Fantasy Football News: Most Reliable Players for 2021

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One of the best ways to ensure you draft a championship fantasy football team is knowing which players are the most reliable. Consistency matters in fantasy football. Doing research and predicting outcomes is vital. Here are a few players you can count on being productive in 2021.

Quarterback Russell Wilson- Seattle Seahawks

Wilson produces year after year. Even if he has less than 4,000 passing yards, he’ll make up for it with 350+ rushing yards. Wilson never fails to have a big year. He threw for 4,212 yards 50 touchdowns in the 2020 season. In 2019 he threw for 4,110 yards and 31 touchdowns. In 2018, Wilson threw for 3,448 yards and 35 touchdowns. He also ran the ball for 376 yards and 2018. That gives fantasy football owners a good idea of what he can do.

Wide Receiver-DeAndre Hopkins- Arizona Cardinals

Hopkins is perhaps the most physical receiver in the NFL. He consistently racks up over 1,000 yards per season. He is a matchup nightmare. Hopkins can put up unreal stat lines that make any fantasy football opponent nervous. Even though he was traded to the Arizona Cardinals in 2020, he caught 115 passes for 1,407 yards. In 2019, he recorded 1,165 receiving yards and 1,572 receiving yards in 2018. Hopkins has over 1,000 receiving yards in six of his eight seasons.

Wide Receiver-DeVante Adams- Green Bay Packers

Some fantasy football owners will pass on Adams because Aaron Rodgers might refuse to play this season. That would be a mistake. Even if Jordan Love starts for the Packers, Adams should have another 1,000+ yard season. Don’t be the fantasy football owner who passes on Adams for another receiver all because of the quarterback situation. It’ll bite you later. Adams has two seasons of over 1,000 receiving yards. In his last three seasons, Adams had no fewer than 996 receiving yards.

Wide Receiver-Mike Evans- Tampa Bay

Mike Evans having a 1,000+ receiving yard total for any season isn’t going to shock anyone. He can miss a few games and it won’t even matter. In fact, Evans missed three games in 2019 and still managed to gain over 1,000 receiving yards. Evans has over 1,000 receiving yards for all of his seasons in the NFL. That sort of consistency is amazing. Evans is a high-end number two receiver or a number one receiver.

Wide Receiver-Keenan Allen- Los Angeles Chargers

Although he doesn’t always post the numbers that are Hopkins’, Adams’ and Evans’ level, Allen is usually one of the more consistent receivers in the NFL. He may be a second or third receiver on most teams but he can be a draft steal.

Running back- Derrick Henry- Tennessee Titans-

Henry is one of a select few running backs to rush for over 2,000 yards in a single season. He rushed for 2,027 yards and 17 touchdowns in 2020. This amazing accomplishment was done despite Right Tackle Jack Conklin leaving the Titans to sign with the Browns. Henry rushed for 1,540 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2019. He also rushed for 1,012 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2018. He gets better every year.

Running back-Nick Chubb- Cleveland Browns-

Chubb has a small sample size but fantasy football owners have a good idea of what he can do. Although he played just 12 games in 2020 because of an injury, he rushed for 1,097 yards and 12 touchdowns. He rushed for 1,494 yards in 2019 and 996 yards in 2018. The Browns have the best offensive line in the NFL and this team has a run the ball mentality which is sometimes lost in modern football. With the Browns offensive scheme and Chubb’s ability to plow through defensive players, he is a strong starting running back for any fantasy football team.

Tight end- Travis Kelce- Kansas City Chiefs-

Finding a reliable tight end is the biggest challenge in any fantasy football draft. Although Las Vegas Raiders Tight End Darren Waller came out of nowhere the last two seasons, Kelce remained dominant after his rookie season. Kelce has over 1,000 yards for five straight seasons.