Strachan endorsed taking Stefon Diggs as a fifth wide receiver, citing consistently upbeat reports from Patriots beat writers that Diggs has already become Jacoby Brissett’s clear first read. With New England expected to trail frequently and offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt installing a pass-volume friendly scheme, Strachan views Diggs as a cheap source of double-digit target weeks and red-zone usage that can out-produce his current ADP.

FantasyPros Staff labeled Stefon Diggs a screaming value on Sleeper at ADP 93.5 (WR43). Before tearing his ACL in Week 8, Diggs ranked as the WR6 through seven games with 7.9 targets and 15.6 PPR points per contest while sharing looks with Nico Collins and Tank Dell. Now installed as the uncontested No.1 option in what they expect to be an improved Patriots passing attack, staff projects a floor of high-end WR3 production if he’s active for Week 1, making him a savvy mid-round stash in season-long leagues.

Hayden Winks pushed back on home-league ADP that slots Stefon Diggs at WR41, ranking him WR35 and calling him an ideal late WR3. Winks dismissed injury worries, noting Diggs looked fully healthy in spring work and rides into camp with no target competition in New England. ESPN’s Open Score graded Diggs seventh among all wideouts in 2024, and he still posted 1.8 yards per route on a Texans team that funneled targets to Nico Collins and Tank Dell. Over the last two seasons Diggs has averaged WR17 fantasy production in half-PPR, a level Winks believes he can replicate in an offense expected to revolve around Drake May’s intermediate passing. Diggs remains an elite separator with strong hands even if his vertical burst has waned, making him a cheap volume source for managers who go QB or RB early.

Brasco warned bettors to avoid Stefon Diggs’ receiving totals. The veteran is coming off an ACL tear, entering his age-31 season, and offseason videos already raise questions about focus. While acknowledging Diggs could ‘do wonders’ for Maye, Brasco said the health-and-motivation combo is too shaky to stake money on any overs.

Michelle Magdziuk argued Stefon Diggs remains a value even at age 31. Diggs was WR9 in 2023 with Buffalo and WR18 in points per game (15.2) in 2024 with Houston, a per-game mark better than Ladd McConkey, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Garrett Wilson, all drafted well ahead of him. Sliding to Round 8 as WR40, Diggs still profiles as a steady WR2 thanks to his proven target volume and route precision, giving late-drafters a dependable weekly starter.

Michelle Magdziuk argued that drafters are overreacting to age by letting Stefon Diggs slide to Round 8 as WR40. Diggs, now 31, was still WR9 overall with Buffalo in 2023 and WR18 in points per game (15.2) with Houston in 2024—outscoring trendy names like Ladd McConkey, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Garrett Wilson who all go several rounds earlier. Magdziuk sees plenty of safe weekly volume and a proven red-zone résumé, making Diggs an easy mid-round profit play.

Mike Fanelli urged drafters not to overlook Stefon Diggs in the eighth round. Before tearing his ACL, Diggs was the WR6 through seven weeks, averaging 7.9 targets and 15.6 PPR points while sharing looks with Nico Collins and Tank Dell. He avoided the PUP list, steps into an "significantly improved" New England passing attack, and has no competition for alpha status. Fanelli’s floor projection is a high-end WR3, making WR40 ADP an easy buy.

Pushing back on talk that Stefon Diggs is "ancient," Fantasy Dog Pound argued that moving to the Patriots actually raises his ceiling because the depth chart is paper-thin. He projected Diggs to command a "mid-25 % target share at worst" and called pick 18 "still not enough" for that level of volume. Age-based concerns are overblown, according to the host, given that Diggs’ underlying metrics—1.97 yards per route run and a 27 % target share last season—remain elite. With New England expected to trail frequently and deploy a pass-heavy script under new OC Alex Van Pelt, Dog Pound sees Diggs as a potential league-winner whose ADP should be closer to the early first round.

Best Ball Guy admitted he is "skeptical" of 31-year-old Stefon Diggs coming off an ACL tear and switching teams, noting the NFL history of that profile is almost universally bleak. Even so, he has started to scoop Diggs in Round 4 because the Patriots draw what Sharp Football charts as the second-softest pass-defense schedule in the league. That runway includes six indoor or mild-weather games after Week 12 and only one opponent that ranked top-10 in EPA allowed per drop-back last season. BBG thinks New England will feed Diggs 25-30 % of Mac Jones’ (or Drake Maye’s) targets to hide a shallow receiver room, making the veteran a spike-week machine despite the medical red flags. His bottom line: the schedule is kind, the price has bled down almost two full rounds, and that risk-reward combo is worth an overweight stance in Best Ball Sprint and Chow Chow contests.

