2021 NFL Draft Guide: Fantasy Football Bold Predictions
Published: Aug 25, 2021
It's always a lot of fun when the Fantasy Alarm team gets together to make some bold predictions for the upcoming NFL season. All of the categories for the 2021 season you see all have a fantasy football spin to them, so enjoy!
| Predictions | Bender | Wolf | Colton | Impemba | Piacenti | Ronis |
| AFC Champions | Cleveland Browns | Kansas City Chiefs | Buffalo Bills | Kansas City Chiefs | New England Patriots | Cleveland Browns |
| NFC Champions | Seattle Seahawks | Los Angeles Rams | Dallas Cowboys | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Los Angeles Rams | San Francisco 49ers |
| Sleeper (Team) | Los Angeles Chargers | Buffalo Bills | Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Browns | Chicago Bears | Los Angeles Chargers |
| Leading Passer | Justin Herbert | Matt Ryan | Justin Herbert | Patrick Mahomes | Dak Prescott | Patrick Mahomes |
| Leading Rusher | Nick Chubb | Derrick Henry | Ezekiel Elliott | Nick Chubb | Derrick Henry | Nick Chubb |
| Leading Receiver | DK Metcalf | Stefon Diggs | Davante Adams | DeAndre Hopkins | Stefon Diggs | Calvin Ridley |
| Rookie Sleeper | Terrace Marshall Jr | Jaylen Waddle | Michael Carter | Nico Collins | Michael Carter | Rondale Moore |
| Rookie Bust | Kadarius Toney | Najee Harris | Travis Etienne | Justin Fields | Travis Etienne | Jaylen Waddle |
| Fantasy Sleeper | Mecole Hardman | Marvin Jones | Breshad Perriman | Tyrell Williams | Darnell Mooney | Parris Campbell |
| Fantasy Bust | Alvin Kamara | Myles Gaskin | Aaron Jones | Josh Jacobs | Joe Burrow | Mike Davis |
| Impact Injury | Derrick Henry | Dak Prescott | Christian McCaffrey | Dalvin Cook | Aaron Rodgers | Mike Evans |
| Comeback Player | Saquon Barkley | Saquon Barkley | Dak Prescott | Dak Prescott | Dak Prescott | Dak Prescott |
| First QB Benched | Andy Dalton | Drew Lock | Cam Newton | Cam Newton | Andy Dalton | Andy Dalton |
| TD Vulture | Malcolm Brown | Gus Edwards | Gus Edwards | A.J. Dillon | Jamaal Williams | A.J. Dillon |
| Favorite Fantasy DST | Indianapolis Colts | Indianapolis Colts | Indianapolis Colts | Indianapolis Colts | Miami Dolphins | Cleveland Browns |
| Best Handcuff | Tony Pollard | Rashad Penny | Kareem Hunt | Kareem Hunt | Alexander Mattison | Tony Pollard |
| 1st Time 30+ TD Passes | Joe Burrow | Kyler Murray | Joe Burrow | Joe Burrow | Kyler Murray | Kyler Murray |
| 1st Time 10+ TD (RB) | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | JK Dobbins | Mike Davis | AJ Dillon | David Montogmery | Clyde Edwards-Helaire |
| 1st Time 10+ TD (WR) | Keenan Allen | Stefon Diggs | CeeDee Lamb | Chase Claypool | Stefon Diggs | Stefon Diggs |
| 1st Time 80+ Recs | A.J. Brown | CeeDee Lamb | CeeDee Lamb | Tee Higgins | CeeDee Lamb | CeeDee Lamb |
| Funny Team Name | Hot Chubb Time Machine | Yeeeeaaaahhh Boyd | Football Team | Davante's Inferno | The Incredible Hock | It Ertz When Eifert |
| Predictions | Selz | Malin | Grande | Conway | Vreeland | Cooper |
| AFC Champions | Buffalo Bills | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs | Baltimore Ravens | Kansas City Chiefs | Kansas City Chiefs |
| NFC Champions | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Rams | Los Angeles Rams | Los Angeles Rams | Arizona Cardinals | Dallas Cowboys |
| Sleeper (Team) | Carolina Panthers | Los Angeles Chargers | Los Angeles Chargers | Ariona Cardinals | Arizona Cardinals | Cincinnati |
| Leading Passer | Patrick Mahomes | Patrick Mahomes | Justin Herbert | Dak Prescott | Patrick Mahomes | Dak Prescott |
| Leading Rusher | Dalvin Cook | Ezekiel Elliott | Nick Chubb | Nick Chubb | Nick Chubb | Dalvin Cook |
| Leading Receiver | DK Metcalf | Davante Adams | Keenan Allen | Calvin Ridley | Justin Jefferson | DeAndre Hopkins |
| Rookie Sleeper | Rondale Moore | Elijah Moore | Nico Collins | Nico Collins | Kadarius Toney | Nico Collins |
| Rookie Bust | Travis Etienne | DeVonta Smith | Michael Carter | Ja'Marr Chase | Zach Wilson | Amon-Ra St. Brown |
| Fantasy Sleeper | Russell Gage | Mecole Hardman | Michael Pittman | Jakobi Meyers | Jakobi Meyers | Evan Engram |
