The Yahoo Fantasy analysts will preview all 32 NFL teams between now and the end of July as training camps open. We’ll tackle pressing season-long fantasy questions, Best Ball tips (new on Yahoo for 2019) and team win totals. Next up, the Detroit Lions.

The Lions weren’t among ... the best of teams in 2018. They clinched their first losing season since 2015, and Lions fans the world over stared longingly at pictures of Calvin Johnson with each loss. But among all that negativity, Detroit possesses weapons that are of much interest to fantasy players.

Kerryon Johnson, Kenny Golladay, and Marvin Jones all have the potential to be fantasy studs, but will the team (and a seemingly declining Matthew Stafford) hold back their chances?

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Lions OC Darrell Bevell commented in late May he wants to “exert will on our opponents” by being a “tough, hard-nosed, physical football team.” With that in mind is Kerryon Johnson OVERVALUED, UNDERVALUED or PROPERLY VALUED at his 37.9 ADP (RB20) in .5 PPR?

Liz: PROPERLY VALUED. I understand the worst case scenario for Johnson: A situation in which he cedes passing down work to Theo Riddick and goal-line looks to C.J. Anderson. That, of course, assumes that Riddick makes the team and Anderson isn’t cashed by November. That also makes the Lions offense woefully predictable.

Johnson is a versatile player with an every-down skill set. Yes, his pad level needs to come down and his running style could lead to another injury, but when he’s on the field he’s doing #werk. Averaging 5.0 true yards per carry (RB6) and managing a catch rate of 82.1 percent (RB5) as a rookie, the Auburn product can keep opposing defenses guessing. He’s also going to keep them breathless with his explosiveness and ability to hit the second level of the field, as evidenced by a 2018 breakaway run rate of nearly 7 percent (RB13). He’s an ascendant talent and a solid RB2 for fantasy purposes.

Andy: First of all, the questioner is leading the witnesses, which I do not appreciate. Kerryon was terrific in 2018 before injury interrupted his season (5.4 YPC) and he’s certain to have a substantial workload. (I’m not going to fret about C.J. Anderson’s arrival, because his late-season binge was entirely about situation. CJA is fine, but we shouldn’t expect more than a rotational role.) Johnson is an excellent all-purpose back with legit receiving talent. Assuming good health, he has a clear shot at 1200-plus scrimmage yards. And that’s basically what you’re paying for with a top-40 ADP, so I’ll say PROPERLY VALUED.

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TRUE or FALSE

BabyTron, Kenny Golladay, lays waste to Autobots this fall and finishes inside the wide receiver top-17 in .5 PPR.

Liz: PUSH. Kenny G is currently my WR17. He’s the rub. Do I believe he has the skills to finish inside the top-seventeen players at the position? HUNDO P (as the kids say, or did in 2017). Do I think his volume will be enough to guarantee it? NOPE.

New OC Darrell Bevell is going to spread the ball around. Perhaps Marvin Jones, Danny Amendola, Jesse James, and T.J. Hockenson don’t seem like elite weapons, but they’re bodies that are going to eat into Golladay’s target share. With the offense likely to take on a more balanced complexion, it’s hard to imagine Matt Stafford forcing the ball to Kenny G as much as he did in 2018. Ultimately, Golladay is going to make some highlight-worthy plays this fall and winter, but they won’t be consistent enough to carry fantasy teams on the regular.

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