Week 5 Fantasy Football Advice Mailbag: Should You Cut Mark Andrews? (2024)

Should You Drop Mark Andrews In Redraft Fantasy Football Leagues? — @Grindberg

Ah, the good ole’ Mark Andrews redraft talk. This is pretty straightforward, so context is unnecessary in this case. Redraft leagues may be traditional, but they are always interesting.

That said, let’s hop into the discussion of whether or not you should drop Mark Andrews.

Mark Andrews’ Redraft Value

This fantasy football season is unique because of the number of injuries early on, especially at the tight end position, like George Kittle, Trey McBride and T.J. Hockenson (they are healthier today, though). We also cannot forget about Travis Kelce‘s super slow start before Week 4.

You see what I’m getting at.

Mark Andrews made Fantasy Football Twitter/X go bat crazy once again after recording back-to-back games without a single catch, dropping one target against the Buffalo Bills. What’s interesting to note is how his amount of snaps has decreased as the season progressed. He played 59 snaps (74%) in Week 1, 41 (63%) in Week 2, just 21 (33%) in Week 3  and 26 (46%) in Week 4.

He has yet to score a touchdown and only recorded six catches for 65 yards in four games. Since his monstrous 2021 season, his numbers have only depreciated. He had an 847-yard, five-touchdown 2022 season and a 544-yard, six-touchdown 2023 year. Keep in mind that Andrews is also coming off an auxiliary injury from a car accident he was involved in this summer. Combining that with his drop problem is not a good recipe for his confidence.

The fact that he has run a route on under 50% of Baltimore’s snaps is a tell-tale sign that either he isn’t fully healthy or Todd Monken is writing him out of the offense.