Andrew Erickson said Kenneth Walker III is a smash pick at his late-third-round ADP because Seattle is about to lean on him like crazy. Greg Brainos pointed out that new offensive coordinator Clint Kubiak used 21 or 12 personnel on 50% of the Saints’ snaps last season, and Seattle coaches have echoed that run-first mentality all spring—talking up full-back usage, converting rookie tight end Robbie Utes into a lead blocker, and drafting athletic guard Gray Zabel to juice outside-zone and pin-pull concepts. Erickson added that Walker’s receiving concerns are overblown: he has just three drops on 46 career NFL targets and flashed soft hands in high-school camps; Michigan State simply never asked him to catch. If Walker stays healthy, Erickson projects 18-plus touches per game and a top-12 per-game finish, making him a priority best-ball target for spike-week potential.

Andrew Erickson pushed KaVontae Turpin as an 18th-round dart who can win weeks in best-ball formats. Turpin just signed the richest special-teams deal ever—Erickson reads that as a commitment to give him more offensive touches, not just return duties. He quoted Brian Schottenheimer calling Turpin "so special with the ball in his hands" and wanting to feature him, while pointing out Dallas lacks proven depth behind CeeDee Lamb (Jalen Tolbert "not a thing" and other fringe options uninspiring). With Mike McCarthy still dialing up a pass-heavy attack, Erickson expects the 4.3-speed receiver to pop for multiple 60-yard scores and a handful of 20-plus-point outings, making him a cheap differentiator for wide-receiver-thin builds.

Andrew Erickson told listeners to grab Keenan Allen shares now in case the veteran lands with Las Vegas. Erickson noted that new Raiders wide-receivers coach Chris Beatty has followed Allen from the Chargers to the Bears and would almost certainly scheme throws to his long-time pupil if the reunion happens. That familiarity, plus Chip Kelly’s no-huddle offense that could push 70 snaps per game, sets the stage for Allen to soak up double-digit targets even at age 32. Because best-ball ADP rarely bakes in hypothetical moves before they become official, Erickson believes Allen would still be available in the double-digit rounds when the news breaks—creating an immediate value spike for anyone who speculated early.

Erickson called Jakobi Meyers “one of the most underrated wideouts in the league” and a screaming value in the double-digit rounds. Meyers quietly cleared 1,000 yards for the first time last season and now plays in Chip Kelly’s lightning-fast offense that could push 75 snaps per game. Even if the Raiders skew run-heavy, that pace means their passing volume will still mirror more traditional offenses, preserving Meyers’ target floor. Erickson added that Geno Smith’s accurate short-to-intermediate game dovetails with Meyers’ slot route tree (his 71% catch rate on in-breaking routes ranked 6th among WRs). Given this high-floor usage and consistent red-zone involvement (16 end-zone targets over the last two years), Erickson believes Meyers should be drafted at least one to two rounds earlier than current ADP.

Erickson advocated snagging Rico Dowdle as an RB5/6, noting that new Panthers head coach Dave Canales recently called Dowdle and Chuba Hubbard "war daddies" who are built to handle volume. Canales’ Seahawks and Buccaneers offenses both fed a primary runner inside the 10 on more than 60% of red-zone plays, and Erickson expects a similar approach in Carolina’s post-Miles Sanders backfield. Dowdle already owns a 4.1 career YPC and flashed in limited pass-pro reps, giving him three-down contingency appeal if Hubbard falters. At a near-undrafted ADP, Erickson likes capturing a potential early-down hammer tied to a scheme that historically manufactures RB touchdowns.

Erickson pegged Chig Okonkwo as one of his favorite late tight-end sleepers. He pointed to Okonkwo’s mini-breakout over Tennessee’s final three 2024 games (17% target share and the TE8 in fantasy points during that stretch) and emphasized that the SAME Brian Callahan play-caller who fed him then is still in place. Callahan has publicly praised Okonkwo for “playing faster" and “gaining confidence,” praise Erickson trusts because Callahan was willing to blast Will Levis when the QB struggled last season. With only Calvin Ridley projected ahead of him for weekly looks and the Titans’ WR room otherwise unsettled, Erickson believes Okonkwo can realistically finish second on the team in targets during a contract year. Add in top-15 yards-after-catch efficiency among tight ends and you have a cheap best-ball option who can spike on big plays while still offering weekly volume.

