2023 Senior Bowl: A Fantasy Perspective!

As Senior Bowl week comes to a close, I wanted to look at the game from a fantasy perspective! Some of these players look like the next great fantasy stars potentially, and I wanted to give you a leg up on your fantasy competition! I’ve done a ton of YouTube Shorts on some of the players as well as have my fantasy-specific rankings here for you.

2023 Senior Bowl: National Team Fantasy Offensive Stars

Brigham Young	Jaren	Hall	QB
Fresno State	Jake	Haener	QB
Louisville	Malik	Cunningham	QB
Appalachian State	Camerun	Peoples	RB
Illinois	Chase	Brown	RB
Texas	Roschon	Johnson	RB
Northwestern	Evan	Hull	RB
Cincinnati	Josh	Whyle	TE
Clemson	Davis	Allen	TE
Purdue	Payne	Durham	TE
Cincinnati	Tre	Tucker	WR
Michigan	Ronnie	Bell	WR
Michigan State	Jayden	Reed	WR
Stanford	Elijah	Higgins	WR
Stanford	Michael	Wilson	WR
Brigham Young	Puka	Nacua	WR
Nebraska	Trey	Palmer	WR
Charlotte	Grant	DuBose	WR

In Superflex leagues, Jaren Hall and Jake Haener look to be the two names that could pop come rookie drafts. Both players look like guys that could push for day two draft consideration, and that will push them up rookie drafts. Haener was a guy I highlighted earlier in the year here, he has the competitive fire and leadership teams will fall in love with.

Chase Brown is the name to keep an eye on from the running back group. He had back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in the Big Ten and looked better in 2022 overall. He showed us that he could be a PPR option, showing good catching ability as a running back.

The pass catchers have plenty of players to watch. Puka Nacua, Trey Palmer, Ronnie Bell, Jayden Reed, Payne Durham, and Josh Whyle look like the players that could stand out from this group. As we have learned over the last few seasons, fantasy tight ends that produce are harder to come by. Both teams have names that I could see helping fix the depth gap in fantasy football.

2023 Senior Bowl: National Team Fantasy Defensive Stars

IDP is one of my favorite aspects of fantasy football, as defense wins championships! There is plenty of talent across the teams, the National team has some guys that I’m huge on in these upcoming rookie drafts.

Kentucky	Keidron	Smith	CB
Boise State	JL	Skinner	S
California	Daniel	Scott	S
Illinois	Sydney	Brown	DB
Iowa	Riley	Moss	DB
Iowa	Kaevon	Merriweather	DB
Maryland	Jakorian	Bennett	DB
Stanford	Kyu Blu	Kelly	CB
USC	Mekhi	Blackmon	DB
Illinois	Jartavius	Martin	DB
Ohio State	Ronnie	Hickman	S
Arizona State	Nesta Jade	Silvera	DL
Central Michigan	Thomas	Incoom	DE
Clemson	KJ	Henry	DE
Coastal Carolina	Jerrod	Clark	DL
Georgia Tech	Keion	White	DE
Northwestern	Adetomiwa	Adebawore	DE
Oklahoma State	Tyler	Lacy	DL
Wisconsin	Keeanu	Benton	DL
Louisville	Yaya	Diaby	DL
Notre Dame	Isaiah	Foskey	DE
Bowling Green	Karl	Brooks	DL
Kansas	Lonnie	Phelps Jr	DL
Appalachian State	Nick	Hampton	LB
Army	Andre	Carter II	LB
Indiana	Cam	Jones	LB
Oregon	DJ	Johnson	LB
Texas	DeMarvion	Overshown	LB
Troy	Carlton	Martial	LB
Washington State	Daiyan	Henley	LB
Cincinnati	Ivan	Pace Jr	LB

Daiyan Henley, Andre Carter II, Isaiah Foskey, KJ Henry, and JL Skinner are guys I think could develop into cornerstones of any fantasy roster. Nick Hampton is another name I’ll be watching closely as he’s developed nicely throughout college and could quickly become a sack machine in the right system.

