Julius Thomas (TE, MIA) - Fantasy Football Draft Value

BALLER MOVE: Target ~128

CURRENT ADP: ~167

ANALYSIS: I would like to reiterate some anecdotes I regurgitated during my bold predictions piece a few weeks ago. Quarterback Jay Cutler's best season came in 2015 under offensive coordinator Adam Gase. Now the head coach in Miami, Gase signed Cutler out of retirement to replace the injured Ryan Tannehill. Over the course of 2015, Cutler connected with then tight end Martellus Bennett 90 times on 129 targets, resulting in 916 yards and six touchdown. Bennett finished the year as TE5. It seems like an eternity since Cutler was "fantasy relevant," but the reality is we're only two years removed from that performance.

The takeaway here is that Jay Cutler should make Julius Thomas much better than Thomas was in Jacksonville. Cutler knows how to pepper his starting TE in an Adam Gase offense. This is another player who is completely free in drafts. If you're one of the types that likes to wait on tight end, you could wait until your later picks to scoop up Thomas.