Jamey Eisenberg said Stefon Diggs is a full participant just nine months after his ACL tear and is locked in as Drake Maye’s No. 1 target. Eisenberg noted Josh McDaniels’ history of funneling slot targets to Wes Welker, Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola, but expects DeMario Douglas to occupy that slot role, meaning the 31-year-old Diggs will play outside more often. Add in Diggs turning 32 in November and coming off a major knee injury, and Eisenberg urged a "cautiously optimistic" approach: draft him in the Round-7 range as a WR3 who could still crack the top-20 if he proves healthy and McDaniels moves him inside more than expected.

Chris Raybon said the market is miles too low on Stefon Diggs, who is sliding outside the top-40 wideouts despite every signal pointing to a monster target share in New England. The Patriots handed Diggs a big contract and imported Josh McDaniels— a coordinator who has never shied away from force-feeding his WR1 (see Davante Adams in Las Vegas). Rookie quarterback Drake Maye showed a 30-percent target-rate tendency at North Carolina when he identified a true alpha, and Raybon expects the same dynamic here. Health no longer looks like a hurdle: Diggs avoided the PUP list, was cleared for practice on Day 1 of camp, and Raybon joked that any receiver energetic enough to party with Cardi B while rehabbing an ACL “is probably good to go.” In a best-ball room that worries about the Patriots’ overall ceiling, Raybon is happy to bank on raw volume, projecting a realistic 28-to-30 percent target share that would smash his current WR4 price tag. He advised pairing Diggs with Maye late to capture a cheap, correlated bet on a pass-heavy script as New England plays catch-up all season.

Steve Palazzolo said Stefon Diggs will walk into Foxboro as the unquestioned No. 1 option and a "huge high-volume type of target" if he is anywhere near the player we saw in Buffalo or early last year in Houston before the injury. Palazzolo stressed that New England has lacked a go-to receiver for years, so even 85–90 percent of vintage Diggs would command the lion’s share of Mac Jones’ throws. He framed Diggs as the X-factor whose presence could consolidate targets and finally give the Patriots a reliable boundary weapon, making him a priority in season-long drafts and an early DFS staple if camp reports confirm good health.

Rich Hribar argued Stefon Diggs is an easy buy while drafters fret about his age (32), team change and an ACL rehab that was actually a clean, isolated tear. Diggs avoided the PUP list, is already practicing at full speed and still has nearly two months to stack conditioning. Hribar noted that last year, even sharing targets with Nico Collins, Diggs earned looks on 22.3 % of his routes and averaged 2.4 yards per route run when lining up outside—numbers he expects to hit or beat in Josh McDaniels’ receiver-friendly scheme that will shuffle him in and out of the slot. Diggs is currently going off boards as the WR4/5 on fantasy rosters (outside the top-35 overall); Hribar anticipates only a modest climb into the WR3 range once preseason clips surface, leaving plenty of margin for profit. He loves pairing the veteran with late-round Drake Maye stacks in Best Ball and expects drafters to wonder by mid-season why Diggs was ever this cheap.

Jeff Mueller said Stefon Diggs’ ACL tear was an ideal, isolated ligament injury with no meniscus or MCL involvement, allowing for a faster rehab timeline than typical multi-structure knee injuries. Diggs avoided the PUP list, has already participated fully in practices, and has another six-plus weeks to stack conditioning before Week 1. Mueller noted Diggs’ movement patterns—lateral cuts, deceleration, and explosion—look indistinguishable from pre-injury film, a key indicator the wideout can resume his normal route tree. Because he has been fully installed in Josh McDaniels’ new offense and should immediately become rookie QB Drake Maye’s first read, Mueller views him as a safe, every-week fantasy starter rather than a rehab risk.