If you play in leagues where you have to start a defensive back or defensive tackle, I never look to draft them in my rookie drafts unless there are elite options available. And for CBs I just don’t do it period, I’ll play weekly matchups before I use a fantasy pick on one. 

2023 Senior Bowl: American Team Fantasy Offensive Stars

Houston	Clayton	Tune	QB
Shepherd	Tyson	Bagent	QB
Tennessee	Hendon	Hooker	QB
TCU	Max	Duggan	QB
Georgia	Kenny	McIntosh	RB
Kentucky	Chris	Rodriguez Jr.	RB
Oklahoma	Eric	Gray	RB
Tulane	Tyjae	Spears	RB
Alabama	Cameron	Latu	TE
Miami	Will	Mallory	TE
Oklahoma	Brayden	Willis	TE
Oregon State	Luke	Musgrave	TE
TCU	Derius	Davis	WR
Houston	Nathaniel	Dell	WR
Iowa State	Xavier	Hutchinson	WR
Ole Miss	Jonathan	Mingo	WR
SMU	Rashee	Rice	WR
South Alabama	Jalen	Wayne	WR
Princeton	Andrei	Iosivas	WR
Virginia	Don’tayvion	Wicks	WR

Recent College Playoff star Max Duggan will be a name to keep an eye on, I think he played his way into fantasy owners’ hearts with his CFP heroics. I can’t say I am one of them but as a later rookie pick dart through, maybe. 

My top running back sleeper Tyjae Spears is in this group but really this whole running back room has a TON of talent and all could be fantasy gold potentially. Spears is a great story plus super productive at Tulane, he’s explosive and has good size to go with it.

My favorite late first rookie pick at wideout is SMU’s Rashee Rice but truth be told Hutchinson, Mingo, Iosivas, and Wicks are really intriguing names to keep an eye on. They’ve all had times in college where you see something special but there are some question marks as well. 

If you do check out any of my shorts, Will Mallory and Luke Musgrave are both guys I can see as sleeper tight-end picks because they are super athletic but just played in systems that didn’t showcase their talents.

2023 Senior Bowl: American Team Fantasy Defensive Stars

Alabama	DeMarcco	Hellams	DB
Florida State	Jammie	Robinson	DB
Georgia	Christopher	Smith II	DB
Kansas State	Julius	Brents	DB
LSU	Jay	Ward	DB
Miami	Tyrique	Stevenson	DB
Oregon State	Rejzohn	Wright	DB
South Alabama	Darrell	Luter Jr.	DB
South Carolina	Darius	Rush	DB
Virginia	Anthony	Johnson	DB
Virginia Tech	Chamarri	Conner	DB
Sacramento State	Marte	Mapu	DB
Alabama	DJ	Dale	DL
Alabama	Byron	Young	DL
Auburn	Derick	Hall	DL
LSU	Ali	Gaye	DL
Mississippi State	Cameron	Young	DL
Missouri	Isaiah	McGuire	DL
Oklahoma	Jalen	Redmond	DL
Ole Miss	Tavius	Robinson	DL
South Carolina	Zacch	Pickens	DL
TCU	Dylan	Horton	DL
Tennessee	Byron	Young	DL
Auburn	Eku	Leota	LB
Florida A&M	Isaiah	Land	LB
Iowa State	Will	McDonald IV	LB
Jackson St.	Aubrey	Miller Jr.	LB
Pittsburgh	SirVocea	Dennis	LB
TCU	Dee	Winters	LB
Tulane	Dorian	Williams	LB

When you look at the IDP side of this roster, it feels like Christopher Smith from Georgia is at the top of the group. He’s not the biggest safety in Mobile but you could argue he has the best pedigree, football IQ, and physicality of safety there.

Dee Winters, Will McDonald, Aubrey Miller Jr, Byron Young, Dylan Horton, and Jammie Robinson are all IDP prospects I have on my radar (and rankings in most players’ cases). Horton I think could have an immediate impact as a team’s edge rusher, just put on the TCU tape and you’ll see a guy that has all the tools of it. 

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