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The obvious advantage of later fantasy football drafts is more information Authentic Chandler Catanzaro Jersey , especially on less-heralded rookies and free agent signees.Don't foolishly rely on rankings from a magazine bought in early June or the gleeful tones of a local sports announcer who'll make you believe in a player who has no chance of making the roster.As the preseason kicks into overdrive, keep these draft board risers in mind:PEYTON BARBER, RB, Buccaneers: Rookie Ronald Jones II has struggled with pass blocking, which could give more carries to Barber, who came into camp 13 pounds lighter and determined to keep his starting job. This could be a timeshare but if Barber maintains his momentum he will be a stealthy play as a flex option with the bulk of the touches in what should be a more potent Tampa Bay ground game.AUSTIN EKELER, RB, Chargers: The backup to Melvin Gordon averaged 7.2 yards from scrimmage and scored a touchdown every 14.8 touches. The Chargers continue to find ways to put the explosive second-year back on the field more often, and if something were to happen to Gordon, Ekeler will go from trendy late-round selection to a potential top 24 running back in one of the league's more productive offenses.GERONIMO ALLISON, WR http://www.tampabaybuccaneersteamonline.com/mike-evans-jersey , Packers: Despite having only 39 targets last season, only three other Green Bay receivers played more snaps than Allison. He's firming his grip as the third receiver, a role that has consistently been fantasy-friendly. Allison is in position to be a late round selection whose numbers could explode with a healthy Aaron Rodgers throwing in his direction.NYHEIM HINES, RB, Colts: A good example of a player whose value has risen since the start of camp, Hines is drawing comparisons to Bears RB Tarik Cohen. Hines has been deployed all over the field and his fantasy value will increase in leagues where individuals receive credit for return yards. Those in PPR leagues must add Hines as the middle portion of the draft concludes.BLAKE JARWIN, TE, Cowboys: Someone must replace future Hall of Famer Jason Witten, and Jarwin has presented himself as the potential heir apparent. At 6-5, 260 pounds, Jarwin is a big target who also has enough speed to turn a short pass into a bigger play. He's a late-round selection with the upside to emerge as a red zone threat.COMING SOON...Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Eloy Jimenez will arrive at some point before the baseball season ends. With the Blue Jays in need of a boost to spark lagging attendance at Rogers Centre Womens Chris Conte Jersey , Guerrero 鈥?batting a composite .405 in the minors 鈥?will take the mantle of third base from injured Josh Donaldson, while Jimenez and his .987 OPS will arrive to either patrol left field or slide into the designated hitter role for the White Sox.Those who miss out on adding either to their roster should simply lay back and use their initial taste of the majors as an outlier for how to handle them for 2019 drafts.CASEY AT THE PUCKSabres center Casey Mittelstadt has an outstanding opportunity to be the best rookie available in fantasy hockey leagues. Mittelstadt scored 5 points (one goal, four assists) in his six-game debut last season and won't turn 20 until Nov. 22, yet will join fellow center Jack Eichel as part of the franchise's revival.A 50-point season should be easy for Mittelstadt, but if he improves on his average of nearly 18 minutes of ice time, 70 points will be a reasonable barrier.This column was provided to The Associated Press by RotoExperts: s://rotoexperts/ The Buccaneers fell to 3-5 on Sunday with a 42-28 road loss to the Carolina Panthers. There weren’t a lot of performances to write home about during the game for any of Tampa Bay’s players, including the rookies. It’s clear that this year’s class is still not performing quite how the front office would like. Some of the guys were out with injuries this week, but for those that did play, inconsistency issues continued. Let’s get going with this week’s rookie recap.CB Carlton DavisSunday was another terrible day for the defense, one that didn’t include a lot of bright spots. Even Carlton Davis, the top-performing Buccaneer rookie for much of the year http://www.tampabaybuccaneersteamonline.com/caleb-benenoch-jersey , struggled with the creative and potent Carolina offense. He finished the day with five tackles (four solo) and played 57 defensive snaps (92 percent of the overall total). The Auburn product is having to play a huge role in the banged-up and ineffective Tampa Bay defense and some of his growing pains showed on Sunday. He missed tackles on back-to-back plays in the first quarter, which set the tone for what much of his afternoon would look like. First, it was Christian McCaffrey hurdling him for a long gain before D.J. Moore shrugged him off for another big pickup. Davis’ tackling technique is surely better than what he showed in Sunday’s game. His coverage wasn’t awful, but it wasn’t as good as we’ve seen it in previous weeks either.Perhaps his biggest lesson of the afternoon came on a fourth-down stop. He did his job effectively on the play, dropping Devin Funchess short of a first down. But after the play, Davis got in Funchess’ face and was called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. The 15 yards set Tampa Bay’s offense back and even though the Ryan Fitzpatrick led a scoring drive anyway, Davis can’t put the team in that situation. Playing with passion is one thing, but when it crosses over the line, it can hurt the team. There’s no doubt that the rookie corner will learn from that.S Jordan WhiteheadSunday wasn’t a terrible day for Jordan Whitehead as he continues to adjust to the NFL. With the injury to Chris Conte earlier in the season, Whitehead has seen some more playing time over the last several weeks. On Sunday, he played 39 snaps (63 percent) on defense and came up with eight tackles (tied for second-most on the team) Womens Demar Dotson Jersey , four of which were solo. The secondary as a whole continues to allow the opposing quarterback to be way too efficient, with Cam Newton completing 19 of his 25 passing attempts in Sunday’s game. Whitehead is a part of that effort, but his overall play wasn’t noticeably poor. He definitely has work to do alongside Justin Evans at the safety position, but he is managing to come along more and more as the season progresses.DT Vita VeaThere wasn’t anything special at all about Vita Vea’s performance against the Panthers. He only played 20 snaps on defense (32 percent) and finished without a tackle. His decline in snaps surely came as a result of Gerald McCoy’s return. With McCoy and Beau Allen healthy, Vea has fewer opportunities to get in the game. That may not be a horrible thing for the first-rounder, as he missed all of training camp and the preseason with a calf injury. His progress has been slow and while there have been some good moments for him in the last couple of weeks, he has a long way to go.The best of the restUndrafted running back Shaun Wilson was active this week, getting four snaps (six percent) on offense and 18 (56 percent) on special teams. He ran the ball two times for seven yards and returned one kick for 25 yards... Justin Watson was also active again, playing five snaps (seven percent) on offense and 16 (50 percent) on special teams... M.J. Stewart and Ronald Jones II were both inactive with injury designations... Jack Cichy obviously remained sidelined with a torn ACL... Offensive lineman Alex Cappa was once again a healthy inactive. He has yet to make his NFL regular season debut.