Tom Brady
QB, Patriots
Tom Brady is being undervalued in fantasy this year. Brady didn't have his best season last year by any means, but given the fact that he's played in 19 seasons, he's bound to have a down year. The thing about Brady is that he wasn't actually bad last year. He still threw for well over 4,000 yards and nearly 29 touchdowns despite the Patriots' reliance on the run. He had 11 interceptions, but six of those were tipped by receivers and therefore not his fault. People are getting Brady's stats mixed up with how effective he was as a quarterback. PFF gave him a 90.7 overall grade (which is very high and in the top 5 for quarterbacks). Despite all the backlash, Brady actually had a very similar fantasy season to Drew Brees last year. If you get rid of the six interceptions that were tipped (and completely unpredictive of what will happen next year) and Brees's extra two rushing touchdowns (also unpredictive) Brady ends up with only six fewer fantasy points than Brees. Brady is going to improve this year, it's just how he operates. The last three times Brady has finished with less than 30 passing touchdowns in 16 games (doesn't count 2016) he scored 50, 36, and 33 times the next year. On top of that, Josh Gordon is back and the Patriots drafted N'Keal Harry in the first round. They also added a number of free-agent receivers headlined by Demaryius Thomas. The receiving core is going to be a lot better this year despite the loss of Rob Gronkowski because Gronk wasn't really a factor in the regular season (the playoffs were a different story). Last year was Brady's floor and obviously, he has the ceiling of the best quarterback in fantasy, so don't be afraid to wait until the last few rounds of the draft to grab Brady as a starter.