Add in his production as a receiver and on his interception return, and Jones had more all-purpose yards than Amari Cooper, Christian Kirk, Mike Evans, and Justin Fields. On kicks alone, he gained 1,007 yards and scored 106.7 fantasy points. Jones returned 27 kickoffs for 645 yards and 29 punts for 362 yards and 1 TD. When he started getting playing time on defense in Week 13 and maintained his kick return duties, he averaged 28.7 points per game in his final 5 games. ESPN + Continue reading this article and more from top writers, for only 10.99/mo. Jones returned at least 1 punt from Week 4 through Week 15, and he returned at least 1 kickoff in 10 games, so he had a base of about 4 fantasy points per game, but he boomed to over 10 when he busted out some big returns, and then jumped to 16 when he returned a punt for a TD against the Jets. Here it is: ESPN+s (printable) fantasy football draft cheat sheet for the 2023 season. He only played 370 defensive snaps all season! I led off my Week 15 IDP waiver wire column with Jones, but I didn't think he'd finish that high. I knew Jones was an athletic dynamo who scored TDs on offense, defense, and special teams. Speaking of Jones, let’s look at a few of the DBs who were “cheat codes” in 2022.Ī backup CB for the Patriots, Jones was the 4th-highest-scoring defensive back in 2022. Playing Marcus Jones at DB when he also plays kick returner, punt returner, and sometimes WR is like playing Taysom Hill at TE. They could add 40-100 extra points doing things no other defensive player can do. And most kick returners are running backs or receivers.īut that means the few DBs who return kicks have that much of an advantage over DBs who don't return kicks. (Kickoff returns more than punt returns.) Most of the all-purpose yardage leaders did not return any kicks or punts. Kick returns are only so significant in terms of statistical production. In the course of researching for my draft, I had an idea for this article. Amongst the top 10 scoring defensive backs in The IDP Show’s best ball leagues are a few guys you might not have considered: players who earn points as kick and punt returners. I’m excited to be competing in some of The IDP Show’s best ball leagues. During the regular season, I publish data-driven IDP projections for my subscribers. I write about the NFL, betting, and fantasy on Substack at Mitch's Picks, and I wrote the IDP waiver wire column for RotoBaller in 2022.
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