| Fantasy Bust | D'Andre Swift | Mike Evans | Josh Jacobs | Jalen Hurts | Josh Jacobs | Tyler Higbee |
| Impact Injury | Saquon Barkley | Melvin Gordon | Ja'Marr Chase | Joe Mixon | A.J. Brown | Lamar Jackson |
| Comeback Player | Dak Prescott | Christian McCaffrey | Saquon Barkley | Dak Prescott | Christian McCaffrey | Joe Mixon |
| First QB Benched | Cam Newton | Andy Dalton | Andy Dalton | Cam Newton | Jimmy Garoppolo | Taysom Hill |
| TD Vulture | Malcolm Brown | Zach Moss | James Conner | Gus Edwards | James Conner | Gus Edwards |
| Favorite Fantasy DST | Washington | Washington Football Team | Washington Football Team | Indianapolis Colts | Denver Broncos | New England Patriots |
| Best Handcuff | James Conner | Kareem Hunt | Devontae Booker | Gus Edwards | Tony Pollard | Alexander Mattison |
| 1st Time 30+ TD Passes | Kyler Murray | Kyler Murray | Kyler Murray | Kyler Murray | Kyler Murray | Joe Burrow |
| 1st Time 10+ TD (RB) | Najee Harris | Joe Mixon | Mike Davis | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | Najee Harris | Joe Mixon |
| 1st Time 10+ TD (WR) | Stefon Diggs | Robert Woods | Keenan Allen | Robert Woods | Justin Jefferson | Stefon Diggs |
| 1st Time 80+ Recs | Brandon Aiyuk | A.J. Brown | CeeDee Lamb | CeeDee Lamb | Corey Davis | Ceedee Lamb |
| Funny Team Name | Fresh Prince of Helaire | Take Off Your Pants and L-Jax It | Watt Me Whip, Watt me JJ | It Takes Tua to Tango | Jake Fromm State Farm | Juwan a Man |
| Predictions | Hallam | Kuhn | Anderson | Gallina | Alexander | Fensterman |
| AFC Champions | Buffalo Bills | Buffalo Bills | Buffalo Bills | Buffalo Bills | Baltimore Ravens | Kansas City Chiefs |
| NFC Champions | San Francisco 49ers | Green Bay Packers | San Francisco 49ers | Green Bay Packers | Seattle Seahawks | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Sleeper (Team) | Los Angeles Chargers | Denver Broncos | Cleveland Browns | Washington Football Team | Miami Dolphins | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Leading Passer | Dak Prescott | Justin Herbert | Tom Brady | Aaron Rodgers | Russell Wilson | Tom Brady |
| Leading Rusher | Dalvin Cook | Dalvin Cook | Derrick Henry | Jonathan Taylor | Nick Chubb | Derrick Henry |
| Leading Receiver | DeAndre Hopkins | Davante Adams | Justin Jefferson | Calvin Ridley | Stephon Diggs | DeAndre Hopkins |
| Rookie Sleeper | Larry Rountree | Terrace Marshall | Amon-Ra St. Brown | Trey Sermon | Elijah Moore | Javonte Williams |
| Rookie Bust | Travis Etienne | Ja'Marr Chase | Kyle Pitts | Rashod Bateman | Amon-Ra St. Brown | Kadarius Toney |
| Fantasy Sleeper | Tua Tagovailoa | Marquez Callaway | D.J. Moore | Jakobi Meyers | Deebo Samuel | Robby Anderson |
| Fantasy Bust | Julio Jones | Ezekiel Elliot | Saquon Barkley | Odell Beckham Jr. | Mike Williams | D'Andre Swift |
| Impact Injury | Tom Brady | Michael Thomas | James Conner | Tom Brady | Michael Thomas | Saquon Barkley |
| Comeback Player | Ryan Fitzpatrick | Christian McCaffrey | David Johnson | George Kittle | Odell Beckham Jr. | Christian McCaffrey |
| First QB Benched | Cam Newton | Andy Dalton | Andy Dalton | Andy Dalton | Drew Lock | Andy Dalton |
| TD Vulture | Qadree Ollison | Gus Edwards | Kareem Hunt | Lamar Jackson | Tevin Coleman | Ryan Tannehill |
| Favorite Fantasy DST | San Francisco 49ers | Washington Football Team | Pittsburgh Steelers | Washington Football Team | Los Angeles Chargers | Washington Football Team |
| Best Handcuff | Latavius Murray | Tony Pollard | Kareem Hunt | Tony Pollard | Tony Pollard | Latavius Murray |
| 1st Time 30+ TD Passes | Kyler Murray | Sam Darnold | Baker Mayfield | Joe Burrow | Tua Tagovailoa | Kyler Murray |
| 1st Time 10+ TD (RB) | J.K. Dobbins | Najee Harris | J.K. Dobbins | Najee Harris | Chris Carson | Joe Mixon |
| 1st Time 10+ TD (WR) | Terry McLaurin | Jerry Jeudy | Justin Jefferson | Stefon Diggs | Diontae Johnson | Justin Jefferson |
| 1st Time 80+ Recs | Brandin Aiyuk | Corey Davis | CeeDee Lamb | Tee Higgins | Will Fuller | A.J. Brown |
| Funny Team Name | Fresh Prince of Helaire | "Cause the Dolphins Make Me Cry" | Dak to the Future | Brandins Cooking With Mostert | Eddie Mooney | The Reggie Bushwhackers |