Deep Sleeper: Player Profile Daurice Fountain

If you look over my last few days of work, you'll see some sleepers and overrated players that I have written about. Today, I want to look at someone not a lot of people are talking about, Daurice Fountain. 

I want to add a disclaimer here. I have no idea how this pick will pan out. I don't know how much of an impact he will have right now, but I am a long-term believer in Fountain. Let's start out with why I think that.

Fountain is in an extraordinary situation. With Luck back, he has a generational QB talent throwing the ball, and with Deon Cain tearing his ACL there isn't a lot in front of him. Ryan Grant is apparently good at route running but not a standout athlete. There are other guys ahead of him on the unofficial depth charts, but I have never heard of most of these guys other than TY Hilton, who went to the same college as me!

Fountain had good speed with a 4.51 at his pro day, a 42.5 vertical jump, and a broad jump of over 11 feet. With most coverage focus conceivably going to TY, who else is there on this team to catch balls? The Colts have almost no O-line, and in a division that prides itself on insanely good Defenses and D-lines, Fountain won't need to run down the field to catch anything from Luck.

If TY gets hurt, or they Colts go into garbage time (which I think they often will this season, with no defense, no o-line, no running game, one WR, and a QB who hasn't seen action in over a year and a half), what do you think will happen?  In keeper, dynasty, and most of all, PPR leagues, this guy might be worth a stash.

His price is FREE! He has no ADP, and you could probably get him off the waiver wire week 1-3, but if you have a big league with a deep bench take this guy. 

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Fantasy Football Deep Sleepers 8/12/2018

Yesterday, I wrote about the players I saw as overrated, and today, I am going to do the top underrated players for the 2018 year.

Derrick Henry - ADP 34

Can I call a player going in the third round underrated? Yes. Yes, I can. Henry is a steal mid third round and could make or break your team. Let's be honest, Mariota is an okay QB, and he's on a team that loves to run the ball. Henry is a 6 foot 3 inch, 240-pound monster and with Demarco Murray retired, there is nobody in his way. Rodgers is going 10 spots before him. Joe Mixon is going more than 10 spots before him. Take Henry in the second if you have to. He's a talented, feature back on a team with a solid defense. 

My Bet: 1,200 yards, 8 TDs

Corey Davis - ADP 67

Let's stay on the Titans. Can you name one Wide Receiver other than Corey Davis for this team? Do you remember the hype train around this guy last year? He was going 1st overall in Dynasty formats. The guy is talented and without him and Delanie Walker, it is going the be Rishard Mathews (gross) Taje, I probably didn't spell his name right, Sharpe (gross). Late 6th round this guy is a steal, but you will need to be patient with him. I suspect a slower start and then an explosion around game 3 or 4.

My Bet - 1000 yards 6 TDs. 

Doug Martin - ADP 145

This isn't a testament to Doug Martin. I hate the guy as a player. He is insanely frustrating to own. This has to do with ADP and the 32-year-old guy in front of him with a degenerative back issue. Nearing round 15 you could have guys like Giovani Bernard (this is standard ADP, not PPR), Theo Riddick, Matt Breda, or Nyheim Hines is going ahead of him (no idea who that is) or The Muscle Hamster. Is Doug Martin going to piss you off? Of course. Is he going to run for 1,000 yards? Probably not. But eventually, the Marshawn Lynch we know will end. Last year, Beast Mode ran for almost 800 yards, but this year, I doubt he'll top 500. On a competitive team with pieces all around, the Raiders won't keep in Lynch just because they like him. Also, don't be fooled by that 60 yard TD or whatever in the preseason by Lynch. It got called back for holding. 

My Bet: Doug Martin tops 500 yards and 5 TDs for the first time since 2015.

Leonard Fournette - ADP 10
Ok, this is more of a frustration as a Jags fan, so I am saying this through Teal Tinted glasses. How much more does the guy have to do? Bortles has been improving and with a defense that has hardly changed, what more do you want for a team to be set up to run the ball? He ran for over 1,000 yards this year, and I think he will do even better this year. Ezekiel Elliot is going 3rd overall and rushed for fewer yards (yes, I know he was suspended). Alvin Kamara, who I like, but I don't think can handle a full workload is going before him. Barkley, a guy who has never played in the NFL, is going before him, Kareem Hunt, who flashed last year, but couldn't sustain it is going before him. Take the solid pick here. Go with Fournette.

My Bet: 1,300 yards 10 TDs

That's it. I can't wait until the season is over and I can show everyone who right I am. 

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