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We're just about in the heart of the quiet part of the NFL offseason. There isn't much player movement left, and while we're still waiting for a few shoes ...

The hype around Hockenson has died off a bit, but Pitts did have over 1,000 yards in his historic rookie season, while the likes of Cole Kmet and Albert Okwuegbunam, among others, provide some hope for breakouts. Of course, like the siren's song of Greek mythology, listening to that message can steer you off course when you're preparing for your drafts. Any of those wide receivers, as well as Stefon Diggs, CeeDee Lamb, and perhaps some other dark horse – nobody thought Kupp would be the top player in Fantasy this time last year, after all – could finish as the No. 1 option. The problem is that both Jefferson and Chase play on teams that aren't necessarily pass-first, and while we hope that might change, we haven't seen it for long enough from either squad to expect it. The case for Jefferson and Chase is similar and pretty obvious: They're historically productive young receivers with another year under their belts. I think you can quite easily make the case for how the likes of Davante Adams, Justin Jefferson, or Ja'Marr Chase could end up being the No. 1 WR by the end of the season. This means I'm still viewing McCaffrey as the No. 1 overall pick, though the nice thing is, I don't even have to get the top pick to end up with my top player; he's fallen to fourth in drafts I've done so far at times. Heck, McCaffrey has just one fewer game with 24-plus PPR points (seven) than Taylor over the past two seasons, despite playing 22 fewer games. That's still Christian McCaffrey for me, and I'm OK being the outlier here. In most Fantasy Football leagues this season, there won't be much of a question about who to take with the No. 1 overall pick. Of those nine who averaged 23.81 points per game or more in 2021, they were all drafted among the first 13 quarterbacks based on Average Draft Position from NFFC drafts last season. There isn't much player movement left, and while we're still waiting for a few shoes to drop – including potential disciplinary action for Deshaun Watson and Alvin Kamara notably – there isn't much that's going to change between now and the start of training camps.