Sneaky Good Fantasy Options in Tennessee?
The Titans are not projected to be one of the top offenses in the 2024 NFL season, but they could surprise some people. Keep your eyes out on these players as they fall down fantasy draft boards. They just might give you the edge over your opponents.
Will Levis, Quarterback
2024 might be Will Levis SZN. He started 2023 with a bang, throwing for 238 yards and four touchdowns in week eight of the regular season. That was good for 26.62 fantasy points in his first start as a Tennessee Titan. He showed fantasy managers the “boom games” he is capable of, as well as his low floor as he never surpassed 20 fantasy points in a game the rest of the season.
Will Levis has all the tools of an NFL quarterback, but he has to learn how to piece it all together consistently. He has a great arm and a gunslinger mentality, which is nice for fantasy football. His fearlessness can lead to costly turnovers at times, but it can also lead to big fantasy outings. Fortunately for Levis, he has a pair of good receivers that will help make his life a little easier in Calvin Ridley and DeAndre Hopkins.
Will Levis’ underwhelming rookie year is a huge reason he is falling down fantasy draft boards. Levis is currently being drafted as the QB25 in redraft leagues. While the consensus believes Levis will not be a value in fantasy, he does have intriguing upside. The Titans' offense is much better than people give them credit for and that will only benefit Levis.
Will Levis will not be a league winner by any means, but it should not be a surprise if he turns in a fantasy season like Sam Howell did last year. Despite being the most sacked quarterback and leading the league in interceptions, Sam Howell finished as fantasy’s QB12. Like Howell, Levis will probably throw a lot of picks and have some horrible fantasy performances, but he will also have some big games that could win a matchup for fantasy managers. He is a great late-round stash quarterback and could even be a decent start in superflex leagues for teams who drafted QB and WR heavy in the early rounds.
Calvin Ridley, Wide Receiver
Calvin Ridley was expected to have a huge year last season after the Jaguars traded with the Falcons for him. Even after being away from football for two years, Ridley was drafted as the WR16 in his fresh start in Jacksonville. He would finish close to his ADP as the WR18. Ridley was not bad, but his 2023 season is not exactly what fantasy managers long for when selecting a player that high.
This season is a whole different beast. Calvin Ridley is now the top receiving option for Will Levis and the Tennessee Titans. Fantasy managers can now find Ridley at the beginning of the seventh round as the WR33 instead of risking him in the third. Will Levis is clearly a downgrade from Trevor Lawrence, but is he a big enough downgrade to now consider Ridley a high-end WR3?
Calvin Ridley just came off a season with over 1,000 receiving yards and eight receiving touchdowns in a talented receiving room. The Titans have fewer mouths to feed, giving Ridley a better chance to produce. Even if he replicates a so-called down year like 2023, he will far outplay his ADP. It would be wise to buy in on Ridley's talent at his current cost.
Tony Pollard, Running Back
Last season, Tony Pollard was an even bigger fantasy disappointment than Calvin Ridley. The fantasy community was absolutely in love with Pollard once he was given the reign of the Dallas backfield. He was viewed as an elite running back, being drafted on average as the RB8. Those who drafted him, quickly kicked themselves in the pants because he did not live up to the hype. In his first season as a featured back, he only registered 1,005 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns, with another 311 yards through the air. He would finish 2023 as the RB14.
Tony Pollard looked like a completely different player than his 2022 season. He looked less explosive and put up worse numbers as a lead back then when he split carries with Ezekiel Elliot. He now joins a less prestigious Tennessee Titans offense as their RB1 but will return to splitting some carries, this time with Tyjae Spears.
Even if Tony Pollard is not the elite running back everyone thought, he is being completely written off with an ADP of RB26. Pollard can easily outperform that if he can earn the goal-line role and looks to be even remotely close to the 2022 version of himself. If either of these happens, he can be viewed as a solid RB2 for the 2024 season. Tony Pollard is about as good as a running back you can get in the seventh round of fantasy drafts.
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