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Jeremy Maclin signed with the Baltimore Ravens, a team that finished 1st in Team Pass Plays in 2016 and 3rd in 2015. With the loss of Dennis Pitta to injury and Steve Smith to retirement, there were already high hopes for the opportunity on their depth chart. Do these changes create as much potential for Maclin as they do disappointment for hype candidates on the rest of the depth chart?

Steve Smith’s 18.7 fantasy points per game in 2015 represents Jeremy Maclin’s ceiling this season. Maclin’s ceiling reaches even higher if more of those Dennis Pitta targets bleed out to the wide receivers. Ultimately this projects Maclin as a reliable, and high-value wide receiver two in every fantasy format.

While the off season coach speak is at a fever pitch, the Dolphins boast an every down workhorse in Jay Ajayi, a high floor target hog in Jarvis Landry, and a potential breakout candidate in DeVante Parker.

While a foot injury muted his rookie season, he flashed enough big play ability to capture the excitement of dynasty-leaguers, and his ADP skyrocketed going into his sophomore season until hamstring injuries and questions about his work ethic started to linger during the off season and camp.

Members of the RotoUnderworld crew were joined by the best and brightest from across the fantasy football industry for a dynasty superflex start-up draft.

I’m pumping my first in the air when I get Theo Riddick, which of course, is followed by an awkward look and an accompanying eye roll from the wife. “But honey, this is a running back that’s seen 6.5 targets per game over the last two years! He missed six games and still saw more red zone targets than Amari Cooper.” I don’t think she understands.

In line for a massive contract extension, 26-year old quarterback Derek Carr took another step forward in 2016, setting a career best 64-percent completion percentage, throwing 28 touchdowns and only 6 interceptions.

DeAndre Washington looks to be active out of the backfield as the satellite back for the Raiders, as they plan to manage Lynch throughout the season. He looks to be a Zero RB lottery ticket if Lynch went down with an injury.

Detroit has had the lowest run rate in the NFL since 2014. Since then, the offense’s total rush attempts have decreased every year, and only the Jacksonville Jaguars had fewer red zone rush attempts than the Lions in 2016.

Theo Riddick showcased both exceptional receiving production and supreme efficiency in 2016. He followed that up with a fantasy RB1 season, proving he can deliver RB1 fantasy results with enhanced volume, generating 16.2 (No. 8) fantasy points per game.

Joe Mixon is a divisive talent offering potential fantasy football league-winning production in 2017. He is going in to a situation on the Bengals where he should immediately garner high leverage carries and pass catching opportunities to post fantasy RB1 numbers.

Mixon was the most talented pure three-down back in the NFL Draft. He will be powering fantasy football teams as long as his behavioral issues do not jeopardize his career.

Whether you land one the “Big 3” RBs in the first round of your draft, or you are a Zero RB proponent, Stacking the Seahawks backfield should be a viable strategy in the mid-later rounds. C.J.Prosise has the traits of a league winning later round pick, while Eddie Lacy provides double digit touchdown potential.

A healthy Russell Wilson should lead to more efficient run game due to the threat of his rushing ability, allowing C.J. Prosise to make big plays in space and opening up lanes for Eddie Lacy to get rolling to the second level of defenses where he can make use of his massive 35.3 (99th-percentile) BMI.

The offseason moves by Washington present unique opportunity in fantasy because of the uncertainty surrounding how new additions to the offense will produce. Advanced stats and metrics point to Kirk Cousins, Terrelle Pryor, Jamison Crowder, Josh Doctson, and Samaje Perine as the players to target in fantasy football drafts.

Jamison Crowder finished last season as the No. 38 fantasy wide receiver but is currently going off the board as WR28. Unlike Terrelle Pryor, Crowder has the law of conservation of targets baked into his current ADP.

With the development of the NFL offenses towards a more pass heavy emphasis, the time has come for a completely new fantasy football draft strategy. When it comes to the running back position, don’t draft individual players: draft entire team backfields.

When they are both healthy, Devonta Freeman is a solid fantasy RB1 and Tevin Coleman is a volatile fantasy RB2 with week-winning explosiveness. If either Devonta Freeman or Tevin Coleman goes down, whoever is left standing will be a top-3 RB in fantasy football.

Is Josh Doctson an upside play or an insurance policy for other receivers on his team? Earlier this offseason Doctson looked set to gain a significant role in a high volume offense.

Josh Doctson’s ability to ascend will depend on the health and efficiency Washington’s other receivers, and how much volume Kirk Cousins, in a contract year, generates after the team invested in the running game this offseason.