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Fantasy football: Where to draft Jacksonville Jaguars WR Christian Kirk

Analyzing Jacksonville Jaguars WR Christian Kirk’s 2022 fantasy football ADP and where you should target him in your drafts.

Wide receiver Christian Kirk joins the Jacksonville Jaguars for the 2022 season after 4 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals.

Sources say that Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence reports that he and Kirk “get along really well” and that Kirk’s “football IQ sense” is really quarterback friendly.

Below, we look at Christian Kirk‘s 2022 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.

This relationship could produce some high-level connections between the QB and WR, especially with coach Doug Pederson now in Jacksonville hoping to salvage something from the short-lived Urban Meyer era.

Christian Kirk’s ADP: 96.38

(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)

Kirk has an ADP of 96.38 in redraft leagues, which puts him in the range of the early 8th round. His ADP is lower than his teammate RB Travis Etienne (42.14).

Kirk’s ADP puts him 38th at the wide receiver position, behind Tyler Lockett (Seattle Seahawks) at 95.76 and Brandon Aiyuk (San Francisco 49ers) at 96.03 and slightly ahead of Elijah Moore (New York Jets) at 97.56 and Drake London (Atlanta Falcons) at 100.99.

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Christian Kirk’s 2021 stats:

Games: 17

Receptions | targets: 77 | 103

Receiving yards: 982

Receiving touchdowns: 5

Where should you draft Kirk?

Kirk’s fantasy value should get a boost this year now that he’s in Jacksonville and projected to be Lawrence’s No. 1 target.

That’s the expectation when you sign a four-year, $72 million deal, after all. Kirk will really only face competition from Marvin Jones Jr., but with Jones Jr. growing older, Kirk should be the face of this receiving corps.

The former 2nd-round pick is a speedster at just 5-foot-11. He’s yet to record a 1,000-yard season but has had over 100 targets in 2 of his last 3 seasons, but has not been a top target in any offense yet.

Kirk has also played in 10 or more games in each of his 4 seasons and didn’t miss a single contest last year. He’s more of a sporadic player with his value heavily reliant on the Pederson-Lawrence connection.

It feels like Jacksonville should be much improved this season, so I would trust Kirk over a player like Lockett. Draft Kirk in the late 7th round with ease. His PPR value is similar, so that’s around the spot to take him.

Kirk should be good for 80-100 catches and over 900 yards this season.

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Fantasy football: Where to draft Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence

Analyzing Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence’s 2022 fantasy football ADP and where you should target him in your drafts.

When he was taken by the Jacksonville Jaguars as the unquestioned No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, Trevor Lawrence was hailed as the best quarterback to come out of the college game since Andrew Luck a decade earlier.

As many Hall of Fame quarterbacks have done in their 1st NFL season, Lawrence took a beating. Constantly under pressure, in 17 games he put together one of the worst statistical seasons in the history of No. 1 overall picks.

Below, we look at Trevor Lawrence‘s 2022 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.

As part of the Urban Meyer debacle last season, Lawrence was thrown to the wolves and posted a 3-14 record with just 12 TD passes and a league-high 17 interceptions.

With a new coaching staff and some more talent around him, Lawrence is still getting plenty of respect in fantasy circles as he looks to erase the memory of his rookie seasons while learning the lessons taught.

Trevor Lawrence’s ADP: 132.41

(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)

Lawrence is at the front end of a QB run that lands him as the No. 18 fantasy quarterback. In 10-player leagues, that ranking would have him coming in as the plug-and-play backup for an elite fantasy quarterback in which investment was made.

The 14th round of drafts is where fantasy owners take QBs they hope to rarely play. After Lawrence comes Jameis Winston (New Orleans Saints) at 136.35, Ryan Tannehill (Tennessee Titans) at 136.36, Justin Fields (Chicago Bears) at 137.15 and Mac Jones (New England Patriots) at 138.83.

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Trevor Lawrence’s 2021 stats

Games: 17

Passing yards: 3,641

Completions | attempts: 359 | 602

Passing touchdowns: 12

Interceptions: 17

Carries | rushing yards: 73 | 334

Rushing touchdowns: 2

Where should you draft Lawrence?

Based on last year’s numbers, you don’t. But if you saw Lawrence play at Clemson, you know what a talent he is and what he is capable of doing with a solid supporting cast. His coaching is better — much better. The Jaguars spent heavily in free agency to give him improved targets to throw to. And he plays in the weakest division in a stacked AFC.

About the only player behind Lawrence I would consider taking is Winston and that’s because he’s on a legitimate contender to make a deep postseason run if the chips fall right and more talented overall weapons.

That said, the Jaguars added wide receivers Christian Kirk and Zay Jones to bring a deep speed element to the offense and Lawrence’s college teammate Travis Etienne is coming back after missing his rookie season dueto injury.

For those who invested heavy in their QB1, Lawrence’s upside is enough to stash him and see how things progress.

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Fantasy football: Where to draft Jacksonville Jaguars RB Travis Etienne

Analyzing Jacksonville Jaguars RB Travis Etienne’s 2022 fantasy football ADP and where you should target him in your drafts.

Despite missing his entire rookie season after suffering a Lisfranc injury in the preseason, the promise Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne showed in college at Clemson has him being shown a lot of respect in fantasy drafts heading into the 2022 season.

Below, we look at Travis Etienne‘s 2022 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.

Etienne is rated as the 18th running back despite never playing a down of meaningful football in the NFL and playing for a team that struggled mightily on offense last year. It is unclear if his primary in-house competition — James Robinson — will be ready for the start of the season after tearing his Achilles last season. The Jaguars drafted college teammates Etienne and quarterback Trevor Lawrence to help the franchise turn the corner and both will need to elevate their games for that to happen.

Travis Etienne’s ADP: 41.81

(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)

Etienne is a player with 3-down potential as both a runner and receiver and that hasn’t been lost on where he has been going in drafts — higher than most running backs coming off a foot injury with a sketchy offense has gone historically.

Etienne’s ADP finds him as a 5th-round prospect behind Cam Akers (Los Angeles Rams) at 39.29 and ahead of David Montgomery (Chicago Bears) at 44.90 and Breece Hall (New York Jets) at 49.29.

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Travis Etienne’s 2021 stats

Games: 0

Carries | rushing yards: 0 | 0

Rushing touchdowns: 0

Receptions | receiving yards: 0 | 0

Receiving touchdowns: 0

Where should you draft Etienne?

While I believe Etienne has the qualities to be a special player, he will need to prove more to be given the sort of respect he is being shown. At this ADP, he is being asked to be an RB2 on fantasy rosters and will be counted on to be a weekly starter.

Personally, I would lean toward taking a veteran guy like Montgomery (if you’re convinced he will stay healthy) or Josh Jacobs (Las Vegas Raiders) at 52.88, who is a more established talent within his offense.

Etienne is going to be one of the watershed players in fantasy drafts this year. He has an enormously high ceiling and has the potential to be a top-10 back when all is said and done, but there is still reason for concern that he will be able to achieve those goals. I’d let him slide by and take Jacobs a full round later.