Yahoo Sports fantasy analyst Matt Harmon and fantasy contributor Sal Vetri discuss the role Adonai Mitchell could play this season and encourage fantasy managers to pick him up in Week 1. Hear the full conversation on the “Yahoo Fantasy Forecast” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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I think they really believe once they got Mitchell in the building or at least this is what I’ve heard from people that they were even kind of blown away by what he was and what he was able to do because they talked about him as kind of that vertical ex receiver and, and his ability to separate on downfield routes.
But then when Downs went down, uh he got injured, they threw Mitchell into the slot, they used him in, in a variety of different alignments, which I think just goes to show the confidence they have in him as a player.
I really don’t know what this week, one target share is gonna look like.
I, I don’t, I don’t even know if Josh Downs is gonna play in this game, which is a huge variable as well, but like seeing Adni Mitchell’s role and if he’s a every down player, if he’s doing more than just sacrificial ex receiver, stuff like Alec Pierce was doing last year.
Um I feel like nobody logged more real life miles run last year and fewer like fewer targets from a ratio perspective than Alec Pierce.
I don’t think that’s gonna be ad Mitchell’s role.
He could end up being a guy that, like, I don’t even know what is, I’m sure you probably know off the top of your head, like, his roster percentage or where he’s at right now across all these platforms.
He could be a guy that leads week one way articles, especially if in conjunction to that.
Anthony Richardson plays well against the Texans.
A team.
Everybody’s behind this year.
Yeah.
As of like, two days ago, he’s available in like 70% of Yahoo Leagues outside of maybe like a Khalil Shakur who’s right around that 50% mark.
He’s probably the number one pick up, especially when you’re talking about like, just pure ceiling.
Like we know what Michael Pittman is and he’s gonna be a good receiver, earn his target share.
But if you’re talking about pure ceiling on a per catch basis, that’s what you’re gonna get in.
Ad I Mitchell.