Mark Andrews has established himself as one of the most consistently reliable tight ends in fantasy, finishing TE5, TE1, TE4, and TE2 over the past four years, respectively. He has been the best TE option not named Travis Kelce, and there's really no room for an argument.That said, he's also about to turn 28, he's been mi sing practices in the run-up to Week 1, and he's coming off a down year (for him). So, should we draft him as a high-ceiling bounce-back candidate or fade him entirely at his relatively lofty ADP?Let's get right to it. Here's what we know about Andrews' injury, a full breakdown of his outlook, rankings, and ADP, and whether the Ravens tight end makes for a wise fantasy draft pick for 2023.DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: UPDATE 9/4:, Andrews is expected to Colby Gossett Jersey return to practice on Wednesday.Monday, Aug. 28 marked Andrews' third consecutive mi sed practice, leading to widespread concerns from the fantasy community regarding the stud tight end's draft value. Even worse, the Ravens have failed to elaborate on the injury itself, so we have no idea how to even ascertain a severity level or timetable for return.Ravens head coach John Harbaugh Monday, "You don't need to panic. Tell the fans it's gonna be okay. He should be out there practicing next week, I expect him to play in the game (Week 1), and he should be fine. So that's where we're at with that."Okay, thanks John. Phew. So, the undisclosed injury that's keeping your best skill-position player sidelined 10 days before the NFL season kicks off is nothing? Give us the old "don't panic," but don't ask me any more about this? Sorry to say it, but providing le s detail makes usconcerned. If it was just a slight ankle turn, just say it. Leaving the ma ses to stew about in uncertainty is what causes panic and lowers fantasy draft stock.2023 PPR RANKINGS: Marcus Mariota Jersey | | | | | | | | You can probably already gue s where Andrews stands in our 2023 fantasy rankings. He's the No. 2 TE in both our and rankings, behind only Travis Kelce. That's probably because he has averaged 14.3 PPR points per game since his 2019 Andre Rison Jersey Pro Bowl season and finished as a top-five TE in each of the past four seasons despite a handful of mi sed games over that four-year stretch.If you're targeting an elite tight end and couldn't bag Kelce in the first round, Andrews should be the top name circled on your queue. It will probably cost you a pretty penny, though. According to FantasyPros' ADP, Andrews has been going at pick No. 28 on average, right near the start of the third round in 12-team leagues. After him, we don't see T.J. Hockenson until pick No. 46, and George Kittle and Darren Waller don't pop up until the 52-55 range.2023 STANDARD RANKINGS: | | | | | | | | If not for the fact that Andrews plays in the same era as the best pa s-catching tight end of all time, Andrews would be getting a lot more love by this point in his career. He has 180 catches over the past two seasons even though Lamar Jackson mi sed a combined 10 games over that stretch. It's easy to imagine Andrews mounting his second All-Pro campaign in three years.2023 FANTASY SLEEPERS | | | | | It's also just as easy for Andrews to hit a wall, get hurt, or see target share reduction due to a freshly rejuvenated Baltimore receiving Cordarrelle Patterson Jersey corps. While the Ravens wideout room has been decimated by injuries over the past few years, it enters 2023 stocked with perennial sleeper candidate Rashod Bateman, veteran Odell Beckham Jr., and rookie Zay Flowers. Even if L-Jax runs le s and throws more, that's a lot of mouths for him to feed.2023 AUCTION VALUES (Standard & PPR): | | | | | | And what about this mystery injury? If it was really nothing, why wouldn't Harbaugh just tell us rather than insisting we "don't panic"? Our friends at list Andrews as a "high risk" to get injured this season, projecting him to mi s between one and two games. His most recent ailments involved his knee and shoulder around Halloween of last year, for which he mi sed a game and a half of regular-season action.2023 POSITION TIERS & DRAFT STRATEGY: | | | | Andrews is a beast he runs routes with precision, he has nasty footwork and strong hands, and his 6-5, 256-pound frame makes him a brutal ball-carrier to take down in the open field. Among all tight ends since 2019, he ranks in the top three in targets, receptions, receiving yards, and TDs. If he slips to Kaleb McGary Jersey the fourth or fifth round, you simply have to draft him, but we understand if you don't want to use a mid-to-late second-round pick or early third-round pick on him. If that's the case, wait for T.J. Hockenson, George Kittle, or Dallas Goedert a few rounds later.