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.

Erik Beimfohr argued Stefon Diggs is mis-priced in the mid-50s of Best Ball Mania drafts. Diggs’ ACL recovery videos look encouraging, and at 31 he slides straight into a vacuum where rookie Drake May’s only real target competition is Ja'Lynn Polk and a roomful of Day-3 bodies. Beimfohr believes May’s aggressive downfield profile dovetails with Diggs’ still-elite route inventory, giving the veteran a path back to 25-plus percent target share. If May takes even a C.J. Stroud-lite leap, Diggs could flirt with 1,200 yards and double-digit touchdowns, a ceiling the players drafted around him—Brandon Aiyuk, Darnell Mooney, Marvin Mims—simply cannot match. At current ADP, Beimfohr is happily adding exposure as a Breeze Hall-correlated bring-back in Jets-Patriots Week-17 game stacks.

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.