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TE Harold Fannin Jr., CLE (1 Viewer)

Faust said:
Cleveland Browns TE Harold Fannin Jr. already getting promising usage
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Fannin was one of the best offensive players in the country for two straight seasons at Bowling Green. In 2023, he recorded a 90.7 PFF receiving grade, and in 2024, he led the country with a 96.4 PFF receiving grade. He was labeled as a tight end, but Bowling Green used him everywhere. He logged inline snaps as a true tight end and saw time in the slot, as an outside receiver, as a running back or fullback and even as a wildcat quarterback.
Bowling Green aimed to get him in advantageous yards-after-the-catch situations through that versatility. In 2023, 406 of his 623 receiving yards came after the catch, and in 2024, 873 of his 1,555 yards arrived with the ball in his hands. He was such a Swiss Army knife in college, and while I could see his yards-after-the-catch athleticism, I just wasn’t sure an NFL team was going to give him that kind of freedom to be a jack-of-all-trades weapon.

The early signs say otherwise. The Browns handed him 72% of the team’s offensive snaps and 35% of the special teams snaps in Week 1. He logged 29 snaps as an inline tight end, 17 in the slot, seven as an outside receiver, three in the backfield as a fullback and even one at wildcat quarterback, where he gained three yards on a first-and-10 situation.

It’s a small sample size, but the early indications say the Browns will be very willing to get creative with one of college football’s most unique offensive playmakers over the past two years.
 
Uncle Leo said:
Not sure why but I am so excited by this kid’s prospects.
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I know the bar is low for low end TE1s, but considering he has already jumped up to the TE9 on KTC's rankings, the word seems to have gotten out to the masses.

I'm not sure that he hits the ceiling the way we're hoping for, but reliable TE production in this range feels very real.
 
I have been driving the Fannin hype train all week and had him penciled in as a starter in one of my leagues, however Kraft killed me last night and I am contemplating my lineup. I have Kincaid and if Knox misses the game I am tempted to swing back his direction.

Kinda wanna say F it and go Fannin or bust!
 
Ministry of Pain said:
Big fan of this kid, he makes big plays happen
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Ministry of Pain said:
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One of my fav sleepers
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Ministry of Pain said:
www.sports-reference.com

Harold Fannin Jr. College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits | College Football at Sports-Reference.com

Check out Harold Fannin Jr.'s College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits and More College Stats at Sports-Reference.com
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117-1555 and almost 10 TDs last year, he went double digit on TDs his Freshman and Sophomore Seasons
I've never heard of a TE catch 117 balls in one season, remarkable
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RaidersAreOne said:
I have been driving the Fannin hype train all week and had him penciled in as a starter in one of my leagues, however Kraft killed me last night and I am contemplating my lineup. I have Kincaid and if Knox misses the game I am tempted to swing back his direction.

Kinda wanna say F it and go Fannin or bust!
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Go to Page 1, you've liked him for a week?
:lol:

-I'm just messing with you RAO...look at that I just gave you your own SP abbreviation
 
ZADO said:
Faust said:
Cleveland Browns TE Harold Fannin Jr. already getting promising usage
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From that article -

Fannin was one of the best offensive players in the country for two straight seasons at Bowling Green. In 2023, he recorded a 90.7 PFF receiving grade, and in 2024, he led the country with a 96.4 PFF receiving grade. He was labeled as a tight end, but Bowling Green used him everywhere. He logged inline snaps as a true tight end and saw time in the slot, as an outside receiver, as a running back or fullback and even as a wildcat quarterback.
Bowling Green aimed to get him in advantageous yards-after-the-catch situations through that versatility. In 2023, 406 of his 623 receiving yards came after the catch, and in 2024, 873 of his 1,555 yards arrived with the ball in his hands. He was such a Swiss Army knife in college, and while I could see his yards-after-the-catch athleticism, I just wasn’t sure an NFL team was going to give him that kind of freedom to be a jack-of-all-trades weapon.

The early signs say otherwise. The Browns handed him 72% of the team’s offensive snaps and 35% of the special teams snaps in Week 1. He logged 29 snaps as an inline tight end, 17 in the slot, seven as an outside receiver, three in the backfield as a fullback and even one at wildcat quarterback, where he gained three yards on a first-and-10 situation.

It’s a small sample size, but the early indications say the Browns will be very willing to get creative with one of college football’s most unique offensive playmakers over the past two years.
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and from the look of it, Njoku is getting his regular workload in terms of snap count. his role is unchanged. But Fannin is being moved around the formation like a chess piece. This might be the most interesting and dynamic TE in some time. sometimes he lines up as a WR or in the slot. sometimes as a TE. I love the potential of this guy
 
Paid $16 FAAB in my league to win this dude ($100 budget), sitting Evan Engram @ Indy for him.

