News

#Taysom Hill’s value falls without ‘cheat code’

Table of Contents

#Taysom Hill’s value falls without ‘cheat code’

Life wouldn’t be as interesting without some curveballs every once in a while. Saints coach Sean Payton threw one such curve to the NFL community last week when he tapped Taysom Hill to replace the injured Drew Brees.

Hill hadn’t made a start at QB since his BYU days. The Saints signed Jameis Winston in the offseason as the presumed backup. But Payton surprised the masses by going with Hill. And it wasn’t even a goof. They didn’t run a bunch of gadget plays or get weird by rotating the QBs in and out of the lineup. They ran a largely normal offense, and did OK.

But the ripples of the dramatic shift to Hill weren’t contained to the field, they lapped into the fantasy sector as well. Namely, at ESPN and FanDuel, where Hill had tight-end eligibility.

“All season while Brees was the starting quarterback, we had Taysom as a tight end,” said Zack Jenis, the director of product operations at FanDuel. “We wanted to have him playable without having him at the QB position.”

This makes sense, because Hill was part of an NFL offense but without a defined position. Applying tight-end eligibility put him on the radar, when he otherwise wouldn’t have been at another position. The late-week timing of this past week’s Hill news created what essentially became a built-in bonus: the ability to use a QB in the TE spot on fantasy rosters.

Once the daily fantasy contests are set, and entries bought by fantasy players, changing a player’s eligibility would cause chaos. So Hill was a hugely popular play with an enormous discount — he was priced as the $4,500 minimum, far cheaper than starting QBs.

taysom hill's fantasy football value drops with TE eligibility removed
Taysom HillGetty Images

“He was a cheat code for the week,” Jenis said.

Fantasy owners noticed. Jenis said Hill was on 68 percent of rosters in FanDuel’s Sunday Million contest. In cash games — which include head-to-head contests, 50/50s, double-ups — Hill was on a whopping 96.7% of rosters.

That won’t be the case this week.

“Given that he is going to remain the Saints’ starter while Brees is out, we moved [Hill] over to QB,” Jenis said of the Week 12 slate. ESPN is going a similar route, removing Hill’s tight end eligibility.

At ESPN, where Hill had QB and TE eligibility, he scored 24.42 fantasy points — third-highest for QBs and second-highest for tight ends, heading into Monday night’s game. There were 11 QBs who topped the 20-point barrier in Week 11 and four tight ends. But those four 20-plus TEs were more than the past four weeks combined, when there were just three TEs who topped 20 PPR points.

When using Hill at QB, consider: He still has zero career TD passes. Expect him to have Cam Newton-type fantasy volatility. That kind of production we would love out of the tight end spot, but not as our primary fantasy QB.


Wants & needs

J.K. Dobbins RB, Ravens

He dominated the Ravens’ backfield use Sunday with 15 carries, 70 rushing yards and a touchdown. He tested positive for COVID, so this week’s availability is in question, but still worth an add for future use.

James White RB, Patriots

Rex Burkhead is feared to have suffered a torn ACL. White will fill his role in the passing game.

Nelson Agholor WR, Raiders

Has scored at least 13 PPR points in five of his past seven games. Yet he is widely available, still. Like, in 80 percent of leagues. You don’t have to start him, but he can be a valuable bench asset.

Corey Davis WR, Titans

Similar, though not quite as extreme — owned in about half of leagues. He has scored 11 or more PPR points in seven of eight games he has played this year. That is some remarkable consistency.

Dismiss & discard

Matt Ryan QB, Falcons

Julio Jones is dealing with a hamstring problem. Ryan looked frazzled and held the ball far too long Sunday against the Saints. He faces them again in two weeks. Don’t drop him, but explore platoon options.

Jonathan Taylor RB, Colts

After watching his carries dip for a few weeks, he took full rein with 22-for-90 Sunday. Use that to trade him now before the deadline. We don’t trust him.

Marquise Brown WR, Ravens

He scored a donut Sunday with zero catches on three targets. He has failed to top 10 PPR points in seven of 10 games.

Travis Fulgham WR, Eagles

He was on a five-game tear heading into Philadelphia’s Week 9 bye. In two games since: back-to-back 1-for-8 games and 3.6 total PPR points. One was an anomaly. But two is a warning sign. Bench him.

If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on Google News too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.

For forums sites go to Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com

If you want to read more News articles, you can visit our News category.

Source

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Back to top button
Close

Please allow ads on our site

Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker!