2022 Fantasy Football Busts
Bust: A player who is predicted to have a poor season compared to general expectations. The player might be injury-prone, have a future star behind them in the depth chart, or just won't be able to live up to their hype. From our Fantasy Football Dictionary
Our writers have classified the following players as busts for 2022. We will be updating this list throughout the pre-season.
| Name | Pos | Team | Age | Yrs Exp. |
Pos. Rank |
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| Mason Crosby | PK | --- | 38 | 15 | K - #14 |
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Over his 15th season with the Packers, Crosby had his worst success in field goal attempts (25-for-34 – 73.5%). He missed four of his 13 kicks from 30 to 39 yards and four of his eight chances from 40 to 49 yards, pointing to job loss risk. Crosby made 13 of his 17... Read More | |||||
| Aaron Rodgers | QB | NYJ | 39 | 17 | QB - #12 |
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Over his 206 career starts, Rodgers has a 139-66-1 record with one Super Bowl title (2010). Unfortunately, he lost seven of his last nine games in the postseason. Only once in his 14-year career has Rodgers passed for more than 4,500 yards (4,643 in 2011) or attempted more t... Read More | |||||
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | KC | 24 | 2 | RB - #30 |
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Two seasons into his NFL career, Edwards-Helaire has already missed 10 of his 33 potential starts while failing to make an impact in any area. His play was trending forward in Week 3 and Week 4 in 2021 (back-to-back 100-yard rushing games – 17/100 and 14/102 with a com... Read More | |||||
| Antonio Gibson | RB | WAS | 2 | RB - #25 | |
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In his sophomore year with the Commanders, Gibson gained 1,331 combined yards with 10 scores and 42 catches on 300 touches in his 16 games. However, he missed Week 17 with Covid-19. On the downside, Gibson gained only 4.0 yards per carry, with four of his 258 rushes gain... Read More | |||||
| Chase Claypool | WR | CHI | 24 | 2 | WR - #48 |
| The buzz and momentum in Claypool as a rising young wide receiver moved in the wrong direction in 2021. He played well in Week 3 (9/96) and Week 5 (5/130/1) while sitting the game in between with a hamstring issue. Over his final 12 games (including the playoffs), he scored fewer than 10.00 fantasy points in seven contests (2/17, 3/30, 2/52, 0/12, 4/41, 3/17, and ... Read More | |||||
| Jaylen Waddle | WR | MIA | 24 | 1 | WR - #27 |
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Over three seasons at Alabama, Waddle caught 106 passed 1,999 yards and 17 touchdowns. His best year came as a freshman (45/848/7). In 2020, he missed six games with an ankle injury. Waddle started last season with four dynamic games (8/134/2, 5/142/1, 6/120, and 6/161/1... Read More | |||||
