1, Super Bowl Drive can reveal the Kansas City Chiefs own Fantasy Football players' favourite offense ahead of training camps, narrowly pipping the New Orleans Saints to the top spot.
The Saints are the first team - on average - with a quarterback, wide receiver, running back and tight end all taken off the Fantasy board; but that's set to change following the NFL's decision not to suspend Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill.
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Hill currently goes 67th overall; three places behind Saints tight end Jared Cook. Hill will likely be picked far higher than Cook following the NFL's statement -- and he had already dropped half a place within an hour of the ruling.
The Indianapolis Colts and Cleveland Browns meanwhile have catapulted into the top five, with their QB1/WR1/RB1/TE1 groups averaging a 44th and 47th pick respectively. The two groups look almost the same as last season, but the additions of receivers Parris Campbell in Indy and Odell Beckham in Cleveland will open up a lot more room on the field in 2019.
The Atlanta Falcons round out the Top 5 teams to have its entire QB1/WR1/RB1/TE1 taken, followed by the Steelers and Chargers.
The numbers, based on a standard 10-person NFL.com Fantasy League, show fans are high on the Houston Texans offense, despite the team's struggles in last season's AFC Wild Card game. Optimism is likely based on the return of wide receiver Will Fuller and a sturdier offensive line that was addressed in the draft. It has seen the team's top play-makers rise to an average 74th overall pick; just two picks behind the LA Rams.
Despite an impressive off-season, Fantasy players avoid selecting starters from Buffalo, with its number one positional players averaging a 140th pick. Running back LeSean McCoy is the team's first player selected at 110 overall. Despite the team ranking 6th in rushing attempts last year, a loaded backfield could mean split touches for Shady in 2019.
And players aren't sure what to expect from Arizona's highly-anticipated Air Raid offense in 2019, with its starters averaging the 8th lowest draft position. Split touches could also be to blame, but first overall pick Kyler Murray remains the 15th quarterback selected.
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