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Fantasy Matchmaker_Best Landing Spots for Free Agents and Rookies
By Kyle Dvorchak

Quarterback

Running back

No team lost more carries from the 2020 season after heading into the offseason this year. There are 335 carries unaccounted for in Green Bay including all of their goal line looks given to running back last year. They also lost 113 running back targets. The only barrier to this limitless feast of fantasy goodness will be the Packers' 2020 second-round selection, A.J. Dillon. Dillon won't just roll over but an incoming free agent should be able to carve out a meaningful job in short order. Despite Jones' incredible efficiency over the years, the team never gave him a massive share of the backfield carries, always opting for a committee approach. On top of that, Dillon is likely to be a non-factor as a receiver out of the backfield. He has caught 21 passes in his previous four years of football. A healthy load of carries plus the entire receiving role is up for grabs in Green Bay and it's likely that the role goes to a player with little name-recognition because of their inability to spend on the position. That could make whatever cheap veteran or late draft pick they plug in an incredible value come draft time.
Wide Receiver and Tight End

Yes, the Chiefs already have a star receiver and one of the best tight ends in the modern age of football. However, they are also missing a crucial third pass-catcher to not only round out their offense but also to take on a significant fantasy role.
Starting with tight end, there isn't much of a precedent for tight end duos in recent memory but that's because it's not easy to acquire multiple tight ends with the requisite talent to be fantasy options. The Patriots' tandem of Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski showed the two tight end ceiling and even more recently, Dallas Goedert finished as the TE10 in 2019 with Zach Ertz clocking in at TE5. This was in an offense far inferior to the Kansas City powerhouse.
Andy Reid's offensive ingenuity is more than capable of supporting a second tight end but picking up a receiver will be the more conventional route. Like Gren Bay, there's a young but limited talent standing in the way of any newcomer. Mecole Hardman played an entire season in 2020 and separated himself from Demarcus Robinson by less than 100 yards. He topped Sammy Watkins by less than 150 yards despite playing in six more games. Hardman played Chiefs offensive snaps at just a 7.4% higher rate than he did their special teams snaps. With Watkins and Robinson both hitting free agency, a part-time receiver, part-time punt returner is the only person holding a Day 2 receiver from breaking out as a rookie.