Dynasty Fantasy Football Off-Season Stashes
If you’re a big dynasty fantasy football fan, you know that the off-season is just as fun as the regular season is. Between checking out the new rookie class, the NFL Combine, the NFL Draft, and free agency, there are just a ton of storylines to follow and significant dates to look forward to. I’ll be targetting some players that are worth stashing during the off-season, likely just before the actual NFL Draft. Once the NFL Draft is here and gone, there’s a good chance that many of these names won’t make sense anymore. Let’s get right to it with Dynasty Fantasy Football Stashes – February.
Important Off-Season Dates
- February 22 – March 8: Franchise/Transition Player designation period
- March 1 – March 7: NFL Scouting Combine
- March 16: 2021 NFL league year ends at 3:59 PM ET
- March 16: 2022 NFL league year/free agency begins at 4 PM ET
- April 4: Start of off-season workouts for teams with new head coaches
- April 18: Start of off-season workouts for teams with no head coaching changes
- April 22: Last day of the restricted free agent signing period
- April 27: Last day to match offer sheets to restricted free agents
- April 28 – April 30: 2022 NFL Draft
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Dwayne Haskins, QB, Steelers
With all of the crazy off-season rumors about quarterbacks like Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson…Or even Kyler Murray. Now is a good time to grab some of the cheapest options with starter potential, like Dwayne Haskins in Pittsburgh. There’s a chance that this team goes into the 2022 season with Haskins, Mason Rudolph, and a lower-end rookie. Stashing doesn’t necessarily mean that the player has to be on the waiver wire, and in your Superflex, 2QB, or deeper leagues Haskins is already rostered. You can send some low-ball offers out there, but of all the “uncertain” quarterback situations, Haskins is my favorite one to stash.
D’Onta Foreman, RB, Titans
While Derrick Henry missed a good chunk of time this year, D’Onta Foreman stepped up and performed well in a few games. Unfortunately, it’s not just Henry that isn’t getting involved in the passing game, but whatever running back is starting for Tennessee. That’s one part of his game that I thought would be utilized more when he had his opportunities, but Foreman only ended the year with nine catches, never grabbing more than two in one game. Henry is on the wrong side of the age cliff for running backs and as unstoppable as he’s been, there’s a chance the decline is coming. Foreman might be someone that whoever picked him up might think he’s worthless with Henry back. Maybe even droppable. Personally, I liked what I saw when he got his chance, defying all odds coming back from his torn Achilles injury. He’s still just 25 years old and might be worth stashing just to see.
Derrick Gore, RB, Chiefs
Clyde Edwards-Helaire has to be one of the biggest disappointments in recent years. Landing in the best possible spot, he still hasn’t been good and hasn’t even been good enough to solidify a role over the 29-year-old Jerick McKinnon or even Derrick Gore at times. The Chiefs just spent a first-rounder on CEH and they have enough other problems that I doubt they target a running back this year unless it’s in the fourth round or even later. Gore showed flashes at times and with Darrel Williams and McKinnon both unrestricted free agents, that leaves just Edwards-Helaire and Gore. I don’t love Gore by any means, but with the injury history and uncertainty around CEH, Gore is worth holding on to, just to see.
Russell Gage, WR, Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons have all sorts of issues and positions that they need to address this off-season. One of the biggest ones is the wide receiver position. Calvin Ridley played in just five games this year before stepping away from football to focus on himself. We hope the best for Ridley and would love to see him back on the field, but the uncertainty is inevitable. The next player up that I’m keeping an eye on is Russell Gage who finished the year as WR38 in PPR. He’s not a waiver wire guy, but he’s worth sending some offers out on as a nice upside play. He’s one of my favorite buy-low candidates this off-season, so I had to include him.
Gage really didn’t see the field consistently for whatever reason until Week 7 after the bye. There were also a couple of games in Weeks 8 and 10 where he had no catches. From Week 12 through Week 18, he really started to get involved, playing in 75% or more of the snaps in all of those weeks. From Weeks 12 through Week 18 he was actually WR10 in PPR scoring. Gage is 26 years old and shouldn’t cost a ton for the Falcons to keep him around.
Scott Miller, WR, Buccaneers
To be perfectly honest, there are potentially three different wide receivers in Tampa Bay that might all be worth stashing to some degree. Mike Evans is locked in as the WR1 and isn’t going anywhere. I do expect Chris Godwin to be back as well, but if you aren’t quite there, or disagree, you can stash either Scott Miller, Jaelon Darden, or even Tyler Johnson. At 24 years old, Miller is the oldest of this group, meaning all three of them are still very young and have shown potential at times. I mention Miller because more than likely Johnson is already rostered and Darden I’ve been unimpressed with when watching him. Miller flashed in the playoffs last year when the Bucs won, even scoring a ridiculous touchdown against the Packers. For what it’s worth, he was dealing with turf toe for almost half the season and really was never back to 100%. Take your pick out of this group since it is a bit of a tossup, but there’s a chance any of these three might be on the waiver wire in your dynasty leagues.
Noah Gray, TE, Chiefs
Whether it’s 2022 or 2023, the end for Travis Kelce is coming whether you want to accept it or not. However, if Kelce is still your dynasty TE1, you might just ignore this one and move on. For the first time since 2016, Kelce didn’t finish as the TE1 overall in fantasy, as Mark Andrews passed him this year. Kelce is 32, turning 33 next October. There’s obviously the argument that as long as he’s in the league and with Patrick Mahomes, he’s going to produce. That’s totally fair, and part of the reason why Gray is a speculative stash. If he does step into that lead role in the next couple of years, he’ll have Mahomes and be learning from the best of the best at the tight end position. Definitely worth looking at to stash, especially in TE-Premium leagues.
Other players to stash: Marlon Mack and Braxton Berrios
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