Without fail, there will be players in every fantasy draft who go way later than they should. I’m not referring to surprise breakouts, such as Patrick Mahomes, or players who, with the benefit of hindsight, seemed more obvious at the end of the season than they did at the beginning, like James Conner. No, the players I’m talking about get overlooked for an entirely different reason: They’re boring.
Every fantasy owner in every draft wants to make the pick that draws out the oohs and aahs from their leaguemates. They want to be the one who hits on the next big star.