Kyler Kurray
Let’s not sleep on Kyler Murray – he finished as the QB3 in fantasy points per game in 2020, the QB4 in 2021 while dealing with a high ankle sprain, and the QB8 in 2022 playing through some injuries and then finally tearing his ACL that year. And remember, he didn’t have DeAndre Hopkins for most of his season in 2022 because of a suspension. His leading receivers were Hollywood Brown and Zach Ertz.
Fast forward to 2023, and now he has one of the top receiving prospects ever to come out of college football in Marvin Harrison Jr, plus an ascending top-5 tight end in Trey McBride. Then you factor in that he’s a year removed from the ACL injury - which means what? More rushing. He had a 800 yard rushing season under his belt. He has an 11 rushing TD season under his belt.
He is the consensus QB11 on Keep Trade Cut, and that’s a very affordable price tag, given he has Top-6 upside. Go get him now.
Jaylen Waddle
When you’re playing second fiddle to one of the best WRs in the game in Tyreek Hill, it’s tough to sustain elite production alongside him. But there’s going to be a point where Tyreek isn’t Tyreek anymore - he’s coming off an insane season, I’d imagine he has another insane year this year, but he just turned 30 years old, and there can be a drop-off coming up soon.
Enter Jaylen Waddle, who’s 25 years old coming off a relatively down year - but let’s not forget about his insane 2022 season. His 2nd year in the league in 2022, he racked up almost 1400 receiving yards with 8 TDs. He’s still paired with Mike McDaniel and will be for the foreseeable future after the Dolphins locked him up with a 3-year deal last week.
The overall numbers were down last year, but his efficiency still supports Waddle being one of the league’s best WRs - 6th among some big names in first downs/route run and 5th in yards/route run.
He could easily bounce back this season after his WR20 season last year, so this is as great time to buy if you’re in need of a potentially elite young WR on a great offense with a great play designer.