Taysom Hill has never had a clearly defined position during his eight seasons with the Saints, and he won’t have one this year either.
“He’s gonna do a lot of stuff. He’s gonna run routes from in line, out wide, out of the backfield, he’s going to block, he’s going to run the ball out of the backfield, I think he’s going to do a lot of stuff. He’s going to line up at the quarterback position at some point in time. I think he’s an awesome weapon to have,” Allen said.
Of all the tight ends, Hill’s fantasy value depends most on the scoring format in question. In standard scoring, he was the TE7 last year. In half-PPR and full-PPR, he was the TE10 and TE15, respectively. With a new offensive coordinator (Klint Kubiak) in town, Hill’s role is very much up in the air. Hill said that he had a “positive” conversation with Kubiak about his new role, so he seems like he’ll be content with his usage. Of course, Hill is not even TE-eligible in some leagues, but that’s where we rank/project him since that’s the only real position that he’s startable.