Andrew Erickson signed off on taking Anthony Richardson as a 15th- or 16th-round flier in Best Ball Mania drafts, calling the Colts quarterback “the kind of third QB who can single-handedly win you a week.” Erickson acknowledged the market’s fear that Daniel Jones could open the season as the Indy starter, but stressed that any Richardson start brings immediate top-10 weekly upside thanks to elite rushing efficiency (0.84 fantasy points per carry and 4.7 designed runs per game in his abbreviated rookie year). Richardson’s ADP is sliding because drafters worry the Colts may shelf him late if their season goes south, yet Erickson noted that spike-weeks matter most in a best-ball portfolio and you now capture them at a steep discount. Bottom line: if Richardson plays, he is almost certainly in your best-ball lineup that week, making him a smash value when he drifts into the mid-teens.

Erickson called Geno Smith a screaming value as a late QB2 after the veteran landed with Chip Kelly’s Raiders. Smith quietly ranks top-10 in big-time-throw percentage and still adds rushing yards—traits Erickson prizes for spike weeks. Kelly plans to run the ball often but at one of the league’s fastest paces; Erickson noted that 70-plus snaps per game would keep Smith’s pass attempts in line with more pass-heavy teams. The supporting cast is sneaky loaded: rookie mismatch Brock Bowers joins Jakobi Meyers as chain-moving options, and the staff has no doubts about Smith’s job security. Add it up and Erickson expects Smith to outperform his current ADP, making him an ideal counterpart to a higher-priced quarterback in Best Ball builds.

Erickson flagged Hunter Henry as a perfect TE2 who could finish inside the top-10 if things break right. With Stefon Diggs’ return timetable cloudy and only raw first- and second-year wideouts behind him, Henry could legitimately lead the Patriots in targets. He was top-10 in red-zone looks last season but converted just two of them, a textbook case for touchdown regression. Erickson expects rookie QB Drake Maye to lean on his veteran tight end—especially near the goal line—similar to how rookie Justin Herbert turbo-charged Henry’s 2020 fantasy value. Pairing Henry with a higher-ceiling option like Evan Engram lets drafters stick to a two-TE build and spend the extra roster spot elsewhere.

Andrew Erickson urged drafters to keep hammering Travis Etienne in Best Ball Mania despite the market cooling on him. Erickson compared Etienne’s 2024 setup to Josh Jacobs’ 2022 ‘left-for-dead, then RB1’ season: Etienne already owns a recent top-five fantasy finish and still has unquestioned chemistry with Trevor Lawrence dating back to Clemson, something Erickson believes keeps him first in goal-line and pass-pro snaps. Tank Bigsby and rookie Bachew Tootin haven’t shown anything close to Etienne’s ceiling, and Jacksonville’s own staff continues to say they are “figuring out” the backfield. At a non-punitive ADP, drafters get multiple outs—Etienne winning the job outright, injuries forcing him back into a workhorse role, or a trade to a RB-needy team like Dallas or Chicago that would spike his value overnight. Erickson’s bottom line: if the season started tomorrow Etienne is still the Jaguars’ RB1, so keep scooping shares and sprinkle late darts on Bigsby and Tootin as leverage.

Answering a listener question, Erickson compared Travis Etienne’s 2024 outlook to Josh Jacobs’ forgotten-then-dominant 2022 season. Best-ball drafters have cooled on Etienne after a sluggish finish, but he still owns a recent top-five RB season and faces only rookie Keon Coleman and journeyman D’Ernest Johnson for early-down work. Jacksonville’s own staff has admitted they’re "still figuring out" who the best runner is, a signal to Erickson that Etienne’s proven explosiveness will eventually win out. If he reclaims even 65% of the touches in an offense expected to rebound under Press Taylor, his current RB18 price could look laughable by October.

Erickson reminded listeners that Evan Engram has never finished worse than TE6 in the first year with a new team—a quirky but telling trend that held with the Giants and Jaguars—and said the ‘Joker’ is positioned to repeat that feat in Jacksonville’s Calvin Ridley-less passing attack. Engram’s 116 receptions led all tight ends last season, and Doug Pederson has publicly vowed to keep scheming him into space. With rookie Brian Thomas Jr. still learning the playbook and Zay Jones gone, Erickson projects another triple-digit target season that easily clears Engram’s TE10 ADP.

Erickson urged drafters not to write off Elijah Moore, pointing to the same year-five, new-team breakout trend that boosts Josh Palmer. Despite chaotic quarterback situations in New York and Cleveland, Moore has posted back-to-back 100-target seasons and is still only 25—the same age as Rashee Rice. If Khalil Shakir were to miss time, Moore would slide directly into the starting slot role in an offense that just lost 241 targets. Erickson admitted Moore will need some breaks to make the roster and carve out snaps, but at a near-undrafted ADP he’s the type of free dart who can pay off massively if Joe Brady’s ‘everybody eats’ mantra continues.

