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Fantasy Football: Julian Edelman Could Be a Draft Day Steal

Facing a four-game suspension to start the season, the Patriots wideout makes for a puzzling case for fantasy owners. But has his slide down draft boards gone too far?

As the NFL continues to evolve toward a heavier and heavier pass-first attack, fantasy football owners should bring their attention to an offense like the New England Patriots.

In 2017, the Pats ranked at the top of the league in numberFire's Adjusted Net Expected Points (NEP) per play (0.17) metric and Adjusted Passing NEP per play (0.24) metric (0.24). For those of you unfamiliar, NEP is a metric used to track efficiency for teams and players, with the team side adjusted for strength of opponent, and accounts for down and distance.