Pat Kerrane pumped the brakes on the Stefon Diggs enthusiasm, reminding drafters the veteran turns 32 in November and is coming off an ACL tear suffered at 31—an age band where historical recovery rates plummet. Kerrane noted Diggs had already transitioned to a low-aDOT slot role with Houston last year, a tell-tale sign the Texans believed his down-field explosiveness was fading. Now in New England, the only thing propping up projections is a barren depth chart, which Kerrane said can’t fix the possibility that Diggs is "straight-up washed." He remains slightly ahead of current ADP for correlation with Drake Maye stacks but refuses to push Diggs past higher-upside peers like Matthew Golden and Jaden Reed, cautioning that drafters risk a dusty 10-point-per-week floor without real playoff ceiling.

Davis Mattek said Stefon Diggs is now a clear buy at the 6/7-turn in Best Ball drafts after being priced for a lengthy absence all spring. Mattek argued the market originally assumed Diggs would miss regular-season games while recovering from his ACL tear, but recent reports suggest he is "ready" and not even on the PUP list. Because New England’s target competition is Jalynn Polk, Kyle Williams, DeMario Douglas, Hunter Henry, Kayshon Boutte and Austin Hooper, Mattek projects Diggs to reprise the high-volume slot role that kept him fantasy-viable in Houston. He believes if drafters wiped their memories and redrafted today, Diggs would go next to Calvin Ridley in Round 5. Mattek therefore moved Diggs up in his rankings ahead of Jakobi Meyers and Debo Samuel and expects ADP to keep climbing once training-camp videos show Drake Maye peppering Diggs underneath.

PPRTyler said Stefon Diggs remains an automatic click in Underdog’s Eliminator drafts because the rumored Physically-Unable-to-Perform designation never had any substance. He noted drafters panicked when the headline first floated but emphasized Diggs was "never starting on the PUP," eliminating the only early-season risk that could have hurt advance rates in a format that chops half the field by Week 5. Tyler added that he already holds roughly 15 Diggs shares in non-Eliminator contests and is still happy scooping him here even though this lobby does not show his full exposure numbers. In short, the market overreacted to a non-story, and Diggs should be treated as the same high-volume WR1 he has always been.

Best Ball Guy urged drafters to stop clicking Stefon Diggs at his current cost, pointing to a trifecta of red flags: turning 31, coming off an ACL tear, and learning a new playbook on a roster that has failed to win five games in back-to-back seasons. He challenged listeners to name a wide receiver over 30 who tore an ACL, switched teams, and immediately delivered a top-tier fantasy year—nobody could. In his view, managers are overpaying for "WR1" volume in a shallow class and talking themselves into Diggs as if he were Jerry Rice. Best Ball Guy recommended reallocating those picks to younger options with true league-winning upside instead of betting on an aging receiver with historical precedent stacked against him.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound is actively building a Diggs position at an average pick of 76, arguing the discount exists solely because drafters are nervous about off-field drama and whether he’ll be on the field Week 1. Pat’s plan is simple: milk the value until a ‘positive training-camp headline’ inevitably vaults Diggs back to his rightful ADP range in the 50s, then stop drafting once the crowd pays full freight. He framed it as a classic risk-reward play—if the camp reports are good you bank immediate closing-line value; if they’re not, you at least took the shot while he was priced for pessimism.

Andy Holloway called Stefon Diggs a draft-day steal now that Albert Breer reports he’s "trending toward playing Week 1" just nine months removed from ACL surgery. Holloway reminded listeners that New England’s receiver room behind Diggs is league-worst—Ja’Lynn Polk, Demario Douglas, and Kayshon Boutte combined for only 81 targets last year—so any functional Drake May offense will funnel work to the veteran. The Patriots open with the Raiders and Dolphins, both bottom-10 secondaries by EPA per drop-back. Even if Diggs starts on a low snap count, Andy expects 8–10 targets immediately, making him an auto-pick in the final two rounds of redraft and a priority best-ball share before ADP corrects.

Citing Albert Breer’s report that insiders expect Stefon Diggs fully cleared for Week 1, Winks reiterated that drafters should pounce on the post-injury discount. He holds Diggs at 74th overall—slightly ahead of ADP—but said further confirmation could push him into the late-60s. Winks projects Diggs to lead the Patriots in targets immediately, noting that Jalen Polk is his only real competition and that Bill O’Brien plans to slide Diggs inside more often, trading some down-field volatility for chain-moving volume. Given New England’s desperate need for explosive plays, Winks views Diggs as a rare mid-round receiver with both floor and ceiling in best-ball.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said Stefon Diggs is his single-highest-owned player because the market is still sleeping on how clean the situation looks. Diggs is already taking full reps in camp and Pat thinks an official "full-go for Week 1" report is coming any day. Until that happens his ADP sits at an absurd discount for a team that is, in Pat’s words, "desperate for a wide-receiver one." He ran through the depth chart—Demario Douglas, Mack Hollins, Kayshon Boutte, Kendrick Bourne, a pair of Day-3 rookies—and called it "gross," arguing that target competition is basically non-existent. The cheap price also creates easy stacks with rookie quarterback Drake Maye and even Derrick Henry for playoff-week correlation. Pat’s bottom line: keep smashing Diggs in the 30s and 40s before the inevitable news bump drags him up a full round in Best Ball Mania.

