Wide receiver Stefon Diggs hit the NFL as a near-instant sensation as a 5th-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in 2015 and he topped 1,000 yards in his final 2 years in Minnesota.
However, when he was traded before the 2020 season to the Buffalo Bills for their 1st-round pick (eventually used on Justin Jefferson) Diggs took his game to a level that the Bills had hoped for, but couldn’t have expected. In 2 seasons, he has been targeted 330 times and caught 230 passes for 2,760 yards and 18 touchdowns — a happy double “yes, please” for those who had him on their roster.
Below, we look at Stefon Diggs’ 2022 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.
With Buffalo looking at a Super Bowl and Josh Allen staring down an MVP award, Diggs will need to be a big part of that.
Stefon Diggs’ ADP: 17.61
(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)
Diggs has the lowest ADP of his career, but it still ranks him 5th among fantasy receivers — slightly behind Davante Adams (Las Vegas Raiders) at 14.94 and slightly above CeeDee Lamb (Dallas Cowboys) at 20.12, Deebo Samuel (San Francisco 49ers) at 21.31 and Tyreek Hill (Miami Dolphins) at 26.89.
Given the standard of ADP’s based on 10- or 12-player leagues, with this ADP, if you want Diggs, it’s got to happen in the 2nd round or the train will roll by without you.
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Stefon Diggs’ 2021 stats
Games: 17
Receptions | targets: 103 | 164
Receiving yards: 1,225
Receiving touchdowns: 10
Where should you draft Diggs?
When it comes to drafting receivers, you can’t underestimate the quarterback who is throwing him the ball. When it comes to the players in Diggs’ 2nd- to 3rd-round level, I look at the quarterback throwing to them.
When compared with the receivers in his grouping (Adams, Lamb, Samuel and Hill), the only one who is entering 2022 with the same quarterback he had in 2021 is Lamb. The other 3 are starting over with a new guy — and all 3 can be viewed as a downgrade from the QB he had before.
Buffalo has legit Super Bowl expectations and will need their top stars to produce at a high level from Week 1 to Week 18 to get that done. On offense, that starts with Allen and Diggs. Not only is his ADP a solid slot to keep him at, if both he and Adams are still on the board, I would lean toward taking Diggs.
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