Each year, we are presented with one or two critical swing picks in fantasy football drafts — moments at which one choice leads to season-long success, and another to despondence and ruin.
Just think of last year’s Breece Hall vs. Bijan Robinson choice, or Garrett Wilson vs. Saquon Barkley. The prior season, it was Tony Pollard vs. CeeDee Lamb.
In recent fantasy history, there is perhaps no greater example of the swing pick phenomenon than Robert Woods vs. Cooper Kupp in 2021. That year, Woods delivered nine good-but-not-spectacular games for the Rams before tearing an ACL during practice, ending his season.