Here's the thing. People lost their mind over Taysom Hill because of his versatility and Payton's obsession with using him, sometimes to the detriment of his team. Fannin is coming into the league as a rookie and seeing similar usage at more positions, albeit a little fewer snaps. They're using him just like at Bowling Green to force mismatches and rack YAC (pun intended). It might be early for him, but why not stump for the kid?
 
The Frankman said:
Paid $16 FAAB in my league to win this dude ($100 budget), sitting Evan Engram @ Indy for him.

Here's the thing. People lost their mind over Taysom Hill because of his versatility and Payton's obsession with using him, sometimes to the detriment of his team. Fannin is coming into the league as a rookie and seeing similar usage at more positions, albeit a little fewer snaps. They're using him just like at Bowling Green to force mismatches and rack YAC (pun intended). It might be early for him, but why not stump for the kid?
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Im in the Same boat with him and engram. I Wanna start Fannin but think engram deserves at least one more game, no? 🤷‍♂️
 
Fannin went for 20% FAAB ($10 of $50) in our league.

By the Engram owner... ironically. He dropped Engram for Fannin. Not saying I agree with it... I like Fannin, but have to think he had someone else he could have dropped instead of Engram.
 
ClownDogs said:
The Frankman said:
Paid $16 FAAB in my league to win this dude ($100 budget), sitting Evan Engram @ Indy for him.

Here's the thing. People lost their mind over Taysom Hill because of his versatility and Payton's obsession with using him, sometimes to the detriment of his team. Fannin is coming into the league as a rookie and seeing similar usage at more positions, albeit a little fewer snaps. They're using him just like at Bowling Green to force mismatches and rack YAC (pun intended). It might be early for him, but why not stump for the kid?
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Im in the Same boat with him and engram. I Wanna start Fannin but think engram deserves at least one more game, no? 🤷‍♂️
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Read this. There's no way he's going to get any traction playing so few snaps/running so few routes. He's have to be targeted on a third of the plays he's in to pay off. I'm not dropping Engram, but I am a bit cooler on him than I was when I picked him 6.4 in my 3RR 16-team league. Fannin Jr. is also playing a Baltimore team historically pretty bad at guarding TEs.
J Giles Band said:
Fannin went for 20% FAAB ($10 of $50) in our league.

By the Engram owner... ironically. He dropped Engram for Fannin. Not saying I agree with it... I like Fannin, but have to think he had someone else he could have dropped instead of Engram.
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Yeah, they paid $23 mil for Engram. He's in Payton's plans, whatever they are.
 
jobarules said:
Blick said:
I’m in desperate need of RB depth. What do you think I could get in return for Fannin? Pollard, Conner, Javonte?
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None of them
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Agree it’s none of them. You need another a game or 2 of production to be able to swap Fannin for a back like that. Pollard might be the guy to eye. If Fannin goes like 5/50/1 this week and Pollard has another 1 catch 60 yard game, 3 ypc and no TDs their values might line up.
 
Smack Tripper said:
The Kerminator said:
Smack Tripper said:
ok the reverse mush worked, thanks Jamo
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Pretty meh stats so far. I guess there's always garbage time, right? Right?
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I was in the wrong thread, Flacco has the old man ghosts, smart enough to ditch it to avoid hits, nothing can develop, so nothing can happen

In retrospect, the Ravens came in mad off that Bills game it feels like
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after letting the bills off the hook for the best comeback likely in years.....you could bet they were not going to let up in this game. They were gonna run up the score if they got a lead.
 
Harold Fannin caught 5-of-5 targets for 48 yards in the Browns’ Week 2 loss to the Ravens.

The targets dropped a bit in this one, but Fannin’s five targets on the day tied David Njoku while his 48 receiving yards were second only to Jerry Jeudy’s 51. Fannin played on 46 offensive snaps per the early PFF data, with 23 of those coming from the slot. He remains a viable fantasy option after breaking out in Week 1, but will face a tough test in Week 3 against the Packers. He profiles as a fringe TE1/TE2.
- Rotoworld
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He caught every ball and while he didn't see as much varied usage, he clearly seemed to be a weapon out there and not just a dumpoff guy.
 
Letting him ride my bench, and use for bye weeks.. it will take another 3-4 more games before we really know what we have in Fannin..
I have a good feeling for what's to come.
 
Don't have much other choice, but to start Fannin.

Could grab one of Strange, Henry, Kinkaid, etc.

Screw it. Fannin is getting targets, 5 receptions in each of the first two games, and GB actually is statistically weak against TEs.

Flacco will probably be slinging it again playing catchup.
 
kyoun1e said:
Don't have much other choice, but to start Fannin.

Could grab one of Strange, Henry, Kinkaid, etc.

Screw it. Fannin is getting targets, 5 receptions in each of the first two games, and GB actually is statistically weak against TEs.

Flacco will probably be slinging it again playing catchup.
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with the Packers pass rush, he'll have to get it out fast too. Both Fannin and Njoku should get some.
 
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