Chris Godwin is a name fantasy football managers are familiar with, thanks to four 1,000-yard seasons on his resume and the stability he has provided the Buccaneers for nearly a decade, but his appeal is fading.
Can he hold onto enough PPR value this season to justify you adding him as roster depth with flex potential in a high-floor sort of way?
Should You Draft Chris Godwin in Fantasy Football?
Don’t pay for what he has done in the past, and avoid what is coming in the future. His ADP may seem modest, but given the risk/reward equation, it’s still a tough sell, even with a productive track record.
Godwin missed eight games last season, and durability is now part of the equation, as it is for most players past their physical prime. He’s finished under PPR scoring expectations in three of the past four seasons, a reversal from the four straight years before that when he outproduced what an average NFL wide receiver would do on an identical target diet.
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If there’s a silver lining, it’s the red zone work. His red zone usage ran above his career norm last season, and with Mike Evans now in San Francisco, there are valuable looks up for grabs in the Tampa Bay passing game. That’s a real path to touchdowns, even if the overall target competition tightens elsewhere.
That’s pretty thin, however. Godwin has never profiled as a big-time touchdown creator, and with more athletic teammates by his side, I’m not confident we see that change in a meaningful way.
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None of that explains a top 100 draft slot. Jayden Reed and Jakobi Meyers do similar things with more upside, and both go later. Quentin Johnston and Romeo Doubs carry more bust risk, sure, but they’re also priced later and carry a much higher ceiling, which matters once you’re past the range where you can start a receiver every week with real confidence.
Godwin sits in that dead zone: not safe enough to justify the price, not explosive enough to justify the risk.
Preseason Fantasy WR Rankings
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- Amon-Ra St. Brown | DET
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- Justin Jefferson | MIN
- CeeDee Lamb | DAL
- Nico Collins | HOU
- A.J. Brown | NE
- Malik Nabers | NYG
- George Pickens | DAL
- Chris Olave | NO
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- Zay Flowers | BAL
- Jaylen Waddle | DEN
- Tee Higgins | CIN
- DeVonta Smith | PHI
- Ladd McConkey | LAC
- Terry McLaurin | WAS
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- Tetairoa McMillan | CAR
- Garrett Wilson | NYJ
- Jameson Williams | DET
- Christian Watson | GB
- Luther Burden III | CHI
- Rome Odunze | CHI
- Parker Washington | JAX
- Carnell Tate | TEN
- DJ Moore | BUF
- Marvin Harrison Jr. | ARI
- Davante Adams | LAR
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- Quentin Johnston | LAC
- Mike Evans | SF
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- Michael Wilson | ARI
- DK Metcalf | PIT
- Jakobi Meyers | JAX
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- Michael Pittman Jr. | PIT
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- Courtland Sutton | DEN
- Wan’Dale Robinson | TEN
- Chris Godwin Jr. | TB
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