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Drake London has been a Fantasy bust for the first two seasons of his career. We can make excuses for the poor quarterback play in Atlanta or potentially bad play-calling from former coach Arthur Smith, but the results don’t lie. Thankfully, things are about to change this season.
London should be considered a breakout candidate in 2024, and his third season in the NFL should be his best performance to date. He’s worth drafting as early as Round 2 as a top-10 Fantasy receiver.
The reasons to buy into London are obvious, and yes, here come the excuses again. But he’s getting an upgrade at quarterback with Kirk Cousins and a better play-caller in offensive coordinator Zac Robinson. That’s huge.
London spent the first two seasons of his career catching passes from Desmond Ridder, Taylor Heinicke and Marcus Mariota. As a result, he only has 11 outings with at least 13 PPR points in 33 games and has averaged 10.9 PPR points per game or less in two years. But now London should see better targets from Cousins.
During his time in Minnesota, Cousins helped Justin Jefferson, Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs thrive. Jefferson had four seasons in a row with at least 16.9 PPR points per game, Diggs had two seasons with at least 14.5 PPR points per game and Thielen had one season at 19.2 PPR points per game with Cousins.
I’m hopeful London will end up in the 16.9 range or better, and I also like that Robinson is the new offensive coordinator. Robinson was just the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Rams the past two seasons, and he helped develop Puka Nacua in 2023, as well as working with Cooper Kupp.
We still have to make sure Cousins, who turns 36 in August, is back to 100 percent from the Achilles injury he suffered last year. And London has to fight for targets with Kyle Pitts, Bijan Robinson, Darnell Mooney and Rondale Moore.
But the runway is clear for London to have a breakout season, and I’m excited to draft him in Round 2. Now, here are other breakout candidates I’m targeting this year.
Other sleeper tight ends to consider: Luke Musgrave, Hunter Henry and Ben Sinnott
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