Jameis Winston, QB
I am a firm believer in waiting as long as possible to draft a QB in a traditional one quarterback league. While it can be tempting to snag Pat Mahomes, Tom Brady or Russell Wilson more often than not these quarterbacks do not meet expectations based on where they were drafted.
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The value you get from a quarterback in the early rounds usually ends up being marginally better than if you were to stream weekly if not worse. Winston is poised to have a massive breakout season if he can stay on the field.
Winston is currently going around the 13th quarterback off of boards which does not even have him starting in a ten team league. Winston is in an offense that wants to pass and utilize the weapons provided in Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and O.J. Howard. Even with all this star power the Bucs aren’t expected to be more than a middle of the pack team and that can put them in situations where they are playing from behind which means garbage time points are there for the taking.
In the past when Winston has played in all 16 games he has topped 4,000 yards and 20 touchdowns. If Winston can limit his turnovers and find the endzone using his legs as often as he did as a rookie he will likely finish as a top-six quarterback and cost you nothing more than a late round pick or even adding him as an undrafted free agent. Winston has the potential to be a weekly starter regardless of matchup and this might be the guy who puts your team over the top at the quarterback position.