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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| A.J. Brown | WR | PHI | 27 | 4 | Unranked |
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Brown failed to meet his draft expectations in his third season in the NFL in 2021. He caught 63 of his 105 targets for 869 yards and five touchdowns while missing close to five games with hamstring, knee, chest, and calf issues. Brown flashed beast upside in four matchu... Read More | |||||
| Ja'Marr Chase | WR | CIN | 25 | 2 | Unranked |
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Chase proved to be a real deal in his first season with his former college quarterback. He gained over 20 yards on 27.2% of his 81 catches, and eight of those receptions reached the 40-yard mark. His explosiveness flashed in three impact games (6/159/1, 8/201/1, and 11/2... Read More | |||||
| Amari Cooper | WR | BUF | 30 | 8 | Unranked |
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Cooper proved to be nothing more than a tease in 2021 after an explosive Week 1 (13/139/2). Over the next 13 weeks, he had three catches or fewer in eight games while sitting out two contests with a Covid-19 issue. Dallas gave him six targets or fewer in eight matchups. His ... Read More | |||||
| Stefon Diggs | WR | NE | 31 | 8 | Unranked |
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Diggs has been an absolute stud in his first three seasons with the Bills. Over 49 games, he's caught 336 passes for 4,189 yards and 29 touchdowns on 484 targets while averaging 18.99 fantasy points per game in PPR formats. Davante Adams (359.40, 344.30, and 336.00 fanta... Read More | |||||
| Tyreek Hill | WR | MIA | 31 | 7 | Unranked |
Tyreek Hill, MIA... Read More | |||||
| Justin Jefferson | WR | MIN | 25 | 3 | Unranked |
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Over Jefferson's first 50 games with the Vikings, he caught 324 passes for 4,825 yards and 25 touchdowns on 476 targets. He already has 78 catches of 20 yards or more (24.1% of his total catches), with 15 receptions reaching the 40-yard mark. At this point in his career,... Read More | |||||
| Cooper Kupp | WR | SEA | 31 | 6 | Unranked |
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In his fifth season in the NFL in 2021, Kupp posted the greatest wide receiver season in history. He finished with 145 catches (2nd to Michael Thomas in 2019 – 149) for 1,947 yards (2nd to Calvin Johnson in 2012 – 1,964) and 16 touchdowns, leading to 440.0 fa... Read More | |||||
| CeeDee Lamb | WR | DAL | 26 | 3 | Unranked |
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Despite the Cowboys losing Michael Gallup for half of 2021 and Amari Cooper underachieving, Lamb failed to rise to WR1 status in his second year with Dallas. He finished with 79 catches for 1,102 yards and six touchdowns on 120 targets (233.10 fantasy points in PPR leagu... Read More | |||||
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | DET | 25 | 2 | Unranked |
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St. Brown played well over 30 games at USC. He caught 178 of his 249 targets for 2,270 yards and 17 touchdowns. His best success came in 2019 (77/1,042/6).
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| Jaylen Waddle | WR | MIA | 26 | 2 | Unranked |
Jaylen Waddle, MIA... Read More | |||||
| Garrett Wilson | WR | NYJ | 24 | 1 | Unranked |
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In each season in college, Wilson improved his production in all areas. His freshman year ended with 30 catches for 432 yards and five scores. During the shortened Covid-19 season (eight games), he upped his stats to 43 catches for 723 yards and six touchdowns while gain... Read More | |||||