Andy Holloway said he expects Stefon Diggs to suit up in Week 1 despite the late-season ACL tear, dismissing talk of a stint on the PUP list. Holloway called Diggs "really important for Drake May’s progression" and listed him, rookie Kyle Williams and DeMario Douglas as the only roster locks in a chaotic receiver room. With so much uncertainty behind those three and New England projected to throw more under Mike Vrabel, Holloway sees Diggs reclaiming a dominant target share immediately. He is treating the veteran as a volume-driven WR2 in redraft, confident that rehab videos plus the Patriots’ need for a true alpha point to a full workload when the season opens.

Stefon Diggs is going off the board as WR50 because drafters are terrified of his age (31) and ACL rehab, but Williamson sees a discounted bet on proven ceiling. Prior to last year’s injury in Houston he was pacing for WR18, and now he slides into the Patriots’ WR1 chair with top-three pick Drake Maye under center. Williamson concedes the medical risk but argues that a double-digit-round pick that can realistically return WR24—or even better—fits the asymmetric upside profile you need in FFPC tournaments.

Pat Mayo advised steering clear of Stefon Diggs at his current ADP after the veteran signed with New England. Diggs will turn 32 during the season and just posted his worst yards-per-route-run finish since 2018, ranking outside the top 30. Mayo also highlighted Diggs’ sideline tantrums in Houston when Nico Collins out-targeted him, arguing a rookie quarterback like Drake May is unlikely to force-feed Diggs the double-digit looks he demands. With Mike Vrabel expected to lean on the ground game and a receiving corps already crowded with mid-round rookies, Mayo sees a clear path to locker-room friction and fantasy disappointment. He prefers more stable options in the same draft range who do not carry age and attitude risk.

Ben Stevens dismissed worries that Stefon Diggs’ viral "boat video" will affect the wideout’s production or availability with the Patriots. Diggs reported on time for mandatory mini-camp, addressed the incident privately with Mike Vrabel, and reiterated that there are no pending legal or league-discipline issues. Stevens called the response "wide-receiver-one behavior" and said he is "buying in on the Patriots" because Diggs immediately slots in as the unquestioned target alpha in an offense desperate for explosive plays. With no suspension threat and full participation in June practices, Stevens recommends treating Diggs as a locked-in WR2 with WR1 upside in fantasy drafts and sees New England’s longshot divisional odds as mildly appealing.

Jason Moore said fantasy drafters should treat Stefon Diggs as a screaming value because all signs now point to him being active for the Patriots’ opener, not stashed on the PUP list until Week 4 as Boston beat writers suggested last month. Moore noted that Diggs was filmed on June 2 running full speed routes with Kayshon Boutte—no brace, no limp—less than nine months removed from knee surgery. Moore argued that if Diggs is already this far along, the Patriots still have nearly three more months of ramp-up time before the regular season. He reminded listeners that the Footballers originally had Diggs flagged as a UDK value on the back of rookie Drake Maye’s arm talent and Diggs’ cap-friendly contract, and that his current ADP outside the top-30 wideouts bakes in injury downside that now looks exaggerated. Moore concluded that managers in season-long and best-ball formats should scoop Diggs now before the practice-video buzz pushes him up draft boards.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said Stefon Diggs falling into the 80s is ‘a crime’ now that the veteran is cutting at full speed and practicing without any leg sleeve. Pat emphasized that Diggs has looked explosive for nearly two months in individual workout clips and the latest beat-writer reports confirm he is taking first-team reps without restriction. Because most drafters are still anchoring to the April soft-tissue scare, Diggs routinely slips two full rounds past where elite volume receivers with his 27-percent 2023 target share should go. Pat is scooping every sub-pick-75 share he can find, arguing that once training-camp videos of Diggs beating corners surface the market will shove him back toward the early sixth round. He views current pricing as a rare chance to add a proven 1,300-yard profile to any build—stacked or unstacked—without sacrificing premium capital.

