Sorry this got delayed, but my brother
got married and I had zero time to work on this over the weekend. WR has been
my best category over the past couple of seasons, but unlike the last two years
I don’t really have a player that I’m targeting for a breakout so far and above
the crowd. Each column is a tier, in each cell you’ll find Name | Team | ADP
(Positional ADP). Enjoy and don’t be afraid to tell me how much of an idiot I
am.
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Elite Tier (1-5)
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Very Good Tier (6-15)
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Good w/ Specific Questions (16-25)
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Antonio
Brown | PIT | 1 (1)
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Allen
Robinson | JAC | 14 (7)
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Demaryious
Thomas | DEN | 32 (17)
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Julio
Jones | ATL | 4 (3)
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Keenan
Allen | SD | 25 (13)
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Sammy
Watkins | BUF | 29 (15)
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Odell
Beckham Jr | NYG | 2 (2)
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Brandon
Marshall | NYJ | 24 (12)
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Brandin
Cooks | NO | 27 (14)
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A.J.
Green | CIN | 11 (5)
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Jordy
Nelson | GB | 16 (8)
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Julian
Edelman | NE | 44 (21)
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DeAndre
Hopkins | HOU | 6 (4)
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Dez
Bryant | DAL | 12 (6)
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Doug
Baldwin | SEA | 47 (23)
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Alshon
Jeffery | CHI | 18 (9)
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Michael
Floyd | ARI | 55 (25)
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Randall
Cobb | GB | 38 (19)
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Jeremy
Maclin | KC | 46 (22)
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T.Y.
Hilton | IND | 31 (16)
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Kelvin
Benjamin | CAR | 34 (18)
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Mike
Evans | TB | 20 (10)
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Jarvis
Landry | MIA | 42 (20)
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Amari
Cooper | OAK | 23 (11)
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Golden
Tate | DET | 49 (24)
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No disagreement between me and ADP on
the top five, just a little reorganization. With Jones & Green getting the
nod because of target volume. My first big disagreement is Keenan Allen who I
have as a mid-WR1 and ADP is drafting him as the first WR2. Allen had a lacerated
spleen which just gets piled on injury-prone but it’s a freak thing. When
heathy he’s going to eclipse 100 catches easily and is by far the best weapon
for Rivers. Cobb is another player I’m a good bit higher on than the concensus.
When Nelson has been healthy Cobb has been a WR1 and I don’t see why that would
change with Nelson back and healthy. Am I taking some risk that Nelson won’t be
his usual self? Sure, but I’ll take the upside play and see what happens.
Marvin Jones is criminally underrated by people. He has good hands and feet and
was misused by the Bengals as mostly a deep threat. Tate is going to be the
leading target getter but Jones will be the more efficient of the two and is a
great value right now. Austin was useful last season and seemed to finally have
a coaching staff and offensive scheme that wanted to use his talents instead of
forcing a square peg in a round hole. I have Austin 14 spots higher than ADP
and I think Austin is one of three players I want to have from the Rams. Kamar
Aiken may be the most overlooked player in fantasy right now. Aiken is going to
be the best receiver on the Ravens and he was quietly pretty good last season.
So yes I think Aiken is going to be must more valuable than a 14th
round pick and WR56. Kendall Wright is the only Tennessee receiver I trust and
that’s worth something and apparently I’m alone in this belief. Bruce Ellington
is just behind Aiken for being overlooked by most fantasy football players.
Ellington has the volume upside from Chip Kelly’s offense and will be much more
efficient than Torrey Smith without the big play upside. Lastly are Terrance
Williams and Victor Cruz. They are both relatively known quantities, but both
are extremely overrated to me. Cruz is still working back from his Achilles injury
and he isn’t a spring chicken, and the prognosis for that injury is bad.
Williams perennially under-achieves as the Cowboys #2 and should have someone
breathing down his neck if the Cowboys have competent roster management.
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Good NFL #2s
(26-48)
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Who are you?
(49-70)
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Sure I’ll give it a Spin
(71-90)
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Eric
Decker | NYJ | 58 (27)
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Markus
Wheaton | PIT | 122 (48)
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Robert
Woods | BUF | 254 (80)
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Larry
Fitzgerald | ARI | 56 (26)
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Dorial
Green-Beckham | TEN | 103 (42)
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Davante
Adams | GB | 229 (74)
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Emmanuel
Sanders | DEN | 61 (28)
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Travis
Benjamin | SD | 112 (44)
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Pharoh
Cooper | LAR | 226 (73)
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Marvin
Jones | DET | 90 (38)
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Vincent
Jackson | TB | 134 (51)
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Leonte
Carroo | MIA | 231 (75)
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Donte
Moncrief | IND | 65 (30)
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Phillip
Dorsett | IND | 148 (55)
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Jermaine
Kearse | SEA | 205 (70)
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Tyler
Lockett | SEA | 84 (35)
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Mohammed
Sanu | ATL | 159 (57)
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Anquan
Boldin | DET | 219 (72)
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John
Brown | ARI | 73 (33)
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Steve
Smith Sr | BAL | 120 (46)
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Tajae
Sharpe | TEN | 250 (79)
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Michael
Crabtree | OAK | 86 (37)
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Devin
Funchess | CAR | 146 (54)
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Jaelen
Strong | HOU | 263 (84)
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Jordan
Matthews | PHI | 62 (29)
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Sammie
Coates | PIT | 169 (60)
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Albert
Wilson | KC | n/a
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Allen
Hurns | JAC | 67 (32)
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Chris
Hogan | NE | 171 (61)
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Jamison
Crowder | WAS | n/a
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Tavon
Austin | LAR | 125 (50)
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Tyler
Boyd | CIN | 183 (64)
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Brandin
Coleman | NO | 267 (85)
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Kamar
Aiken | BAL | 152 (56)
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Josh
Gordon | CLE | 123 (49)
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Terrance
Williams | DAL | 178 (62)
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Kevin
White | CHI | 83 (34)
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Ted
Ginn Jr | CAR | 191 (68)
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Stevie
Johnson | SD | 257 (82)
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Torrey
Smith | SF | 117 (45)
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Kenny
Britt | LAR | 255 (81)
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Charles
Johnson | MIN | n/a
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DeSean
Jackson | WAS | 85 (36)
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Pierre
Garcon | WAS | 186 (66)
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Andrew
Hawkins | CLE | n/a
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DeVante
Parker | MIA | 66 (31)
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Mike
Wallace | BAL | 180 (63)
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Victor
Cruz | NYG | 189 (67)
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Stefon
Diggs | MIN | 107 (43)
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Will
Fuller | HOU | 162 (58)
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Justin
Hardy | ATL | n/a
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Willie
Snead | NO | 121 (47)
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Nelson
Agholor | PHI | 184 (65)
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Jeff
Janis | GB | n/a
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Lequan
Treadwell | MIN | 102 (41)
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Rishard
Matthews | TEN | 197 (69)
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DeAndre
Smelter | SF | 262 (83)
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Sterling
Shepard | NYG | 98 (40)
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Malcolm
Mitchell | NE | 243 (78)
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Michael
Thomas | NO | 139 (52)
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Corey
Coleman | CLE | 92 (39)
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Kendall
Wright | TEN | 209 (71)
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So WR is solid up top and starts to go
downhill at about your third option where everything is fluid. There’s a lot of
passing talent in the league and pass attempts aren’t going down any time soon.
Hitting on a couple late round receivers certainly will help, but few have
regretted grabbing a bona fide stud early.
