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12 Players to Avoid in Fantasy Football Drafts This Year

JJ Zachariason  —  @LateRoundQB Aug 11th, 2016
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Julian Edelman, WR, New England Patriots

By Joseph Nammour

The Patriots are without Tom Brady for the first four games of the regular season, which equates to 31% of the fantasy season. Starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is unproven but undoubtedly less talented than Brady, which stands to negatively impact Julian Edelman.

There is also a good chance that Edelman regresses in the touchdown department this year -- he scored 2.29 more touchdowns last season than he should have, per JJ Zachariason's analysis -- and the Patriots added a big red-zone target in Martellus Bennett this offseason.

With Dion Lewis seemingly back and healthy, we might even see a less pass-happy New England offense.

Edelman should have a fine season, but he's currently being overdrafted at WR19 in PPR formats and at WR21 in standard ones.

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