2023 Fantasy Football Studs
Stud: A NFL player who has proved himself to be a top scoring player at his position. These players should be started each week regardless of match-up and should only be benched during bye weeks and significant injuries. From our Fantasy Football Dictionary
Our writers have classified the following players as studs for 2023. We will be updating this list throughout the pre-season.
| Name | Pos | Team | Age | Yrs Exp. |
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| Josh Allen | QB | BUF | 27 | 5 | QB - #1 |
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Over the past three seasons, Allen has been the best fantasy quarterback in the league, leading to 15,180 combined yards with 129 touchdowns. On the negative side, his interceptions have risen each year in the NFL (5, 7, 8, 10, and 12). He gains a massive edge as a runne... Read More | |||||
| Jalen Hurts | QB | PHI | 25 | 3 | QB - #2 |
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A left ankle injury that required surgery after the season led to two missed games for Hurts over the Eagles' final five matchups in 2021. Over his last four games (including the playoffs), he ran the ball 25 times for 128 yards and two scores. His opportunity as a runne... Read More | |||||
| Patrick Mahomes | QB | KC | 28 | 6 | QB - #3 |
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After dominating the fantasy world in his first season as a starter for Kansas City in 2018 (5,369 combined yards with 52 touchdowns), Mahomes ranked 7th (334.55 – two missed games), 4th (429.80 – 15 starts), 4th (427.25), and 1st (482.30) in fantasy scoring ... Read More | |||||
| Joe Burrow | QB | CIN | 27 | 3 | QB - #4 |
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Coming into 2021, the Bengals appeared positioned to be a high-volume passing team based on Burrow's 40.4 passing attempts over 10 games in his rookie season. Instead, Cincinnati finished 20th in passing attempts (555 – 32.6 per game) while taking 55 sacks (third-m... Read More | |||||
| Justin Herbert | QB | LAC | 25 | 3 | QB - #5 |
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In 2021, Herbert finished with an impressive 5,316 combined yards with 41 touchdowns. His floor was high in scoring in his first two years in the run game (55/234/5 and 63/302/3). Herbert averaged 39.5 pass attempts while gaining over 300 yards in nine matchups (337/1, 3... Read More | |||||
| Lamar Jackson | QB | BAL | 26 | 5 | QB - #6 |
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After gaining over 1,000 yards rushing in 2019 (1,206) and 2020 (1,005) with an edge in rushing touchdowns (14), Jackson missed five games in back-to-back years. He was on pace for 1,087 and 1,082 rushing yards if he played 17 games in 2021 and 2022. In his career, Jacks... Read More | |||||
