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Rookie TEs - 2020 - Dynasty

Rookie TEs are not really a thing in redraft, and even in Dynasty they usually only go in later rounds. On the other hand, if you manage to find the next Kittle or Mark Andrews, then your Dynasty team is set for some time.

George Kittle (2020)

"Singing hey diddle diddle with a Kittle in the middle..." We are now so used to having monster TE receivers that it's easy to overlook the achievement of Kittle - only 14 TEs in the past 30 years had multiple 1000yd seasons, and only 5 in history had multiple seasons before their 27th birthday (10 points if you can name the others besides the obvious Gronk and Kittle).

Player Notes: Zach Ertz (2020)

Zach Ertz (2020) 5 years in a row with 100+ targets, 75% catch rate, almost never injured (for a TE) - except of course during the 2019 Fantasy Finals. Contract safe, still the #1 on the Eagles, what's not to like?

Player Notes: Chris Carson (2020)

In the past 3 years, Carson evolved from an unlikely 7th rounder, to a solid RB who battled through a horrific injury, held off first round competition, delivered during the 2018 fantasy playoffs (and then he got injured in 2019 week 16. Ouch.) I like this guy: always running hard, always wanting more - despite that injury, 2019 was again better than 2018.

Fantasy Theory: QB Home/Away, Day of the Week, Days of Rest

We figured out that playing against a bad defense can give a 15% advantage, and against a good defense a 15% disadvantage. But how does that work for home vs away, the day of the week, and other factors?

Fantasy Theory: Play your studs (Quarterbacks)

In  https://fantasyortheory.blogspot.com/2019/09/fantasy-theory-play-your-studs-or.html  we looked at the performance of Wide Receivers vs the passing defense. How does this work for Quarterbacks?

Fantasy Theory: Play your studs, or adjust to schedule?

Should you draft a player lower because he has a tough schedule? Should you sit a player because he has a tough opponent that week?