Will QBs hurt Drake London’s fantasy value?
Yahoo Fantasy's Josh Norris and Hayden Winks look at London's target share compared to elite WRs and if the play of Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix will hurt his production. Check out the full conversation on "Yahoo Fantasy Football with Josh and Hayden" - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube or wherever you listen .
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Drake London was the wide receiver five on wide receiver five usage from 2024 through week 11 of last year.
That's a massive sample.
He obviously had that PCL injury, one that we'll get to with Ricky Pearsall, makes you a little bit nervous, but it sounds like he's back to normal.
At least was able to finish the season late last year.
Only Justin Jefferson and Ja'Marr Chase had a t- higher target share, which is almost at 30% over that huge multi-year sample size there.
You look at it, you have Zachariah Branch, a manufactured touch slot receiver, Jahan Dotson, who hasn't really done much.
Ole Miss' Zaccheaus, that's it.
Like, Drake London does not get drafted next to Justin Jefferson and CeeDee Lamb at the end of round one.
I'm not sure if he sh- he should just because it's the Falcons and not those two offenses.
But in terms of targets, Drake London is matching all of the first round wide receivers right now, and you can get him, like, usually pretty late into the second round.
Now, he is in an interesting spot though, where in your redraft leagues, he's going in that pocket of Saquon Barkley, Devon Achane, Chase Brown, then it's Drake London, Amon-Ra Hampton, and Derrick Henry, so-- And Ken Walker a little bit later.
So he's like the bookmark or the sandwich meat between- Yeah all of those running backs.
And that's a fascinating one 'cause he's on an island by himself when we talk about these wide receivers.
It is difficult for me to click his name, I'll be honest, because of the quarterback play that's tied to him.
It is Tua, it is Michael Penix, and while I like Kevin Stefanski, so often with these play callers, they like quarterbacks that have the same style.
Tua and Penix have, like, totally opposite styles here.
One guy wants to throw it outside the numbers and down the field in Penix.
Tua, it's mostly short and in the middle portion of the field.
So that is also putting my brain in a blender here a bit.
