Chigoziem Okonkwo (TE, TEN): 2023 Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~132 Overall

CURRENT ADP: ~147

ANALYSIS:

At this point, everyone's talked Chigoziem Okonkwo up. And after the Titans added DeAndre Hopkins, a lot of that hype has subsided. The targets we were all expecting -- where would they come from now that Hopkins was on the team? It seemed like all that made the hype around Okonkwo die out some.

But you know what? I think it's time to get that hype back up. Sure, some of those targets are going to Hopkins, but this is still a team with a serious dearth of pass-catching options. You've got Hopkins and Treylon Burks and then, what...Nick Westbrook-Ikhine? Chris Moore? I tried the whole "think Kyle Philips will be good" thing in 2022, and I'm not interested in trying that again.

Okonkwo is still going to have opportunities, and I still believe he can do something with those opportunities. He's an incredible athlete, running a 4.52 40-yard dash, and that speed showed itself in his numbers last season. Per PlayerProfiler, he led all tight ends in yards per route run and yards per reception, as well as fantasy points per route run. On a per-play basis, his athleticism translated into production. But he was just 30th among tight ends in targets, which limited his upside.

I know people think the Titans will barely throw the ball this year. I'm not saying they'll go out there with guns blazing, but last year's Titans team suffered from starting Malik Willis three times. If you're wondering where more opportunities come from for Okonkwo despite the Hopkins addition, I think there are two ways that could happen.

One is just not starting Willis, a 50% passer who threw just 10 passes in his first career start and never had a 100-yard game. The other is Okonkwo taking the clear No. 1 tight end role. That should happen since Austin Hooper, second on the team in targets last year, is now playing in Vegas.

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