David Njoku Thread

[Paul717]

I will hold and see what shakes out. If he stays in Cleveland, he will be one of my 5 drops before my draft.

Indeed, don't drop him before you have to. Can some team vulture him for free in the time between roster cut downs and your draft?

[Orenthal Shames]

Another example of why I don't draft TE in the first round of rookie drafts. They rarely hold that value, especially early on.

[YouMightDieTryin]

Can't block, can't catch the ball....usually that's not a recipe for success in the NFL.

Jimmy Graham still finds work?

[Jigga94]

Another example of why I don't draft TE in the first round of rookie drafts. They rarely hold that value, especially early on.

Bingo. The immediate return is never there

[dvpkwys]

I will hold and see what shakes out. If he stays in Cleveland, he will be one of my 5 drops before my draft.

Indeed, don't drop him before you have to. Can some team vulture him for free in the time between roster cut downs and your draft?

Yes if I drop him he is a FA until the week of the draft. As mentioned, in the time I have owned him (since draft) no one has ever shown any interest, couldn't even include him in a deal! I had high hopes!

[ColdZealDonkeyStrike]

He's a hold in most leagues, although probably not in a 10 team non-PPR, where TEs are mostly worthless. Most likely Hooper and Njoku sabotage each other fighting for Landry's scraps in the shorter passing game, but Njoku is still a very good prospect at 23 years old.

He's definitely talented, but three seasons in, I don't see how we can still say he's a "very good prospect." His trajectory certainly doesn't look like it.

His trajectory looked just fine through 2 seasons, and he lost year 3 to 2 separate injuries.

[ColdZealDonkeyStrike]

I will hold and see what shakes out. If he stays in Cleveland, he will be one of my 5 drops before my draft.

Indeed, don't drop him before you have to. Can some team vulture him for free in the time between roster cut downs and your draft?

Yes if I drop him he is a FA until the week of the draft. As mentioned, in the time I have owned him (since draft) no one has ever shown any interest, couldn't even include him in a deal! I had high hopes!

This part of the discussion belongs in the AC, but in 10 team standard you shouldn't bother rostering more than 1 TE anyway.

[dvpkwys]

Indeed, don't drop him before you have to. Can some team vulture him for free in the time between roster cut downs and your draft?

Yes if I drop him he is a FA until the week of the draft. As mentioned, in the time I have owned him (since draft) no one has ever shown any interest, couldn't even include him in a deal! I had high hopes!

This part of the discussion belongs in the AC, but in 10 team standard you shouldn't bother rostering more than 1 TE anyway.

Injuries, bye weeks, trade value? Just leave good TE's on the wire for others to pickup?

[joeya2001]

Yes if I drop him he is a FA until the week of the draft. As mentioned, in the time I have owned him (since draft) no one has ever shown any interest, couldn't even include him in a deal! I had high hopes!

This part of the discussion belongs in the AC, but in 10 team standard you shouldn't bother rostering more than 1 TE anyway.

Injuries, bye weeks, trade value? Just leave good TE's on the wire for others to pickup?

With Hooper signed, you would feel confident starting him on a bye week?

[dvpkwys]

This part of the discussion belongs in the AC, but in 10 team standard you shouldn't bother rostering more than 1 TE anyway.

Injuries, bye weeks, trade value? Just leave good TE's on the wire for others to pickup?

With Hooper signed, you would feel confident starting him on a bye week?

No I don't - that's why I started the thread. Just wondering about the part suggesting not rostering more than 1 TE.

[Hottoddies]

Indeed, don't drop him before you have to. Can some team vulture him for free in the time between roster cut downs and your draft?

Yes if I drop him he is a FA until the week of the draft. As mentioned, in the time I have owned him (since draft) no one has ever shown any interest, couldn't even include him in a deal! I had high hopes!

This part of the discussion belongs in the AC, but in 10 team standard you shouldn't bother rostering more than 1 TE anyway.

In a 10 team league I'm in there are 26 TEs rostered. There isn't much on the waiver wire to pick from for bye weeks or injuries.

[ColdZealDonkeyStrike]

In a 10 team league I'm in there are 26 TEs rostered. There isn't much on the waiver wire to pick from for bye weeks or injuries.

Seems high for non PPR. Maybe it's deeper rosters? Even still, looking at guys listed as TE27 or later on Mizelle, there are several options I'd be comfortable streaming if my starter went down. In non PPR, any TE outside the top 8 or so is TD or bust anyway. I'd much rather keep those spots for RB lotto tickets. Plus if over half the league has 3+ TEs, it's a buyer's market if someone needs one in season.

Injuries, bye weeks, trade value? Just leave good TE's on the wire for others to pickup?

As you're finding out, there's not much trade value, because no one needs a TE. And in non PPR, the upside and floor are a lot lower too. There's little difference between TE12 and the guy you'd pick up and stream. Unless it's a very deep roster league, TEs on the bench are just expensive insurance policies with bad payouts. At least, that's my opinion. I only play in 2 10 team leagues, both PPR of some sort, and I've always been able to get a TE cheap when I needed one.

[dvpkwys]

In a 10 team league I'm in there are 26 TEs rostered. There isn't much on the waiver wire to pick from for bye weeks or injuries.

Seems high for non PPR. Maybe it's deeper rosters? Even still, looking at guys listed as TE27 or later on Mizelle, there are several options I'd be comfortable streaming if my starter went down. In non PPR, any TE outside the top 8 or so is TD or bust anyway. I'd much rather keep those spots for RB lotto tickets. Plus if over half the league has 3+ TEs, it's a buyer's market if someone needs one in season.

Injuries, bye weeks, trade value? Just leave good TE's on the wire for others to pickup?

As you're finding out, there's not much trade value, because no one needs a TE. And in non PPR, the upside and floor are a lot lower too. There's little difference between TE12 and the guy you'd pick up and stream. Unless it's a very deep roster league, TEs on the bench are just expensive insurance policies with bad payouts. At least, that's my opinion. I only play in 2 10 team leagues, both PPR of some sort, and I've always been able to get a TE cheap when I needed one.

Fair - mine is a deep roster, even being a 10 team league.

[Cameron Giles]

Another example of why I don't draft TE in the first round of rookie drafts. They rarely hold that value, especially early on.

Yep, outside of a few rare cases, you're almost always able to buy low on a high-pedigree TE before the breakout. The three first round TEs in that class: Howard, Engram, and Njoku, can be had for very little right now.

The only time I would consider it, is if I thought the talent in the class was shallow and there was a very favorable TE prospect there.

[Hottoddies]

Another example of why I don't draft TE in the first round of rookie drafts. They rarely hold that value, especially early on.

Yep, outside of a few rare cases, you're almost always able to buy low on a high-pedigree TE before the breakout. The three first round TEs in that class: Howard, Engram, and Njoku, can be had for very little right now.

The only time I would consider it, is if I thought the talent in the class was shallow and there was a very favorable TE prospect there.

I can understand Njoku's devaluation but I don't believe you're getting Henry or Engram on the cheap these days.