Fantasy Football ADP Fallers: Tua Tagovailoa, Jahmyr Gibbs, Zack Moss, Puka Nacua and More
These players have all recently seen their ADP fall for various reasons.
Fallers
Quarterbacks
Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins
Tua has seen his ADP drop and there doesn't seem to be any real reason for it other than a few other guys who were behind them seeing their stock rise a little bit. For this reason, he is quickly becoming one of the best values at the position in the QB14 slot.
This is a quarterback who led the league in passing yards last year, has Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle to throw to and has plenty of room for improvement when it comes to TDs. It would be a shock if he didn't far exceed his current draft price this season.
Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers
Despite seeing his ADP plummet early in the offseason, Herbert's ADP continues to drop even further. The initial dip was due to the loss of Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Austin Ekeler and Gerald Everett on his offense. Recently his value has dropped again thanks to a foot injury that has the potential to linger for an extended period of time.
This was already a guy who has let fantasy owners down for years with either subpar performance or injury issues. His ADP dip is warranted based on his past and the fact that this is the worst situation of his career. The QB17 spot may even be a spot or two too high for him this year.
Running Backs
Zack Moss, Cincinnati Bengals
Early on in the offseason, Moss was penciled in as the clear-cut RB1 in the Bengals' offense for 2024. That situation has since become a lot more murky with Chase Brown ascending throughout the summer. Brown already visibly looked to be more talented, so when reports surfaced that he was getting more snaps with the starters than Moss, fantasy owners were rightfully concerned.
The concerns for Moss' workload this season have only grown louder as we've gotten deeper into the offseason. Barring an injury to Brown, it's unlikely he'll be able to turn around this negative momentum that's been picking up steam behind him for weeks.
Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions
Gibbs is dealing with a hamstring injury and that has given his ADP a hit. It's as simple as that. When you're being drafted as high as he is going it doesn't take much to knock you back a few spots.
The injury isn't expected to impact him in the regular season but it is fair to be worried because hamstrings to linger and reinjure often. For some owners, this is a reason to pivot while others see it as an opportunity to get even more value from the second-year star. We lean more toward the latter.
Wide Receivers
Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams
It has taken multiple concerns to drop Nacua's ADP. First, he went down with an injury that isn't expected to impact the season, but is still worrying for a player being drafted so high. Then we got reports that Cooper Kupp looks incredible in camp and could be the true WR1 in Los Angeles this year, or at the very least a potential 1b to Nacua's 1a.
The hits kept coming when quarterback Matthew Stafford also suffered an injury scaring owners even further. All those things appear to be non-issues now, but the idea of all that can go wrong for him appears to have knocked him down a notch from where he was a few weeks ago.
Marquise Brown, Kansas City Chiefs
The market for Brown has always been shaky simply because most fantasy owners don't truly believe in the player himself. Then things went sideways in a hurry. He's now out for 4-6 weeks after dislocating his shoulder which is obviously a massive hit because he will likely miss regular season games.
To make matters worse, it looks like Rashee Rice won't be suspended this season and rookie Xavier Worthy looked like a big part of the offense in preseason. Brown is falling and will continue to fall as we get closer to kickoff.
Tight Ends
Cole Kmet, Chicago Bears
Fantasy owners have been down on Kmet all offseason due to concerns about there being too many mouths to feed in the Bears' passing attack. So after Gerald Everett outsnapped him with the first-team offense in their most recent preseason game, they smashed the panic button.
It's unclear how tight end snaps and targets will play out this year in Chicago, but if he's any kind of a timeshare, it will be tough for him to stay a viable fantasy option after the additions of Keenan Allen, Rome Odunze and D'Andre Swift. He's not a must-fade tight end, however, the concerns fantasy owners have about him are also very valid.
