Fantasy football: Where to draft Jacksonville Jaguars WR Christian Kirk
Wide receiver Christian Kirk joins the Jacksonville Jaguars for the 2022 season after 4 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals.
Sources say that Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence reports that he and Kirk "get along really well" and that Kirk's "football IQ sense" is really quarterback friendly.
Below, we look at Christian Kirk's 2022 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.
This relationship could produce some high-level connections between the QB and WR, especially with coach Doug Pederson now in Jacksonville hoping to salvage something from the short-lived Urban Meyer era.
Christian Kirk's ADP: 96.38
(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing - ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)
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Kirk has an ADP of 96.38 in redraft leagues, which puts him in the range of the early 8th round. His ADP is lower than his teammate RB Travis Etienne (42.14).
Kirk's ADP puts him 38th at the wide receiver position, behind Tyler Lockett (Seattle Seahawks) at 95.76 and Brandon Aiyuk (San Francisco 49ers) at 96.03 and slightly ahead of Elijah Moore (New York Jets) at 97.56 and Drake London (Atlanta Falcons) at 100.99.
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Christian Kirk's 2021 stats:
Games: 17
Receptions | targets: 77 | 103
Receiving yards: 982
Receiving touchdowns: 5
Where should you draft Kirk?
Kirk's fantasy value should get a boost this year now that he's in Jacksonville and projected to be Lawrence's No. 1 target.
That's the expectation when you sign a four-year, $72 million deal, after all. Kirk will really only face competition from Marvin Jones Jr., but with Jones Jr. growing older, Kirk should be the face of this receiving corps.
The former 2nd-round pick is a speedster at just 5-foot-11. He's yet to record a 1,000-yard season but has had over 100 targets in 2 of his last 3 seasons, but has not been a top target in any offense yet.
Kirk has also played in 10 or more games in each of his 4 seasons and didn't miss a single contest last year. He's more of a sporadic player with his value heavily reliant on the Pederson-Lawrence connection.
It feels like Jacksonville should be much improved this season, so I would trust Kirk over a player like Lockett. Draft Kirk in the late 7th round with ease. His PPR value is similar, so that's around the spot to take him.
Kirk should be good for 80-100 catches and over 900 yards this season.
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