Pat Fantasy Dog Pound encouraged drafters to keep taking late-round shots on Marvin Mims because Denver beat writers continue to rave about his off-season. Pat noted that Mims was stuck at 40 percent route participation as a rookie, yet still ranked third in the league in yards per route run on throws 15-plus yards downfield. Early OTA reports have him running with the starters, and Pat expects Sean Payton to push his snap share into the 60-70 percent range while rotating big-slot Pat Bryant and rookie Devontez Franklin. The Broncos’ ambiguous depth chart and likely negative game scripts (Vegas projects them bottom-six in win total) should translate to deeper target trees and more down-field looks for Mims. At a current ADP in the 150s he offers the quintessential boom-bust WR7 profile for tournament builds hunting for late-season ceiling.

Jason Moore warned managers not to fall for another offseason puff-piece on Marvin Mims Despite a full 17-game bill of health, Mims’ offensive snap rate actually dropped to 27% in year two. Moore emphasized that Sean Payton has repeated the 'we need to get Mims involved' mantra for two seasons without action, and Denver just spent a third-round pick on Pat Bryant while still rostering Courtland Sutton and Troy Franklin. Moore concluded it is "absolutely foolish" to expect a sudden role spike; Mims remains a boom-or-bust DFS dart and a redraft cut candidate if he starts slow.

Davis Mattek said he "doesn’t understand why Mims is getting cheaper" because nothing the Broncos did in April threatens his role. Mattek reminded listeners that Mims finished 2024 with 35 touches behind the line of scrimmage and posted three top-24 weekly finishes once Sean Payton finally expanded his snap share. The only additions—rookie slot Pat Bryant and UDFA Nick LaTesla—"don’t really impact" Mims’ manufactured-touch package or deep routes. With Denver expected to trail frequently (Vegas win total 5.5) and Payton historically running the league’s eighth-highest neutral-situation pass rate, Mattek projects a jump to 70-75 targets and several gadget-driven spike weeks. He is scooping Mims two rounds ahead of current ADP as a WR6 who can win full-PPR advance rates when injuries start thinning starting lineups.