Fans who play fantasy football have to be careful. It’s tempting to load up on players on your favorite team, but letting your bias color your drafting habits can bite you.
There are a few players on the Raiders who are worthy of being on your fantasy team though. Some of them as high picks and starters.
Pro Football Focus put together a top 200 fantasy ranking and there were four Raiders in the rankings. Here is where they were ranked with their position ranking in parenthesis:
24. Josh Jacobs (14)
54. Darren Waller (5)
96. Henry Ruggs III (41)
162. Hunter Renfrow (67)
181. Jalen Richard (59)
Running backs in fantasy hold the highest value which is why despite being the 24th best player in the fantasy rankings, Jacobs is 14th at his position. That’s still a second-round pick and fantasy starter.
I might actually put Waller higher than No. 54 if I were the one drafting, depending on who is on the board. That’s about a fifth-round pick. Waller had 90 catches for 1145 yards and 3 touchdowns. If he were a wide receiver with these numbers, he’d be ranked higher. And in Gruden’s offense, he may as well be a wide receiver.
Ruggs, Renfrow, and Richard are in the depth part of the rankings which is about right for a rookie, a slot receiver, and a receiving back.
Interesting to note that there were 24 quarterbacks in the rankings and Derek Carr is not one of them. The final three QB’s came back-to-back-to-back in Philip Rivers (No. 190), Gardner Minshew (No. 191), and Sam Darnold (No. 192).
Other notable Raiders omissions include WR Tyrell Williams and TE Jason Witten.
