player on Each Team : 2022 NFL Fantasy Football Speculations

There are some players that approach into the next season with a low ADP despite quietly putting up some great stats. These players may be underrated, as according to past trends and data, and some players break past their expectations and beat the odds to perform spectacularly on the field. Here’s a list of the most underrated fantasy players on each NFL team.

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Buffalo Bills

Isaiah McKenzie – In his two career games with a snap rate of at least 80%, he is 17-190-3 receiving on 21 targets (with a punt return touchdown).

Miami Dolphins

Chase Edmonds – Last season he was the RB23 in fantasy points per game in a split backfield while blowing efficiency metrics out of the park. Edmonds was ninth in yards per route run, seventh in yards per touch, and 11th in breakaway run rate.

New England Patriots

Kendrick Bourne – Posted an 83% catch rate and finished 14th in yards per route run last season.

New York Jets

Braxton Berrios – Was able to have more catches and yards than Elijah Moore last year, has an argument for a better season.

Baltimore Ravens

Rashod Bateman – has Keenan Allen-esque potential. Lamar Jackson’s options in the passing game are limited, so Bateman is either going to step up and be “the guy” or the Ravens will be in the WR market next season.

Cincinnati Bengals

Joe Mixon – Finished 3rd in touches and was just one of 2 RBs to post a top-6 weekly finish in seven different games in 2021. Mixon fits all the criteria that a fantasy manager would want as a mid-range first round selection in fantasy football.

Cleveland Browns

David Njoku – Njoku averaged a career-high 13.2 yards per catch and 9.0 yards per target last season but saw only 53 targets. There’s room for a volume increase, since TE Austin Hooper has left for Tennessee and the Browns don’t have a lot of firepower at WR.

Pittsburgh Steelers

George Pickens – Hasn’t played a single NFL game yet, but is slated to replace Chase Claypool and shows good promise in training camp so far. College stats are nothing to scoff at either.

Houston Texans

Brandin Cooks – Underrated every season, and 2022 is no different, even though he finished the 2021 season as the WR20 (WR22 points per game).

Indianapolis Colts

Nyheim Hines – In 2018 and 2020, he combined for 128 receptions for 915 yards and six touchdowns as a pass catcher. He finished the 2020 season with the third-most receptions among running backs in the NFL (and he was the highest graded receiving back in the league per PFF). His impact on the offense should be even more prominent in 2022 with Matt Ryan under center.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Christian Kirk – Has all the potential to profile as a #1 WR in an offense. The team’s paying him as he is, actually making Kirk an intriguing value in some drafts if he reaches that potential labelled by his team.

Tennessee Titans

Kyle Philips – Poised to become the Titans’ version of Hunter Renfrow. A fifth-round rookie from UCLA, Philips drew raves at the Titans’ rookie minicamp in May and has a chance to claim a significant share of targets in a Titans offense that doesn’t appear to have overwhelming firepower at receiver.

Denver Broncos

Tim Patrick – He is seriously underrated even though he has out-produced Jerry Jeudy in the fantasy points column the last two seasons and has seen a featured role as a red-zone threat.

Kansas City Chiefs

Skyy Moore – He was impressive at the combine, and his tape is excellent. He has speed and is not afraid of contact. If Patrick Mahomes establishes an early connection with his, Moore has the upside to be a league winner in 2022.

Las Vegas Raiders

Josh Jacobs – Opened his career with back-to-back-to-back seasons of 1,200-plus yards from scrimmage, and he’s just 24 years old, averaged 45.3 targets and 9.3 touchdowns per year.

Los Angeles Chargers

Keenan Allen – He caught 100-plus passes for the fifth straight season and finished as the WR14 overall and in fantasy points per game (12.8).

Dallas Cowboys

Dalton Schultz – He crushed last season at the TE5 in weekly fantasy scoring. His upside this season is even higher as he could enter the top three discussion at his position. In his first season with a featured role, he ranked 11th in yards per route run and 14th in targets per snap.

New York Giants

Matt Breida – He has a 1,000-yard NFL season to his name. He’s a good receiver (76.9% catch rate, 6.8 yards per target). He has home-run speed (4.38-second 40-yard dash).

Philadelphia Eagles

Jalen Hurts – In the 20 full games the Eagles quarterback has played as a starter he has finished as a top-12 quarterback at an 85% hit rate.

Washington Commanders

Logan Thomas – has a chance to be a surprisingly good TE in fantasy this season. At his peak, Carson Wentz funneled many targets to Zach Ertz back in the day and Thomas has already shown TE1 worthy attributes over his short career. He could easily be the #1 target in this offense.

Chicago Bears

Darnell Mooney – He’s actually produced in the NFL – WR27 points/game and 24% target share in 2021. He’s cheaper to acquire, too.

Detroit Lions

Jared Goff – Goff lacks the rushing ability of today’s heralded quarterbacks, but he’s probably closer to the 50th percentile at the position than the bottom first percentile.

Green Bay Packers

A.J. Dillon – He averaged more carries and more touches per game than Aaron Jones last season from late October on. With Davante Adams gone and the Packers quietly building a powerhouse defense, the Packers are going to throw to their RBs more this season,

Minnesota Vikings

Adam Thielen – Will be 32 this year and has a lot of mileage on him. When K.J. Osborn was asked to step up in Thielen’s absences last year, he showed he was up for the challenge. He has high volume potential should Thielen suffer another injury or decline and his 7 TD’s in ’21 were not a fluke.

Atlanta Falcons

Cordarrelle Patterson – He had the best year of his career in 2021, putting up 1,166 yards and 11 touchdowns in 16 games. He’s not a conventional running back, but he’s a playmaker

Carolina Panthers

Brandon Zylstra – The Carolina Panthers did get some eye-catching production from Brandon Zylstra despite targets coming at a premium for the former CFL standout. His smooth route-running and outstanding ball skills could see him emerge as a dependable target on short-to-intermediate routes in key situations. He should have far greater ambitions after attaining a 72 percent catch success rate in 2021.

New Orleans Saints

Jameis Winston – He isn’t going to sling the ball around as he did with the Buccaneers in 2019 when he led the NFL in pass attempts, but expect him to average more than the 23 pass attempts per game that he averaged for the Saints last year. Winston had a career-high passer rating of 102.8 last year, and he gets a big upgrade in weaponry with WR Michael Thomas coming back from injury and rookie WR Chris Olave coming aboard.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Russell Gage – Coming off a stellar year after posting career-highs in yards per route run (1.96) and PFF receiving grade (76.0) while playing more on the outside. Often thought of as a “slot-only” wideout, Gage split snaps 50/50 from the slot versus outside in 2021.

Arizona Cardinals

Zach Ertz – He made a surprisingly smooth transition to the Cards in season. He finished as TE8 last year and should see 115 targets in 2022. Not to mention, he offers a nice first six-week upside with Hopkins out.

Los Angeles Rams

Cam Akers – Ninety-five percent of his rushing yards in 2021 came after contact — the highest mark in the NFL. And he wasn’t even supposed to play AT ALL last season after initially tearing his Achilles in July.

San Francisco 49ers

Tyrion Davis-Price – Since 2020 the 49ers are fifth in neutral rushing rate (47%). With that type of volume and scoring potential, this team could easily support two top 36 options at the position.

Seattle Seahawks

Noah Fant – Averaged 7.7 yards per target for his career despite playing with QBs Teddy Bridgewater, Drew Lock, Brandon Allen, Joe Flacco, Jeff Driskel, Brett Rypien, and Kendall Hinton. If this guy had an actual passer, he might be a top-five tight end.

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