It’s not personal. It’s all about value. Eric Karabell provides his list of players you’re better off avoiding, based on where they’re going to be drafted.

Tight end Rob Gronkowski, a future Hall of Famer, used to find his way onto this annual fantasy football “Do Not Draft” list because fantasy managers were a bit too eager to secure him to their teams, thinking that having the best player at a position meant everything. It surely did not. Indeed, Gronkowski used to be a fantastic, genuine talent, finishing as the No. 1 fantasy option at tight end four times, a truly dominant force when his body cooperated, handling a large target share, scoring myriad touchdowns and contributing to Super Bowl titles.
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Things are hardly the same now. Gronkowski, now 31, was an ordinary, inefficient performer on the field in 2018, his body battered from years of heavy workloads and physical play — and it’s doubtful he simply sat on his couch, recuperating his body during his year off in 2019. Hey, it’s quite a story as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reunite this talent with their new quarterback, Tom Brady, aiming to rekindle a successful Patriots partnership from the past, but fantasy managers have to see through this.