Fantasy Football…Is Back!

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September 21, 2022
The football season is back and that means another year of Fantasy Football. Many Hampton students have joined a league or created a league, drafting fifteen players from all 32 NFL teams and putting them into one “fantasy” team. Nine of the fifteen players are the “starters” and the last six players are on the “bench”. The six drafted positions are quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end, kicker, and a team’s defense. Here are the top 10 players for each position and their stats from the past year:
Best QB’s
- Josh Allen – (Buffalo Bills) – 406/646 – 4,407 Yards – 36 Passing TD – 15 INT
- Justin Herbert – (LA Chargers) – 443/672 – 5,014 Yards – 38 Passing TD – 15 INT
- Patrick Mahomes – (KC Chiefs) – 436/658 – 4,389 Yards – 37 Passing TD – 13 INT
- Lamar Jackson – (Baltimore Ravens) – 246/382 – 2,882 Yards – 16 Passing TD – 13 INT
- Jalen Hurts – (Philadelphia Eagles) – 265/432 – 3,144 Yards – 16 Passing TD – 9 INT
- Kyler Murray – (Arizona Cardinals) – 333/481 – 3,787 Yards – 24 Passing TD – 10 INT
- Joe Burrow – (Cincinnati Bengals) – 366/520 – 4,611 Yards – 34 Passing TD – 14 INT
- Russell Wilson – (Denver Broncos) – 259/400 – 3,113 Yards – 25 Passing TD – 6 INT
- Tom Brady – (TB Buccaneers) – 485/719 – 5,316 Yards – 43 Passing TD – 12 INT
- Dak Prescott – (Dallas Cowboys) – 410/596 – 4,449 Yards – 37 Passing TD – 10 INT
Best RB’s.
- Jonathan Taylor – (Indianapolis Colt) – 332 Attempts – 1,811 Yards – 18 TD
- Christian McCaffrey – (Carolina Panthers) – 99 Attempts – 442 Yards – 1 TD
- Derrick Henry – (Tennessee Titans) – 219 Attempts – 937 Yards – 10 TD
- Dalvin Cook – (Minnesota Vikings) – 249 Attempts – 1,159 Yards – 6 TD
- Austin Ekeler – (LA Chargers) – 206 Attempts – 911 Yards – 12 TD
- Joe Mixon – (Cincinnati Bengals) – 292 Attempts – 1,205 Yards – 13 TD
- Najee Harris – (Pittsburgh Steelers) – 307 Attempts – 1,200 Yards – 7 TD
- Alvin Kamara – (NO Saints) – 240 Attempts – 898 Yards – 4 TD
- Nick Chubb – (Cleveland Browns) – 228 Attempts – 1,259 Yards – 8 TD
- Saquon Barkley – (NY Giants) – 162 Attempts – 593 Yards – 2 TD
Best WR’s
- Justin Jefferson – (Minnesota Vikings) – 108 Catches – 167 Targets – 1,616 Yards – 10 TD
- Cooper Kupp – (LA Rams) – 145 Catches – 191 Targets – 1,947 Yards – 16 TD
- Ja’Marr Chase – (Cincinnati Bengals) – 81 Catches – 128 Targets – 1,455 Yards – 13 TD
- Stefon Diggs – (Buffalo Bills) – 103 Catches – 164 Targets – 1,225 Yards – 10 TD
- Davante Adams – (LV Raiders) – 123 Catches – 169 Targets – 1,553 Yards – 11 TD
- Deebo Samuel – (SF 49ers) – 77 Catches – 121 Targets – 1,405 Yards – 6 TD
- CeeDee Lamb – (Dallas Cowboys) – 79 Catches – 120 Targets – 1,102 Yards – 6 TD
- Mike Evans – (TB Buccaneers) – 74 Catches – 114 Targets – 1,035 Yards – 14 TD
- Tyreek Hill – (Miami Dolphins) – 111 Catches – 159 Targets – 1,239 Yards – 9 TD
- A.J. Brown – (Philadelphia Eagles) – 63 Catches – 105 Targets – 869 Yards – 5 TD
Best TE’s
- Travis Kelce – (KC Chiefs) – 92 Catches – 134 Targets – 1,125 Yards – 9 TD
- Mark Andrews – (Baltimore Ravens) – 107 Catches – 153 Targets – 1,361 Yards – 9 TD
