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BALLER MOVE: Draft Early Fourth/Late Third
CURRENT ADP: Overall #47/ TE #3
ANALYSIS: Greg Olsen wasn’t on this list a couple week ago, but with the news that Kelvin Benjamin tore his ACL in practice, Olsen is someone we have to address. I had been teetering back and forth between Olsen (ADP of 47 in standard leagues according to FantasyPros.com) and Kelce (ADP of 50 in standard leagues), since I first started ranking players, and I was starting to believe in myself enough to put Kelce at third among tight ends. However, Olsen becomes third with the injury to Benjamin, and his ADP should certainly spike upwards in the coming drafts.
Not only does Olsen have a better quarterback then Kelce, but he is more proven as well. In the last three seasons, the Panthers’ tight end has played all 48 regular season games, and eclipsed 100 targets each year. 2014 was his best year yet, as he racked up an above-average 84 catches on 123 targets and was able to finally reach the 1,000-yard mark for a season. We should see much more of the same this year from Olsen. With his connection with Cam Newton growing stronger, and his role growing larger, Olsen should be drafted early in the fourth round if not late in the third in standard 12-team leagues.
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