{"id":116689,"date":"2021-06-18T08:30:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T12:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=116689"},"modified":"2021-06-18T07:30:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T11:30:45","slug":"2021-fantasy-football-draft-values","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/06\/18\/2021-fantasy-football-draft-values\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Fantasy Football Draft Values: Quarterback Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every summer, fantasy managers begin diving into offseason research and start to truly size up the value of the different players based on their current rankings. Now, while ADP<\/a> tends to change slightly as various offseason events commence, there are still some <\/span>wildly<\/span><\/i> underrated players each year that fantasy participants hope to snag up at an amazing discount during their August drafts. Let\u2019s jump into some quarterback values in fantasy football.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fantasy Football: Best Quarterback Draft Values<\/h3>\n

Kirk Cousins: Minnesota Vikings<\/i><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Yes, Kirk Cousins is by no means the \u2018sexiest\u2019 name on the quarterback docket when it comes to selecting a signal-caller in fantasy football. But, honestly, why not? Clocking in at QB11 overall last year with the fifth most touchdown passes and the eighth most passing yards, Cousins was a low-end QB1 even in a year where he was treated as a bye week flyer at best in most fantasy leagues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The amazing thing about fantasy football is that greatness doesn\u2019t always go hand-in-hand with statistics. Over the years, there have been a number of quarterbacks that may not have been the future of a franchise, but have still lit up the scoreboard when their number was called. Cousins has – seemingly quietly – done just that in 2020, and by all accounts, looks primed to repeat that effort this season. With Dalvin \u2018<\/span>Cook<\/span><\/i>-ing\u2019 it up in the Minnesota backfield (sorry, I figured I\u2019d try it out..), along with veteran Adam Thielen\u2019s dominant presence in the red zone, and an <\/span>amped up<\/span> Justin Jefferson coming off a record-breaking rookie season, expect Cousins to soar way above his depleted projected ADP, currently ranging anywhere from a low-end QB2 to a potential QB3. An unfathomably easy choice in the backend of drafts at the quarterback position.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kirk Cousins in 2020:
– Averaged 19.14 fantasy ppg (12th-most)
– QB6 over last 9 weeks
– 6th-best comp % in that time
– A QB1 in all but 3 of those weeks<\/p>\n

Kirk Cousins in 2021:
– ADP of QB17
– 1st 6 opponents: Bengals, Cardinals, Seahawks, Browns, Lions, Panthers#FantasyFootball<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/hPDRnPBi9n<\/a><\/p>\n

— Zach Cohen (@ZachCohenFB) June 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n