- Kyle Pitts – (Atlanta Falcons) – 68 Catches – 110 Targets – 1,026 Yards – 1 TD
- George Kittle – (SF 49ers) – 71 Catches – 94 Targets – 910 Yards – 6 TD
- Darren Waller – (LV Raiders) – 55 Catches – 93 Targets – 665 Yards – 2 TD
- Dalton Schultz – (Dallas Cowboys) – 78 Catches – 104 Targets – 808 Yards – 8 TD
- Dallas Goedert – (Philadelphia Eagles) – 56 Catches – 76 Targets – 830 Yards – 4 TD
- T.J. Hocksenson – (Detroit Lions) – 61 Catches – 84 Targets – 583 Yards – 4 TD
- Dawson Knox – (Buffalo Bills) – 49 Catches – 71 Targets – 587 Yards – 9 TD
- Zach Ertz – (Arizona Cardinals) – 74 Catches – 112 Targets – 763 Yards – 5 TD
Best K’s
- Justin Tucker – (Baltimore Ravens) – 35/37 Kicking
- Tyler Bass – (Buffalo Bills) – 28/32 Kicking
- Evan McPherson – (Cincinnati Bengals) – 28/33 Kicking
- Matt Gay – (LA Rams) – 32/34 Kicking
- Daniel Carlson – (LV Raiders) – 40/43 Kicking
- Harrison Butker – (KC Chiefs) – 25/28 Kicking
- Ryan Succop – (TB Buccaneers) – 25/30 Kicking
- Matt Prater – (Arizona Cardinals) – 30/37 Kicking
- Rodrigo Blankenship – (Free Agent) – 11/14 Kicking
- Brandon McManus – (Denver Broncos) – 26/31 Kicking
Best Team’s Defense
- Buffalo Bills – Allowed 4,637 Yards – 19 INT
- TB Buccaneers – Allowed 5,635 Yards – 17 INT
- SF 49ers – Allowed 6,272 Yards – 9 INT
- Indianapolis Colts – Allowed 5,834 Yards – 19 INT
- LA Rams – Allowed 5,863 Yards – 19 INT
- NO Saints – Allowed 5,410 Yards – 18 INT
- Denver Broncos – Allowed 5,544 Yards – 13 INT
- NE Patriots – Allowed 5,284 Yards – 23 INT
- Dallas Cowboys – Allowed 5,967 Yards – 26 INT
- LA Chargers – Allowed 6,122 Yards – 11 INT
Hope you all have made good decisions during your draft. Feel free to comment your scores from week 2.
Emersen • Oct 3, 2022 at 8:46 pm
The statistics were very helpful and well formatted!!
Hannah Kirkpatrick • Sep 30, 2022 at 12:35 pm
I’ve never participated in fantasy football, but this honestly really helped me understand it way more. This was really interesting, great job Andrew!!
Maria Coleman • Sep 30, 2022 at 12:14 pm
love this very helpful to see the stats layed out for week 2
Katie Watrobsky • Sep 29, 2022 at 12:17 pm
This is really helpful! Thank you for the explanation in the first paragraph, I didn’t know anything about Fantasy Football before!
Garrett Gess • Sep 27, 2022 at 12:25 pm
A lot of great stuff! It was cool seeing all the stats and the rankings of the players. People should pickup Kenny Pickett off of waivers.
Nathan Schivins • Sep 26, 2022 at 12:17 pm
Great article. Surprised Justin Tucker has ever even missed a field goal.
Marisa Vizzoca • Sep 25, 2022 at 8:57 pm
I don’t know a lot about football stats so having the rundown was very helpful!
Eva Huckle • Sep 25, 2022 at 4:02 pm
Very informative!
Kathleen Milon • Sep 22, 2022 at 12:36 pm
I love this article! Very clear and direct!
Kaitlin Howe • Sep 22, 2022 at 12:20 pm
I did not do well in week two I got 95.90
Austyn Mizgorski • Sep 22, 2022 at 12:14 pm
Not the most well versed in the art of fantasy football, but I loved how well you explained it! Educating people on how the drafts work, and even giving top draft picks from previous years! Fantastic job! 🙂