Be one step ahead of your fantasy football league-mates. Check out these round-six players to target and avoid in your fantasy drafts.
Best: Evan Engram, TE, Jacksonville Jaguars
Evan Engram is coming off of his best season as a pro. His 114 receptions would rank first among tight ends this season, and 2nd all-time among tight ends. His insane amount of receptions pushed him to the best fantasy finish of his career, finishing as the TE2 in PPR leagues. Had he scored one more fantasy point, he would have tied with Sam LaPorta as the TE1. The crazy thing is, that Sam LaPorta can be found at the beginning of the third round, whereas Engram is being drafted in the sixth round.
At cost, Evan Engram is a bargain. The hype is on the young tight ends of the league (Sam LaPorta, Dalton Kincaid, Tre McBride, Kyle Pitts) and the aging superstars (Travis Kelce, Mark Andrews, George Kittle). Engram is coming off the overall TE2 season and is now being drafted as the TE8. Last season per game, Engram would average:
8.4 targets per game
6.7 receptions
56.64 receiving yards
0.24 touchdowns
13.54 PPR fantasy points
Evan Engram had the fourth most receptions in the league last season and was targeted more than Chris Olave, Mike Evans, and DJ Moore. He was also third among tight ends in receiving yards. The only major knock on Engram is how often he lands in the endzone. The most touchdowns he has had in a season was six in his rookie year in 2017. Yet, even with the limited touchdowns, he is still a great volume play in PPR leagues.
Evan Engram’s workload should continue to stay relatively the same as last year. Trevor Lawrence is still the quarterback and the Jaguars have not added any superstars that would potentially take Engram’s workload from him. Gabe Davis and Brian Thomas Jr. are no more of a threat than Calvin Ridley was last season. The only notable receiver to return to Jacksonville is Christian Kirk, who played well in limited action but is not an elite target earner.
Evan Engram has proven to be not only consistent (10 games with 10 or more PPR points, with five or more targets in every game), but he also showed he can have week-winning performances (23.2 points in week 13, 32.5 points in week 14, 23.9 points in week 18). He should continue to be one of Trevor Lawrence’s favorite weapons in 2024 and is a great value in round six. If Engram and Lawrence continue where they left off, Evan Engram can have another solid season and outperform his TE8 ADP.
Worst: Zamir White
For a while, Zamir White was a steal in fantasy drafts due to the uncertainty surrounding the running back room in Las Vegas. Would they draft a running back early on or maybe sign one of the free agents? The Raiders did neither and are trusting White to handle the majority of their carries out of the backfield. Because of this, his ADP has jumped to the middle of the sixth round as the RB23.
2024 will be the first time Zamir White will be a lead-back for an NFL team. He has played behind All-Pro Josh Jacobs since joining the Raiders in 2022, and now with Jacobs leaving for Green Bay, White has the chance to make a name for himself. In the few games where he was given the starting nod, White showed he can be a solid running back. In relief of Josh Jacobs for the last four games of the 2023 season, White scored 13+ fantasy points in each outing, with none finishing outside the top 24. In that same four-game stretch, White would average:
99.25 rushing yards
0.25 rushing touchdown
2.25 receptions
15 receiving yards
16.3 PPR fantasy points
Zamir White is a beast when he runs the ball, but unfortunately, he is a net zero in the passing game. As long as the Raiders are up and the running game is part of the game plan, he will be a reliable fantasy play. But, the Raiders will be playing from behind most weeks and thus abandon the run game which is not good for those who own shares of Zamir White. His limited skill set lowers both the ceiling and floor he has week to week.
Zamir White is like a cheap version of Isiah Pacheco. Both are fierce runners who are touchdown-dependent since they are not great receiving backs. How the two differ are the teams they play for. Zamir White will have a tough road ahead of him since he is on such a poor team. White is not a bad player by any means, but the other players being selected around him have a much higher ceiling and floor. He would be a good value if he were still an eighth-round pick, but the sixth round is too early for a pure rusher in a bad offense.
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