{"id":144059,"date":"2023-08-21T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=144059"},"modified":"2023-08-20T21:14:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T01:14:50","slug":"3-wide-receivers-to-fade-in-fantasy-football-for-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/08\/21\/3-wide-receivers-to-fade-in-fantasy-football-for-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Wide Receivers to Fade in Fantasy Football for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each year, heading into draft season, we start to settle upon players we love and players we hate, relative to ADP. This article will dive into the latter portion, my fantasy football wide receiver fades. We never like to see players perform poorly, but we also need to identify players that look to be in disadvantageous situations. Here are three fantasy football wide receiver fades for 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ MORE: <\/b>Quarterback Sleepers<\/span><\/a> – <\/span>Running Back Targets<\/span><\/a> – <\/span>Wide Receiver Targets<\/span><\/a> – <\/span>Tight End Targets<\/span><\/a> – <\/span>Quarterback Fades<\/span><\/a> – <\/span>Running Back Fades<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Fades for 2023<\/b><\/h2>\n

Before we get into these fantasy football fades, I want to preface this by saying that all of these are relative to ADP. Of course, if any of them slip a few rounds, I\u2019ll take a chance on them but that rarely happens. These are all based on <\/span>Fantasypros PPR ADP<\/span><\/a> data as of this writing.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Calvin Ridley, <\/b>Jacksonville Jaguars<\/b><\/h3>\n

If you\u2019ve read the \u201cFade\u201d series up to this point, you may think I absolutely hate the Jacksonville Jaguars. It actually pains me to be fading them so much as I think they can be a really fun team. It\u2019s just that almost everyone is excited and it has pushed the ADPs to a point where they\u2019ve gotten out of control. <\/span><\/p>\n

The last time we saw Calvin Ridley, he was coming off a monster year in 2020 in which he scored 18.8 fantasy points per game and finished as the WR4. The following year his scoring dipped to 14.2 fantasy points per game through the first five games of the season before he shockingly stepped away from football for personal reasons. We haven\u2019t seen him in an NFL game since. When Ridley tried to return to the NFL, he got suspended for the entire 2022 season for gambling on NFL games. He\u2019s officially back now and will be making his Jaguars debut in 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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While Calvin Ridley\/Lawrence are probably the best QB\/WR combo Doug Pederson has ever had\u2026<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a little concerned about Ridley\u2019s ceiling. <\/p>\n

Long history of spreading the ball around and producing mid fantasy WRs. Has never produced a WR1<\/p>\n

Ridley is just expensive Michael Thomas pic.twitter.com\/rQyXDcZY0K<\/a><\/p>\n

— Ryan Heath (@RyanJ_Heath) August 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n