Erickson called Josh Palmer a screaming late-round value, arguing the former Charger checks every box in his research on fifth-year wide-receiver breakouts. Palmer already owns two 100-target seasons, joins a new team (a trait shared by recent year-five WR1s Christian Kirk, Jerry Jeudy and DJ Moore), and now pairs his proven vertical ability with Josh Allen’s top-three deep-ball accuracy. Bills coaches have dubbed Palmer "positionless," promising to move him all over the formation—something they are not doing with rookie X Keon Coleman or slot-locked Khalil Shakir. Erickson believes that combination of volume flexibility and big-play juice gives Palmer true spike-week upside at a WR80 price tag.

Andrew Erickson said Khalil Shakir is the perfect "double" for best-ball builds that hammered running back early. Shakir rarely leaves the slot in Joe Brady’s ‘everybody eats’ attack and may quietly be Josh Allen’s most reliable chain-mover after logging an 81% catch rate and zero drops over his final eight games. Erickson noted that the Bills have 241 vacated targets and that James Cook’s outlier 19-TD season is unlikely to repeat, meaning Allen’s scores should funnel back to the air. At a WR70-plus ADP, Shakir provides steady weekly points with room for the occasional spike if the nebulous Buffalo pecking order tilts his way.

Andrew Erickson is well above consensus on Jerry Jeudy, grabbing him in the sixth because he expects Kevin Stefanski to treat the Alabama product as Cleveland’s offensive centerpiece. The Browns extended Jeudy and have publicly praised his versatility, already moving him all over the formation in early workouts. Erickson admitted Jeudy’s late-2023 surge coincided with Cedric Tillman’s injury, but noted the front office passed on Travis Hunter in the draft, reaffirming Jeudy’s alpha status. With four viable quarterback candidates on the roster, Erickson thinks even league-average QB play unlocks a 25-plus percent target share, giving Jeudy obvious runway to beat a depressed ADP and deliver consistent best-ball spike weeks.

Andrew Erickson called Calvin Ridley a Round-5 steal, projecting him to dominate targets in Nashville. He reminded listeners that new head coach Brian Callahan singled out Ridley as “the guy we build the pass game around,” and once Will Levis finally settled last year, Ridley averaged 9.3 targets and 81 yards in his final six starts. Tennessee added no serious competition—Erickson joked that unless one of the rookies surprises, Ridley is the lone proven option—and rookie quarterback Cam Ward has already called him one of the best wideouts in the NFL, hinting at instant chemistry. With Callahan historically pass-leaning in the red zone, Erickson believes Ridley can clear a 25% target share and smash his WR30 best-ball ADP.

Erickson liked scooping Chase Brown near the 3-4 turn, calling the sophomore back a strong best-ball bet for 2024. Cincinnati talked up Brown all spring, saying they envision him as their first- and second-down workload guy and made no significant draft-capital investment at the position. With the Bengals offense projected to score often and little backfield competition beyond passing-downs specialists, Erickson expects Brown to handle the bulk of carries and short-yardage work—ideal spike-week fuel.

Erickson argued that managers holding the first pick should not pass on Ja'Marr Chase because he may be entering an "Antonio Brown-style" multi-year run as the top fantasy wideout. Chase combines an elite yardage floor with heavy touchdown upside thanks to a league-best chemistry with Joe Burrow and a Bengals defense Erickson expects to remain "really bad," boosting shoot-out scripts. The market reflects this certainty—Chase carries a 1.1 average ADP and almost never falls—so Erickson urged drafters to take their exposure when they can.

Andrew Erickson said Drake London is capable of finishing as the overall WR1 in 2024 best-ball formats. Erickson pointed to London’s elite red-zone profile—top-3 in target rate inside the 20 in each of his first three seasons—and noted that every WR1 in recent years has led the league in red-zone looks per game. London already turned last season’s identical ADP into a top-5 total-points finish despite "sub-par quarterback play." Erickson expects a Year-2 leap from former first-round QB Michael Penix, who flashed a 30-40% target-per-route rate to London late last year. Playing home games in a dome for an offense likely forced to throw because of a poor pass rush, London’s situation mirrors Cooper Kupp’s Stafford-boosted breakout. Erickson sees that same ceiling if the new Zach Robinson scheme keeps funneling volume to its best player.