Pick 1.01: Jonathan Taylor, Christian McCaffrey or someone else?
Christian
McCaffrey. Even the most casual
fantasy manager knows about CMC's recent injury history, but I
don't believe in the notion of "injury-prone" players. At 1.01,
I want a player with my first pick who has the ability to keep
me in every fantasy contest and/or almost singlehandedly win me
a week; McCaffrey can do that (and does that) more than any other
player available. – Doug Orth
Derrick
Henry. Taylor had 372 touches last
season, and McCaffrey has played in 10 games combined the past
two years, both of which give me pause when thinking about durability.
Henry rushed for 2,027 yards and 17 TDs in 2020, and he was on
pace for 1,991 yards and 21 TDs last year before getting injured
-- the first notable injury of his career. – HC Green
Your No.1 selection will depend on your ability to handle risk.
If you want high-risk, high-reward, the answer is Christian
McCaffrey, who, when healthy should produce better
than any other RB, WR or TE. If you want high floor with lower
risk the answer is Jonathan
Taylor, who has missed one game in two seasons and
posted double digit fantasy points in 14 straight and 22 of his
last 24 games. – Steve Schwarz
Derrick
Henry. If we extrapolate numbers
out to a full 17 games last year, he carries the ball a record-setting
465 times for about 2000 yards and 21touchdowns. As good as Jonathan
Taylor was in 2021, he wasn’t THAT good. – Joseph
Hutchins
Christian
McCaffrey. You play. To win. The
Game. Yes, there are risks and yes, he could burn you (again),
but no player in fantasy football gives you a higher chance for
difference-making points than McCaffrey. – Nick Caron
Jonathan
Taylor. Yes, he's unlikely to get
the touches he had last season, but the offense should be more
efficient leading to plenty of scoring chances. World altering
pandemics were only science fiction the last time McCaffery played
more than seven games (2019) and I just don't trust him to play
a full slate. – Colby Cavaliere
Jonathan
Taylor. Defenses will no doubt be
waiting for Taylor with eight men in the box, but he has the quicks
and toughness to compete. The presence of new QB Matt Ryan and
a receiving corps that can stretch the field, open things up for
this 2,000-yard rusher (my prediction). – Ken Ilchuk
Christian
McCaffrey, since we know he’s so dominant when it
comes to touches throughout the entire offensive playbook. The
injuries were a concern but it’s very difficult to predict someone
missing multiple games in consecutive seasons. – Antonio D’Arcangelis
Justin
Jefferson. He will benefit from
the coaching changes in Minnesota to the point of being the most
dominant skill position player in the game. – Kirk Hollis
Jonathan
Taylor. I want the combo of upside
but extreme safety. The Colts offense will put Taylor in more/better
positions to score than McCaffrey's Panthers will. – Bill
Anderson
Christian
McCaffrey. The Colts have openly
acknowledged they underutilized Nyheim Hines last season. The
last time a running back repeated as the overall RB1 was back
in 2003 (Priest Holmes). – Mike Krueger
