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Fantasy football: Where to draft Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Julio Jones

Analyzing Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Julio Jones’ 2022 fantasy football ADP and where you should target him in your drafts.

There is little question that Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Julio Jones is a first-ballot Hall of Famer. But after missing 14 games due to a variety of injuries over the last 2 years, it would appear Jones’ best days are long since past him. However, that has never stopped the Buccaneers from giving old players a chance at reigniting their careers in Florida.

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

Jones had his 2 least productive years of his career in the last 2 seasons and was a complete washout last year in Tennessee – averaging just 3 catches for 43 yards per game and scoring just 1 touchdown in the 10 games he played. He comes to a Tampa Bay team – Jones’ 3rd team in 3 years – that has given QB Tom Brady plenty of weapons at receiver, including Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and free-agent signee Russell Gage. So if he is to make an impact, it may take injuries to others to do so.

Julio Jones’ ADP: 144.67

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

Jones finds himself in a cluster in the 13th round of 12-team leagues. It can be argued that Jones is the WR4 on the Bucs roster, and it shows with the players he is in the immediate vicinity of on ADP lists.

Jones’ ADP is at 144.19 currently, but has a lot of young players chasing him down, including Rondale Moore (Arizona Cardinals) at 146.11, Romeo Doubs (Green Bay Packers) at 147.04, Gage at 147.35 and Christian Watson (Green Bay Packers) at 147.66.

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Julio Jones’ 2021 stats

Games: 10

Receptions | targets: 31 | 48

Receiving yards: 434

Receiving touchdowns: 1

Where should you draft Jones?

I’ve always been a fan of Jones, but rarely ended up with him on a fantasy roster because I value touchdown scoring more than some. In 11 seasons, Jones has scored more than 8 touchdowns just once (in 2012) and has scored 6 TDs or less 7 times. Even worse, he has been shockingly non-productive in the red zone, where you would think he would have mismatches constantly.

The upside is that, as a No. 4 receiver instead of a WR1 or WR2 he has been his entire career, Jones is going to be covered by nickel corners more often than not, and Brady knows how to exploit a mismatch.

When it comes down to it, when you’re at the point of taking a player for your last non-kicker, I would rather roll the dice on someone Watson or Gage, who have a higher ceiling. Jones is a nostalgia pick that’s nice to have on your roster, but you really hope you don’t need to count on him for a stretch of games.

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Fantasy football: Where to draft Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Chris Godwin

Analyzing Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Chris Godwin’s 2022 fantasy football ADP and where you should target him in your drafts.

Late in December of the 2021 season, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin was on his way to blowing past 100 receptions as the leading target and receiver from QB Tom Brady. But that all came to a screeching halt when Godwin suffered a torn ACL and strained MCL that required surgery and abruptly ended his season.

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

While reports out of Tampa Bay say that Godwin is making extremely good progress and the organization showed the confidence in him to re-sign him in the offseason without knowing how his recuperation would go, he is said to be targeting his return for Week 1. Where his ADP has him, if he is back anywhere close to 100 percent to start the season, he’s a bargain.

Chris Godwin’s ADP: 64.84

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

There have been well-documented runs on positions according to ADP numbers and the 7th round of 10-player drafts sees a slew of wide receivers that have previously gone much higher still being available.

As ADP numbers stand now, Godwin is No. 27 among wide receivers — an incredibly low number for what he and Brady have done together. His ADP comes in the middle of a WR run that has JuJu Smith-Schuster (Kansas City Chiefs) ahead of him at 62.08, followed closely by Gabriel Davis (Buffalo Bills) at 66.69, Marquise Brown (Arizona Cardinals) at 67.75 and Amari Cooper (Cleveland Browns) at 68.63.

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Chris Godwin’s 2021 stats

Games: 14

Receptions | targets: 98 | 127

Receiving yards: 1,103

Receiving touchdowns: 5

Where should you draft Godwin?

This is a roll of the dice on Godwin’s recuperative powers. His ADP has him as a low-end WR3 and for those who opt to wait on drafting quarterbacks and tight ends, he could be a 4th wide receiver on a fantasy roster, which should make him even more valuable when not required to start every week.

At this portion of the draft, I’m willing to roll the dice on players who may have some question marks. You don’t want too many dinged up players on your roster, but there comes a point when value meets risk.

Godwin finds himself in a “prove it” type of ranking (and in his NFL career on a 1-year deal) and there are some fantasy players that won’t have him rated this high. But there only needs to be 1 in any fantasy league and, if you’ve already got 2 good WRs on your roster, don’t hesitate to pull the trigger barring a setback prior to your draft.