Jalen McMillan (WR, TB): 2024 Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~183 Overall

CURRENT ADP: ~285

ANALYSIS: The Bucs tried Trey Palmer as a viable No. 3 WR behind Mike Evans and Chris Godwin,  but he posted just one week with more than nine PPR points. Deven Thompkins mostly contributed on special teams. Cade Otton is fine but doesn’t command a hefty target share. Rachaad White was very involved in the passing game but there’s room for a third WR to emerge here.

And that’s where McMillan enters the picture. Tampa selected the 6-foot-1 wideout with the 92nd overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft after a down season at Washington where he was largely affected by a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his left knee. Even so, he put up a 45-559-5 receiving line after a 79-1098-9 line as a redshirt sophomore.

That’s the man who Tampa envisions earning a perimeter role alongside Evans as Godwin moves back into the slot. Now, McMillan was largely a slot man in his last two years at Washington but lined up outside over 80% of the time in 2021.

We’ll see how he operates with an improved Baker Mayfield, who is coming off of his first career 4,000-yard season and career bests in completion rate (64.3%) and touchdowns (28).

#Bucs HC Todd Bowles on Jalen McMillan:

“He had a lot of versatility in college. He played slot, he played Z, he played X, so he’s a very intelligent player, so that gives us some advantages.”

This is very bullish for McMillan. Bowles classifies non-Evans/Godwin receivers as… pic.twitter.com/hrVMrnwDaT

— The Coachspeak Index (@CoachspeakIndex) June 11, 2024

McMillan also ranked among the top 10 Power Five slot receivers in yards per route run (2.19), missed tackles forced per reception (0.23), yards per reception (13.9), and explosive pass play rate (34.8%), according to PFF. McMillan also averaged 103.7 yards per game during his first three matchups in 2023 before an MCL sprain sidelined him during four contests.

McMillan is a viable target at his Round 22 ADP (255/WR81). He would also become a valuable asset if Mike Evans or Godwin are unavailable during the regular season.

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