With rookies because of report subsequent week, Jordan Addison, the Minnesota Vikings’ hotshot large receiver, is in some sizzling water after the state patrol stopped him early Thursday morning and cited him for dashing and reckless driving.
It goes with out saying that driving 140 miles per hour in a 55 MPH zone shows an unimaginable lack of decision-making capabilities, and it’s very potential that the NFL comes down on the 21-year-old exhausting after the Henry Ruggs incident that led to a fatality in November 2021. If that’s the case, it’s definitely going to affect Addison’s fantasy soccer impression heading into the season.
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The Present Fantasy Worth Of Jordan Addison
As we sit right here in the present day, we’re all guessing as to how the NFL (and/or the Vikings) will select to deal with this case, however let’s take into account a couple of of the potential outcomes.
No Suspension
This, after all, would imply nothing in our world has modified. Addison is at present being drafted because the WR39 (No. 87 total) … a value that I believe he has a reasonably clear path to paying off. We’re taking a look at a powerful prospect in an underrated passing sport with a transparent path to excessive quantity from Day 1. Addison checks each field you could possibly presumably ask for.
2-Sport Suspension
A two-game ban could be a bummer, but it surely wouldn’t drastically change my view of Addison for fantasy in 2023. The one tweak in draft technique I might make could be sitting again and paying his ADP versus overextending to roster him.
The Vikings open the season dealing with two of the six greatest move defenses when it comes to yards per try from final season. It’s very potential that, in deeper codecs, you really achieve worth on this state of affairs, as you’re not tempted to begin the rookie in less-than-favorable spots.
Okay.J. Osborn can fill in because the WR2 in Minnesota’s offense simply high-quality. He could be barely extra of a Thirteenth-round goal for me, however I wouldn’t be touching my ranks for any of the opposite Vikings concerned on this passing sport.
4+ Sport Suspension
That is the place issues get a bit fascinating. On this world, Addison and Osborn see their shares almost collide. I might nonetheless desire the rookie, however I might have them inside 10 spots in my WR ranks, each coming off my board within the Flex consideration portion of the proceedings (Tenth-Eleventh spherical vary).
If that is so, a gradual first half of the season may be very potential for Addison. Over the previous 5 seasons, we’ve seen loads of first-round receivers wrestle through the first month of their rookie season.
Brandon Aiyuk averaged simply over a yard per route over that stretch, whereas Jahan Dotson earned simply 22 targets on 166 routes. The aforementioned Ruggs had eight catches on his 100 routes in his first 4 video games. Even the nice Justin Jefferson had 5 catches for 70 yards and no touchdowns by way of two video games of his historic rookie season.
I’m high-quality with paying up for a rookie receiver and understanding that the educational curve is a part of issues. Nonetheless, a suspension might simply set again that course of, and a prolonged ban might drop Addison effectively exterior of my high 100 gamers. In that state of affairs, he would nonetheless be a drafted asset, for my part, however he’d now not get the highlighter remedy — a participant that I’m aggressively focusing on come draft day.