Chris Raybon compared Stefon Diggs’ 2024 outlook with the Patriots to Davante Adams’ first year under Josh McDaniels in Las Vegas. Adams commanded a 32% target share and led the NFL in touchdown catches at age 30. Raybon argued a similar funnel is in play because New England’s surrounding pass-catchers are thin and McDaniels historically features a true WR1 (Adams, Wes Welker, Demaryius Thomas). Diggs still posted a 26% target share and top-15 open-rate in Buffalo before an injury-marred finish, so Raybon sees talent erosion as overstated. With Drake May willing to pepper a favorite read, Raybon believes Diggs retains top-five weekly upside and labeled him a priority pick in Rounds 4-5 of best-ball drafts where ceiling matters most.

Sam Monson warned fantasy drafters that Stefon Diggs is far from a sure thing in 2024. Monson pointed out that Diggs is now on the wrong side of 30 and working his way back from a late-season ACL tear, calling both factors "an unknown." Because New England still projects as a run-leaning, rookie-quarterback offense, Monson argued that drafting Diggs at anything close to his historical WR1 price tag is dangerous. He suggested treating Diggs as a volatile WR3/FLEX until we see proof that his explosion and route sharpness have returned, especially in season-long formats where replacement options will be available on waivers.

Erik Beimfohr tabbed Stefon Diggs as the sneaky veteran smash in Round 7. The market hates the profile—31 years old, ACL recovery, new team—but Beimfohr argued all that risk is fully priced into a seventh-round ADP. Positive rehab reports keep trickling in, and New England finally landed a true alpha for No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye. With the rest of the Patriots’ receiver room consisting of dart-throws like Pop Douglas and rookie Kyle Williams, Beimfohr projects double-digit weekly targets for Diggs once he is up to speed. Diggs still posted a 26 % target share before last year’s Buffalo mess, and historical comps show veterans tethered to top-three rookie quarterbacks often smash. Beimfohr acknowledged the possibility Diggs opens on PUP—he thinks that news would only make the price sweeter—but believes the risk/reward is outstanding for a player who could be Maye’s first-read on every high-leverage play.

Pete Overzet called Stefon Diggs’ new 79 overall ADP "a tough price to pay" and is fading the veteran in Best Ball Mania rooms. Overzet cited Diggs entering his age-31 season, recovering from a late-season ACL tear, and competing for targets with Nico Collins, Tank Dell and Dalton Schultz. Diggs’ yards per route already slipped from 2.78 in 2022 to 1.87 after Week 9 last year, even before the injury. Overzet likened the situation to 2023’s disappointing DeAndre Hopkins draft cost and prefers swinging on ascending rookies like Emeka Egbuka or Luther Burden in that range, arguing they at least offer genuine league-winning upside.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound is hammering Stefon Diggs any time the veteran slips past pick 65, saying drafters are over-reacting to vague ankle-scope reports from February. Pat expects "positive medical updates" when Houston opens camp in late July, at which point Diggs’ ADP will rocket back into the early-50s where elite WR2s normally reside. He pointed out that even in a "down" season Diggs still posted a 26 percent target share, 2.26 yards per route run and eight top-20 weekly finishes—numbers that would make him a smash at his current mid-sixth-round cost. With C.J. Stroud’s Texans ranking top-five in pass rate over expectation and losing only Dalton Schultz’s 15 percent target share from 2023, Pat thinks Diggs settles in as a weekly ceiling play and sees drafting him now as “free closing-line value.”

Billy Jones urged drafters to take Stefon Diggs in the sixth or early seventh round while they still can. He noted that every datapoint since spring minicamp has been optimistic: Diggs is already running full-speed in rehab videos, coaches say he’s "ahead of schedule," and local beat writers expect him to be the Texans’ unquestioned WR1 by Week 1. Jones believes half-PPR gamers should chase Diggs’ red-zone dominance—nine touchdowns is the realistic median outcome in C.J. Stroud’s pass-heavy attack. At age 31 the floor is obviously lower, but Jones argued that the market will steam a healthy Diggs up near Calvin Ridley within "a couple streamers." Locking him in now at pick 70 is pure closing-line value for teams willing to embrace a veteran rebound profile.